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KarynJ
7 years agoMember
Happiness? What's that?
I've been in therapy for many years (about 26 years on and off) for complex PTSD. I've tried talking, Gestalt, CBT, medication and I've even had Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). The one that...
KarynJ
7 years agoMember
@"Beryl C." I know what you mean. That sounds like a good book. For me it's reading or doing a jigsaw puzzle or watching cute YouTube videos. In today's psych speak it's called a flow state. "the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. In essence, flow is characterized by complete absorption in what one does, and a resulting loss in one's sense of space and time" - Wikipedia.
I've been working with the same registered psychologist for a few years now and she has helped me enormously. I've finally got some practical tools that help me.
I've been working with the same registered psychologist for a few years now and she has helped me enormously. I've finally got some practical tools that help me.