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  1. Carpman

    Youngsters give me hope

    I’ve spent lot of time with my sons and work colleagues lately, I’m learning from them as much as they are learning from me, I think the lesson is you can be 20,30,40,50,60 or 70 or whatever and understand what’s really important in life, this gives me hope for a better world right now:)
  2. Carpman

    Cold showers and cold water swimming

    I take regular cold showers after reading quite a bit about it, I definitely feel almost as if my brain reboots, this sounds strange but that’s how I feel, does anyone else do this?:) It’s also facing a fear every morning to have it
  3. Carpman

    Feeling lost about everything following med change.

    I started a job about 3 months ago, was doing really well, I was in 125 sertraline and 50mg amisulpride, I’ve been seeing a therapist for last 6 months who has helped me greatly, also had 3 emdr sessions which were fine, had a letter from mental health unit( local) so went along, he said I don’t...
  4. Carpman

    Brain spotting therapy

    I’m going to be doing this in next few weeks, has anyone got experience with this and what are people’s thoughts? Many thanks
  5. Carpman

    Resentments in therapy

    Hi all, therapy is going ok at moment, starting brain spotting soon and emdr, one thing is I mentioned to therapist about resentments, since the session I’ve been feeling quite angry with the world, I think it brought up lot of stuff, just wandering about other people’s thoughts on the subject...
  6. Carpman

    Amisulpride Effects

    I was put on amisulpride over 15 years ago as well as citalipram for anxiety and ocd in regards to thoughts, I was put on 100mg and I am now on 50 mg, as I have now been told I have ptsd, wandering how this drug works, I’m waiting to see a psychiatrist to discuss meds, just any info About this...
  7. Carpman

    Support worker role wrong choice for me

    Been an engineer for last 25 years, haven’t worked since March so took a roll as support worker for people with disabilities for a charity, I worked Friday/ sat and Sunday, I haven’t slept since Thursday night worrying about the job, my mind has really been in a bad place, have spoken with my...
  8. Carpman

    Propanol side affects and opinions

    Hi recently been put on propanol by my gp 40mg twice a day, feeling quite lethargic and also have the runs so far, so bit concerned, been on them one week, just wanted to see other people’s opinions, many thanks
  9. Carpman

    Sertraline up dose?

    Hi, my doc prescribed 100mg sertraline 2 and half weeks ago, I’ve only taken 50mg every day as I know side effects with these can be horrendous, side effects have dropped a bit, still very anxious, just wandering if now perhaps I should go up in dose as he did state 100mg, just wanted peoples...
  10. Carpman

    Need hope

    Hi, I came off pregablin and sertraline last year, after my mum passed away, I went to therapy, and she was keen on me coming off meds, I finished sertraline just before Christmas, I have never been diagnosed properly, but she felt it was trauma from childhood and high sensitivity, I finished...
  11. Carpman

    Exercise ptsd

    Hi I’ve just started yoga the last two weeks, I also train regular at gym doing weights, and I cycle quite a bit, I did do a lot of running but found next morning I would feel too alert/on edge, has anyone else experienced this at all, I’m also looking at outdoor wild swimming, I’ve just been...
  12. Carpman

    Avoidance

    Hi, my therapist has told me avoidance is my problem, but I have told him everything I know, I am really trying hard doing meditation and trying to look into the root of it, problem I’m finding 3 separate incidents in childhood that always come to me, do I focus on each one separately, but I am...
  13. Carpman

    Diagnosed With PTSD - What Has Helped Others?

    Hi, I’ve struggled from anxiety for most of my adult life, I was put on concoction of meds which I came off most of them last year, I went to therapy after my mum died as I realised I had issues as I’ve always felt anxious alert all the time, unwanted thoughts, low self asteem, shame and fear, I...
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