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Staying positive in a blip

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Lou342
Lou342

Hi everyone,

Blips are part of healing for many of us in this group. Every time I promise I wont get sucked into the downward spiral. It is so hard. I am writing this advice to myself and anyone feel free to add to the list of what to do when a blip hits! to be honest I am more in a blip than out of blip....had a normal week there so this one is hitting pretty hard.

  1. keep normal routine as much as possible.
  2. Rest the mind with meditation and mindfulness
  3. write down circling negative thoughts and look for evidence of truth....write alternatives to the negatives
  4. get as much physical contact and hugs as possible
  5. This last one is a biggie for me and I am talking about myself here......just accept what you feel and dont feel sorry for yourself

please add to the list and good luck with your blips

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  • laura45992
    laura45992 Lou342

    Posted

    Great post! Im in a blip too and trying to keep my normal routine does seem to help me, but resting more helps me too. Keep a routine but dont over commit.

    • Lou342
      Lou342 laura45992

      Posted

      Thanks Laura x sending you a virtual hug and fingers crossed you come out the other end quickly. We will certainly be more resilient by the end of our battles x

  • CLH19
    CLH19 Lou342

    Posted

    Hi Lou, thanks for the advice. its nice to know that its common when you're healing.

    This helps me, after my first blip i thought I was back to square one as I wasn't expecting it

    1. Remember that a blip won't last forever, you can get through it.
  • jane09529
    jane09529 Lou342

    Posted

    I'm having a large anxiety blip yesterday and today. Am six weeks into changing dose from 20mg to 30mg which has worked before. Definitely having some better days when I felt almost normal but then yesterday evening and night had huge anxiety blip and there I go again. Thoughts go round and round. Are the pills not working? Will I feel like this forever? I think my trouble is I try to battle because I hate that adrenalin rush feeling and feel you just need to let go and accept these feelings. I know what I ought to do but its damned hard doing it. Still I've got better before so I just have to believe I will again.

    Good luck to everyone going through blips at the moment. Stay strong and try to keep positive. xx

    • lala25752
      lala25752 jane09529

      Posted

      blips are the worst arent they it's because you start feeling better it finally gives you some hope and then boom it just hits you out of nowhere and sets you back so much. this time I feel like it's my period that's made me blip so bad this time again same thing happened last month too. I can relate so much with the thoughts that its not going to work again. just bring down the mood so much. but we will get there just need to be patient. it's a long journey I wish it was like a fast acting pain killer but its not so we all need patience.

  • jane09529
    jane09529 Lou342

    Posted

    Hi Lala

    thanks for your reply Blips are utter rubbish. the anxious tension is unbearable almost. just resting and going with the flow as had an anxious night. Hoping meds will start to even out soon. Six weeks feels like forever but I know it's not in terms of citalopram. I think this time thing is a bit destructive as you anticipate more. I suppose it sometimes depends on how you were in the first place. keep battling on- it's all we can do but it helps so much to know we are not alone. xx

    • Lou342
      Lou342 jane09529

      Posted

      hi jane, you lifted today? i just jept repeating accept and float today when I felt rough. I did normal routine and now I am feeling fine. until tmrw lol! I wonder if our blips now mean we will be blip free for xmas?

    • jane09529
      jane09529 Lou342

      Posted

      Hi Lou

      Much better night and no panic attacks thank you. Feel much more positive this morning. You are right about letting go. I just kept telling myself yesterday not to try and reason it out. It is what it is just let it go. Anxiety still there a bit but much reduced. Thanks for listening. Let's hope that's the last blip for a while. I'm post menopause so difficult to know exactly what my hormones are up to but could easily be related. xxx

    • Lou342
      Lou342 jane09529

      Posted

      god I wish I was post menopausal.....I and jittery today, emotional and had an early wake up....then got my period. Helps to explain the last few days x are you on citralopram?? x glad you are feeling lifted x

    • jane09529
      jane09529 Lou342

      Posted

      Hi again Lou

      Feel like I'm on a see saw. Yesterday was as low as I could go and today just the opposite. been out and about and feeling pretty OK. Glimpses of old me in there. I am on citalopram . Have been on 20mg for ages but had a pretty traumatic year and was persuaded to up them to 30mg. Now been on 30mg for six weeks and had all side effects imaginable. I am getting better slowly as do have some good periods of day/whole days when I'm more human so have some confidence the pills are doing something but yesterday panicked me because it felt like Stage 1 again. However today is vastly different so hope I'm back on track. xxx

  • Lou342
    Lou342

    Posted

    Just an add on for the ladies in the group. Our dips can be linked to hormonal shifts....

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