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  1. Juso

    smoking weed and dissociative disorders

    I don't know what you think my argument was but I just wanted to say that I think the interest in studies like these will increase because more and more countries are legalizing Cannabis. 😊 Not my personal opinion that the interest should be higher, just think that it will be.
  2. Juso

    smoking weed and dissociative disorders

    Thanks guys! I actually do know the study that @joeylittle quoted but wanted to know if there are others that I do not know about yet. Because, as you've said: I've studied neuropsychology and had to read hundreds of studies during my bachelor and master study programme. I've also carried out a...
  3. Juso

    smoking weed and dissociative disorders

    That is interesting, thanks for sharing, do you know from which study/studies this information came from?
  4. Juso

    Just another EMDR thread. With added scepticism

    Normal exposure therapy has to do with the gradual weakening of a conditioned response. And EMDR to an extent, too. But EMDR mainly works by rewiring your brain in a way "normal" exposure therapy can not. This is a simplified explanation: Normal exposure therapy --> Associating an anxiety...
  5. Juso

    Loving Dangerous People

    I think I love traumatized people. Because all my exes and friends have suffered childhood and adult trauma, mostly both. But maybe everyone is traumatized? I just cannot tell. When it comes to romantic relationships, I think I pick people who are similar to my mother (regarding anger issues, a...
  6. Juso

    Relationship Girlfriend with CPTSD Hospitalized for Mental Breakdown, Don't Know What to Do (Long Read)

    I'm really sorry that this happened to you. Sounds like she is psychotic atm. Some people who have been traumatized experience an episode of psychosis after they've been triggered. There's nothing you can do right now except hope she's getting the right treatment. Also, this doesn't mean she has...
  7. Juso

    Psychosomatic symptoms (e.g. pain) and EMDR

    That makes sense! For me it feels like something is coming out of my body - but the process of pulling it out is painful and lenghty. Sometimes I also think EMDR just reveals parts of me/lets them speak. Thanks❤️
  8. Juso

    Psychosomatic symptoms (e.g. pain) and EMDR

    @Freida Thanks for your reply😌In my case it does not happen directly after or during the session (tho sometimes it does too) - it just happens increasingly more on average since I started doing EMDR therapy. Does that make sense?
  9. Juso

    Psychosomatic symptoms (e.g. pain) and EMDR

    Hey guys, I have the general impression that since I've started doing EMDR therapy some months ago, I began to gradually feel more psychosomatic symptoms (e.g. bone pain in hands, arms, feet and legs, pain in my lower abdomen, intense itching and violent scratching, ect). Can anyone relate...
  10. Juso

    How do you usually react physically/mentally when you're triggered?

    Depending on the situation, I either dissociate and essentially temporarily lose my ability to feel or I end up in a hyperaroused state. The latter includes intense emotions (mostly fear or anger, often in the form of intrusive emotional flashbacks), chaotic thoughts, psychosomatic reactions...
  11. Juso

    Childhood Relationships with parents.

    I totally get why you feel bad. Your mum is an abuser as well tho - in this situation and in many others as well - which would make you the victim who needs to be protected. So I understand why you prefer your dads honesty over your mums gaslighting. That doesn't make you an asshole, its a...
  12. Juso

    I am my own mother and father

    Thats such an amazing idea. Thanks for sharing🥰
  13. Juso

    Does anyone here feel 'jealous' of people who got it worse?

    Maybe you have a problem with minimizing your own trauma and this jealousy comes from wanting to be able to allow yourself to feel compassion for yourself?
  14. Juso

    smoking weed and dissociative disorders

    It does help me sometimes, but it also tends to make me more dissociated. And since I've begun with EMDR I've had really awful panic attacks after smoking it. Recently I tried using herbs/leaves instead of tabacco and that completely extinguished my panic and reduced my dissociation. I like to...
  15. Juso

    Clumsiness, bumping into things or people, dropping stuff ... can you relate?

    Hey @Qispiumina ! Thanks for you reply;blank;i've focused on autism for my masther thesis now unfortunately. But I still want to carry out a study about this topic - maybe while writing my phd? I'll let you know if I will be able to do some research next year!❤
  16. Juso

    Why is it that I can concentrate better when

    It may have to do with the Yerkes-Dodson law. Neuropsychological studies found out that people need extra or less stimulation (depending on their brain's current level of arousal and depending on the difficulty of the task) in order to improve their cognitive/behavioral performance. That way...
  17. Juso

    What Song Are You Listening To Right Now?

    I've loved this song when it wasn't famous yet, and I still love it so so so much. I feel like it might be about experiencing dissociation and how people can help you snap out of it.
  18. Juso

    Body memory/flashback after smoking cannabis?

    Oh, I forgot to mention that I am completely aware of how easily you can create false memories. I'm in the process of becoming a therapist myself (studied Psychology and Neuroscience, now in my Neuropsychology Master) and I've read a lot about how brain function can be affected by and internal...
  19. Juso

    Body memory/flashback after smoking cannabis?

    Hey @joeylittle , thanks a lot for your reply! I hope its okay if I answer only once and then try to move on from this, just because my T and I think its for the best in my current situation. I began to have problems with sleep now (can't fall asleep and wake up all often during the night) and I...
  20. Juso

    Body memory/flashback after smoking cannabis?

    Oh, and of course I told her about my suicidal thoughts. But we didn't have time to talk about them in more detail because my dysregulation got in the way. I'm not too worried about it right now though, and I'll see her again next week.
  21. Juso

    Body memory/flashback after smoking cannabis?

    Hey @Ronin , thanks so much for thinking of me. I just came home from therapy and I am beyond exhausted. I will talk about this flashback stuff now and then I'm gonna take a break from talking about it for a while (its what me and my T think is the best thing to do in my current situation). I...
  22. Juso

    Body memory/flashback after smoking cannabis?

    You're right, and I would maybe consider doing that, but as of tomorrow, I'll be working full time in a traumaclinic (ironically) for 4 months to finish my Neuropsychology Master. After that I may have time for an outpatient program, given that I can still work 4 days a week to pay my rent and...
  23. Juso

    Body memory/flashback after smoking cannabis?

    Thanks so much @Ronin . I have therapy tomorrow, so I'll talk to my T about the SI, even though I am scared she'll want me to go inpatient or something. Which I absolutely do NOT want. Tbh I'd rather lie to her and say I am completely safe in order to not go inpatient. And I know how dumb and...
  24. Juso

    Body memory/flashback after smoking cannabis?

    I'm really, really bad at those. So I know I have to practice them. I'll try again today. Yeah, I think my main problem in general is that I just don't really have anything that calms me down when I have to sit something out. Yesterday night that ended in me almost attempting suicide. I have a...
  25. Juso

    Body memory/flashback after smoking cannabis?

    Thanks a lot for your input @Ronin ! I found your suggestions very helpful. I will try to do that, I also have been trying to do that the last 2 days. Unfortunately it plays like a broken record in my brain even though I am trying so hard to distract myself. Everytime I am thinking about it and...
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