[Bransicle]

Hey everyone,

I found this site just two days ago and I'm so grateful for the support.

My emotions have been crazy, well they have for a long time, but lately they've been off the chain. I had a brief moment of relief and hope today. I did things to take steps forward and get out of this mess I've made. I'm afraid of things getting worse because its been a steady decline for so long. My emotions consume me most of the time. I still don't know how to get them under control. Also I haven't been around anyone, and social interactions always trigger thoughts of paranoia, distrust, self consciousness, feeling screwed up and not normal, afraid to get close because I'm afraid they will hurt me and when I let someone in, my intense emotions scare people away and exhaust them. I feel I have no control over them, and sadness and loneliness suck the life out of me. I have to keep trying though. Many other people have found a way, I need to hold onto that hope.

[kaliope]

I tend to overwhelm people too so live a solitary life. I do things that make me feel good to make me feel better or things that distract me from my emotions. read, watch tv, paint, puzzle books. ive gotten very good at disconnecting from my feelings by doing other things. I try to focus on things that make me feel better about myself. what are my strengths? focus on positive thoughts to make me feel good. this keeps me from getting depressed. take care.

[BLUEDOVE]

Hi Bran,
I was badly physically abused,and came across this great psychologist Nathaniel Branden,
who recommends that as well as therapy,we should
also work in tandem on our self-esteem to enable
us to operate in the world to our best advantage.
I gotta tell you,the guy is dead right! Here are a
couple of titles to start you off: "The Six Pillars of
Self-Esteem" and "Honoring The Self." Just the
title of that one made me feel better! Please make
this investment in yourself,you are worth it.
Deepest Respect,
BLUEDOVE

[Bransicle]

Originally Posted by BLUEDOVE

Hi Bran,
I was badly physically abused,and came across this great psychologist Nathaniel Branden,
who recommends that as well as therapy,we should
also work in tandem on our self-esteem to enable
us to operate in the world to our best advantage.
I gotta tell you,the guy is dead right! Here are a
couple of titles to start you off: "The Six Pillars of
Self-Esteem" and "Honoring The Self." Just the
title of that one made me feel better! Please make
this investment in yourself,you are worth it.
Deepest Respect,
BLUEDOVE

Thank you I will definitely look into it! Take care

[amazinglyso]

Hi,

Running on emotions can be a very positive thing because you are not buried beneath a dark cloud of depression where emotions are unfelt. It is those times and when you are overwhelmed with emotional energy where it is good to put them down on paper - writing and/or drawing freely whatever comes in your mind then discarding the thoughts and feelings as they arise.

You have a good title to write a thought-provoking book: 'running on emotions' so each time you are racing along with various (wanted and unwanted thoughts) you can develop it and make it relevant to yourself and others, who experience complex emotional stability - I believe that all emotions are positive, even negative ones when they are there for a purpose and demanding our attention. When I am screaming inside, when I am angry and resentful of my situation, it is a cue for me to do something whether it be writing, running or making a huge Picasso style painting.

It is the processing of emotions that we don't how to cope with their enormity - this, I also don't have the answers, yet what I do know is that quashing emotions as soon as they arise, makes them a lot bigger and more intense, so better to find a way of letting them go in whatever way you can and to not feel guilty for finding a way of expressing yourself.