OT: The Voices in my Head

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I love it when someone takes charge of their life...

I still cannot talk about mine.Perhaps someday.... Evalynne

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I can't stand to think about them, although they come to mind sometimes. Evalynne

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And it is one of the most protective natural responses available when you can't literally run away to preserve yourself.

The problem comes later, when we get 'stuck' with dissociation as our habitual response to certain kinds of things. In circumstances where we -do- finally have other options, and it would be advantageous to remain 'present' and choose one of them that serves our long-term needs better.

Deirdre

This book is truly tops on the subject. And very accurate about what

-works- for recovery, IMO.

Deirdre

Getting to this point -- that's where a 'survivor' turns into a 'thriver'. You use the compost to grow a bumper crop of something nourishing.

Deirdre

That can be a problem with *any* sort of coping mechanism. When you build a wall to keep something else out, it may also end up keeping you in.

Celine

And maybe we reflect how crazy the world we occupy has become. And how much we need to learn how to heal ourselves, so the world we occupy becomes different in consequence.

Deirdre

I like that!

Tina

I think I would suggest that instead of thinking about them directly, think about what new resources you would need to have in order to deal with them in a strong-enough state to deal with them without being overwhelmed by them.

Then instead of pursuing the memories, pursue those resources, and see where that leads you.

Deirdre

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Deirdre S. :

]And maybe we reflect how crazy the world we occupy has become.

it is entirely possible that i reflect how insane i feel my particular part of life has become.

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Yup. To me, that is why we have to learn other ways of feeling protected, so we -can- cope with the present situation directly ... instead of getting stuck in ith our original refuge, which has morphed into a trap or cage over time.

Deirdre

And I want an approach that doesn't involve repeating the actions of creating pain for someone else, as if that would solve the problem of one's own pain. IME, it only makes things worse, and perpetuates the cycle of fear and hurt passed on from one life to another, without diminution or resolution.

Deirdre

Well, still a jerky response. Just not *officially* jerky. Pah! on your nasty colleague.

Deirdre

My feeling is that former nut-cases make the best reformers. We know how bad it can get, and we recognize 'better' when we feel it. Every step we take in the direction of health is not only beneficial for us, but also for the world around us, which has grown a little bit healthier along with us.

Deirdre

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Deirdre S. :

]Well, still a jerky response. Just not *officially* jerky. ]Pah! on your nasty colleague.

well, yes. and the administration that let it go on. and it's not as if they didn't KNOW. it had been documented before. and they simply moved my desk to an open area. my doctor backed me up, even.

i really, really, freak out when i can't "SEE" for quite a way around me.

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

Bill of Rights - Void where prohibited by Law.Regime Change in 2004 - The life you save may be your own.

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Deirdre S. :

]My feeling is that former nut-cases make the best reformers. We know ]how bad it can get, and we recognize 'better' when we feel it. Every ]step we take in the direction of health is not only beneficial for us, ]but also for the world around us, which has grown a little bit ]healthier along with us.

oh! i LIKE that!

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

Bill of Rights - Void where prohibited by Law.Regime Change in 2004 - The life you save may be your own.

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Panic attacks and allergy attacks have similar roots and some similar "feels" (the crawly, itchy, icky thing.....). Could you be having a reaction to anything you are stirring up while cleaning like dust or pet dander? Anything blooming by your house? Sarajane

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