Posted by Regnad on July 31, 2000, at 3:05:15
In reply to I Rock Too,,What's that about? » Regnad, posted by shar on July 26, 2000, at 23:32:48
> I rock also, and have never seen any posts on it. I thought it was just me. I can control it (like in a meeting) and it's not extreme, but it is definitely there!
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> Can you say more about that part? I'm very interested.
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> Thanks,
> Shar
> P.S. Are you Regnad Kcin???Hi, Shar
Sorry for the delay in responding...
I've rocked as long as I can remember, at least since I was little. Like you, I can control it when I make an effort, but most of the time if I let my concentration slip I automatically start rocking again. Most of the time I can limit the rocking to my legs or feet, but I often move my torso back and forth while sitting as if I'm in a rocking chair. While taking 300mg trazodone daily, I can control it much more easily, but otherwise it can get to be very annoying and intrusive; for example, it can pretty much prevent me from trying to read.
After talking to a couple of shrinks about it, I've learned that this behavior is more common than you might think. They've explained that it's a way that some people use to basically comfort themselves. The psychiatrists insist that it's not a compulsion, although that's what it feels like to me when I'm not on trazodone.
I'm not sure that's the only med that helps this in other people; perhaps any AD that one gets a response to will work.
And by the way, pay no attention to the Regnad -- I'm speaking in Chinese...
Regnad
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