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Posted by mmcconathy on September 9, 2004, at 12:11:01
I am finally relived that what i learn i am experiencing is dissociation.
I thought i was losing my mind, becuase the symptoms are feeling going insane and a feeling of a "wave" or a tingling feeling passing throught body.
I am so relived, becuase now i know what i have and what i can to to have it treated.
Can dissocition be treated with medications, or a therapist?
I really need your input, i had a attack today but it wasnt bad.
Please help me
Matt
Posted by Dinah on September 9, 2004, at 12:36:21
In reply to can dissociation be treated?, posted by mmcconathy on September 9, 2004, at 12:11:01
Therapist, pharmacologist?
What you're describing sounds a lot like anxiety to me. Anxiety and dissociation frequently go together but you can have either without the other.
What you need for treatment is an experienced team behind you. A psychiatrist to prescribe meds, a therapist to work with whatever you're dealing with.
It isn't a great idea to try to treat yourself without them, or to look for concrete help on the internet. We can support you, but you need real life experienced professionals to treat you.
I think I remember your saying you have a therapist. I hope you're comfortable sharing these things with your therapist and asking him/her for a treatment plan. If you don't feel that your treatment team is capable of helping you sufficiently, you might want to look elsewhere for professionals who have experience in the area you need it.
Help is available. Treatment is available. But sometimes you have to be kind of active looking for good help and good treatment.
Do you have confidence in your therapist? Do you have a psychopharmacologist (psychiatrist)?
Posted by tai daluna on September 10, 2004, at 1:10:26
In reply to Do you have a qualified treatment team? » mmcconathy, posted by Dinah on September 9, 2004, at 12:36:21
hello,
i experience dissociation due to chronic PTSD, especially in relation to memories of assault. in my understanding, dissociation is a mechanism by which your body protects your brain from stress by shutting down... i would wonder why you are experiencing such episodes, and i would caution you about taking any meds for it until you figure out what it is trying to tell you.
now, remember, dissociation is a *helpful* disorder, in that it is a normal function of the human mind, so don't be scared of it. the tingle makes me think you are experiencing anxiety attacks, and that the dissociation comes with anxiety? if so, it would be advisable to examine why you are anxious, and rule out any causes (such a caffeine, nicotine, work-stress, over-stimulation)...
when i dissociate and need to pull myself out it, i do the following: i try to notice my environment; i focus on things i can experience with my five sense; i focus on tactile feelings (like the feeling of a the sofa under my hands); i sing sometimes, very loudly; i take a cold, cold shower...
i would need more information about your particular situation to help you further. hope these ideas give you a starting point.
peace,
tai
Posted by mmcconathy on September 10, 2004, at 21:37:29
In reply to re: dissociation, posted by tai daluna on September 10, 2004, at 1:10:26
Good, i feel as im getting somewhere, whew! finally
Do you have a feeling of going insane? your thoughts really lose train of track, feel very uneasy that you may lose control.?
Now when my attacks hit, severly, focusing on anything makes me feel as if im fiercly going insane and unstable, my thoughts are too INTENSE, there too "loud", i have to keep intact, and say to my self over and over again "dont go there" 10 times, and try to distract myself from teh attack, but tis hard becuase everything i focus on becomes to much to handle, fear and feeling that i am going to have a convultion.
I think this is a mixture of a panic attack and dissociative. But i dont know, for a while i thought it was psychosis but in not sure!
Phenobarbital may come in handy maybe.......
But anyways, please i would like to hear more indepth about your attacks, in more detail, if it can relate to mine.
Thanks
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