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Posted by Alii on April 23, 2002, at 17:35:07
Dinah,
I'm a chat idiot in that I haven't been successful in getting Yahoo to ever let me in! But I have been checking this board today to see if the nap helped.
Namaste.
--Alii
Posted by Alii on April 23, 2002, at 17:59:52
In reply to Did your nap help? Dinah, posted by Alii on April 23, 2002, at 17:35:07
Dinah,
I've been trying (very limited concentration due to meds and a rough therapy session today) to read through the archives and found this:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20020325/msgs/21250.html (sorry if not a live link)Was napping today similar to the above thread? I have used napping in the past as a coping mechanism (among many other cm's that got me this far). I didn't like that I would suddenly get overwhelmed with the 'nap urge' but in my case it wasn't just an urge it was like a bodily command! I'm able to see that it was what I had to do to survive. And that period of time was before (several yrs) and after major depression set in. So I was in therapy and on medications and still had to 'go down for naps' whether or not I wanted to. I finally came to the conclusion that I can only fight my body for so long...sleep has always been an adversary and when it came on so strong I went with it.
I recognize similar urges now to go into a 'forgetful sleep' but have different cm's now that help.Sorry to ramble. Didn't sleep much and therapy spun me today.
--Alii
Posted by DinahM on April 23, 2002, at 18:16:25
In reply to Re: Did your nap help? Dinah, posted by Alii on April 23, 2002, at 17:59:52
Yes, Alii, it did help somewhat. What helped even more is that I called my therapist (hey, it's my promise to him not to cut that keeps me from using that way of coping - the least he can do is help me out). He had time right away and squeezed me in. I seem to have wrestled the self injury demons to the ground for the moment.
Yes, it is the same sort of nap. I'm relieved to know I'm not alone in it. You describe it perfectly.
The session was rather amusing in a way. I'm trying to express the self hatred and vicious images of self harm in the same tone of voice that I am thinking them in, which was loud and profane. And out comes this soft quivering voice describing the horrible thoughts. It really irritated me. But try as I might, I couldn't inject any feeling into the account. I always feel like a reporter giving an account of my internal state.
Sounds like you had a difficult session today. I hope it was productive-difficult and not just difficult-difficult.Thanks for your concern,
Dinah
Posted by Alii on April 23, 2002, at 18:43:38
In reply to Thanks for asking » Alii, posted by DinahM on April 23, 2002, at 18:16:25
Dinah--
Glad you rang a member of your support team.
>>It really irritated me. But try as I might, I couldn't inject any feeling into the account. I always feel like a reporter giving an account of my internal state.<<
Been there. Soooooooo been there.
>>I hope it was productive-difficult and not just difficult-difficult.<<
Productive? I can't tell yet (damn this instant gratification thing!) if it was productive. I'm a bit detached and spacey but at least I don't feel worse (to find that silver lining).
Thanks for letting me know.
--Alii
Posted by Krazy Kat on April 23, 2002, at 19:56:56
In reply to Re: Thanks for asking, posted by Alii on April 23, 2002, at 18:43:38
sorry to butt in - alii, when did you join? your posts are so intuitive.
- kk
Posted by Alii on April 23, 2002, at 20:43:38
In reply to Thanks for asking » Alii, posted by DinahM on April 23, 2002, at 18:16:25
Dinah--
Only now did this jump out at me >>I seem to have wrestled the self injury demons to the ground for the moment.<<
Kudos to you! That in itself deserves a nap!
--Alii
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