EveHarrington
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I only feel “bad” emotions in my body.
Can someone share how they feel happiness or excitement or joy or....?
Can someone share how they feel happiness or excitement or joy or....?
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I had a manic episode last year. The 'blockage' seemed to lift and it was like a warmth in my chest. Obviously not a normal experience as I was very ill, but I wonder if that's what everyone else feels but in smaller doses.I only feel “bad” emotions in my body.
Can someone share how they feel happiness or excitem...
Me too! I have always been uncomfortable in body scan meditation bc I can't connect with my toe or ankle or head or shoulder. It drives me insane so I quit trying. I still have blank spots in my body scan that I feel absolutely nothing like that part was amputated... crazy.I know when I first did the meditation for the body scan I had no idea how to find my foot let alone i...
Thank you for this. I think I realised that thoughts aren't feelings and it scared me. Because I feel like I have no feelings. Now I can see that isn't strictly true. The feelings are there and definitley produce thoughts and 'action urges' (as my T would call them). I just want to notice them. Especially happiness. I get that noticing pleasure is a start. But happiness is the holy grail. I have survived my trauma, there is plenty of things in my life that I know logically should produce happiness. Just need to tap in somehow. Defo need some kind of new T approach i think.I had trouble noticing emotions in my body too, though I'm getting better at it. I was scared when...
Thank you for this. I think I realized that thoughts aren't feelings and it scared me. Because I feel l...
That is awesome. Will look into dbt. Can I ask what dissociation is? I dissociated once in a session (spaced out) but can it be more than that? I wish you well. A lot of what you said resonates (with something haha). :)Oh, it's really scary, I thought something was really wrong with me and felt a lot of anxiety. Like...
That is awesome. Will look into dbt. Can I ask what dissociation is? I dissociated once in a session (s...