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Post by derestless on Feb 15, 2019 22:29:39 GMT
I am in pain all the time. At first I did not know what the cause of the pain was. I hope that it does not bother anyone here or make anyone feel like if I am promoting illegal drugs but because of LSD I was able to find out it was my emotions that caused different nerves in my body to tense up for different reasons. I am always and making up scenarios that cause me anger and pain. Usually the same scenarios over and over. I have started wearing a ring to stay out of my mind. I can not focus because I go off into daydreaming. The tense nerves tire me all the time and I overthink slightly bad real life situations referencing a decision I had made during one of those daydreams making me overly emotional about something small.
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Post by Sam on Feb 16, 2019 4:13:35 GMT
This sounds remarkably similar to what my own anxiety does. I cannot tell you the number of times I thought I was dying because of an unidentified pain, only to realize at some later time that it was just my anxiety or some other emotional problem.
I have anger issues and I agree that my daydreaming can definitely make them worse. Have you tried to look at the root cause of your anger, or maybe even more importantly, the cause of your daydreaming? A lot of people, myself included, use daydreaming as a coping method for life problems like anxiety or dissatisfaction with who you are as a person. Sometimes if you can address that root cause, your urge to daydream will ease a bit.
I would recommend mindfulness to teach yourself to stay in the present moment, even if its unpleasant, but in some cases mindfulness can make things worse. If you're in a crisis of any kind, I don't really recommend it. Maybe if you were already trained in mindfulness it wouldn't be as bad, but starting out can bring up a lot of unpleasant emotions and feelings and when you're in crisis that really isn't a good thing. I know that from personal experience.
Maybe progressive muscle relaxation? It's related to mindfulness, but its less about accepting your present experience and more about releasing tension in your body. Perhaps that might help ease some of your pain.
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Post by Dimmer on Feb 16, 2019 20:47:02 GMT
Welcome to the forum, I hope this turns out to be a helpful place for you.
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Post by tryintostop on Feb 19, 2019 17:10:35 GMT
i'm an Over Thinker. I see a trivial event and make it into more than what it is. Then there's the MADD. Overthinking causes a LOT of anxiety, and there are times the overthinking gets to be a bit too much, and i wind up just trying to find something more positive to focus on. Enter the MADD.. I think the MADD to me was brought on when i was seeing a psychologist many years ago, who didn't realize the magnitude of trauma i experienced growing up. Whenever i would start talking about my childhood, she would basically start that "Think happy thoughts" or "Keep it Positive" "Stop bringing up the past" "Get over it" dialogue. She made it seem as if talking about trauma, abuse, sexual abuse was "taboo".. If i talked about being backstabbed or bullied - which happens a lot when you're a minority, she would basically say i was being paranoid. She knew nothing about other cultures, nor did she even wish to learn. I thought that "spacing out" or "dreaming i was in a much more peaceful place" " happy thoughts" was what i was supposed to do.. anything but dealing with traumas/betrayals that shaped me as an adult. Now i realize, i was doing more harm than good.. :(
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Post by Dimmer on Feb 20, 2019 15:02:27 GMT
i'm an Over Thinker. I see a trivial event and make it into more than what it is. Then there's the MADD. Overthinking causes a LOT of anxiety, and there are times the overthinking gets to be a bit too much, and i wind up just trying to find something more positive to focus on. Enter the MADD.. I think the MADD to me was brought on when i was seeing a psychologist many years ago, who didn't realize the magnitude of trauma i experienced growing up. Whenever i would start talking about my childhood, she would basically start that "Think happy thoughts" or "Keep it Positive" "Stop bringing up the past" "Get over it" dialogue. She made it seem as if talking about trauma, abuse, sexual abuse was "taboo".. If i talked about being backstabbed or bullied - which happens a lot when you're a minority, she would basically say i was being paranoid. She knew nothing about other cultures, nor did she even wish to learn. I thought that "spacing out" or "dreaming i was in a much more peaceful place" " happy thoughts" was what i was supposed to do.. anything but dealing with traumas/betrayals that shaped me as an adult. Now i realize, i was doing more harm than good.. :( Omg what a horrible experience, I'm sorry that happened to you, but I'm glad you're in a place you can realise how destructive it was and work on repairing the damage.
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Post by alvi on Feb 22, 2019 15:42:58 GMT
Hi, welcome to the forum
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