I don't know if this is a CBT method but it's something I've come to practice in my own thoughts...
When an unwanted thought comes into our minds, what do we typically do? Ignore it. Push it away. Dissociate. Get anxious. Etc.
Well I started doing this when a negative thought entered my head: I would think to myself, "That is a terrible thought." in other words - acknowledging it's power, and giving it the credit it deserves.
Once I started doing that with thoughts, ie respecting the thought as bad, (instead of pushing it away like thinking for example "I don't want to think that!"), then the thoughts dropped away.
It's like being in a dark room and thinking there's a monster in the corner, and the uneffective method would be to look away, and the way I'm saying is like shining a flashlight into the darkness, dispelling your fears.
Also, you can do the similar with positive thoughts. For example, somebody pays you compliment, "Good Job!" they say, then what do we typically think "Nah, that wasn't so great." Instead tell yourself "Yeah! That was good wasn't it? Yes! Yes it was "
No way, I'm just scared that I've done some kind of damage to my brain or something for watching those kinds of things because of the way it sometimes comes back into my mind.
The reason u watch gore is because your depressed because of somthing in your life. In the current now who do u currently live with? ever since i moved in with my dad, i lost all my cognitive functions can barely even write sentences any more because he is so hard to be around. my dad sufferd alot of abuse as a kid and had a horrific brain injury but also his personality bugs me to thats why, but all the anxiety from my mom has gone its justr dull now.
Theyve done studys on what affects the brain with dp and what it is.Ive done some tests of the years and the cause for me is definatly my parents. but im stuck now caus ei cant work so ya
I don't watch gore any more, it's been 3 years since I've watched it.
I live with my girlfriend and some flatmates, It's true that I used to watch gore because I was depressed and also curious, but now I'm feeling as good as ever since I've gotten DP.
Hey Futurebandit, not sure if you are reading this thread anymore but regardless: I've been there.
The same exact thought.
The same exact fear. I know how alone it feels like, especially since you can't really find much info about this specific one on the internet.
Don't be nervous if this does not convince you, but you are doing fine.
Similar sentences sure as hell did not convince me either. How the hell could they have known since they didn't have the same fear?
My advice to you is: examine what is it that makes you feel so bad about them.
See a therapist if necessary (for me it it was).
Realize that most people on the internet have seen similar videos, especially now with the ISIS rampaging going on. And most are doing just fine.
I wish I had known people are having the same fear when I had it, but I still got over it. Now I look back and laugh "What was that all about".
It will get better.
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
Depersonalization Support Forum
386.8K posts
41K members
Since 2004
A forum community dedicated to support for those living with depersonalization disorder. Come join the discussion about treatment, health, life styles, spirituality, medication, research, recovery, and more!