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Posted by dawnfawn on November 24, 2004, at 7:41:34
Does it work? I am trying very hard to write thought journals, etc. However, I am bcoming of the theory that if I could change my thoughts and be less miserable I would have done so already. I am a hypochondriac and it is ruining my life I am so miserable. Can anyone suggest something
Posted by thinkfast on November 25, 2004, at 13:47:34
In reply to cognitive therapy, hypochondria, posted by dawnfawn on November 24, 2004, at 7:41:34
Try to not beat yourself up for not being where you think you should be. We all get impatient with this crap and want it over as soon as possible. I think the journaling is a great way to figure this junk out. I've been writing for about 2 years, and at times it seems utterly hopeless. But, through writing the same stuff over and over I've figured out small things each time. They don't seem like much when it first happens, but later you get more of a big picture and realize the significance of the 'little things'. Peace
Posted by eugenia on November 26, 2004, at 18:19:26
In reply to Re: cognitive therapy, hypochondria, posted by thinkfast on November 25, 2004, at 13:47:34
I sympathize. I get hypochondria on and off and when it is bothering me it is hell on earth. The constant voices in my head telling me I am sick, the worrying that I did something to make myself sick like using too much aspartame, the fear that a freckle is malignant melanoma, etc. Prozac helps a lot. Also, I am going to start DBT. One other strange thing in my life helped; I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis based on an MRI of my brain and was actually getting treatment in the form of injections for many months. Finally got another opinion and he gave me a spinal tap the results of which showed that I didn't have Multiple Sclerosis. But, for those months that I thought I did I survived.
Posted by dawnfawn on November 29, 2004, at 11:05:06
In reply to Re: cognitive therapy, hypochondria, posted by eugenia on November 26, 2004, at 18:19:26
> I sympathize. I get hypochondria on and off and when it is bothering me it is hell on earth. The constant voices in my head telling me I am sick, the worrying that I did something to make myself sick like using too much aspartame, the fear that a freckle is malignant melanoma, etc. Prozac helps a lot. Also, I am going to start DBT. One other strange thing in my life helped; I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis based on an MRI of my brain and was actually getting treatment in the form of injections for many months. Finally got another opinion and he gave me a spinal tap the results of which showed that I didn't have Multiple Sclerosis. But, for those months that I thought I did I survived.
What is DBT
Posted by gardenergirl on November 29, 2004, at 20:15:16
In reply to Re: cognitive therapy, hypochondria, posted by dawnfawn on November 29, 2004, at 11:05:06
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