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Posted by muffled on November 18, 2005, at 12:16:51
Nice muffled is back.
B2, you got alot of sh*t going on emotionally. Corse you feel weird. I think it would be weird if you didn't feel weird. I think its a good thing. Can you get xanax. If you have anixety it works great without making you sleepy. Just gets a person over the rough patches.
How often do you see your T.? Could you set up some phone times? or fax stuff? Sometimes I fax my T stuff. Sometimes I REALLY wished I hadn't! But it makes me feel not so alone at the time.
Sometimes I just hide under a blanket.
Other than that I don't have much suggestions other than the basic self soothing type things you've proly learned.
I can tell you it DOES ease up.
My favorite was noticing how the emotions would rise till I thot I couldn't stand it, but then they'd ease up a bit, and so on. Like waves on the beach. So I knew even when they were real bad they WOULD ease up if I could just let them pass, even if I didn't LET them, they seemed to ease up anyways.
Its OK to have your feelings. Shows you a caring human being. But they are just SIGNALS to you that somethings going on. And you are dealing with stuff. So thats ok. Try to just go with them, don't fight them, just let them flow on thru, and when they come up again, let them flow. Its ok. They are natural and normal.
And breath, deep calming breaths. In the nose (I am going), out the mouth(to be OK). I kind of close my lips some so I sort of blow out against pressure, if that amkes sense. And you can put what words suit you at the time. But deep and slow and calm.
I got a post for you bout my lil sweeties, but I'll post it when you feel stronger.
Take care (((B2)))
Muffled
Posted by B2chica on November 18, 2005, at 12:28:48
In reply to (((B2))How I soothe myself, posted by muffled on November 18, 2005, at 12:16:51
nice muffled is always around somewhere...just waiting to help.
i'm feeling a little better now, just listening to some of my soothing music here at work, trying to do some fairly repititious work...you know, the no brainer stuff.
i think you mentioned the wave stuff, it's subsiding now a bit. but i'm worried that i may freak out this weekend.i was ready to call, but now i think i can make it through. though i think a phone call might be nice.
and yes it makes sense(breathing)...i'm doing it right now. it does help but mostly i like your reassurance that they are just signals that somethings going on and i need to not fight them, just let them flow. see, i keep abruptly stopping them, then they back up and boom.
so with breathing....i am going...to be ok....i am going...to be ok....thanks (((((muffled))))) (yet again).
you've been great.
thanks
b2c.
Posted by alexandra_k on November 18, 2005, at 22:11:36
In reply to Re: (((B2))How I soothe myself, posted by B2chica on November 18, 2005, at 12:28:48
:-)
yeah, like waves
waves of intensity
ebb and flow
it can feel a bit frightening sometimes
when emotions are intense
sometimes i think i'm going to die
but there is an ebb and flow
and at each moment...
even when the intensity is the worst...
you are still there
you are not your emotion
there is more to you than that
and the other parts of you
are okay
you are okay
and the intensity will lessen off in the next instant
ebb and flowbut yeah, it can be hard
remember to be kind to yourself when things are rough
sometimes that can be the hardest thing :-(
but sometimes i think that those hugs that we give ourselves
help quite a bit
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