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(originally posted on Diaryland.com, 2003-08-24 - 11:16 p.m.)
Still in the jaws of the Black Dogs!
Again, not much energy, and taking things minute to minute. I'm managing to get work done on "Girl Genius", but am in no condition to judge the quality of the painting; that will have to wait until I have a clearer mind.
In the eight-month course in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (or DBT) that I went through about a year ago, one of the skills they taught us is Non-Judgemental Stance. This is the ability to stop evaluating your actions in blaming terms that only make you feel worse and prolong the suffering of the depression. That skill is coming in very handy today.
So is Distress Tolerance: "I can tolerate the distress, by taking it hour to hour, minute to minute, or second to second... I can get through this without spiralling into panic and despair". That one's been a bit more elusive today. Fortunately, I have tranquilizers as a backup to stabilize my mood swings to the point where I can think straight.
In case you're curious, here's a good summary of the Dialectical Behavioral Therapy process. And to make you smile, Trillian's Psych Humor Page. Here's a sample of Trillian's stuff...
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-- How many Narcissistic P.D. does to take to change a lightbulb?
Just one. To hold the lightbulb but he has to wait for the whole world to revolve around him.
-- How many Borderline P.D. does to take to change a lightbulb?
Just one. To threaten suicide if you don't change it for him/her.
-- How many Obsessive-Compulsive P.D. does to take to change a lightbulb?
Just one. But he has to check it 100 times, one for each watt.
-- How many Passive Aggressive P.D. does to take to change a lightbulb?
Oops.I can't believe I broke the last one. I guess you'll have to sit in the dark.
-- How many Dependent P.D. does to take to change a lightbulb?
None, he's still clinging to the old lightbulb.
-- How many Histrionic P.D. does to take to change a lightbulb?
"You want me to change the lightbulb? I could burn my hand! I could be electrocuted! I could fall off the ladder and be paralyzed for life! You don't love me anymore!"
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Neurotics build castles in the sky.
Psychotics live in them.
Psychiatrists collect the rent.
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Still in the jaws of the Black Dogs!
Again, not much energy, and taking things minute to minute. I'm managing to get work done on "Girl Genius", but am in no condition to judge the quality of the painting; that will have to wait until I have a clearer mind.
In the eight-month course in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (or DBT) that I went through about a year ago, one of the skills they taught us is Non-Judgemental Stance. This is the ability to stop evaluating your actions in blaming terms that only make you feel worse and prolong the suffering of the depression. That skill is coming in very handy today.
So is Distress Tolerance: "I can tolerate the distress, by taking it hour to hour, minute to minute, or second to second... I can get through this without spiralling into panic and despair". That one's been a bit more elusive today. Fortunately, I have tranquilizers as a backup to stabilize my mood swings to the point where I can think straight.
In case you're curious, here's a good summary of the Dialectical Behavioral Therapy process. And to make you smile, Trillian's Psych Humor Page. Here's a sample of Trillian's stuff...
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-- How many Narcissistic P.D. does to take to change a lightbulb?
Just one. To hold the lightbulb but he has to wait for the whole world to revolve around him.
-- How many Borderline P.D. does to take to change a lightbulb?
Just one. To threaten suicide if you don't change it for him/her.
-- How many Obsessive-Compulsive P.D. does to take to change a lightbulb?
Just one. But he has to check it 100 times, one for each watt.
-- How many Passive Aggressive P.D. does to take to change a lightbulb?
Oops.I can't believe I broke the last one. I guess you'll have to sit in the dark.
-- How many Dependent P.D. does to take to change a lightbulb?
None, he's still clinging to the old lightbulb.
-- How many Histrionic P.D. does to take to change a lightbulb?
"You want me to change the lightbulb? I could burn my hand! I could be electrocuted! I could fall off the ladder and be paralyzed for life! You don't love me anymore!"
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Neurotics build castles in the sky.
Psychotics live in them.
Psychiatrists collect the rent.
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