Posted by Dinah on November 26, 2003, at 22:08:47
In reply to Dinah sweety ,or anyone else~, posted by slinky on November 26, 2003, at 21:54:56
Oh, my sweet Slinky. I wish I knew what to tell you. Dissociation is my favorite way of coping too. I hate to land out in the real world. That wonderful foggy distance. So soft. I used to have a whole fantasy world, well into my thirties. I miss it. I can't help but think that if I could go back to it, I'd feel all better. Every waking moment when I wasn't actively doing something, I lived in that better than real world. More real than real world.
Any idea why the real world is intruding? Sticking its ugly head in to cause pain?
I take a Risperdal, .25 mg, when the agitation and anxiety and urges to hurt myself get too strong. Have you given the atypical antipsychotics a try? They're not for everyone I know.
Congratulations on keeping the self injury to a minimum. Even if it's only to please others (or not to scare them) it's quite an accomplishment.
((((Slinky))))
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