Posted by Deafmom on November 13, 2003, at 17:10:29
In reply to Please help!, posted by karen_kay on November 5, 2003, at 13:14:40
Karen
I'm so sorry to hear of what you're going through. I recently had a similar experience when I remembered one thing for Halloween and another for my father's birthday. It was a terrible three weeks. No sleep, binging, lots of self harm. My therapist is the type who encourages me to page him whenever and he gets back to me as soon as he can. Every time I paged him he would say that he knows it's rough, but to remember that it's normal to react this way to memories. And that eventually it will subside. The key is to hang on until the storm ends.
Do you have any coping skills that help? Is there a candle scent or a stuffed animal or an activity (coloring,etc.) that might help you feel better and take care of yourself? Hang in there! You're very strong to even be here. That's something to be proud of. :o)
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