Posted by bil on February 12, 2007, at 17:48:10
In reply to mental images *trigger*, posted by cubic_me on February 12, 2007, at 11:10:10
Hello, Cubic-me;
I have this problem, too...I've always thought it was something that I had a problem with; I even tried looking on the web for info about it but couldn't find anything helpful.It's interesting that it might be OCD- that would make sense, because I do have other symptoms of that. It can be VERY distressing sometimes; if I'm depressed it gets worse. Reading bad and graphic things in the newspapers can trigger it- I've got images stuck in my head from things I've read years ago, and when I'm having a bad day they come back to plague me.
I know this might sound like a strange way to deal with it, but it does sometimes work for me... I took an alternative-type healing class about a year ago, where the instructor taught us an 'aura cleansing' technique. We would put a few drops of an essential oil on our hands, and sweep around our heads and bodies to brush negative energy away from ourselves.
When I get the images now, I sometimes do this- it does seem to help... I try to visualise them as being like cobwebs and I am brushing them away.
They do come back, of course- but it does give me relief temporarily, and I feel like I am gaining some control over it.bil
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