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At my worst, not really, actually nothing much did help. Trying to convince yourself that your not going to go crazy in the middle of a DP/DR induced anxiety attack just didn't work. I'm actually surprised that it's working for you. What techniques are you using?
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·it taught me to question my thoughts
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I did a different kind of CBT, designed by the Institute of Psychitry people specifically for DP. It was all to do with attention, and not allowing oneself to be distracted into unreal thoughts. I found it quite helpful, but it's hard work to sustain.
When I reported on it here before, I couldn't get anybody to understand how it worked, so I gave up! The psychologist was brilliant.
When I reported on it here before, I couldn't get anybody to understand how it worked, so I gave up! The psychologist was brilliant.
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What is CBT? :?
(They need a stupid face, I'm always looking for a stupid face - the confused one isn't stupid-looking enough)
(They need a stupid face, I'm always looking for a stupid face - the confused one isn't stupid-looking enough)
Milan, unfotunately none of the archives have those posts so I'll have to try to describe it as best I can.Milan said:
The main part was to do with attention - getting me out of my constant inner running commentary and putting my attention back on things in the world.
One part was to have the threapist read me something very boring and meaningless to me, and also have a tape of a regular slow tapping noise at the same time. Every ten seconds or so she would say 'switch' and I would remove my focus (I prefer to say attention) from listening to one to the listening to the other. In doing this I wouldn't be able to persist in my inwardness and internal thoughts. It progress to just using sounds ( tape of a regular beat and a clock ticking on the other side of the roon - this was
' homework' and then to focusing on something visually and ignoring the sounds.
The whole idea was to learn to let the world in by having to pay attention to one thing as opposed to the other so that extraneous thoughts couldn't get in the way in the way.
Um, if you need any more explanation, please say.
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