Posted by anneke06 on January 24, 2007, at 17:17:54
In reply to Re: My Mom is worried about me *trigger*, posted by Deneb on January 24, 2007, at 17:04:26
Deneb,
We've chatted a few times in chat...don't get there that often and don't post that often, but I've been reading your posts and wanted to respond.
Sometimes I have what my therapist and I call an "hour by hour" kind of day, and sometimes even "minute by minute" kind of days. I've not been suicidal, but I do deal with strong urges to hurt myself. It sounds to me like you've been having a lot of "hour by hour" days...I hope you can keep reaching out to Babblers or to your family or to your p-doc or to a crisis line or to your bubble bath (!) for help. All of those things are really, really good. Other things that help me are journaling, drawing, hot chocolate, talking to friends (not about how I'm feeling necessarily, but just connecting somehow with someone), e-mailing or calling my therapist (it's really OK with a lot them...you might want to check that out with yours), eating comfort foods (my favorite is potato soup...go figure!), and just curling up in a soft blanket and letting myself "be". My t is also fond of reminding me that feelings just are...and if we give them a little time and space, they'll pass away.
I don't know if any of this seems helpful, but I hope it lets you know you're not alone in your struggles.
When do you see your p-doc/therapist next? I hope you'll let her know how badly you're feeling right now...maybe your meds needs some tweaking??
Hang in there....
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