Getting Over a Death | Emetophobia & Pregnancy | Sleep Issues | Art Therapy
Added 2018-12-12 02:18:38 +0000 UTC1. Do we ever really get over someone's death? Two people in my family have passed away suddenly this year. The most recent funeral is actually happening right now, in the UK (I live in Canada and couldn't make it) and so it doesn't quite feel real because I'm not there. Perhaps my question is actually more specific. How does a person grieve/work through someone’s passing when they feel so detached from what has happened?
2. One day, I might want to have children. But I have emetophobia and it can often feel like it's taking over my life. Being sick terrifies me. And it seems silly that that would get in the way of me wanting to become pregnant. My question is, is it possible to get over this phobia? I also had anorexia for over a decade, and the thought of my body changing even more also terrifies me.
3. I am having issues with sleep at the moment and was wondering if you could do some of your research wizardry and help me out. I know I have a tendency to get extremely panicked to the point of being unable to function due to PTSD amongst other annoying diagnoses, but every time I am about to drift off to sleep. I have this whole body wave of panic. It’s hard to explain, but it's like a sudden and really scary adrenaline rush that swoops through you. It's like a split second of being absolutely petrified then as soon as I'm awake fully it's gone again. I don't jolt physically and there aren't twitches, it's all internal. But it happens over and over in a short space of time. If my partner turns in their sleep or moves or makes a noise I have the same feeling, which was never a thing before. It started happening when I became really panicked and distressed about a stress related skin issue. Since then it's plagued me and I have to self talk and tell myself it's in my head and other things to finally fall asleep.I have no idea if you can shed some light on this but it's actually quite frightening. I was thinking it might an stress hormone or something?
Sleep Video: https://youtu.be/5B7tw2e89MQ
4. Art therapy, what are some benefits people can get out of this?
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I can say with UTTER CONFIDENCE that when I experienced art therapy as a counsellor in my residential school, I've NEVER seen so many people break down and then build themselves back up in a matter of minutes. It was EXTRAORDINARY! I've got a notebook full of tools and I plan to use sand tray therapy in particular. I went in to this class thinking, "Yeah, whatever. It'll be a bit of fun for us but not really helpful for the client." Boy was I WRONG! Art therapy is not just for children at all! xoxoxoxoxox
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2018-12-19 22:29:08 +0000 UTC
