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Posted by rjlockhart98 on September 12, 2005, at 19:53:13
I really dont know what to say, people dont know hwat to respond to my posts. THey dont know how.
I go through periods of intense alertness around 6:30pm it is almost near to a fight and flight response to something that has happened in the past. I dont know what happened. I get fear and intense alertness in reaction to it. No one knows what to say to this. It feels as if reality is drifting and i have to be on the emergency alert mode to hold on. What addiction to this almost everynight, in way it is a feeling of stableness to this feeling of stimulus, i am so alert i am ready for anything. It is similar to amphetamine.
If you have seen Alien (1979) with siqorney weaver, the last scene when she is trying shut off the self destruct sequence with this alien that just killed everyone on the ship loose, running through the hallways looking with almost insanity fear. This is similar to what i feel in intense periods.
I have gone through periods of going insane before, i went to psychiatric wards, they said i have symptoms of severe anxiety, neurosis. I do this almost as a ritual, adrenaline floods my body, im almost addicted to it.
What is happening.
Matt
Posted by rjlockhart98 on September 12, 2005, at 22:25:10
In reply to Addiction to fear, posted by rjlockhart98 on September 12, 2005, at 19:53:13
Posted by rainbowbrite on September 12, 2005, at 23:02:37
In reply to Addiction to fear, posted by rjlockhart98 on September 12, 2005, at 19:53:13
Hi Matt,
Not sure what is wrong but did anything happen to trigger this. Is there something that happens at 6:30 that may be causing this? Does your mom come home from work? Anything like that.
When you are so used to feeling a certain way ie. anxious, you will be more comfortable in that state then in a calm state. So it could be considered addiction I suppose but I think it is more a familararity. I think Its something you have to uncondition.hang in there
Posted by antigua on September 13, 2005, at 7:53:41
In reply to Addiction to fear, posted by rjlockhart98 on September 12, 2005, at 19:53:13
Hi, I don't think I've ever posted to you, but I wanted to offer my support. My worst hours are early evening--I think it may have to do with anticipating going to bed--but now I understand that the anxiety surfaces then and I try to keep busy, or if I can't calm down, to use the medication I've been given.
It doesn't sound to me that you are addicted to the fear; it's just something that happens to you. Don't be so hard on yourself!
best,
antigua
Posted by sunny10 on September 13, 2005, at 8:23:43
In reply to Re: Addiction to fear, posted by antigua on September 13, 2005, at 7:53:41
I think I've mentioned how similar we seem to be.
I think the others are right- it's a kind of tranference. Something traumatic happened to you at that time of the evening, and you are supressing your memories, but your body remembers and goes into hyper-alert stage.
I would suggest going to a T to have them try to help you figure out what happened then and help you work through it so that your body can be at ease.
Best of luck,
sunny10
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