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Old Jul 01, 2006, 05:06 AM
Anonymous29319
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When I can't decide what to do I schedule time to do them all. For example last night I wanted to to clean the house, go shopping, play on the computer, go to the local library, watch a movie and do some drawing. So last night I set my alarm so that I would be up before 10am. Then I got dressed and went shopping and made sure I brought home cleaning supplies, Mcdonalds, a new movie and a new computer game. Then when I got home I watched a movie while eating my lunch. after the movie ended I got the cleaning done. Then I hoped on my bike instead of riding the bus and biked to the local library. I got home in time for dinner and then played my computer game. I don't always schedule everything on the same day like I did today. I keep a list when I cant decide what to do and then schedule the time for all o them when I can. A few things I have noticed is that - when I am stressed out just about everything triggers the memory pieces into replaying. A past therapist told me to listen to the pieces of memories and that will tell me what I need to do for me. for example if a food memry is replaying then I think about whether or not I have eaten yet, If I am hear a specific movie title or song I think about what in my present life could be triggering that to replay. It could be something that I need to do or it could mean I havent set aside time to relax and just do something for myself that day. Or it could be Im thinking about someone who had done that activity before. I can't always find my triggers but I go along with them (within reason Im not about to act on things like doing drugs or drinking because I am allergic to alcohol when I hear those things I know that they are audio memories of when I was a child and the adults around me did those things, and Im not about to act on the ones that say stuff about cutting and so on) but I do act on the appropieate ones.