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Post by Napoleon the Clown on Sept 24, 2011 21:35:40 GMT -5
Talk to the doctor that prescribed it to you.
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Post by trike on Sept 25, 2011 0:14:31 GMT -5
How do you deal with self-loathing feelings? My therapist and I came up with a little mantra that I'd practice repeating to myself whenever I started feeling like I was a terrible or worthless person, "I am a good person. I have never intentionally harmed anyone. I have people who love me and who I love in return..." etc,etc. It sounds cheesy, but it really helps me whenever I start having those self-loathing feelings. |
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Post by largeham on Sept 27, 2011 8:22:28 GMT -5
My therapist and I came up with a little mantra that I'd practice repeating to myself whenever I started feeling like I was a terrible or worthless person, "I am a good person. I have never intentionally harmed anyone. I have people who love me and who I love in return..." etc,etc. It sounds cheesy, but it really helps me whenever I start having those self-loathing feelings. One problem I could think is that if I start saying that to myself, I'll start thinking of occasions where I did intentionally harm someone, where I did act like a dick, etc. Also, related to the small discussion about change (and a belated thank you to MaybeNever), sometimes feeling depressed/having depressed thoughts is comforting. Say I'm watching or reading something funny or I feel a little happy, I start to feel a little weird or even guilty and will actively push away those funny/happy feelings as being depressed is just more comfortable. |
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Post by Shane for Wax on Sept 27, 2011 11:47:48 GMT -5
I hate having moments of happy because the sadness feels even worse.
As they said in House MD, you like being miserable because you're used to it.
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Post by DeadpanDoubter on Sept 27, 2011 14:15:51 GMT -5
Anybody got a gun? I swear to god, when it rains it fucking pours and I don't know how much more I can take. Failing a test (one that's in my major, which has extremely strict requirements), getting KOd by the mother of all colds, and now my car needing to be nearly overhauled...plus I haven't been keeping up with DBT, plus I need to get my Academic Skills appointments set, study group times set, figure out when I can take my unit tests, figure out how the FUCK I'm gonna get to my brother's birthday in October, give up on doing anything special on Halloween. I'm just glad I threw the choking cord out.  ...maybe not 'glad' at the moment, but it's for the best. I'll just keep telling myself that, maybe I'll believe it. |
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Post by nickiknack on Sept 27, 2011 19:41:03 GMT -5
Feeling like shit...I really want that job that I had an interview for last week, but I the interview didn't go so well because I was nervous as fuck...and it showed(according to my job coach, I even looked a little depressed during the interview). And waiting to hear back is like waiting on pins & needles.
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Post by Aqualung on Sept 27, 2011 19:53:28 GMT -5
Some people say you have to choose to be happy. Bollocks. Let's see how happy you are when you lose your job, friends, your home, and having your heart broken all within the space of about six months.
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Post by Mlle Antéchrist on Sept 27, 2011 20:05:42 GMT -5
I hate having moments of happy because the sadness feels even worse. As they said in House MD, you like being miserable because you're used to it. Oi, I know what you're talking about. Reminds me of a line from a certain Nirvana song: "I miss the comfort in being sad." |
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Post by Shane for Wax on Sept 28, 2011 1:40:30 GMT -5
Some people say you have to choose to be happy. Bollocks. Let's see how happy you are when you lose your job, friends, your home, and having your heart broken all within the space of about six months. That's like saying people choose to be gay. It's nonsense to say it and is just insulting to people with depression. |
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Post by Mlle Antéchrist on Sept 28, 2011 2:42:21 GMT -5
Or, to someone with schizophrenia, "You just have to choose to see reality as it really is."
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Post by Shane for Wax on Sept 28, 2011 2:48:32 GMT -5
In other news I fell off the wagon again with my self-harm. It looks like I got clawed by my dog tho.
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Post by tolpuddlemartyr on Sept 28, 2011 3:28:35 GMT -5
Does anyone know how to deal with a cocktail of anxiety, depression, anger management and ptsd? I've been trying mindfulness techniques, the trouble happens when I actually go over into being angry. I sometimes want to yell and break things and I can hold my anger in for a long time.
I've been trying for a couple of years now to keep a lid on everything while living with a partner who is fairly highly strung herself and has had problems with her temper. Any suggestions?
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Post by Shane for Wax on Sept 28, 2011 3:46:43 GMT -5
Does anyone know how to deal with a cocktail of anxiety, depression, anger management and ptsd? I've been trying mindfulness techniques, the trouble happens when I actually go over into being angry. I sometimes want to yell and break things and I can hold my anger in for a long time. I've been trying for a couple of years now to keep a lid on everything while living with a partner who is fairly highly strung herself and has had problems with her temper. Any suggestions? If you find that out you can solve all my problems. |
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Post by The_L on Sept 28, 2011 18:41:10 GMT -5
Been popping in and out of depression lately. It annoys me.
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Post by nickiknack on Sept 30, 2011 17:36:32 GMT -5
Have a question, how am I supposed to feel good about myself, if I'm having trouble obtaining the one thing that would make feel like a productive member of society (like a Job), talkkng about it, and spending money to see someone doesn't help, because the end result is still me without a job, and because of that I feel like a burden to my mother??? I only ask this because my job coach said I should see the person I go to, they said I've seem a bit depressed lately...
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...maybe not 'glad' at the moment, but it's for the best. I'll just keep telling myself that, maybe I'll believe it.
