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OK thanks, do you still use somatic therapy to get well? Glad it worked for you!

My research indicates that somatic therapy is helpful for people who have suffered a trauma.

Thank you for researching it. I didn't know that and don't consider myself traumatized. I was going to ask my t about it but sounds like its not for me. I have a lot of physiological reactions to stress but sometimes I seem calm but my body is stressing out or vice versa. I tried deep breathing, mindfulness and now CBT. Hoping something works.

Oops, started my day without saying Good Morning!
Hope everyone has a great day!

First of all I'd like to apologise for my absense on the forum. Life got over the top of me and I needed to get off the computer.

Today I feel numb. I don't feel like I can smile today. Usually when I feel like this I make a blanket fort and sit in it. But I cannot be bothered doing that today. Something new has been going on. I keep seeing a black cat in the house even though I don't own a cat. I swear it's as real as the nose on my face. I'm afraid to tell my brother about the cat because I want to keep it. I've given it a name and everything. It's called Ace because he reminds me of the ace of spades. I say he's a he but I don't actually know his gender. I never get close enough to touch him because he hisses at me when I get near him.

Another reason I won't tell my brother about him is because last time I told my brother about something he threatened to call my mental health team. He used them against me and it's not fair. I'm being bullied by my brother. If I get angry, we have a shouting match and I end up locking myself in the bathroom. So I've sorta learned to keep my mouth shut and not mention a word to my brother. keeping my big mouth shut is the only way for me to live in harmony with my brother.

Welcome back Starstrike! Sorry you don't feel good...hugs!

Yes, welcome back, Star Strike! I'm sorry things are like that with your brother.

When I was a teenager I was traumatized (I'm not comfortable talking about exactly what the trauma was). I have a longtime girlfriend who lives with me, and if any part of her body touches any part of my body I cannot sleep. Let's say her toe touched my toe I cannot sleep.

Thus maybe down the road I'll look into this therapy.

What I have , is my own coping skills , what i've naturally come up with , after Meds have given me the time and space to do so. Its just a natural process, like a child improving his/her coping skills over time. He/she just learns what works and what doesn't.

I came to psychology late in life , and I found as I looked at the various strategies to combat symptoms e.g cbt , mindfulness , etc : these were things I had learned naturally through out the years prior to this..

My symptoms were incredibly tactile and externally felt , olfactory etc. So for me at least psychosis has a definite physical signature , and once you learn how to recognise it, you can possibly begin to treat it, but in a much more accurate and intelligent way. Lets be honest , I found no other way to treat this 'signature' short of meds. I simply could not out think , or cognitively , spiritually or whatever counteract these symptoms. Meds were the only way. But once I recognised the symptoms I could intelligently use meds. So I wasn't blankly carpet bombing symptoms, not even knowing what I was looking for , where a precision strike , if you like , could get me over a problem I was having , etc. So the trick is to recognise , what is going on with your body first , then it will reinforce more confidence because you begin to understand how exactly you become psychotic in the past. No vodoo nonsense , just using pure logic....

Good morning everyone, hope today is a good day for all of us

hello everyone, whats shaking?

Materly, I like the thought of using pure logic. I tend to be more logical than emotional. Although my moods/ emotions are getting in the way lately.

Good morning. Hope everyone has a good day.

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Best of luck with it. Like everything , see what works , and also , there are absolutely mountains of books , that are selling the next big thing , and masses of individuals who have the solutions to your problems. I could be just one of them , like everyone else , I want to share what works. Doesn't mean that it has much merit though....

I fell asleep writing a post last night. I'm thankful for Ambien because I wasn't tired at all. My stomach is still hurting but my daughter wants to go to Claire's so I may have to tough it out. I hate going to Claire's. It's an all day thing, I swear she looks at everything in that crowded little store.
I feel pretty good mentally. No voices and little to no anxiety. That will likely change if I go out, but I'll hope for the best.

glad your doing well valley.

my dad thinks the nightmares are from being really stressed out

That's entirely possible. Stress can contribute to everything we do.

it must be school thats stressing me out.

im so behind.
everything in biology is due tomorrow. i have like 5 assignments to do.

i dont do them because i end up sleeping all day. idk if its out of depression or meds.

i wish i could just quit all my meds but i know thats not an option right now

There's a guy a county over from me offering to do tattoo's for people who want their self harm scars covered, for free. he's really good too. I've found it really hard to save up for what would normally be a €400 piece. I really hope he gets back to me!

I'm sorry you are so stressed. I think you should talk to your t and pdoc about all the sleeping. Just in case it's not the meds making you so tired. I know when I'm depressed I sleep a lot but it could be your reaction to all the stress you're under.

What do you want to get?

Working on putting a new floor down in the house, Lots of work

I'm so jarred and scared and anxious. I took a 50 mg Vistaril but it's already wearing off. About 2.5 hours ago. Has anyone taken two of them, for a 100 mg dose? Thank you.