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bunny_fly
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Why has no one posted here? i know we all have done things that we either wish we haddn't tried, or that we wish we had done years earlier. most of us are on somekind of meds, (antidepressants, antipsychotics, antianxieties, or anti something),been through some kind of counseling, or self-help. what does or does not work, and why? i know i have to refer to my PCP inorder to remember the full list of meds that don't work for me. in it is included abilify, ambien, stelazine, effexor, paxil, prozac, seroquel, amitriptyline, depakote, lithium, lunsta, klonopin. yes i have been on a number of meds. the wellbutrine sr seems to work real well for me. counseling has been wonderfull, this time around. i have had my share of misses here too. any other opinions? |
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glory
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Hi bunny, I am BP and have been on a lot of the meds you mentioned. Right now I am taking: Lexapro, Lamictal, and Seroquel. They are working beautifully. The whole med thing is like Russian roulette. Ya just hit and miss til ya find the right thing. You know all about this I think. Just don't be afraid to look your shrink in the eye and tell him....."this shit ain't workin, what's the next one we're gonna try".....that seems to get their attention!! lol Hi mom........what in the world is mindfulness? I've never heard of it.!! Love ya both Gloria
"We Know We Are Out Of Step When"
We cannot walk a straight line.
We've stepped on our brother's foot.
We forget to be thankful.
We feel alone.
We think our dance is the only dance there is.
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mommyofsixFriend2U
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Mindfulness is a theraputic tool to help you get through you emotions and feelings. It teaches you to breathe through your feelings and let it flow through you. It was letting your emotions just happen without reacting to what is going on around you. I got lost after that.   Mty therapist told me that it would take me 7 or more years to feel better. I told her that I didn't have that much time to wait. I quit going to her. Have a peaceful night, Chris Your Friend, Chris |
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glory
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holy moly sounds like a lotta gobblygook to me lolol i often wonder about these therapists....does it take a crazy to know a crazy????????? lololol
"We Know We Are Out Of Step When"
We cannot walk a straight line.
We've stepped on our brother's foot.
We forget to be thankful.
We feel alone.
We think our dance is the only dance there is.
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mommyofsixFriend2U
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 Gobblygook? What is that? And I think your right about them being crazy!I just didn't understand why they wanted me to go through all of the reliving of the abuse. It seems to be alot to go through. I had told them enough and just don't think that Ishould have to do that to get better. So there damn it! What do you think? Your true friend, Chris Your Friend, Chris |
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glory
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Well mommy, it was like this for me...Debriefing is when you talk OUT of a bad thing. Like soldiers do after a battle. Our story is like an onion. Every time we pull it out & talk about it, we peel off a layer of that onion. If we talk (debrief) about it enogh, it gets smaller. Every time we talk about it...the smaller it gets. When we have peeled off all the layers it is so small, it doesn't even make your eyes water. I think that is how I have been able to cope. It is small now & I can push it way back....not that it is gone, but vey small now..So, I would spill my guts to that therapist & start debriefing. He's getting paid, so use that crazy sucker!! lol Have a good day. Love Gloria
"We Know We Are Out Of Step When"
We cannot walk a straight line.
We've stepped on our brother's foot.
We forget to be thankful.
We feel alone.
We think our dance is the only dance there is.
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Lilibit58
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I don't think it ever goes away completely Gloria, I'm hoping to get to the point that I am past it. Like we lived through it, survived and then there has to be something after. I feel like I'm stuck in the survive mode, sometimes I just want to shuck it off and leave it all behind. Does anyone ever get to that point, leave it behind so that it doesn't effect your life? For me I'm on Welbutrin XL and it has lifed the depression. Odd, but the real drug does work better than the generic. I can still cry so I guess that is good. I've been in counseling 3x and I do feel better each time, I wish I could talk to my family, but they just don't get it. It only happened to me. I hated reliving it too, but it did put it into prospective that it wasn't my fault and got it out of my head somewhat. Sometimes the healing gets to be exhausing and I have to set it aside in the back of my head until I can deal with it again, you may be getting to that point too Mommyofsix. Bless you, I have 3. |
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glory
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Well lilibit.....I shouldn't be the gauge by which you measure. I am as much in the hate mode as ever...let's say 54 of my 58 years, and I've talked about it for years.....maybe just a slow learner...lol Although it is still there, I have put it way back there. I only pull it out a couple times a day now..lol Instead of steadily 24/7. If you have to let it go for a while no biggy...come back to it later. Just make it through today girls, cause tomorrow is a bright new shiny one. Love Gloria
"We Know We Are Out Of Step When"
We cannot walk a straight line.
We've stepped on our brother's foot.
We forget to be thankful.
We feel alone.
We think our dance is the only dance there is.
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Ive been seeing a counselor ( who was raped and has fibromyalgia like me) for two years and I have to tell you life is like a piece of cake now. I still have stress (3 kids & hubby) but I'm not living in survival mode the way I had ALL my life. I whole life was just so stressful and I held it all in. I started journaling ( alittle) and read a bunch of books that helped me to understand most of what happened to me was because of someone else. I was never taught all the things I should have been. Like sex, guys, dating info, I was never taught to believe in myself, but the opposite. I was taught to never listen to my own voice. I was made to feel guilt for things I was not guilty of. I was always an assesory for someone. My mothers doll to dress up and display, a toy for my older brothers, a girl on the arm of some guy, I was never ME. now I'm becoming ME, SUSAN. the books I read helped so much. If youve never been in or around healthy(mental, emotional) people then you have no idea what healthy is. At least I didn't so learning what was "normal" for me was not normal for healthy people. Like my mom telling me when I was 16, if I didn't start dating people would think I was gay. Yes, she did. Oh the stories I could tell about my crazy mother.  There is a light at the end of the tunnel -- but it's a train about to run over you. |
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I went to a shrink that wanted me to try mindfulness. I went for a year and still don't understand that stuff. 
They made me sick. I am here if you need anything. I will do my best to help if I can. Take care. Your Friend, Chris 
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