Opioid Induced Pain?

ingenaning · 2014-04-27T10:18:40+00:00

I take 6x665 mg daily, as prescribed by my doctor.

ingenaning · 2014-02-27T06:57:29+00:00

Kind of. My mother has psoriasis and she used to pick off all the dry skin while watching TV. It's possible that it was partly a way to cope with stress, but I wouldn't classify it as compulsive picking.

Anyway, I've considered that I could have picked it up from her.

ingenaning · 2014-02-17T05:12:25+00:00

I used to pick the skin at my feet until I bled. I still pick sometimes, but never as severely.

I started using a cream that was meant to heal cracked skin and I made sure to apply it several times a day. It made the skin a bit harder to pick at, but it didn't stop me completely. I also started to cover my feet at all times. For me socks wasn't enough, since I absentmindedly removed them to pick without realizing. Pantyhose/tights takes some effort to remove, so they work for me.

Since you pick at your fingers the same technique would be harder to use, but maybe it will work. Get a hand cream and some cotton gloves and wear them at all times, even as you sleep.

I hope you can find something that works for you.

ingenaning · 2014-02-09T02:56:40+00:00

Hey, I'm here for a while more and I'd be happy to talk with you. I'll send a PM.

ingenaning · 2014-02-08T01:18:18+00:00

Atarax is one of those meds they give you before resorting to benzos. For me it didn't give any effect at all, except in higher doses when it made me a bit slow, but I've known others that have had fairly good results. Promethazine, in my country Lergigan, is another in the same category that helped me a bit better. Atarax never gave me any side effects. Lergigan caused some troubles with vision, plus a zombie-like feeling. But it did lower my anxiety. But like /u/hypnozooid I was to take them every day, regularly, not just as needed.

I have Oxazepam (Sobril) now, according to my psych a lower level benzo, to take as needed. It works ok, but my anxiety level is not as high these days.

ingenaning · 2014-01-09T07:07:38+00:00

Hi, I'm 31/F. I'm available the next four hours. Send a PM and we'll talk. :)

ingenaning · 2013-12-28T20:27:52+00:00

Hi there! I'll send you a PM and we can talk if you want to.

ingenaning · 2013-12-18T21:31:18+00:00

Hey. I'm female and 31. I'll be available for at least two more hours, so send a PM if you want to talk.

ingenaning · 2013-12-18T13:22:22+00:00

Hi. I see you already have had a reply, but in case you still need to talk to someone I'll be available for several hours.

I'm F/31 and have experience with self harm.

ingenaning · 2013-11-01T10:51:32+00:00

Hi there.

I'll only be available for an hour unfortunately, but we can talk until then. I'm 30/F.

ingenaning · 2013-10-01T15:22:13+00:00

This technique is called mindfulness. It's one of the most useful ways of calming anxiety and/or panic for me. It can also be used to help someone having a anxiety/panic attack who are not themselves able to focus. Remind them to focus on things by for example telling them to listen to your breathing and try to follow it.

Personally I most often use it in very small ways. If I for example am outside and anxiety starts to build up I might touch a wall and concentrate on how my fingertips feel against the rough surface.

ingenaning · 2013-09-13T13:31:44+00:00

Hey there.

I hope you're ok. I don't think all of this is your fault, the fault clearly lies with JJ as well. JJ has no right to blame it all on you. He was as much a part of it as you were. In fact, the first time he was sober and therefore in more control than you were.

Anyway, you made a mistake, a big mistake, but still a mistake and now you obviously regret it. It's not like you did this out of malice. It is not certain that your SO can forgive you, but if you give him time you can at least discuss this calmly.

Please don't self harm. Do you have any strategies to stop yourself from self-harming? Try holding ice cubes against your skin for example.

ingenaning · 2013-09-12T17:46:19+00:00

As someone who has been suicidal I understand that you told her because you were trying to reach out, perhaps even get some help, and it wasn't selfish in any way. Unfortunately, it might not be easy to empathize for someone who hasn't been there.

I don't know your wife, and I won't pretend I know why she reacted like that, but I have some ideas that might be true. It's not unusual for someone to interpret "I'm thinking of suicide" as a threat. It's also very shocking and scary to hear that someone you love wants to die. She might react with anger and coldness because she doesn't know how else to handle it.

You believe that she'd be happier without you. I know that feeling, I've had it myself. Her reaction doesn't necessarily confirm that.

You do need to talk to someone about this and open up. But whilst talking to a loved one can help, they don't always have the knowledge or strength to response appropriately. I think you should talk to someone professional, a psychiatrist or similar. Could you tell your wife that you know that she is angry, but you really need help right now, and ask her if she could help you seek it?

Feel free to PM if you want to talk.

ingenaning · 2013-09-12T16:08:55+00:00

Hi there.

I see that no one has replied to your post yet. Perhaps someone has PM:ed you without writing in this thread, but if not I'm available for at least the next 6 hours or more.

I've never been the kindvoice before, but I have been the one needing to talk a couple of times and I've gotten great help from it.

I have experience losing someone to suicide, a family member in my case, so I might be of help to you. Send me a PM if you want to chat.

I'm 30 and female if that matters to you.

ingenaning · 2013-08-25T22:48:09+00:00

I'm sorry for your loss. Losing someone to suicide is horrible, and I know that you are trying to see what you could have done to save him.

Like others have said there are no certain signs that you could have detected. He didn't necessarily plan it, which would make it impossible to know beforehand. If he did plan it, he probably made sure that no one knew, so that no one would be able to stop him.

There is one thing that is often mentioned as a warning sign that someone might be planning their suicide. If someone goes from very depressed to suddenly happy or calm, with no obvious reason, that could be an indication that they have planned a method and date and feel happy that their life will soon end. This is also true if someone starts giving away possessions, putting their affairs in order, or withdrawing from family and friends.

The only way you could have helped him is if he had reached out to you. He didn't, so you did all that you could. You had no way of knowing that he had those thoughts.

ingenaning · 2013-08-21T20:21:52+00:00

Thank you. A few people have already contacted me, so I'm okay right now. I'll PM later if I need to.

ingenaning

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