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Guided imagery

dsf95
dsf95
I really think guided imagery is helpful. I like Belleruth Naparstak and she has some PTSD related videos on YouTube. I really liked the one she did for Depression, but can't find that one. I visualized my "happy place" as my college library with the comfy chairs.

I'm sorry I'm posting a lot; I feel really scared tonight.
silverstars
silverstars
hi dsf,

interesting that you posted this,as i was going to post something about
how i had been trying various guided meditations on youtube,and oddly ending up on the verge of a panic attack each time i attempted one....perhaps guided imagery would be different...

i really hope you feel better....take good care.
arfie
arfie
You've been posting allot? I had to run a little memory check on that one. My memory has been flakey lately. I am keeping close tabs on it. Check complete. You haven't been posting much here.

I, too, am glad you posted this. I have been in need of calming exercises lately. Herstorically, visualization has worked extremely well for me. I tend to think in pictures, anyway.

I think my happy place of the day might be on the "Widow's Walk" in Fort Defiance State Park. From there I can watch the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. It ain't much to look at on the surface, but the undercurrents are among the most powerful in the world.

I wish you would post more, ds. High fiber chews. . . Thank you.
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
ds, no need to apologize for how often you're posting; thanks for posting a lot. This is really helpful. I keep guided imagery meditations on my iPod to use during the day at work. Thanks for offering me new ones.

I loved your version of a happy place! :-)
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
By the way I went to YouTube and copied the links of 2 of those Belleruth Naparstak guided imagery meditations to use today. She IS good.
dsf95
dsf95
We did guided imagery in an outpatient program I was in years ago. I also liked the movies we watched. We watched something called Kaleidoscope Glasses and Dark Shades with the actor that played Wally Cleaver about bipolar disorder. The actor reenactments were hilarious. One segment involved an older black man being confronted about spending thousands on books and using all the money. He waved his arms helplessly and said "I read, I understand! I need books!" And walked off in a drama queen huff. Then Wally Cleaver comes back to explain how serious the book tantrum is.
dsf95
dsf95
I am NOT making fun of bipolar disorder; just the movie. It did cover the topic, though.
Muskoka007
Muskoka007
thanks for posting, i am going to check it out Belleruth :)
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