Re: Help guys...

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Hi and others,

I just wanted to add that at one point I couldn't even have a conversation with

my roommate because it would trigger anxiety, when I was at a low point.

Abusive tones can affect some people very much even if they aren't directed

toward you! I recommend highly the book Emotional Freedom by Judith Orloff. It

is really eye-opening, I'm willing to say that everyone on this forum can learn

something from it. But to the point, it is important to recognize when you are

(or may be) in a " triggering " situation, and promptly remove yourself. (It took

me a long time to learn I have to " remove " myself from my mom's stream of words

- in mid sentence!). I hope this is helpful - please check out the book, I

thought it was really well done.

Moon

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> Joanne,

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> I think I need to hear this too shall pass. It's 1:40 am and I've gone into a

major fibro flare and suddenly depression too and my back neck is killing me

along with top thigh ligaments. I just posted at around 11 or so I think and I

was in a bit of a flare but it's hit a bit harder suddenly and mood has gone

into a not good place. This is worst since Corvalen M. Maybe it will pass, I

don't know what's going on.

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> I wonder if it's connected, the fibro flare and the mood dip. I am not feeling

well. I keep 5-HTP on hand for real emergecy when I feel so down I feel sick to

my stomach. This feels like a bad flare with a chemical depression. I know fibro

affects neurotransmitters.

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> Joanne I have no idea what's going on. I was at a mtg for 12 step study and it

is a mixed mtg of all 12 step programs, overeaters, debtors, etc.

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> Anyway for about a month or more I was in a 12 step study " group " of about 6

to help each other with the steps. They are all AA's except me, and great except

for one guy who got very abusive a couple weeks ago when the other men weren't

there and it's his house. I was very stressed at the mtg tonight though there

are 150 or so people because he was such a bully, with the AA rage and

abusiveness of the AA rageaholic.

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> I don't know if this could cause a flare, but I felt deep anger tonight at the

big mtg as he is there, because the weekend he did that it was just him and me

and another woman with no voice, very much a " no voice " woman. He only got

abusive because there were no men. But I feel very much anger at any abuse by

some nutty AA. I felt anger at the mtg and when I got home remembering how I was

helpless as he is this tall man and I am a petite woman.

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> Anyway I felt bad when I got home from the mtg wonderng if I should be in a

huge step study led by an AA (long time Alanons have asked me why I would put

myself in that position) but all the others seemed fine,and I've met many AA's

who are lovely).

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> I don't know if this historical abuse set this off. I can't beleive I felt so

bad I just took some 5-HTP just about 1/5 of a capsule. It doesn't sit great

with me but can pull me out of a severe mood dip.

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> I don't know what's hitting, neck is so stiff and shoulder and going down

back.

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> Feeling very bad and need a little support here.

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> Jean

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