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Old Jan 04, 2015, 09:47 AM
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I think it is normal to want to go to the hospital to take a break, feel safe, and be taken care of. Whether it is necessary is a different question. It is perfectly rational to be afraid of the side effects of a medication but I don't know that it is necessary to go inpatient to monitor that. I sometimes want to go inpatient but I don't see it as a possibility unless I was very seriously suicidal. It is extremely expensive to go inpatient and I don't think an insurance company would pay for it unless a doctor thought it was necessary.

To me the important question is to examine how rational your reaction to the egg thing was. Having the wrong brand of eggs caused an anxiety attack and an angry outburst. I don't think at all this is your fault, you can't help it, but is it rational?

I am suggesting that working on changing your thinking about events that trigger you may be more beneficial. Like learning CBT with a therapist may work better than meds or in combination with meds might be the best. It is not easy and takes time but if you can change how you think about events that trigger reactions you can change the feelings and reactions. It is worth an honest effort in my opinion. Like does the fact that the eggs were a different brand really mean they were bad? The more you practice CBT the more you can become aware of and intervene in that process that is going on to cause the reaction.
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