Tag Archives: DBT Centers of Michigan

Neuro and DBT

I  know that I promised to post about how Im feeling about the whole therapy situation, and I will get to that, but 1st Id like to go back to yesterday, before I even received Reeds email with the final … Continue reading

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Basically, Theres the Door

I received my reply back from Reed (one of the owners of the DBT Center of Michigan).  Ive had a long day.  Im tired and dont have a lot of time (its almost 8pm and I just got on the … Continue reading

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The 3 Ds, Dissociation, Depersonalization, Derealization

As you know (if you follow this blog regularly) even though I have been doing much better lately in many ways, recently I have been struggling with the urge to fall back in to depression, hopelessness, despair.  This came to … Continue reading

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Flip of the Switch, or Learning to Tolerate Anxiety/Fear

Tuesday, I of course had my therapy session (DBT Centers of Michigan) as usual (and as usual its kind of a blur, but I will do my best to recount what I remember).  Becky and I talked about my being … Continue reading

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Update

Im still feeling really depressed, I dont think thats going anywhere soon (I think the exhaustion is playing a large part in it).  And I am still struggling with the issues that I “vented” about earlier but after talking to … Continue reading

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It Hit Me the Second We Walked Into the Building

As I suspected, as soon as I stopped keeping myself busy Thursday night, as soon as my mind had any time to stop and process my thoughts, my anxiety shot through the roof.  It was bordering on panic all evening … Continue reading

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Therapy – “Episode” Review

Tuesday, I forced myself to get up early (12pm), even though I was still extremely exhausted from the events of Sunday night (So Much For Progress – Parts 1 and 2), and I didnt feel very good (nauseous, sore throat, … Continue reading

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Feelings are Just Feelings, I Dont Have to Give Them Control

Monday night was again spent dealing with severe anxiety and panic.  I kept thinking about my therapy appointment (DBT Centers of Michigan) the next day.  I just wanted to be able to fucking breathe.  I kept wondering how long it … Continue reading

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No Control, No Options

I had a pretty fucked up day yesterday.  Well, it wasnt entirely bad, I enjoyed spending time with my family (mom, dad, Jen, Ava, and I went out to eat), but my mood the rest of the day was definitely … Continue reading

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Allergy Associates

I had managed to pretty much push the fact that I had an appointment at the Allergy Associates of Western Michigan on Monday out of my mind all week.  Therefore  I was able to keep my anxiety at least somewhat … Continue reading

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