Posted by Tony P on January 23, 2012, at 16:34:25
In reply to Eliminating drug seeking behavior, posted by rjlockhart04-08 on January 17, 2012, at 22:50:18
>Back to the point: not all life is about getting your meds ajusted, I used to think like this, well acutally I still do. Get out there and explain diffrent sitautions to your current set of life patterns. Use metaphores.
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Right on, I like that. I just came back from a session with my pdoc, and half of our time was spent with me suggesting "Could I take this ... or that ... or this other drug I just read about...." But when I'm reasonably sane, I know that my meds are doing about as much as I can expect, and it's now up to me to change behaviour patterns that I know make me feel worse.I also agree with Scott, though; although my behaviour with my pdoc was certainly drug-seeking, I have been experiencing severe anxiety lately, and I'm desperate for some relief.
I like the concept of metaphors very much. My ex used to say that when you're going through a difficult time or a time of change, you need to examine your personal metaphors, or even myths, discard any that aren't working for you any more, and and find new ones. I'm going to meditate on that; changing myths or metaphors have often been important to me in times of pain & transition.
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