Question:
"Andrew T. Austin" <andrewaus…@23NLPeople.com> wrote in message news:3de116db_1@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com… > A client of mine with schizophrenia had an interesting approach to his > journal – using one of the desktop publishing packages, he’d produce a daily > newsletter in the form of a tabloid newspaper front page, complete with > screaming headlines such as, "Derek in Nude Nightmare Shocker!" and side > columns such as "Latest Voices Update". > This definately helped his mental state quite markedly. > The journalistic flair in him grew as the headlines grew increasingly > humorous and funnily enough, he now works part time doing desktop > publishing. > Hope this helps,
Neat idea. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Andrew Austin. > ______ > NLP, Neurology, Schizophrenia: http://www.23NLPeople.com > "Lu" <allemont…@earthlink.net> wrote in message > news:_SwC9.6627$fY3.683229@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net… > > "Lunar 10" <no…@nowhere.com> wrote in message > > news:pLuC9.2608$db6.62715@newsfep1-gui.server.ntli.net… > > > "Lu" <allemont…@earthlink.net> wrote in message > > > news:z1sC9.6168$fY3.642526@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net… > > > > I started a journal today after a particularly bazzare nightmare. Can > > > anyone > > > > give me any insights into how the’ve done the same? Such as maybe how > to > > > > structure a journal and what types of things to write? > > > Are you thinking of starting a journal to log your dreams? Or do you > mean > > > journal in the sense of day to day life as well? > > Both to some extent or another. I’ve never kept a journal before… > > > Writing a journal can be very therapeutic, it sometimes helps get things > > > into perspective. When I used to keep a journal, I found it very > helpful > > to > > > write about how I was feeling emotionally about things, not just a > > catalogue > > > of events. Sometimes it really helps to have a right rant about > something > > > that maybe you don’t feel able to talk to anyone about. Obviously a > > journal > > > is no substitute for a good friend…………… > > I don’t have any freinds to ask, I’ve been living in extreme isolation for > > nearly three years now. I am trying to develope a relationship with my > > therapist though, maybe I’ll ask him too. > > > Michelle
Response:
I started a journal today after a particularly bazzare nightmare. Can anyone give me any insights into how the’ve done the same? Such as maybe how to structure a journal and what types of things to write?
Response:
"Lu" <allemont…@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:z1sC9.6168$fY3.642526@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net… > I started a journal today after a particularly bazzare nightmare. Can anyone > give me any insights into how the’ve done the same? Such as maybe how to > structure a journal and what types of things to write?
Are you thinking of starting a journal to log your dreams? Or do you mean journal in the sense of day to day life as well? Writing a journal can be very therapeutic, it sometimes helps get things into perspective. When I used to keep a journal, I found it very helpful to write about how I was feeling emotionally about things, not just a catalogue of events. Sometimes it really helps to have a right rant about something that maybe you don’t feel able to talk to anyone about. Obviously a journal is no substitute for a good friend…………… Michelle
Response:
"Lunar 10" <no…@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:pLuC9.2608$db6.62715@newsfep1-gui.server.ntli.net… > "Lu" <allemont…@earthlink.net> wrote in message > news:z1sC9.6168$fY3.642526@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net… > > I started a journal today after a particularly bazzare nightmare. Can > anyone > > give me any insights into how the’ve done the same? Such as maybe how to > > structure a journal and what types of things to write? > Are you thinking of starting a journal to log your dreams? Or do you mean > journal in the sense of day to day life as well?
Both to some extent or another. I’ve never kept a journal before… > Writing a journal can be very therapeutic, it sometimes helps get things > into perspective. When I used to keep a journal, I found it very helpful to > write about how I was feeling emotionally about things, not just a catalogue > of events. Sometimes it really helps to have a right rant about something > that maybe you don’t feel able to talk to anyone about. Obviously a journal > is no substitute for a good friend……………
I don’t have any freinds to ask, I’ve been living in extreme isolation for nearly three years now. I am trying to develope a relationship with my therapist though, maybe I’ll ask him too. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Michelle
Response:
"Lu" <allemont…@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:_SwC9.6627$fY3.683229@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net… > I don’t have any freinds to ask, I’ve been living in extreme isolation for > nearly three years now. I am trying to develope a relationship with my > therapist though, maybe I’ll ask him too.
I was a recluse for about 3 years. Can you work or do some kind of job to get into places where you meet people and might find a kindred spirit? A therapist is all very well but you can’t exactly give him a hug. You are more than welcome to drop me a line if you think I could help. Michelle
Response:
"Lunar 10" <lunar….@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:94xC9.3102$db6.84651@newsfep1-gui.server.ntli.net… > "Lu" <allemont…@earthlink.net> wrote in message > news:_SwC9.6627$fY3.683229@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net… > > I don’t have any freinds to ask, I’ve been living in extreme isolation for > > nearly three years now. I am trying to develope a relationship with my > > therapist though, maybe I’ll ask him too. > I was a recluse for about 3 years. Can you work or do some kind of job to > get into places where you meet people and might find a kindred spirit?
Not really, I have some very limiting illnesses. The cumulation of them prevents me from working at this time. > A therapist is all very well but you can’t exactly give him a hug.
True, I just wanted to figure out the best way to keep a journal and the writing down emotional responses to stimuli isn’t a bad idea, I went back and did that to my first entry. > You are more than welcome to drop me a line if you think I could help.
I appreciate your kindness Michelle, I may just do that sometime. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Michelle
Response:
"Lu" <allemont…@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:z1sC9.6168$fY3.642526@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net… > I started a journal today after a particularly bazzare nightmare. Can anyone > give me any insights into how the’ve done the same? Such as maybe how to > structure a journal and what types of things to write?
I mix my journal in with my sketchings and short stories I write… As well as notes from political meetings and so forth… I don’t use a lot of structure… One of the things I’m trying to do is post some of my journal on ujournal.org so that my friends can keep tabs on me, and I can hone writing my thoughts in a more structured way. But my best advice is to take your journal with you wherever you go, that way when you have a few minutes alone you can write down what’s happening, what you’re feeling, etc. Gus.
Response:
A client of mine with schizophrenia had an interesting approach to his journal – using one of the desktop publishing packages, he’d produce a daily newsletter in the form of a tabloid newspaper front page, complete with screaming headlines such as, "Derek in Nude Nightmare Shocker!" and side columns such as "Latest Voices Update". This definately helped his mental state quite markedly. The journalistic flair in him grew as the headlines grew increasingly humorous and funnily enough, he now works part time doing desktop publishing. Hope this helps, Andrew Austin. ______ NLP, Neurology, Schizophrenia: http://www.23NLPeople.com "Lu" <allemont…@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:_SwC9.6627$fY3.683229@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> "Lunar 10" <no…@nowhere.com> wrote in message > news:pLuC9.2608$db6.62715@newsfep1-gui.server.ntli.net… > > "Lu" <allemont…@earthlink.net> wrote in message > > news:z1sC9.6168$fY3.642526@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net… > > > I started a journal today after a particularly bazzare nightmare. Can > > anyone > > > give me any insights into how the’ve done the same? Such as maybe how to > > > structure a journal and what types of things to write? > > Are you thinking of starting a journal to log your dreams? Or do you mean > > journal in the sense of day to day life as well? > Both to some extent or another. I’ve never kept a journal before… > > Writing a journal can be very therapeutic, it sometimes helps get things > > into perspective. When I used to keep a journal, I found it very helpful > to > > write about how I was feeling emotionally about things, not just a > catalogue > > of events. Sometimes it really helps to have a right rant about something > > that maybe you don’t feel able to talk to anyone about. Obviously a > journal > > is no substitute for a good friend…………… > I don’t have any freinds to ask, I’ve been living in extreme isolation for > nearly three years now. I am trying to develope a relationship with my > therapist though, maybe I’ll ask him too. > > Michelle
Response:
Last night I dreamed that a dwarf-sized robotic puppet of Jabba the Hut from Star Wars becomes exhibitionistic and opens up his coat. Then my dead dog came in and sniffed the crotch of Jabba. Very very disturbing but also funny somehow… In article <h0btguc0hd4k39ehu77bc1o6b2hodib…@4ax.com>, killingt…@sosoworld.com says… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> On Tue, 18 Jun 2002 00:49:03 GMT, "Wolven" <Gor-…@prodigy.net> > wrote: > >Anybody have them besides me? What are some of yours about? Mine are so > >disturbing to me that my whole sleep cycle has changed about every two weeks > >for the last three years straight and I’m often kept up for 24-36 hor > >periods due to the fear. > I have this nightmare that someone with a big fat ass is going to > crush me. The horror, the horror.
Response:
"Daniel Intrepid" <phoenixs…@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:MPG.178b2931d2cf45e4989688@news.freenet.de… > Last night I dreamed that a dwarf-sized robotic puppet of Jabba the Hut > from Star Wars becomes exhibitionistic and opens up his coat. Then my > dead dog came in and sniffed the crotch of Jabba. Very very disturbing > but also funny somehow…
dogs…………reminds me of the two innocent nuns on their first trip to the USA. ordered a hot dog and one of them looks inside the hot dog and in horror says to the other nun "which bit of the dog did you get?"
Response:
>I get a lot of really perverse thoughts, voices in my head telling me to >kill people and mutilate them, stuff like that. Is it just me or does anyone >else get this stuff?
my friend did but he did get better after ttaking zyprexa. he said he was tormented by those kindof thoughts
Response:
"Sharonnyte" <sharonn…@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20020618162528.24066.00001495@mb-ml.aol.com… > >Anybody have them besides me? > trazadone used to give me terrible nightmares.
Trazadone use to give me vivid dreaming and terrible nightmares. That is part of the reason I went off of it. Jim
Response:
>Mine are of people being dismembered, demons, devils, women cutting their >children with knives, skin rottting off of peoples flesh, things like that, >sometimes of raping or being raped, I have a terrible time and I’m >concerened about telling my psycher about it for fear of being hospitalized.
i dont think they would hospitalize you for just nightmares. i had a friend who had obsessive thoughts similar to what you described in your dreams. they called it a thought disorder and gave him zyprexa
Response:
Sharonnyte <sharonn…@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20020619145053.26717.00000894@mb-fu.aol.com… > >Mine are of people being dismembered, demons, devils, women cutting their > >children with knives, skin rottting off of peoples flesh, things like that, > >sometimes of raping or being raped, I have a terrible time and I’m > >concerened about telling my psycher about it for fear of being hospitalized. > i dont think they would hospitalize you for just nightmares. i had a friend who > had obsessive thoughts similar to what you described in your dreams. they > called it a thought disorder and gave him zyprexa
I get a lot of really perverse thoughts, voices in my head telling me to kill people and mutilate them, stuff like that. Is it just me or does anyone else get this stuff?
Response:
Then do the yoga. Thats what I did, It helped. Medtation, serious meditation. not for a few years after yoga. You should be able to sit still for three minutes?Not move? So you stopped doing meditation because you had tactiles? Why? Afraid to experiance it? I get tactiles. Damo http://community.webtv.net/damodara/MyStoryasIseeit
Response:
<damod…@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:9223-3D0F955A-509@storefull-2197.public.lawson.webtv.net… > Then do the yoga. > Thats what I did, > It helped. > Medtation, serious meditation. not for a few years after yoga. > You should be able to sit still for three minutes?Not move?
Sometimes, when I close my eyes is when I really start to be tormented. > So you stopped doing meditation because you had tactiles? Why? Afraid to > experiance it?
Yeah, honestly I am. > I get tactiles.
The bugs, skin crawls and pinches aren’t as bad, its the felling of being touched I don’t like. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Damo > http://community.webtv.net/damodara/MyStoryasIseeit
Response:
Sharonnyte <sharonn…@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20020618162528.24066.00001495@mb-ml.aol.com… > >Anybody have them besides me? > i have them and even more frequently llately. they are about my fears. i play > them out over and over in dreams > a recurring one is i am in an elevator and it either falls or it doesnt stop at > floors when going up and goes thru the roof > i have noticed that when i take more xanax to help me sleep it makes my > nightmares worse. > trazadone used to give me terrible nightmares.
Mine are of people being dismembered, demons, devils, women cutting their children with knives, skin rottting off of peoples flesh, things like that, sometimes of raping or being raped, I have a terrible time and I’m concerened about telling my psycher about it for fear of being hospitalized.
Response:
Sharonnyte wrote:
[snip] > a recurring one is i am in an elevator and it either falls or it doesnt stop at > floors when going up and goes thru the roof
[snip] Heh! I just _looove_ the "elevator nightmare thing. In my such nightmares, the damn thing goes _down_ all the way to some sort of dungeon-like hellish basement, which contains unspeakable items and beings. — Ioannis http://users.forthnet.gr/ath/jgal/ ___________________________________________ Eventually, _everything_ is understandable.
Response:
>Anybody have them besides me?
i have them and even more frequently llately. they are about my fears. i play them out over and over in dreams a recurring one is i am in an elevator and it either falls or it doesnt stop at floors when going up and goes thru the roof i have noticed that when i take more xanax to help me sleep it makes my nightmares worse. trazadone used to give me terrible nightmares.
Response:
<damod…@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:19101-3D0F7F8A-558@storefull-2192.public.lawson.webtv.net… > Hi….. > The fear used to trigger me into complete awakeness. Once it lasted > several days. > Nothing would bring sleep including copious amunts of alcohol. My eyes > close my blood turns ice cold. > There are things you don’t let yourself think about. And you forget what > they are but the behavior of switching them off is still in full swing. > I had to learn to allow my thoughts to rise, observe them and not react > but to let them be. > Viet Nam made me a little wacko see…. > Went and studied yoga. Meditation.
The last time I tried meditation I was overcome by some extremely intense tactile hallucinations, since then it just doesn’t work. This whole week I’ve been so nervous and anxious it has had me nautious. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Clearly this was responsible for much of my progress in this matter and > many other psychiatric frontiers. > Damo > http://community.webtv.net/damodara/MyStoryasIseeit
Response:
Hi….. The fear used to trigger me into complete awakeness. Once it lasted several days. Nothing would bring sleep including copious amunts of alcohol. My eyes close my blood turns ice cold. There are things you don’t let yourself think about. And you forget what they are but the behavior of switching them off is still in full swing. I had to learn to allow my thoughts to rise, observe them and not react but to let them be. Viet Nam made me a little wacko see…. Went and studied yoga. Meditation. Clearly this was responsible for much of my progress in this matter and many other psychiatric frontiers. Damo http://community.webtv.net/damodara/MyStoryasIseeit
Response:
There is one normal type dreamnightmare I get though about this great big tub assed guy but it’s probably just some kind of personal symbolism I haven’t figured out yet. No one else would have a dream like that anyway so I’ll just forget it for now and spare the details. http://community.webtv.net/damodara/MyStoryasIseeit
Response:
Nada wrote:
[snip] > >Anybody have them besides me? What are some of yours about? Mine are so > >disturbing to me that my whole sleep cycle has changed about every two weeks > >for the last three years straight and I’m often kept up for 24-36 hor > >periods due to the fear. > I have this nightmare that someone with a big fat ass is going to > crush me. The horror, the horror.
Same here. There is some fat ugly dude in my mind who constantly fights with me, violently. What annoys me is that no matter what I do to him or how I hit him, its feels like he’s made of iron and always comes back and crushes my ass. — Ioannis http://users.forthnet.gr/ath/jgal/ ___________________________________________ Eventually, _everything_ is understandable.
Response:
On Tue, 18 Jun 2002 00:49:03 GMT, "Wolven" <Gor-…@prodigy.net> wrote: >Anybody have them besides me? What are some of yours about? Mine are so >disturbing to me that my whole sleep cycle has changed about every two weeks >for the last three years straight and I’m often kept up for 24-36 hor >periods due to the fear.
I have this nightmare that someone with a big fat ass is going to crush me. The horror, the horror.
Response:
Jim <oldrelig…@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:mLwP8.5027$Sj5.257063982@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com… > "Wolven" <Gor-…@prodigy.net> wrote in message > news:3svP8.2702$6×7.122506269@newssvr15.news.prodigy.com… > > Anybody have them besides me? What are some of yours about? Mine are so > > disturbing to me that my whole sleep cycle has changed about every two > weeks > > for the last three years straight and I’m often kept up for 24-36 hor > > periods due to the fear. > I have had a lot of trouble with nightmares and just plain bad sleep for > years. I have had such violent nightmares that when I burst awake my heart > was out of rhythm and it seemed to just lock up every other beat or so.
I get that too, I wake up with adrenal responses, intense foreboading, apnea and in the last year I’ve started sleepwalking, doing odd things while doing so as well as wetting the bed. >I > have PTSD so I am sure this is a part of it. I dream a lot of real life > fears and phobias. There are times I have not slept for more than 24 hours > just out of pure fear of what would happen when I did go to sleep. > Sleep > meds and relaxation exercises have helped along with dietary changes. Good > luck.
Thanks. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Jim > Please have a look at my web site > http://mybipolar.tripod.com/jim/
Response:
Anybody have them besides me? What are some of yours about? Mine are so disturbing to me that my whole sleep cycle has changed about every two weeks for the last three years straight and I’m often kept up for 24-36 hor periods due to the fear.
Response:
"Wolven" <Gor-…@prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:3svP8.2702$6×7.122506269@newssvr15.news.prodigy.com… > Anybody have them besides me? What are some of yours about? Mine are so > disturbing to me that my whole sleep cycle has changed about every two weeks > for the last three years straight and I’m often kept up for 24-36 hor > periods due to the fear.
I have had a lot of trouble with nightmares and just plain bad sleep for years. I have had such violent nightmares that when I burst awake my heart was out of rhythm and it seemed to just lock up every other beat or so. I have PTSD so I am sure this is a part of it. I dream a lot of real life fears and phobias. There are times I have not slept for more than 24 hours just out of pure fear of what would happen when I did go to sleep. Sleep meds and relaxation exercises have helped along with dietary changes. Good luck. Jim Please have a look at my web site http://mybipolar.tripod.com/jim/
If you like this post and would like to receive updates from this blog, please subscribe our feed.