I feel blank? Empty? Sad? Bored? I dont know. Im tired but i cant sleep. That feeling just before the voice flood my head, but not quite. I cant breath, but im not in a panic. I can smile. I can do things for a bit before it hits me again and i feel confused? Broken? Something feels… off. I don’t know what to say when people ask me if I’m alright. The only thing that come to mind is that it’s to soon to tell. It’s been like this for months almost every day. Do you guys ever feel this? What is it? I’m confused?
I was like that after my psychosis came down a bit. When I started meds I felt like that, empty…
Maybe talk to your pdoc about it. If it continues much longer you’ll need an antidepressant.
cc: @Teo
Or training in HOW to feel again? And feel safely? (See below.)
Let’s hope our prescribers know that anti-Ps are used to help us get emotionally stabilized. And not to turn us into feelingless zombies. Because once one is adequately stabilized with medications, one can use these psychotherapies to feel our feelings – and lead a fuller life – again.
DBT – http://behavioraltech.org/resources/whatisdbt.cfm
MBSR – Welcome to the Mindful Living Blog
MBCT - Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: theory and practice - PubMed
ACT – ACT | Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
10 StEP – Pair A Docks: The 10 StEPs of Emotion Processing
MBBT – An Introduction to Mind-Body Bridging & the I-System – New Harbinger Publications, Inc
SEPT – Somatic experiencing - Wikipedia
SMPT – Sensorimotor psychotherapy - Wikipedia
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You’re right, I keep forgetting that. Thanks for the reminder…