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Jo3 Inner child therapy/sand play
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Hi everyone Some of you already know that I had memories 4 yrs ago of being sexually abused as a child between the ages of 9-12 by three different guys. I have been noticing lately that I am behaving, at times when in therapy, as a child. Tantrums, s... View more

Hi everyone Some of you already know that I had memories 4 yrs ago of being sexually abused as a child between the ages of 9-12 by three different guys. I have been noticing lately that I am behaving, at times when in therapy, as a child. Tantrums, speaking and acting like a little girl. And it's this little girl that is screaming for love; screaming for a hug from her dad and wanting to be told that everything will be okay. At times it is frustrating because I know I am an adult but this child comes out almost every day. It's embarrassing to put this in writing here but I am wanting some advice from others. Has anyone had any inner child therapy with a counsellor/pyschologist/pyschiatrist? Has anyone had therapy with sand play or art therapy? I've heard that sand play is quite effective for inner child therapy. If anyone has had this type of therapy before I would be interested to hear from them. Thanks Jo

Mares73 Depression & antipyschotics
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Hi all I'm just interested to hear people's experience those who suffer from depression (unipolar) & take an anti psychotic for "offlabel" reasons. I suffer from unipolar depression in that I have never suffered from any format of psychosis or other ... View more

Hi all I'm just interested to hear people's experience those who suffer from depression (unipolar) & take an anti psychotic for "offlabel" reasons. I suffer from unipolar depression in that I have never suffered from any format of psychosis or other mental illness other than anxiety & Post traumatic Stress Disorder. However some time ago my psychiatrist put me on an anti psychotic as she said they help the antidepressant work better & also help with anxiety. I've put up with this for a year now. But the only effects I can note are weight gain & sedation. I tried to stop taking it this week as she said it was something you could just stop. I question that as I didn't sleep for 3 nights & felt terribly sick before getting a script made up again & the chemist telling me to wean myself off them not to stop suddenly. Does anyone else have experience of being put on such a medication when their actual diagnosis is depression? Thanks Mares

Sk07 Medication for anxiety?
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New on here. Looking for advice. I have had anxiety for 3 years with panic disorder and agoraphobia. Recently this has all turned into depression also. Have tried 3 different medications, none which have worked for me. I am currently medication free ... View more

New on here. Looking for advice. I have had anxiety for 3 years with panic disorder and agoraphobia. Recently this has all turned into depression also. Have tried 3 different medications, none which have worked for me. I am currently medication free but I am not getting any better at all. My psychiatrist is on leave for 6 weeks and I am unsure how to cope in that time. Just wondering if people have tried that many medications before and still went on to find one that worked or do I just have to give up on the idea of medication and try and beat it on my own. Any advice would be greatly appreciated because I am feeling quite desperate about it all. Seems like nothing I do is working. Thanks

angelite EMDR
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Hi just wondering if anyone has tried Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. I heard that it works really well for trauma and PTSD.

Hi just wondering if anyone has tried Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. I heard that it works really well for trauma and PTSD.

Perrybj Thirst
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Hello I have started antidepressants for the first time and I am so thirsty and am drinking heaps of water. This is good for me as I didn't used to drink enough but I was wondering if this could be from the medication?

Hello I have started antidepressants for the first time and I am so thirsty and am drinking heaps of water. This is good for me as I didn't used to drink enough but I was wondering if this could be from the medication?

Angry_chook Night sweat side effects
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Hi . I've been on my Ssri for a few years now but am experiencing night sweats and slight twitches with a slightly increased dosage. Does anybody know anything about this?

Hi . I've been on my Ssri for a few years now but am experiencing night sweats and slight twitches with a slightly increased dosage. Does anybody know anything about this?

viper57 depression and doctors
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Hi I am a bit upset with the doctor I saw yesterday I went to find out more about my medication and my sinus we got talking and I was told the relocation back to perth might not be as simple as I thought the doc told me what happened to me moving to ... View more

Hi I am a bit upset with the doctor I saw yesterday I went to find out more about my medication and my sinus we got talking and I was told the relocation back to perth might not be as simple as I thought the doc told me what happened to me moving to tassie might happen again now im a bit worried has anyone had a doc burst your bubble when feeling a bit low

Chloekat84 First psychologist visit
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Hey everyone not sure if anyone is interested or not but i had my first appointment with my psychologist. I was mainly talking about my feelings, symptoms and my past. It was great that my sister could look after my daughter as she doesnt go to child... View more

Hey everyone not sure if anyone is interested or not but i had my first appointment with my psychologist. I was mainly talking about my feelings, symptoms and my past. It was great that my sister could look after my daughter as she doesnt go to childcare in thursdays. Unfortunetly she wont be able to look after her in 2 weeks time which is when i have my next appointment. And its going to be about meditation so the psyc said it would be great if i was on my own to do the meditation but doesnt look like i will be so he said still come even if i have my daughter ill just have to do the exercises at home which is less effective but oh well what can i do?? Also my doctor was able to push up my apoointment with my psychiatrist to the 18th aug instead of waiting tiill next month which is good and my daughter is in childcare that day so works outs well. Only thing is the appt is at 3pm and i need to be back to pick my daughter up by 5.30pm . Im sure it will be fine. Well thats it for now. Got some exercises i need to do at home to get rid of that horrible anxiety/too much adrenaline feeling and thats doing somethin high intensity it can be running on a spot anything for 2 min for 5 times a day. He thinks this should help with the anxiety. Hope everyone has a good day. Take care x