to anyone who has ever been in a psychiatry or something similar or knows anything abt them: regarding suicidal thoughts and attempts, how “bad” does it have to be to be put in one? what things that i say might make it more likely to get a recommendation by my therapist or get sent to one? (i am not against going, i think i do need help, id just like to know if my situation potentially could be “bad enough” for me to land in one and assess the risk) thank u!!

Quote of the Day: Monday, 16th April 2018

Quote of the Day: Sunday, 15th April 2018

What Does It Mean To Think Catastrophically & Mindfulness Techniques To Help Overcome It

Catastrophic thinking is a type of irrational thinking, which is very common in people who suffer from anxiety disorders such as social anxiety disorder, avoidant personality disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, OCD, panic attacks and PTSD. This type of thinking usually has continuous thoughts about the future in a very negative way. These thoughts are usually what I call ‘What if?’ thoughts, and its these types of thoughts that lead to fear, dread, worry and distress. The main reason why many people with anxiety think this way is because they have a severe phobia of the unknown and what will happen to them in the future.

Psychologically speaking, these thoughts are just in our imagination from stored images from previous experiences such as traumas from our past. This is called fragmentation. After witnessing a trauma, our brains store the experience into images, which will be placed into our subconscious mind. This is the reason why some thoughts may come up and not make any sense to you or the people around you at all. Sometimes these distressing thoughts can come up in dreams and that is why many patients with PTSD and C-PTSD often have nightmares and night terrors.  

However, there is a way of overcoming and healing from this dysfunctional type of thinking. Living in the present moment is the best way to heal from catastrophic thinking. This is because it gets you in tune with what is going on right now, at this moment in time - not yesterday, not tomorrow or in five or ten years from now. Knowing that you or your loved ones are completely safe at this very moment is a very good tool to use to stop disastrous thinking. Being here in the present, listening to your breath and being mindful of your thoughts and feelings will help with any kind of anxiety disorder. 

As someone who has suffered from severe anxiety in the past, I have realised from my own experience that a lot of it stems from a lack of trust towards ourselves and others. When we lack trust, we start looking for reassurance and whether not we are making the right decision or not, and continuously ask for advice leading to frustration and even more doubt. This is why learning and allowing yourself to fully surrender and let go in a state of anxiety is important part of the healing process. I have previously written about trust and surrender here on this blog, if you want to read those.

Anxiety Visualisation Exercise

Close your eyes and imagine yourself sitting in the eye of a storm, the calm centre that lies behind the chaos that is going around it. You see pieces of debris floating around of all different sizes, which represent the thoughts you carry with you. Observe them and look at what they are showing to you, like you are watching a movie. You know that you are completely safe and serene in this eye of a storm and you know that it will not hurt you. Suddenly, you begin to see the storm move swiftly across, taking all of your negative thoughts with it. You feel a sense of deep peace and emotional freedom, like someone has taken a heavy bag off of your shoulders. You stand up and begin to walk towards the sun that is shining in between the clouds smiling, feeling liberated and full of joy. When you have finished this visualisation exercise, open your eyes.

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16.04.20 / Studying Psychotherapeutic Interview Techniques for my first online exam.

Literal, por eso la gente todavía cree Reality is suffering, ignorance is a bliss.

Step one: be a medical researcher.

Aaaaaah

Guys tomorrow I’ll start therapy, I’m kinda scared but I thought to share this thing with you!

Remember to seek professional help whenever you think it might be necessary

Take care of yourselves ok?

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recoveryisbeautiful:

• Nonpathologizing
  Not viewing the “problems” as the whole person.
• Empowering
• Collaborative
• Focus
• Self
• Relationship
• Depth
• Good Therapy Is Imperfect
• Sometimes We Can’t Help
  Therapists should understand that while they will never give up on a person, they may not always be the right person to help a certain individual.

(Source: http://www.goodtherapy.org/what-is-good-therapy.html)

sunotes:

princes-heels:

always remember that love will always come back to u. in a different form, different person, different hobby, different touch. but in any way, love will always come back.

“Franz Kafka, the story goes, encountered a little girl in the park where he went walking daily. She was crying. She had lost her doll and was desolate.

Kafka offered to help her look for the doll and arranged to meet her the next day at the same spot. Unable to find the doll he composed a letter from the doll and read it to her when they met.

“Please do not mourn me, I have gone on a trip to see the world. I will write you of my adventures.” This was the beginning of many letters. When he and the little girl met he read her from these carefully composed letters the imagined adventures of the beloved doll. The little girl was comforted.

When the meetings came to an end Kafka presented her with a doll. She obviously looked different from the original doll. An attached letter explained: “my travels have changed me… “

Many years later, the now grown girl found a letter stuffed into an unnoticed crevice in the cherished replacement doll. In summary it said: “every thing that you love, you will eventually lose, but in the end, love will return in a different form.”

-May Benatar, The Pervasiveness of Loss 

Also, a book from May Benatar:

emma and her selves: a memoir of treatment and a therapist’s self-discovery

Also, a book from May Benatar:

emma and her selves: a memoir of treatment and a therapist’s self-discovery

When you nu accident reveal ya darkest secret which you haven’t fingered out yet het you do it

And people tell you you gotta talk about it by ya therapist.. wish me luuuuuuuck.

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