[henrydavidtherobot]

It's emabarressing and causes me panic. HELP.

[Maranara]

Go to DBT Self Help to the "instant mindfulness" section and do a few of the meditations. They are short and may help you ground yourself a little. If that doesn't do the trick, isolate yourself for a bit if that's a option. Hang in there...everything passes. It's hell when you're going through it, but it all passes.

Originally Posted by Maranara

Go to DBT Self Help to the "instant mindfulness" section and do a few of the meditations. They are short and may help you ground yourself a little. If that doesn't do the trick, isolate yourself for a bit if that's a option. Hang in there...everything passes. It's hell when you're going through it, but it all passes.

OP I agree with this.

[henrydavidtherobot]

I just got through a 2 month isolation. I thought I was better

[Fuzzybear]

Originally Posted by Maranara

Go to DBT Self Help to the "instant mindfulness" section and do a few of the meditations. They are short and may help you ground yourself a little. If that doesn't do the trick, isolate yourself for a bit if that's a option. Hang in there...everything passes. It's hell when you're going through it, but it all passes.

Good post.....

[shezbut]

I agree with Maranara. The DBT Self Help website is very helpful for lots of issues! The trick is holding yourself to practicing. However, we do fall back sometimes. We don't need to kick ourselves when we fall down & go back to doing something again. Just get back up, and start practicing DBT again.

[Maranara]

Originally Posted by henrydavidtherobot

I just got through a 2 month isolation. I thought I was better

The insideous thing about BPD is that we have a type of amnesia for lack of a better term. When we are feeling good, we think all is good, that we've licked the worst of it and that we on our way to being "cured", while when we feel bad, the end is near and we'll never feel good again, and the bad thing is that the two opposite feelings can happen mere minutes apart. It's horrible but it's the nature of the beast. Take some consolation in that others understand and enjoy the good times as much as you can and don't dwell on the bad. I know that's much easier said than done, but what else can we do?

[joeyalias]

Hey OP

Been feeling the same, I got out of a psych ward, 10 hours later I found myself drunk to oblivion engaging in wreckless sexual behaviour, rinse and repeat over the 4 days, 2 days ago I found myself in the psych ward again, where it looks like I will spend my new year.

What sucks the most is I am calmer when control is removed from me.

Will try the DBT advice when I'm out for sure

[greentires4me]

well definitely don't want to isolate no more dealing with the real world is hard but mindfulness/mediation has proven to take the worst off someone and make someone better or at least take away some of the panic. Isolating is not a cure its only there to deal with the short term feelings and not the long term problem that is manifesting deep down.

[henrydavidtherobot]

I isolate because its the only way that I can see myself avoiding things that may hurt and where I can trust myself to not embarrass myself or make bad choices.

[complex21]

Im struggling with impulse control too. Its like anything remotely interesting that crosses my mind then i must get up and do it immediately or i become really tense. I think of it like a mental taret.