Having a tough TIME!!

I was just in chat, and we were discussing things about this dissorder, and its helpfull information, and I felt good hearing it, but for some reason, just like with what happen with T , last week on a phone session, I started to freak out about what I was hearing and having a hard time understanding it and had to leave cause the anxiety was getting to be too much.........is this normal, whats happening thier, it feels so funny, not haha , funny, wierd like, and, well...............grrrrrrr........so sorry for long post........just really ..FREAKING OUT!! Help!!

ps-sorry forgot to mention, while this is going on right now, the hands are sweaty, the hearts pumping hard, my heads spinning, and I feel a knot in my throat, and gut, is this normal??

panic attack most likely because parts of you are not quite ready for all the info at once. Ask your therapist if he/she can slow down and explain one part of the disorder at a time. As for chat.. I can't help you there. I don't use the chat rooms.

My blog had Dissociative Identity Disorder information from being diagnosed to my therapy program I am on for it. read little by little as you can of it, print it off and share it with your therapist so that if there are areas you have trouble with or don't understand your therapist can help you with it. take care.

(((((((((((((((((MAM))))))))))))))))))))))

I'm so sorry. Hearing about DID and relating it so much to self can be too much information at once.

Please remember that you're you. Everything you just read doesn't mean it all applies to you. Also, remember you're the same now as before the dx. You just understand more what's going on and why.

I think you got an overload that wasn't ready to be heard right now. Do things that you know are comforting and safe, like sitting with a blanket, or something.

We're here,

KD

its scaring me most because it doesnt feel like me right now, I feel so seperated, confused, angry, and I cant stop my thoughts from racing...its one thing after another, I dont know how to really stop it from happening, I put the music on real loud for now to stop this noise, thats what it feels like.....WORRIED

We have this posted up in the PTSD forum, very good article on Grounding Skills. Applies to most any mental health challenge when we are not feeling safe and secure in the here and now.

Sometimes it helps me to think: How would I soothe a crying upset child? What would I tell a friend who is feeling like I do right now? I then apply those ideas to caring for myself.

Do you have a therapist you can call? Mental health hot line? A supportive friend?

made it through the night, feeling more relaxed now too, the music helped, and I read abut the grounding techniques, thanks for that, it was helpfull as well.

I definetly need to take small bites with this, having the hardest time I guess accepting it for one, and maybe thats why I seem to freak whenever I get new information, I dont know, but its happened twice now that I know for sure, trying to be more aware of things, I appreciate the support from everyone, and Im sorry I even needed to post this at all, wish I had a handle on things better, ........so thanks again, and sorry to be a bother

-Jodi

cuddle wish you could have called txted or something you knoqw im always here well sort the communication barrier sumhow hun

I got your pm and my reply back to you will be in your in box soon. Thank you for the compliment and glad my blog and I could help you. Im here on and off during the day and sometimes late at night. Take care.