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creative_writerSenior Contributor
The recent medication changes has calmed my brain down. I’m still feeling caged up, I know my psych is looking at more frequent therapy sessions if we can get more under ED plan. Once a month sessions aren’t enough. It just feels like the traumatic memories aren’t ending, I’ve been in therapy for years. It’s taking so long to heal. I just want to get to the point the body flashbacks aren’t so regular
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tymeModerator
What's happening for you? Can you Tell the Community What you Need? @creative_writer
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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tymeModerator
Are you over thinking and over complicating life in general? @creative_writer
Open to hearing your thoughts.
Is there a way to 'think' WRONG? Aren't thoughts just thoughts and it's the actions that matter?
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GezzaPSenior Contributor
@creative_writer I take krill oil tor Omegas as I don’t like fish only shell fish. I slept 8 hours again and feel the hypomania is going away. I’m stabilising which is a great birthday present.
Have to go to chemist again for a script I got in the post yesterday. Also need to get toilet paper and cat food. Will drive today as bulk toilet paper is awkward to carry. Need to do washing too, but will wait for off peak power time.
Hope you can get a free sleep app. I think the watches are too expensive for me.
Hope you slept better last night.
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
@tyme I am treading on a very fine line today. Having really bad SI. I have slipped into SH, now I must be careful not to let this form of SH progress to something more. I don't want to go to hospital. I need to be strong enough to stay out of it. I've tried distracting, it helped a bit, but it's hard to maintain that constant distraction. I guess I need to take it moment by moment. I am waiting for a phone call from my pdoc.
@GezzaPis it your birthday soon? I slept better than the night before, can't say I feel settled.
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GezzaPSenior Contributor
It’s my birthday today @creative_writer . Sorry you don’t feel any better. I took myself out for lunch.
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
@GezzaP Happy birthday. I hope you have a great one 💖. Where did you go for lunch.
My Pdoc upped my med dose, so it's still a decrease from what I was previously taking, but less of a decrease. Starting to feel more settled, but really emotionally exhausted. I'm still depressed, just no longer have that high risk agitation, it's easier to resist the urges. I've had a really full on day emotionally, I can't really say much on here, I was edging very close to an attempt
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