Posted by Athene on October 5, 2014, at 19:48:02
In reply to Re: Lurasidone, posted by Athene on October 5, 2014, at 19:39:26
I realized I didn't change the subject line for my previous post. I'm posting again so more people can read about the option of body-based trauma therapy. I was never told about it when I was diagnosed and treated by the MH system. It took years to stumble upon a good therapist.
A great book to start is Peter Levine's *Waking The Tiger*. It explains the theory from a physiological perspective, relating traumatization to survival responses. From reading it, I can see how trauma manifests in symptoms that get diagnosed as depression, anxiety or bipolar.
Athene
> > So, are you still having the trauma therapy at the moment, or have you stopped for a while? It's great to hear how much it helped you.
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> Yes, I still see my therapist, every week if possible. And outside of therapy, I've learned how to release trauma so much more effectively, instead of getting caught up in a loop. I can calm myself down and even find joy, when I once could not. Relationships are more rewarding and I generally sleep soundly.
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> Thanks for your encouragement.
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> Athene
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