What Things Do/Did You Do To Distance Yourself From Your Memories/Pain/PTSD Symptoms? - Page 2

lrs · #11 23-04-2008, 01:54 PM

Sometimes, I get that too. Hey it's a good thing, it'll come to you.
One thing is, we have not yet figured out who and what we are. Even today. We have long since put men on the moon, cured many diseases, we have mapped galaxies, even our oceans. As soon as I post this, b/c of the internet, anyone on the globe with internet access can see this.
But I don't think we yet understand how our own mind works. Do you know a psychologically healthy individual? I have known maybe fewer than 10 individuals, who were PROBABLY healthy in this manner.
Here is another question:
Does any one actually know what a pschologically healthy person really is?

Seeking_Nirvana · #12 23-04-2008, 01:58 PM

I can't stand to shop. I hate things cluttering my house.

I order self help books off of e-bay. I watch a couple of movies a week. This helps with the PTSD. Also, I get online and come here, or go to other groups that have the same interests as myself.

I'm learning to play the piano and I'm going to be signing up for a yoga class.

Tammy

upstream · #13 23-04-2008, 03:57 PM

Yeah I do the self help book thing too, my brother thinks they're ruining my mind. I've put them aside the past few months.

It's rare that I actually try to distract myself from my symptoms. Usually I confront the memories and feelings head on by analyzing them, thinking critically about them, or trying to re-frame them into a different perspective.

What I noticed help me escape from them was exercise. If I'm overwhelmed with physical pain I don't notice the emotional pain. Swing dancing helped too, though not sure why.

Then about a year ago when the symptoms got bad I found I could escape it by watching television drama. I started watching reruns of Brothers & Sisters, Battlestar Galactica, and other drama's online. Losing myself in other people's pain helped me forget about my own.

linasmom · #14 23-04-2008, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by lrs

Here is another question:
Does any one actually know what a pschologically healthy person really is?

Hmm, that's loaded. First, who is setting that standard? Secondly, what is the standard? Thirdly, can everyone agree that said standard is the truth and agree upon its place in some objective reality?

upstream · #15 23-04-2008, 11:17 PM

There's such a thing as a psychologically healthy person?

This psychologist on YouTube claims that it is impossible to exist and not be diagnosed with some sort of disorder:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb5F58OFTis

Seeking_Nirvana · #16 24-04-2008, 12:08 AM

Hey upstream, why does your brother think those self help books are ruining your mind? Did he give you some examples of why he feels that way? Are you behaving in a way he doesn't like since you have read them? I hope he isn't the type that sees that as a weakness and is preventing you from getting well.

Those books have helped me a great deal.

Would you mind telling me about this a little more?

Thanks
Tammy

upstream · #17 24-04-2008, 12:12 AM

Hey Tammy, he didn't say. Not sure, perhaps I'll ask next time I talk to him.

insomniakat · #18 24-04-2008, 04:12 AM

Shopping/Buying actually effects your brain chemistry and gives you a mood boost. That's why if you're depressed you can actually feel "good" when you buy something.

There is also a potential to get addicted to the feeling.

Murphy's Law · #19 24-04-2008, 04:40 AM

My phases, as I like to call them, usually include shopping, tearing down/renovating (I love the destruction aspect of it)

, and of course the alchohol. And they always go way beyond my means, and abilities.
Thankfully now few and far between. Definitly all or nothing though.

2quilt · #20 24-04-2008, 04:44 AM

When I meet a perfectly psychologically healthy person, I will let you all know. It doesn't exist. It's a continuum between 'more mentally stable than I am and less stable than I am' and I try to associate with the 'more stable' group.