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Old Dec 29, 2011, 05:03 PM
B1_NRecovery B1_NRecovery is offline
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Originally Posted by frowningdown View Post
I really like the idea of the thread too. It is difficult to think of my successes. The fact that it takes so long to come up with one indicates that I really need to this! Thank you for starting this thread.
My success yesterday would be that I used mindfulness and distraction get through some anxiety without using my meds for several hours. My anxiety meds are prescribed on an "as needed" basis and my pdoc recommends I take them ONLY when absolutely necessary. As a result of his recommendation, my goal has been to find other ways to effectively deal with the anxiety, even if just for a short time. The longer I can postpone taking the pills, the better. So, yesterday's victory was good.
Way to go! So much of recovery from BPD is just finding other coping strategies. We've used pills, alcohol, sex, relationships, or my number 1 go-to: self-hatred. Instead of using those to medicate our anxiety or pain, we can use mindfulness and distraction like you did. Awesome!!