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Mar 14, 2009, 04:50 AM
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Member Since: Dec 2008
Posts: 177
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Originally Posted by sujunew
Although I was diagnosed with BPD years ago I know very little about it, and it is never brought up when I see my pdoc (which is fine by me)! At the moment I am looking for...not answers...I think just some advice. I came off my meds about 3 months ago and for the most part things have been ok- not as great as when I was on them (I was on Efexor and Serequal) but not too bad. But something I have noticed more and more is that I become angry very quickly, and it takes very little to trigger it. I don't normally have an issue with anger (I mean, I get angry but can usually control it and deal with it). Now though I literally explode att he smallest, least significant thing and even when I use strategies such as walking away, putting things into perspective, deep breathing etc etc the anger doesn't abate. I have heard that this can be a symptom of BPD but like I said I know very little about it and quite frankly I can't be bothered battling with my super-slow computer to try and look it all up! I am really loathe to going back on any sort of meds at the moment (I want a break from them; I want to try and prove that I can live my life without them; and I am being stubborn) but I don't want my girls to suffer from my outbursts any more. Does anyone have any insight, advice or reccommendations they could pass on, PLEASE?!?!
Many many thanks.
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I can relate to that anger issue. I didn't have an anger problem ( I can however remember that it was slowly working it's way up (anger) post meds, I was on Effexor too. I am now wondering if after whatever settles down when coming off triggers something. Or if it is just all the anger that I had never dealt with that was boiling inside of me for three years of meds and b4. B4 I snapped. I would think so, bcuz on meds I was a walking Zombie.
I am trying to remember some exercises that were tried in group. If I can explain it correctly, this one that was brought up was when the anger comes, to cross your arms and tap/slap on opposite sides of your arms. Really Fast till the anger subsides. Worked for a lady there. I tried it, irritates me more so. I guess a person would just need to try it.
Distracting yourself from the anger or what's causing it.
When I want to bring my attention back I Self Sooth: Warm Bubble Bath, Coloring, Listening to some Tunes, Exercising . I know you don't want answers, just advice, but (AND believe me I really have alot of problems with it) but these skills are things that we use already in our day to day lives, they are just more defined. The Skills that are taught within DBT (Dialectic Behavior Therapy)
Anyways Sorry I can't be of more help.
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