Posted by cactus on November 24, 2008, at 3:26:04
In reply to Loud insulting thoughts (not voices), posted by linkadge on November 23, 2008, at 17:30:53
> Hi, I get periods where my thoughts are so loud and negative. I don't hear voices but I experience my thoughts as being something external that is attacking me.
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> Anyone experience this?
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> Thanks
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> LinkadgeSWEARING WARNING!!!!! DONT READ ON IF YOU ARE OFFENDED BY SWEAR WORDS. I WONT WRITE THE FULL WORDS
Yep, I used to, I managed to get them down to a dull mummer now with CBT as Racer mentioned, is excellent for this. Find a good psychologist if you don't have one. You have to challenge them when they start. The traffic light CBT technique worked well for me in conjunction with clonazepam later on.
Do you notice that you're not even aware that it's going on? Then you think, man this has been screaming in my head for over 2 hours now.
(Red light) So you just say stop! (Amber light) That thought is not true, has no merit what so ever and is a total load of crap, acknowledging it is important and so is challenging it then dismissing it. (Green Light) go about your normal business.
Now this took me ages to master, because at first it was every 5 seconds, now I might get 1 everyday or every other day.
Honestly linkadge, it's a pain in the *ss but persist with it. I wasn't prescribe the clonazepam until I had a pretty good grip on it and then the clonazepam blew it away.
It's such a basic principle, but it works really well. My GP thought I had psychotic depression because he didn't believe it was in my head because I kept telling him how loud and totally distracting it was, he thought I was hearing voices and wouldn't believe me so he put me on Zyprexa which did nothing but made me fat and obnoxious because it didn't stop it. CBT did.
Don't get bogged down in challenging your thoughts either, don't engage in them. You know they're crap so why waste your time. Please don't misinterpret this for other issues that actually need to be spoken about because that might be what's causing this to happen to you. I was in my case.
Stop, challenge, move on. Do it all day everyday as soon as you realise it has crept up on you.
I would get up in the morning, jump in the shower and it had already begun, I call it spin cycle and who want's to hear a washing machine do that at 6am.
I'd be in the shower and before I knew it, it was in full swing, it was screaming at me, you useless f*cking c*nt, what good are you, you're a worthless piece of s*hit, it got worse but I think you catch my drift.
Good luck and PLEASE give it a go.
Peace brother. C
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