has anyone heard of this therapy method, had experience of it?
I'm thinking of asking my GP about it in relation to dealing with PMS and learning to handle my emotional disruptions in a different way while I deal with the vitamin/mineral deficiencies I feel that make my pms worse.
has anyone heard of this therapy method, had experience of it?
I'm thinking of asking my GP about it in relation to dealing with PMS and learning to handle my emotional disruptions in a different way while I deal with the vitamin/mineral deficiencies I feel that make my pms worse.
I know its only recommended for those with Borderline Personality Disorder. However bad yor PMS is I can't beleive it wiuld extend that far. If you want a technique to help you handle your emotional issues, have you you tired the Emotional Freedom Technique?
It has previously been suggested by a GP a long while ago that I may have borderline personality disorder which most of the time is fine but my mood changes are significant pre-period which is why I feel it is caused by a sensitivity to my own hormones and call it pms. Maybe I'm wrong, but that is how best I think I can describe it. Neither have successfully been addressed.
I've tried cognitive behaviour therapy of which I didn't like the format nor the counsellor, reading up on this seemed more constructive, teaching coping strategies which I think would be more suitable to my outlook.
I must relook at EFT and I keep forgetting and that is naughty of me as I know how good it is. *smacks hand*. Will read through my manual tonight and maybe see if my new GP can refer me to an EFT practitioner. I've received it on the NHS previously so hopefully I can again.
I think my issue is that I have some things running round in my head that I'm not comfortable facing and dealing with, certainly not on my own. They are things I cannot change so I need to adapt my response to them instead of torturing myself over them all of the time, or find a way to express them to those I love in a way that won't come across as demanding, selfish or judgemental.
Hi Meadowsweet,
DBT may be useful as would be EFT, but I am guessing how well you get on/click with your therapist/counsellor would be the most important element..
Of course it is impossible to make any sort of "diagnosis" via the forum but I feel I should mention that from your posts on HP I cannot detect anything that would suggest BPD...
Mood changes alone do not indicate this condition - there would also have to be fairly extreme feelings of insecurity, and a range of behaviours such as self-harm, alcohol/drug abuse, manipulative traits etc. Your guess re. hormonal changes may well be more accurate than your GPs guess (I work in the NHS and sadly it appears that the amount of training GP have in mental health - especially the older ones - is miniscule).
You mentioned that you had EFT on the NHS in the past - may I ask, where was it, was it a counsellor at your GP surgery, or someone in the local mental health team? I am just curious as I have been collating a list of NHS trusts and departments that use EFT
Masha
Hi MashaB,
If you had to live with me you may see why I feel that BPD is worth a consideration. lol... monthly hormone changes = screaming banshee.
I received EFT training through a counsellor in a medical group at a GP surgery, I don't think she was part of a mental health team. She did help a lot at the time though it didn't quite manage to get me to where I wanted to be. I've since worked with EFT on my own for phobia and it has been very helpful.
I agree that some GP's are seriously lacking in knowledge and patience to work effectively with patients with mental health concerns.. One GP I saw had previously been a psychiatrist and he really helped me and it was he who suggested mood disorder but at the time it was linked to relationship breakdown at that time. Looking back I can see that my cyclic mood swings are linked to my hormone changes
Generally I am a very optimistic happy person, but pms literally drives me crazy each month.