Posted by tecknohed on October 18, 2005, at 7:53:45
In reply to Anyone else find the walls interesting?, posted by Maxime on October 16, 2005, at 23:14:27
In drug rehab, they taught us many tricks and methods for dealing with depression, alot of which involved starting with very basic stuff.
One of these that works for me (when in your situation) is to choose a colour, and glance around the room counting as many objects in that colour as I can find. Repeat with other colours/shapes. Even though it seems ridiculous and pointless at first, the distraction can help to refocus your thoughts and bring your mind to the present. I think there's also a theory that the eye movements help to stimulate parts of the brain too.(?) Anyway, I've often found this enough to snap me outa that trance - its all about 'starting the ball rolling'.Another thing that has worked for me (and others I think) when feeling like you do, is to skip sleep for a night. Might sound hard to do if you're tired, but when you get your 'second wake' its surprising how refreshing you can feel, with results sometimes lasting many days.
Finally, about something else you mention, heres a link you might like to read:
http://www.palace.net/~llama/psych/self.html
Well, I hope find some relief soon. It was 2 days ago you first posted, how do you feel now?
Teck.
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