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Posted by Bekka H. on March 31, 2002, at 4:10:07
Hi everyone.
Have any of you had any success in stopping intrusive, obsessive ruminations, thoughts, etc. WITHOUT adding another medicine? I'm not talking about psychotic thoughts or anything like that. I've been bothered for quite some time by some upsetting thoughts. I guess it might be called obsessional thinking, but it feels so bad at times, I think it's a little like a "mild" PTSD, with flashbacks, etc. If I add more meds, I'll just turn into a mindless blob that never gets out of bed, so I'm hoping for some behavioral techniques.
Thanks for your suggestions.
Bekka
Posted by Phil on March 31, 2002, at 5:46:30
In reply to Thought stopping. . ., posted by Bekka H. on March 31, 2002, at 4:10:07
Bekka, I've had no luck at all. When I was ruminating on my last failed relationship, I asked my pdoc what was best for it, med wise.
She said SSRI's...I was on 80mg of Celexa at the time!! haha
Cognitive stuff will work for about 15 minutes with me. Then I get obsessive about doing that right.
If you can manage to try to meditate some, I think it can be helpful. Journaling helps me more than most anything. When you wake up, grab a pad and write down the thoughts already starting to spin for the day. Write about 15 minutes or more if you feel like it and have time.
I guess to get better we must somehow learn to live in the moment, consciously trying to focus on what's in front of us that moment.
There's a book called Peace is Every Step that's helped me. I guess you could paste the link in your browser or just go to Amazon above and key in title. I really like the book.Good luck,
Phttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0553351397/drbobsvirte00-20
Posted by Phil on March 31, 2002, at 5:57:59
In reply to Re: Thought stopping. . ., posted by Phil on March 31, 2002, at 5:46:30
Posted by JohnX2 on March 31, 2002, at 6:43:53
In reply to Thought stopping. . ., posted by Bekka H. on March 31, 2002, at 4:10:07
Sounds like therapy may be a good approach. Have you given this much thought?
You can learn to "retrain" your thought patterns without medication.
Just a "thought". ;)Regards,
John
> Hi everyone.
>
> Have any of you had any success in stopping intrusive, obsessive ruminations, thoughts, etc. WITHOUT adding another medicine? I'm not talking about psychotic thoughts or anything like that. I've been bothered for quite some time by some upsetting thoughts. I guess it might be called obsessional thinking, but it feels so bad at times, I think it's a little like a "mild" PTSD, with flashbacks, etc. If I add more meds, I'll just turn into a mindless blob that never gets out of bed, so I'm hoping for some behavioral techniques.
>
> Thanks for your suggestions.
>
> Bekka
Posted by Phil on March 31, 2002, at 8:34:54
In reply to Re: Thought stopping. . . » Bekka H., posted by JohnX2 on March 31, 2002, at 6:43:53
Cognitive therapy actually can really kick ruminating. A therapist I was seeing 8 years ago was almost a soul mate. Still professional, but a lot of true understanding and love showing through the professional veil. Nothing sexual on either side just all of the above on the highest level.
I actually managed life w/o AD's for a short time.
Both being from similar recovery backgrounds...she was a very, very kind soul.
She died of lung cancer about a year after I quit seeing her. She was probably 58 or so.
Sorry Bekka, got on a roll. Today's a memory day.
Posted by Dinah on March 31, 2002, at 9:15:53
In reply to Thought stopping. . ., posted by Bekka H. on March 31, 2002, at 4:10:07
I've tried the cognitive techniques and I read S*T*O*P Obsessing and I guess they were useful but...
I never have been able to stop the intrusive thoughts. I have, however, learned to ignore many of the ones I've had before and even to find them amusing. But those darn intrusive thoughts are tricky. When I get used to the old ones, new ones pop up and it takes me a while to learn to recognize them for what they are. There are a few intrusive thoughts/urges that I have never gotten used to.
So I'd say my success with cognitive techniques has been mixed.
Posted by Dr. Bob on March 31, 2002, at 11:12:55
In reply to Re: Redirect to psycho-social babble (nm), posted by Phil on March 31, 2002, at 5:57:59
Phil, good idea! Here's a link, so people can just click on it to follow this thread. So it's only one extra step...
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20020325/msgs/21208.html
Thanks,
Bob
PS: Posting policies, OTOH, is a topic for Psycho-Babble Administration...
Posted by Dr. Bob on March 31, 2002, at 23:28:17
In reply to Re: Redirect to psycho-social babble, posted by Dr. Bob on March 31, 2002, at 11:12:55
> Here's a link, so people can just click on it to follow this thread. So it's only one extra step...
>
> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20020325/msgs/21208.htmlSome posts not about medication I'm moving over now. Others may just be deleted...
Bob
PS: Discussion about posting policies should of course be redirected to Psycho-Babble Administration, thanks.
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