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for 15 år siden 0 +0 / -0 1693

furgittit,

I think that there is still a point. Do it for yourself.

Writing things out, thoughts, feelings, ideas, can be extremely therapeutic.

Members, do you agree? What benefits have you experienced from writing in a journal or writing down your thoughts?

Breanne, Bilingual Health Educator

for 15 år siden 0 +0 / -0 271

Well, I started, I stopped and now am too tired to finish. It will be saved until I have the energy to finish it and now there is no point because I don't see my psychologist any more.

for 15 år siden 0 +0 / -0 3

I second, third...(?) on writing that life story. It's a great idea and can be illuminating. I did that, I added some fictional elements but it was still autobiographical. It was one of the most cathartic things I've ever done in my life.

for 15 år siden 0 +0 / -0 910

Hey Furgitit,

Well, I think that story of your life you are writting might be very helpful. It is tough to do though, hang in there. I had to do when I started therapy after my first depression, wow that was a million years ago it seems...It did help though. It helped me figure out a ton of things for myself. And I agree with WildCat, Ask your doctor to review with you.

As for the Panic Attacks, I suffer from Panic Disorder. The Panic Center helped a ton. But I recommend doing only one program at a time lol.

Hang in there!

for 15 år siden 0 +0 / -0 271

Blond I am, born that way, recently went to dark golden blond (everyone says it is medium to dark brown, just like my sister). Now as for Ms. Therapist, I was sick last week, so I had to reschedule, this week I am to see her with my hubby again, I will bring it up, when I am seeing her alone.

Lonely Cyber-World goes in spurts from nothing to lots to nothing again, I think it may have to do with the moon, like full moons make everyone a little crazier

and more free etc.

for 15 år siden 0 +0 / -0 456

Ahhhhh then you will have to turn blond...

"Ms therapist, I am not sure I understood the homework. When I left I thought it was such but upon more thought I could have added. Let us take 15 minutes to review it together and see if i have it to the point where it will be a useful tool ..."

furgittit.

I REALLy know that the panic attack feel like they hit you 0 bang 1,000,000,000!!! But there is a process. It usually involves stress, fatigue, emotional discomfortsss, and a bunch of physical symptoms that you are so used to that you barely notice any more. on the Panic Center you might find more details and by becoming more aware of the reaction the better you will become at catching the first signs. it took me about 3 years to get things under a better control... i went to phobies-zero.

you know right now there only seems to be us in this lonely cyber-world. Wooo-hoooo, any body out there?

for 15 år siden 0 +0 / -0 271

Crazy as it sounds, I cannot do this part for me, it is not going to be reviewed by me, I am asked to do something, I do it, I get it done, have the decency to look at it. I don't care if it's right or wrong, I took the time to do it, and it feels wasted if the person who asked me to do it doesn't look at it. That's all I am saying.

I know what makes me miserable, I know what makes me happy, I don't know why I have panic attacks, they just happen out of the blue. When they happen, I cannot write down the when, where and what I was thinking, because it usually happens when I am least expecting it, driving, grocery shopping, phone ringing (this one I know is because I am tired of people calling and asking for money we don't have and them constantly telling me I am a liar).

I am not a detective, and I don't particularly enjoy doing all the work myself, that is why I am going to a therapist, to get help figuring it out and because I am tired of doing it all myself. I don't feel the ahaa moments like most people, I do not get a satisfaction out of being able to figure out things myself, this is something I have had to do all my life, no-one has actually taught me, it was always, you figure it out, potty training, my sister did so could I, cooking, cleaning, school work etc. just stuff I could do. I wanted the teachers to shut up so that I could get it done, because they were just confusing me.

Now I am burnt out, now I want someone to take me by the hand and tell me what to do, how to do it etc. I need the one on one, I need the guidance (I have sort of latched on to you one-on-one). I need and crave the approval, I have always heard your not good enough, you have to do more, do more for me, do more for others, you don't count, what you want doesn't matter and never will. Bah, I am just too tired to hear it and be discounted anymore.

I want to write the story down so I can get things moving. I am not ready to look back on it by myself, I want someone to look at it with me and point things out to me.

for 15 år siden 0 +0 / -0 456

furgittit.

The homework is not for the therapist, It is for you! There is not right answer nor wrong answer only what you are working through.

I do not have a book of memories. But every once in a while I have these "things" (body memories and feeling) that turn up and I need to explore them and understand the with my reasoning. So this I write out. And it helps a lot. I can make connections between events and feelings and fears and a bunch of stuff later when I am not in the panic of the moment. And the -next time- I am better at handling situations.

for 15 år siden 0 +0 / -0 271

Thank you,

I have started the novel, (hahaha). I thought I would start with the good memories first. I have enough bad stuff right now, I didn't want to make it worse, but I will tackle that as well. I have made it up to age 16 of good memories. Wow 19 more years to go.

It is harder and harder to come up with good stuff that has happened without attempting to put down the bad stuff that happened as well. I want to keep the two separate so that one day, I may be able to look back at what I have done and see the black and white, and realize the gray in between is where I am. I am tired of being in the dark. I want to have sunshine and shade but no more dark.

for 15 år siden 0 +0 / -0 955

furgittit,

It can sometimes be difficult when the pace of therapy is different or not what you expected. Don't get discouraged! Have you tried talking to your therapist about what you would like to get from your sessions? Having this discussion with your therapist would surely be helpful as you determine the course of your treatment. Your therapist is there for you and needs to make these sessions as valuable as possible! As your therapist, she should also be open to the idea of knowing what you find helpful/ not helpful.

Typing up your own story could definitely be helpful, not only for the sessions but for you as well! Allowing yourself the time to reflect on your history and how past experiences have affected your present self seems like it would be very useful.

Members, what has your experience been with using this narrative approach? Have you ever written out your story or shared it with your therapist? What was this experience like for you?

Sarah, Health Educator

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