Crippling Fear of Violence Posted: 12-12-07 09:29am
Hello,
I have what I presume is an unusual
problem (since a thorough google search
has never turned up any decent results).
I have a really serious problem with
violence - even violence in jest causes me
to become very emotionally withdrawn.
Even playfighting with a girlfriend, or a
friendly punch on the arm from an
overenthusiastic friend, can be enough to
"set me off". I feel emotionally
desolate, incapable of any action or
communication, and more often than not
simply curl up into a ball on the floor,
sometimes for up to an hour.
I find this really quite debilitating at
times, and it leaves me to wonder what
would happen if I was ever mugged or
attacked in the street. I've no idea why
this happens to me; I didn't have a
particularly violent childhood or anything
like that, and violence in games and
movies don't bother me at all. I have
ambitions to do martial arts someday but
as you can imagine this reaction to even
the slightest hint of a fight is something
of a barrier.
How can I get over this problem?
-Annikk
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Tayda2001
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Re: Crippling Fear of Violence Posted: 12-13-07 14:23pm
Have you sought out a therapist, or looked
into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
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Annikk
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Posted: 12-14-07 04:16am
I was afeared someone would say that.
No I haven't. I've been down that road
before (for something else) and I didn't
enjoy the experience. I would need to see
that there is serious need for me to do
that before trying it again.
Anyway, it seems an unlikely thing to want
to cure someone of. "hai m8s, can make me
so i can be violent without feeling
remorse plxplx? plensing? kthx"
I'm posting here because it's easier than
making a doctor's appointment. Why would
you recommend cognitive behavioral
therapy?
-Annikk
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Georgia59
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Posted: 12-14-07 17:51pm
cognitive behavioral therapy is a really
effective treatment for all kinds of
anxiety disorders. Anxiety disorders are
actually quite treatable.
The thing about doctors is that you should
definitely shop around and find one that
you truly trust before you give up on
them.
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Tayda2001
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Posted: 12-17-07 12:18pm
Like Georgia said. CBT can be very
helpful. While I still suffer from
anxiety, it helps me to recognize what is
really happening, and change the way I
think about it. I still experience the
physical symptoms of anxiety and panic
attacks, however, if I'm anxious for a few
days, I rarely go into a full fledged
panic attack because I have learned how to
recognize the symptoms, and calm myself
down.
I have been much better since I began CBT,
and I visited a few therapists before I
committed, and while I still have pa's..
it's better
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Galaxy
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Posted: 01-17-08 18:52pm
I agree. CBT is the way forward with
this. I also fear violence in the sense
that I imagine every time I walk out the
door - or indeed, any member of my family
does - that there will be some act of
violence awaiting me, or them. It is
hard-wired into my brain and I find it
hard to let it go. CBT does help, though,
in getting you to look at everything that
is causing you distress and slowly trying
to work on altering faulty thought
processes.
Please do not allow this fear to take over
your life - make an appointment today.
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