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Default Mar 27, 2019 at 02:54 PM
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Hallucinations suck.
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Default Mar 27, 2019 at 11:58 PM
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For how long, and how often, have you been having them?
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I'm so sorry you are struggling, Slumberkitty. Please know that you have a cheer squad here on PC. Hugs, caring thoughts and prayers for you.
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For how long, and how often, have you been having them?
I get visual hallucinations all the time...maybe 5 days out of the week. The things I see vary, but these specific ones I've been having the past couple of days. I saw my Pdoc last night who wasn't too concerned about them. He's more concerned about auditory hallucinations which I get less of. I don't see my T until April 15 so I just gotta deal with them as best as I can. Thanks for caring. Hugs Kit

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I'm so sorry you are struggling, Slumberkitty. Please know that you have a cheer squad here on PC. Hugs, caring thoughts and prayers for you.
Thanks ennie. Thank you for caring. HUGS Kit

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Default Mar 28, 2019 at 12:55 PM
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I'm really glad that you talked to your Pdoc about them.

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Default Mar 28, 2019 at 02:27 PM
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I'm really glad that you talked to your Pdoc about them.


What helps or could help in dealing with them?

Actually acknowledging them helps. It sort of takes some of the power away from them. Reality testing. Doing something comforting or soothing. Changing my environment--like going for a walk if the hallucinations are on the walls. Journaling about them. Talking it through with my T but I won't see her until April 15. Praying. Getting distracted by something else that requires a lot of concentration like a puzzle or something. Making myself use the five senses (or several of them) to pay attention to my surroundings that I know are real. Things like that. So I do have some tools to combat them.

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Default Mar 29, 2019 at 07:26 PM
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((((((((( SlumberKitty )))))))))
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Default Apr 15, 2019 at 02:40 PM
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I was supposed to see my therapist today but she had a family emergency and had to cancel. I haven't seen her since March 18th and now I'm not going to see her until May 6th. I want to SH right now. My emotions are all over the place and I want to cry. She had been pushing me last time to extend out my not SH-ing even after Lent. But now that I'm not going to see her until after that, I'm worried I'm going to relapse and I'm going to relapse spectacularly. I hadn't decided if I was going to push out my date of not SH-ing but now it's that much harder to. Kit

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Default Apr 15, 2019 at 04:13 PM
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Oh dear that is unfortunate, no chance to see her until May 6th.

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Maybe journaling or calling a listening line or using something online like 7 Cups could help?
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So far I am not figuring out what it is I need to figure out this week. I'm working on deciding if I should push out my time on not SH-ing after Lent. Part of me wants to not commit to more time because I feel unwell, and I feel undone, and losing that coping mechanism, well, it's just not going to be productive if I don't have something to replace SH (and so far I don't). On the other hand, part of me wants to extend the time out because I feel like if I SH, I'm not going to be able to do just a little bit, I'm going to end up back at the hospital for stitches, and that's just embarrassing and expensive. But whenever I go for what I consider to be a long time without, when I do it, I DO IT. And it's like a big mess. With Lent, I felt like I was making a promise to God and that made it feel like a concrete thing. If I just promise myself or my T, it doesn't hold the same weight for me. My parents are going to be gone a few times in the upcoming months and I know that if I am able to SH, I will do it when they are gone, so that way they won't necessarily know that I went to the hospital (I have my own insurance through my work so I'm not on theirs). So that's another reason to extend it out. I wish I could have talked this through with T on Monday, but since she had to cancel, I'm talking it through with ya'll. I still haven't come to any sort of answer, or conclusion. I'm just trying to sort out my emotions and my logic and not run out of time before making a decision. HUGS Kit

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Default Apr 17, 2019 at 12:15 PM
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Here are two possible ideas.

1. You could speak here or (or perhaps on another thread) about various options people use to substitute for SH. It is possible that a fruitful discussion could ensure, in which you make progress on finding a substitute.

2. Eastertide is a time of resurrection and new life. While Lent is/was a time to give up things such as SH, perhaps Eastertide is a time to embrace a new life with regard to SH.

You made a Lent promise to God, maybe you could also make an Easter promise to God. For example, you could promise God to extend until your next appointment with T on May 6. Perhaps pray about what sort (if any) of Easter promise to make to God?
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Default Apr 17, 2019 at 12:26 PM
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Thanks Bill, you gave me some ideas to think about/pray about. HUGS Kit

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I saw my T today. I was able to get in on a cancellation. I thought seeing my T would help me know whether or not to extend out my no SH until Pentecost. But it didn't. T didn't say. Most of me thinks I should but a little part of me thinks I shouldn't. That's the hopeless part of me. I need some encouragement to keep this up, please...thanks. hugs Kit

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Default Apr 20, 2019 at 09:42 PM
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Keep on keeping on Kit!

You have done great so far and are doing great!



Most of you is on the right track!

Hang in there, one day at a time!

And: Congratulations on reaching your goal
of Easter! Super well done!

You can do more!



One day at a time!

Happy Easter!
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Thanks Bill3....I needed that. Happy Easter to you also. Hugs Kit

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I'm going to do this. I'm committing to No SH until Pentecost. I'm gonna need everyone's support, but together I think we can do this. Hugs Kit

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You can do it!

One day at a time!

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I wish that I had thought about doing that myself!
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