Posted by obsidian on September 28, 2008, at 14:54:07
In reply to Re: how do you deal with self hatred? » obsidian, posted by lucie lu on September 28, 2008, at 11:20:17
> What helps me in similar situations is to recognize those feelings - when I do, then things suddenly fall into place and I realize "aha, I am in that place again."
I'm not sure what this place is.
> For me, I try to just hold on while I'm in the pit by doing self-care sorts of things, as if I am a kid home sick from school. It doesn't always work very easily but is good when it does. I find it hard to actually see people, and Babble is good for offering an alternative type of contact that is not face-to-face and therefore more easily tolerated during those times. I also make a list of those people who really love me and whose lives would be shattered if I weren't around anymore. Even if it's only one person, that is enough to keep me somewhat grounded.
I can't hurt myself, but my life also seems impossible at the moment.
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> But if the feelings persist for any time - for me even a week would be enough to give me a
> "heads-up" - or get more severe than usual, then I'm on the phone with my pdoc talking medication.I'm thinking about calling my T, but I'm not really sure he can do anything right now for me. I have in some ways done this to myself.
Thanks lucie :-)
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