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criticism as a possible trigger and sobriety

VoltaireArcane
VoltaireArcane
I have a weird anxiety about confrontation, rejection, criticism and offending people, but it's sort of two-pronged.

Either my emotions shut off and become completely inaccessible, giving me this schizoid-like flat affect, or I have an anxiety attack, or an anxiety attack followed by my emotions shutting off.

Have any of you experienced this?

I guess it's just best to work on levelling my emotions under pressure. Having an emotional power outage is uncomfortable for me and creepy for other people, it makes me temporarily unsociable and in some cases has interfered with my relationships.

As a side note I'm deciding to go off of the pain medicine I take daily, Oxycodone. I've gotten it down to trace amounts, usually only a couple 5mgs a day, so I can dose in quarters or halves several times.

My goal is a quarter 5mg once in a while if it's unbearable, otherwise none at all. I don't have an opioid "problem" anymore but it is impossible to be productive on the stuff, and I'm wanting my pain tolerance back.

It's hard if for no other reason than the nagging everyday pains not being vanquished on the spot and you find you have a lot of time on your hands when your mind is clear more often than it isn't.

Also I came up with a personal little project o' mine, but that is for a separate post that will be done shortly.
sfagrad
sfagrad
Whern I feel "out of control" I get either very upset(crying and hysterical) or really irrable(picking fights and just being in a really bad mood. When I get irriable it is usualy when i am stressed or tired and stress gets me really upset. At my worst a friend of mine told me I sounded emotionless, that hurt because i cared about this friend. Needless to say we are not friends anymore. My meds have really helped me keep this under control, there are occasional slips but those are not as bad as they use to be.
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
Meds can certainly give us a flat affect or change our behaviour ... or could it be personality related??

If it's your personality, therapy could help a great deal with this... and your relationships could improve a great deal....x
tommymott
tommymott
I don't like confrontation and that carries over from an early age listening to my parents squabble. I don't mind criticism if it's done politely but so many people use it as a reason to be mean and I won't tolerate that. I will write off and avoid anyone who fails to satisfy my requirements.
dsf95
dsf95
We live in a hypercritical society. Listen to criticism, consider it, and discard it if it's invalid, or gently apply it in the future if it has validity.

I live in a town that's a bit provincial in its way and certainly a bit cliquish and snobbish. I cannot avoid interaction with all these folks, but I think they are often hilarious in their efforts to present themselves as superior to others. I don't know if I even want to be totally accepted in a society that I feel abandoned me and destroyed me emotionally as a child.
rappciteeinblue
rappciteeinblue
When I feel rejection or feel anxiety, I cry a whole lot. For the past week, I have cried at my desk.

Some anti anxiety meds can help,although you have to be careful.

Also, DBT helps.I can't find the website, but there is a place you can go to get DBT "Instant Mindfulness" music that helps you relax.
evildoer
evildoer
You completely described me except for the pain meds. Pain meds make me vomit ferociously. But other than that, yeah, that's how I feel too. I keep thinking I'll grow out of it someday.
deleted_user
deleted_user
i had & still have it @ times. i try ta avoid any confrontation or makin anyone feel bad @ all costs. even ta defend myself cause it just isnt worth the pain it causes anyone. dont get me wrong. every once in a while i do spout like @ hellmart. i do get anxiety when someone hurts me. i try ta let it hurt & cry it out or use the ol pillows. i write bout it. i dont think its a bad thing ta remove urself from anxious situations but it could b a good thing ta try ta learn how ta cope when in em & practice so it gets *better* its helped me anyways.

great job on the oxy. thats awesome & projects are always awesome. also found yoga again & it helps w pain & relaxes ya.
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