Glad to hear re: clean bill of health. That's good news and a relief I'm sure. Sounds like an emotionally charged wk. you are having with your friend even if you are using it as exposure/challenge. I'm interested to hear what your therapist will tell you tomorrow.
I have had a friend staying with me who is very critical of every thing I do including what I do on this site. I am surviving but this is not a way that I would recommend you do exposure. Dealing with another person is harder than dealing with another situation. There isn't really a safe room to go to other than Valium and so far I have only had to resort to half a one this week. I want to blow up but won't, instead I email my therapist and vent there. I have to talk to my therapist before I comment here any more, My friend does not approve of me venting here because it is negative. She is a councillor and is continuously analysing me. I don't like it but it is helping me deal with situations I am not happy with. She goes home tomorrow and I see my therapist tomorrow after noon. If my therapist agrees with her that I am doing harm here I will be gone. I think she is wrong but if she is right I want to say it has been a pleasure, I wish you well and will miss you. I will still be reading in that case just not answering.
Oh by the way I saw a panel of two Psychiatrists and a trainee and given a clean bill of health. I was told to keep taking my Tricyclic antidepressant for the pain. The dose is fine for that but to low for anxiety. According to them I am stable and don't need any meds. Very nice to hear that!
Davit, Congratulations!! You really got in a lot of exposure today and you faired very well. I am proud of you. As for your question about where do you go from here. I am not sure if you were wanting a answer or not. All I can say is take your time and do what you really want to do. Remember you do not have to hurry into anything until you are ready. Not just yet. What ever your decision is, we will not judge and we will all be here for you. You have lots of friends here that care about you. Kind of a fan club of sorts. Keep us updated on how it is going and how you are feeling. Wishing you the best.
Today I drove Karin fifty miles so she could river raft. We sat in a noisy restaurant for a bit and then I went looking for a friend who some times works in Park information. Then I just drove through Robson park and looked at mountains and lakes till her trip was over. Good exposure day for me.
First I want to say congratulations. It is hard for perfectionists to let go, I know. Right now I am doing exposure in a way that I have not had to do in ten years. I am sharing My house, garden, land and life with a person that does things different from me, very different. We have a lot of similarities, but even similarities can be very different. There is a fine line between disagreeing and hurting. It is very tiring. There are three more days to get through. I have mixed feelings about how I will feel when it is over. The interesting thing is how well I am handling it instead of hiding. This is going well, where do I go from here?
This is Great news!! Congratulations the is a Big step and I am so happy to hear you say that you believe that you can get better one day soon. That day is here you are getting better. I am cheering you on and this is coming from one you understands that you can get better when you have agoraphobia. I am getting better too.
Thank you for sharing this with us! This is amazing that you were able to stick with it! That takes so much strength and you did it! How did it feel knowing you beat your fear?
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