Posted by holymama on October 3, 2005, at 22:13:28 [reposted on October 5, 2005, at 21:44:47 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Finding hope, posted by Deneb on October 3, 2005, at 20:19:28
Hi Deneb,
I'm glad your mind has calmed down.
From reading a few of your posts, I've seen you go up and down in your anxiety and suicidal longings. You seem to go up and down again pretty quickly. I'm sure you know that, but to study that pattern more closely might be really helpful to you.
Do you keep a journal? It's one of the most helpful things I could ever recommend. When you are feeling bad it helps to get your emotions into words, and when you are feeling well you can reflect on what it was that made you feel so bad. Are there always the same triggers that set you off? School stress, exams? Other things?
These are the things that my therapist had me start doing when I first started seeing her. To help me begin learning about myself and the way I tick. That way even though medications work for me 80% of the time, even the 20% of the time that they don't work, I feel safer because I can see more clearly what's happening with myself. I can observe the way my mind works. It makes me feel more in control.
It sounds like you are on the right track making better choices when you get too stressed. That's a huge leap, and I hope that you can appreciate that. That takes a huge amount of willpower and strength.
Be well Deneb.
~~Autumn~~
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