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Re: Been having more psycho episodes

Posted by Dinah on June 17, 2007, at 13:24:53

In reply to Been having more psycho episodes, posted by LlurpsieNoodle on June 17, 2007, at 12:21:37

> Things like depersonalization (which is the most bewildering and distressing condition of feeling like one's body parts (i.e. when viewed in a mirror, or looking down at the hands) don't belong to me.

I think that's related to anxiety. I'm guessing you have plenty of reasons for anxiety.

> Strange sensations when I close my eyes. Like my body is huge and tiny at the same time.

That also happens to me, when I'm tired and stressed. Maybe it's related to the first thing.

> Hearing voices in the ambient noise. Even with earplugs. The voices can't be distinguished, or understood- just sounds like a background murmur. This happens when I'm trying to fall asleep. Whenever I open my eyes, the voices are silenced.

This happens to me too. My sleep doctor gave it a name, and called it part of my supposed narcolepsy (which the latest sleep doctor doesn't think I have). But neither was overly concerned about it, so it must be common enough. It happens to me when I've had an overstimulating day. Too much stress or too long hours, or too much noise and lights. I always figured it was just my neurons getting rid of the extra input from the day.

> I can't fall asleep unless I feel safe, which means NOT closing my eyes.
>
> 2 nights ago, I fell asleep while focusing my eyes on a star in the night sky (remembering that I used to stare at the moon out of my window when household circumstances prohibited falling asleep)
>
> Last night I just took a klonopin and stared at the ceiling.
>
> Seems like my body is trying to tell me something, but I'm not really in a position to listen, because I feel too much change in my life right now. I DONT WANT THIS STUFF right now. I just want to chill out and relax.
>
> I'm terrified that these psycho episodes are what awaits me if I don't distract myself every minute of the day. Spinning out of control is just not an option that is acceptable to me, at least not until I'm actually in a safe therapy environment, and I have a pdoc who will be there to clean up the mess. :(
>
> -Ll

I'm guessing your body is trying to tell you that it's stressed, and needs sleep. And maybe that all the changes lately have been just too much for you and you're having an upsurge of anxiety.

The problem is that the anxiety you're experiencing as a result of the symptoms of anxiety is causing even more anxiety and stress and thus more symptoms.

I'm guessing it would help to stop the cycle somehow. Short term sleeping medication to stop the sleep shortage problem? Some CBT from your therapist to control the physical symptoms of anxiety and reframe how you view them?

I'm no doctor of course, and I'm only speaking from my own experience. But these things aren't really psycho episodes, although they're dreadfully uncomfortable. They're your body's response to stress, anxiety, and lack of sleep.

Do you meditate? Or practice your breathing?

 

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