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From: omnes on 8 Nov 2005 09:56 Hi everyone, I had a difficult day yesterday. I have times (all too often) when I don't feel "safe", and yesterday was one of those days. I know today what the trigger was. My counselor says that it takes a good, long time to deal with this "safety issues". Can anyone relate to this, or offer any insight ? Thanks! Omnes PS I have not posted in awhile because for some reason I have difficulty logging-in to goggle groups!
From: Greg Barb Cook on 9 Nov 2005 02:47 Omnes, do you mean you didn't feel safe in your response to the trigger, such as you could do self harm? If it is I have experienced overwhelming days where all I could do is to take a sleeper and sleep the urge to self harm off. When I was real bad I would tempt the safety levels of the sleeper. I cannot be with people, I cannot trust myself to do anything normal. Barb "omnes" <omnesgentes(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1131461814.555777.294360(a)g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Hi everyone, > I had a difficult day yesterday. I have times (all too often) when I > don't > feel "safe", and yesterday was one of those days. I know today what the > trigger was. > My counselor says that it takes a good, long time to deal with this > "safety > issues". > Can anyone relate to this, or offer any insight ? > > Thanks! > > Omnes > > PS I have not posted in awhile because for some reason I have > difficulty logging-in to goggle groups! >
From: omnes on 9 Nov 2005 09:35 Hi Barb, Thanks for your response. I didn't feel safe as a response to the trigger, that is correct. I didn't feel like harming myself, I have never felt that. But I felt like I wanted to hide, I felt sick to my stomach. I didn't feel "grounded", or like I was "lost in space". I guess I feel now pretty wiped out, like I have low energy because of this experience, and I feel vulnerable. Does this make any sense ? Thanks1 Omnes Greg Barb Cook wrote: > Omnes, do you mean you didn't feel safe in your response to the trigger, > such as you could do self harm? If it is I have experienced overwhelming > days where all I could do is to take a sleeper and sleep the urge to self > harm off. When I was real bad I would tempt the safety levels of the > sleeper. I cannot be with people, I cannot trust myself to do anything > normal. > Barb > > "omnes" <omnesgentes(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:1131461814.555777.294360(a)g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > > Hi everyone, > > I had a difficult day yesterday. I have times (all too often) when I > > don't > > feel "safe", and yesterday was one of those days. I know today what the > > trigger was. > > My counselor says that it takes a good, long time to deal with this > > "safety > > issues". > > Can anyone relate to this, or offer any insight ? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Omnes > > > > PS I have not posted in awhile because for some reason I have > > difficulty logging-in to goggle groups! > >
From: Greg Barb Cook on 9 Nov 2005 16:08 Yes, completely. Perhaps the thoughts of self harm is a progression when one feels detached/lost in space. Some people may describe this effect as disassociation. I 'escaped' one day, found myself 250km away from home driving in the pouring rain, couldn't remember the trip at all. Thunder 'woke' me up. Scary retreat when the mind protects you from being vulnerable. Barb "omnes" <omnesgentes(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1131546942.024628.228190(a)g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Hi Barb, > Thanks for your response. I didn't feel safe as a response to the > trigger, that is correct. I didn't feel like harming myself, I have > never felt that. But I felt like I wanted to hide, I felt sick to my > stomach. I didn't feel "grounded", or like I was "lost in space". > I guess I feel now pretty wiped out, like I have low energy because of > this experience, and I feel vulnerable. > Does this make any sense ? > > Thanks1 > > Omnes > > Greg Barb Cook wrote: > > Omnes, do you mean you didn't feel safe in your response to the trigger, > > such as you could do self harm? If it is I have experienced overwhelming > > days where all I could do is to take a sleeper and sleep the urge to self > > harm off. When I was real bad I would tempt the safety levels of the > > sleeper. I cannot be with people, I cannot trust myself to do anything > > normal. > > Barb > > > > "omnes" <omnesgentes(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:1131461814.555777.294360(a)g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > > > Hi everyone, > > > I had a difficult day yesterday. I have times (all too often) when I > > > don't > > > feel "safe", and yesterday was one of those days. I know today what the > > > trigger was. > > > My counselor says that it takes a good, long time to deal with this > > > "safety > > > issues". > > > Can anyone relate to this, or offer any insight ? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Omnes > > > > > > PS I have not posted in awhile because for some reason I have > > > difficulty logging-in to goggle groups! > > > >
From: Nancy on 10 Nov 2005 10:00
Hi omnes! > I had a difficult day yesterday. I have times (all too often) when I > don't feel "safe", and yesterday was one of those days. I know today > what the trigger was. Good for you! Knowing my triggers and taking care of myself when I experienced them was an important thing about recovering for me. As Barb says, sometimes sleep was my only refuge. For the most part, I did not know my triggers until they happened ... sometimes over and over. YMMV > My counselor says that it takes a good, long time to deal with this > "safety issues". This certainly is true for me. Smile and there will be something to smile about! Nancy |