Posted by TamaraJ on February 22, 2005, at 9:56:41
In reply to Please help me..meditation CD caused bad reaction, posted by jasmineneroli on February 20, 2005, at 18:33:10
Hi Jas,
I'm so sorry to hear that you are struggling right now. I know what you are going through, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
> I have GAD with some OCD. Right now my anxiety has suddenly peaked. My Pdoc has advised against theraapy for me, doesn't think it will help, just give me more to worry about.
-- I don't understand that. Has he given you any concrete reasons why it wouldn't help besides his view that it would give you more to worry about? I guess if you think it is worth a try, then you should go for it. It is your quality of life that is being affected by the anxiety for goodness sake.
I take tryptophan and Klonopin daily, usually to good effect.
-- I'm glad for you that the tryptophan and Klonopin are, for the most part, working. At least you have some measure of relief, so, that's a good thing. But, it doesn't make it any easier when the anxiety hits an extreme and unbearable peak period. Have you ever considered other alternative therapies like hypnosis or acupuncture?
> She predicted that I would come to a crisis point at 6 months and feel "bad" for a while, then I would be able to "heal".
-- I don't know, I'll just put this out there, but maybe you are unique and hit the crisis point much earlier than is usually predicted (given your experiences with meds, you may well be the exception rather than the norm). Nevertheless, it sounds extremely unpleasant.
> However my anxiety is now higher.(There are other stress things happening as of the past 2 days).> Can anyone tell me what's going on here? Should I continue or not? I really don't feel like discussing it with the person who loaned me the CD, cuz I barely know her.
-- If listening to the tape is causing you enormous discomfort and exacerbating your anxiety, then you would probably wise to stop. There are other relaxation tapes out there. I remember in a thread a while ago, King Vultan (Todd) had recommended a couple of cds he uses for sleep, one of which I think was part of a relaxation series. He has said a number of times that he has had very good results with the cds. I'll try to find the thread for you for information.
Strength to you Jas. My thoughts are with you.
Tamara
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