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[marion]

my cpn mentioned me taking another tablet and possibly cbt - how does that help? Dont really know much about itI think the tablet he mentioned was riperdal (but I could be wrong and have completely misheard) - he mentioned something about having a thought disorder and have looked on the internet (sometimes a dangerious thing to do!) and it brings up stuff to do with schizephrenia! Am dead scared now!
I do get a bit of paranoia and a lot of that stops me from going out a gives me anxiety becuase I think people are laughing at me and talking about me but I dont think I hear voices!
Bit worried - could do with some reasurance that I havent totally lost it - feeling like people are judging you is a symptom of pni isnt it? I dont have halucinations (although I did go through a stage where I thought Chloe had red eyes and stuff - god I do sound like a nutter!) and think I'm getting better!

Has anyone had CBT - what is it and how does it work?

Thanks everyone
Marion.

[yoyo]

Hi Marion

I know what you mean about looking stuff up on the internet - I was convinced I had everything going so had to stop myself looking things up - even tablet and side affects.

Feeling everyone is judging you and looking down on you has definitely been a big part of PNI for me - I lost all my self confidence & esteem.

I think there was a thread on CBT - I'll see if I can find the link for you x

[yoyo]

I know there are women who've had it on the site - I'm sure they'll share their experiences with you. Here's a couple of links


veritee.proboards7.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&n=1&thread=1237



and



veritee.proboards7.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&n=1&thread=1486&page=1

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Thanks yoyo - I will have a read of those.

[clarabelle]

Hi Marion

I worked with someone who felt that whenever she went out people were staring at her, talking about her, laughing at her, judging her, etc. etc. She wasn't schizophrenic, she had chronic self image problems and very low self-esteem. She thought she was fat, she felt incredibly self-conscious about her appearance, and thought she was ugly. This made her incredibly paranoid, but it definitely wasn't schizophrenia so do not worry. Your reasons for feeling that people are looking/talking/laughing about you might be different to hers but it definitely DOES NOT mean you have schizophrenia.

Obviously I'm not a doctor, but you can have all kinds of odd symptoms, feelings, sensations etc. and it can be down to stuff other than serious chronic mental illness.

Try not to worry (oh how easy it is to say that). Depression can do the strangest things to the mind and body as we all know.

Don't know if any of this waffle helps, but basically I'm just trying to reassure you that you're not a nutter.

C xx