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Posted by rjlockhart on August 15, 2006, at 20:03:55
There is alot of stuff that is happening right now in life.
I dont know how im going to deal with it.
help
Posted by Phillipa on August 15, 2006, at 21:35:04
In reply to i think i've have a breakdown, posted by rjlockhart on August 15, 2006, at 20:03:55
Me too and I don't know either. Seriously. Love Phillipa
Posted by Racer on August 16, 2006, at 5:06:27
In reply to i think i've have a breakdown, posted by rjlockhart on August 15, 2006, at 20:03:55
Matt, there are a number of behavioral treatments that could help you. One of them is to work on setting more regular sleep habits -- "improve your sleep hygiene" as they say -- so that you don't go through what you went through the other day in the thread you posted above. That really would help.
Generally speaking, though, Matt, at this point it mostly comes down to non-med choices. Meds only do what meds do -- the rest is up to us. Therapy helps. Learning behavioral self-soothing techniques. Learning to stop and think before reacting. Building a real world support network. Making healthy decisions about life -- sleeping appropriately (which is the pot calling the kettle black right now -- I'm having insomnia problems tonight), eating appropriately (again, pot to kettle), not doing stupid things like I used to do when I was your age...
You see, Matt, it's not only what's happening in your life that determines how much stress you experience -- it's how you deal with those events. Therapy would be a very good way for you to learn more adaptive ways of dealing with stress. And I know from what you've posted here that your life is stressful for you.
Good luck.
Posted by laima on August 16, 2006, at 12:50:08
In reply to Re: i think i've have a breakdown » rjlockhart, posted by Racer on August 16, 2006, at 5:06:27
Matt, I urge you to look at sleep, too. It can work wonders to settle down a crisis into something more manageable. Tell us if you want to know more about "sleep hygiene".
Posted by Maxime on August 16, 2006, at 21:09:41
In reply to i think i've have a breakdown, posted by rjlockhart on August 15, 2006, at 20:03:55
> There is alot of stuff that is happening right now in life.
>
> I dont know how im going to deal with it.
>
> help
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>Matt ... I am going to remain civil here.
Read Racer's post. Then read it again. Then act on it. We have been telling you over and over to get therapy and you don't.
If you keep doing the same thing ... you're going to keep getting the same results. Try something different.
Good luck and I hope you feel better.
Maxime
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