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My friend says I need to comfrol my emotions and begin to deal with the irrational fears that are supposedly a part of PTSD. I am supposedly Bipolar with a wild form of PTSD. SO......with that being said here's what I freaked out about this week so I can get it out.....and I"d LOVE to meet new friends in this group!
Freakout 1 -
Hubby stressed out about loosing time at work
this led to him not dealing with the kids bitching and moanng back
and fourth in the living room instead he made me deal with it and
this is what happened:
When I told the step daughter she was to stand in the corner for being the first one to make a sound when I specifically said NO more TALKING......She refused and FOUGHT me every step of the way.
She told her dad she was asking permission to sing when she lied
and was basically telling me she could talk and sing if she wanted to
and she didn't have to listen to a word I said......Major parental disrespect.......
I don't deal with being disrespected.....My mom emotionally abused me for 19 years.....didn't let up until I put her in her place and told her I
d stop hanging out with her until she straightened up.
I Put a male figure in jail for molesting me for 5 years. and She turned to God instead of telling me she was sorry it happened.
3) My hubby told me if I weigh over 200 pounds he'd leaVE me. Then I finally got it out of him that all he really cares about is me living as long as he does....REality Check. I have Mitral Valve Prolapse and can only gurantee I'd live into my 70's. So then he appologized to me
told me he was sorry he ever said such a thing and said the next time he deals with any amount of stress ie the kids not listening and his work situation that he promises he won't take it out on the wife (meaning me)
4) My husband is forcing me to eat healthier.....(ie his idea to keep me around till I'm as old as he is)
I love my junk food! I am going to miss it. I am going to miss getting
6 pieces of bacon in the morning for breakfast. I really love salt and fat....but I hate what it does to my body.......
When you have irrational fears....HOw do you all deal with them????
Freakout 1 -
Hubby stressed out about loosing time at work
this led to him not dealing with the kids bitching and moanng back
and fourth in the living room instead he made me deal with it and
this is what happened:
When I told the step daughter she was to stand in the corner for being the first one to make a sound when I specifically said NO more TALKING......She refused and FOUGHT me every step of the way.
She told her dad she was asking permission to sing when she lied
and was basically telling me she could talk and sing if she wanted to
and she didn't have to listen to a word I said......Major parental disrespect.......
I don't deal with being disrespected.....My mom emotionally abused me for 19 years.....didn't let up until I put her in her place and told her I
d stop hanging out with her until she straightened up.
I Put a male figure in jail for molesting me for 5 years. and She turned to God instead of telling me she was sorry it happened.
3) My hubby told me if I weigh over 200 pounds he'd leaVE me. Then I finally got it out of him that all he really cares about is me living as long as he does....REality Check. I have Mitral Valve Prolapse and can only gurantee I'd live into my 70's. So then he appologized to me
told me he was sorry he ever said such a thing and said the next time he deals with any amount of stress ie the kids not listening and his work situation that he promises he won't take it out on the wife (meaning me)
4) My husband is forcing me to eat healthier.....(ie his idea to keep me around till I'm as old as he is)
I love my junk food! I am going to miss it. I am going to miss getting
6 pieces of bacon in the morning for breakfast. I really love salt and fat....but I hate what it does to my body.......
When you have irrational fears....HOw do you all deal with them????
BipolarPrincess
Oh I also walked like 6 blocks 3 down and three back and came back and felt like my heart was gonna give on me and I was gonna fall asleep and die.....I'm now Fine BTW.....A friend calmed me down and told me Whenever I have these irrational fears I am to write about them, so here I am asking how you all deal with them???
deleted_user
The most successful tool I've used for irrational fears is to insist for and from myself that I only look at the facts of a situation. I am going to give an example of what I mean: I have an 'irrational fear' that the person I just met at lunch dislikes me and hopes I will never return. She ? he has not made any indication of that. They've been polite and social with me. ... What I force myself to do is look at ONLY what they say, ( not on how I think they said it or meant it. )If they tell me they will call and I am afraid they wont... again, I work with the fact I have at my disposal which is.. they said they would call. Easier rather than panicing that they might not. Sometimes I am too worked up to remember this little tool. Then i pray like the dickens for the episode to pass,.
deleted_user
I am beginning to realize life is to short. I have already died a few times and have come back. If I dont get out there and enjoy life it could be over. I know I have physical limits now but I try to do my best to be positive. i remember when I was blind and comepletly crippled and I am just grateful for another day.
BipolarPrincess
Thanks everyone! I too realize that life is sbort and I know my fears are what they are--but I can't really help that I have them so I need to improvise......Thanks for the explaniant sog that I will just have to look at myself and when I have a panic attack again I will have to realize that I am indeed not going to die and that will be that I will have to tell myself the self talk until I start to believe it......I know easier said then done but I am gonna try.....I am also gonna go for another walk sometime soon today! One walk every day.....
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