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November 6, 2011 at 1:21 am #109170
AnonymousInactiveNovember 6, 2011 at 1:21 amPost count: 14413Tai Chi doesn’t really resonate with me, but I do some chi gong exercises that our teacher taught us. He says it’s good for balancing the energy in the body, we have to do it every morning without fail. The one we do is called “Eight Pieces of Brocade”. But I know people that do tai chi and I do think it’s a good practice. I just have a lot of trouble remembering the moves, with the 8 pieces there are only 8 movements and I gave a label to each, even then I still forget and mix them up from time to time.
When I was teaching yoga, I did have a few mother/daughter combinations – usually the daughter is too timid to come to a group class alone so the mom is along for moral support, but actually they both really benefit from it. Most yoga classes will have a little bit of meditation at the end, how much depends on the group and the teacher. There are a wide variety of yoga styles out there, I taught a very gentle style that is good for older adults and also worked with prison inmates, seniors, and paraplegics.
I do like the idea of tai chi and chi gong not requiring any special equipment, you just show up as you are and do what you can. Yoga can also be like that, but sometimes it tends to get competitive (our nature, we always want to be like someone else, or better than we were last week).
Now, I brought up the yoga classes because there is a new style out there called NIA, it’s yoga dance, I don’t like dance so I have never been to a class, but one of my former students says she really loves it, she has fibromyalgia and says it’s helpful for that. Since your daughter loves dance, you might look for something like that in your hometown. Usually the nia teachers also teach yoga, so it might be a way to get her interested in that as well. You can usually get a class pass which allows you to go to any classes offered in the studio’s schedule.
REPORT ABUSENovember 6, 2011 at 1:23 am #109171
AnonymousInactiveNovember 6, 2011 at 1:23 amPost count: 14413Yes, Tea, I highly recommend it, give it a try!
REPORT ABUSENovember 6, 2011 at 2:46 am #109172
AnonymousInactiveNovember 6, 2011 at 2:46 amPost count: 14413I couldn’t agree more No_dop…….the discovering of the flaws and distortions in my perception or vision, was the most frightening and exhilarating thing I ever did!!!! Old distortions do die slow and hard, we are after all, creatures of habit……. years of reinforcement make it a challenge for sure.
However…I found in time, I saw my distortions and vision flaws more easily, and clearly. Once this clarity became more imbedded in me, and I also began to recognize negative signals, and potential dangers earlier, and with that, my life took on a new richness and fullness. I must be diligent and listen though, always, always listen…if I do, my heart tells me what is right, for me. Then, I must act accordingly…
Sounds easy (hahahaha)… you would think…….but, I drop the ball from time to time….then I must remember, to be kind and gentle with myself. Truth is, if I’m going to laugh about it later, I might as well laugh about it now.
Toofat
REPORT ABUSENovember 6, 2011 at 1:51 pm #109173
AnonymousInactiveNovember 6, 2011 at 1:51 pmPost count: 14413toofat, I agree. What happens for me is that I start to see my patterns more clearly AND more often, sometimes that’s all I see. So it often feels as though I’m not making any progress, but starting to see them IS progress. Getting comfy with uncomfortable experiences is our main practice now. Knowing that they don’t last, but not knowing how LONG they will last, well … mysteries of life!
REPORT ABUSENovember 6, 2011 at 1:57 pm #109174
AnonymousInactiveNovember 6, 2011 at 1:57 pmPost count: 14413I just encountered a malicious web attack on my computer while visiting the ILS website. – whoops, wrong thread, will repost.
REPORT ABUSENovember 1, 2012 at 7:08 pm #109175
AnonymousInactiveNovember 1, 2012 at 7:08 pmPost count: 14413Hey all! Just wanted to follow up on where I am at now. I stuck at the psychoanalysis for a bit, but ended up chucking it in. Basically I became unwell, with joint pains and extreme fatigue. Was concerned about rheumatoid arthritis, as it’s in our family. Psychiatrist told me he thought it was psychosomatic and really pushed for more intensive therapy, when I was barely coping with what I was doing at the time. So I ditched it in complete disgust (I really felt I had no support or rapport with this guy). Turns out I had rock bottom vitamin D levels, plus chronic shoulder tendinitis. Both were treated and I feel much better. I still struggle with ADHD symptoms, and my daughter has since been diagnosed with it (as my son was last year) and is on Concerta with a phenomenally positive effect. So I am basically back where I started, but with a happier daughter and a failing marriage to add to the muddle that is my life.
REPORT ABUSENovember 2, 2012 at 4:13 am #109176Great thread!
I mean seriously, I’ve read all of the first page. I’m taking a break but definitely want to finish and I’m mainly posting to just say thank you to everyone who has shared so much on this one. So much applies to problems I’m working through now in my life. I’ve even got some minor problem with my shoulders. For me that could be a disaster in terms of future plans/goals. I’ll start remembering to take the vitamin D3 supplements n get enough sunlight as well as full spectrum light for that. I have physical therapy exercises I can do to keep my shoulders healthy too.
Mainly this thread’s helping me to keep a positive attitude about ongoing therapy I’m in. I think I’m at a point where I could possibly make a solid commitment. It just takes a long time to really get to know a new counselor/therapist/psychologist. Soon I’ll narrow down exactly what type she fits into. She has ADHD, so in some ways the sessions with her are kinda fun/funny. Which fits my personality well. I guess it take a clown to help a clown?. (just a rhetorical question)
Anyways, just wanted to say thanks for sharing the details of your life so well. You guys have helped me tons here. I’m in debt to you guys for sticking around here. I’m working on ways to pay it foreword too.
PS I don’t know if this applies to your situation KrazyKat, but I’ve kinda lost my discipline about what I eat the last couple weeks, the extra sugar and processed stuff, (cookies, ice cream) may have added to the joint pain problems. I’m in less pain just cutting back to normal on the sugar, n carbs the last 4 or 5 days. I really really want some freakin oreo’s though. I love goodies!.. grrr N pizza.
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REPORT ABUSENovember 2, 2012 at 7:40 am #109177Heh, I just got a weird urge to nibble on some KFC! My wife is making carbonara, but I feel like greasy chicken….
I’m going to show myself for the ignorant fool that I am yet again, but what the hell are carbs?
REPORT ABUSENovember 2, 2012 at 10:41 am #109178Carbohydrates. Basically that mainly means most refined grains, root veggies like potatoes. Starchy foods that can be converted into sugars pretty quickly. Like pure sugar is the fastest kind of “carbs”, and brown rice, which has a lot of fiber to slow down the rate our body breaks down the starch into sugars are much slower. Fast carbs are like fast burning wood we use for kindling to build a fire. Complex carbs are the hard woods that burn slower and longer, hotter. I have more examples, but this is not a lullaby, so I shall now shut the fuk up before you start wanting to slap me up side the head.
End of lecture
Thank you very much ****bows and steps down from podium****
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