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Originally Posted by bpcyclist
Hey, wildflowerchild, cannot recall if you meditate. When I am racing or psychotic bad, which happens a lot, I find that if I focus only on my breathing, my breaths, that it is really hard for me to focus on that crap. I always get pulled away to it, but I just bring myself back over and over again. I am not good at it, but it does quiet me down big-time. I don't even take any anxiety meds any more and I have horrible anxiety. Horrific. But I detest Klonopin and it is the only thing that works. I do much better treating my racing and psychosis by breathing than with drugs--when I am in an acute state.
What about headphones? People at the state hospital rely hard on them and they really, really help people. There are many comfy ones and you do not have to spend $400 to get good ones. I'd say a nice set of phones and good music is worth as much as a good antipsychotic, and I am not even joking. Totally serious. I just got a very solid pair for 8 bucks. Happy to help you find a pair, if you like. I used to be an elder type on a busy headphone site for a while...
What about one of those seashore sound makers? Surf? Rain? One of those might help, too.
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Tbh focusing on my breathing really freaks me out. It makes my heart race because all I can think about is how I could stop breathing at any time or my heart could just stop beating. It’s never worked for me. However, possibly listening to some sort of white noise through headphones might be good. I used to listen to a podcast every night when I was single but now that I’m living with RS I don’t want to disturb him. I am going to try to find a pair of comfy headphones I can wear in bed so I can maybe put on sone ambient music. Good idea!
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