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Dec 25, 2019, 12:59 PM
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Member Since: Apr 2014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Thunder Bow
Reframing can isolate anxiety so one can work on the anxiety itself. Anxiety is usually what drives and creates the "What Ifs" in the first place. As anxiety decreases, the volume on the What Ifs is turned down.
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Yes but telling someone just to "forget the what ifs" is not reframing. It's just telling them to turn it off when they have no coping skills to do so.
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Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder
Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia.
Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien
Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less...
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