Another attempt at normalcy

IMISSME · 05-27-2012, 05:17 PM

took my 12 year old son to see Dark Shadows. Should have known that my senstitive system couldn't handle Tim Burton. I watched part of Beetlejuice in the morning on TV. Creeped me out. So, I went to see the movie. I tried my best to just "stay in the moment" but with no control of my thoughts my mind drifted all over the place. Not a good idea. So, once again I realize I can't just do "normal" right now.

aberdeen · 05-27-2012, 05:29 PM

Had the same experience with Alice and Wonderland and get this....My Little Ponies. It will stop...I watched Cabin the The Woods last night and I was fine.

IMISSME · 05-27-2012, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by aberdeen

Had the same experience with Alice and Wonderland and get this....My Little Ponies. It will stop...I watched Cabin the The Woods last night and I was fine.

Isn't cabin in the woods a horror flick...no thanks. Yikes!

aberdeen · 05-27-2012, 06:45 PM

Yes it is, but that's the great thing lol...I went from being deeply disturbed by the purple goo in My Little Ponies that I watched with my 5 year old daughter, being shaken to the soul by the surrealness of Alice and Wonderalnd to....watching a horror movie again and feeling just fine. Normalcy will come back, promise!!

miriza · 05-27-2012, 06:47 PM

Lol! All I can watch is Baby Einstein!!! Even Dora scares me--pathetic!
On the positive side, went to the pool today with the family after being agoraphobic for a couple of weeks...

Aberdeen, you give me hope!!!

aberdeen · 05-27-2012, 07:05 PM

Miriza that's great, what a start! I can't stand Dora anyway but in w/d her constant yelling made me very very angry. Baby Einstein...see that takes me back to when I had PPD and Baby Einstein was so soothing and comforting. I liked the water one, Baby Neptune...if I watched one now, it would probably give me association anxiety,lol, reminding me of those days when I had PPD.

lmac · 05-27-2012, 07:47 PM

Last week I watched the Avengers and it scared me. Same with the Dictator (a cemedy). I still too have to choose my movies very carefully. I find I can only stick with romantic comedies right now. Or comedy TV shows only. Hubby saw MIB3 last night. I didn't go in and I'm glad I didn't. Even that ridiuclous movie would have scared me. I found during my window a few weeks ago I was able to be a bit more adventurous without being scared. So that gave me hope that when things are better I'll be back to normal with this stuff.

babs · 05-27-2012, 08:33 PM

I had to censor what I watched for at least a year post-Paxil. I was just too sensitive to anything scary/intense/creepy. Stick to light comedies!

IMISSME · 05-27-2012, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by lmac

Last week I watched the Avengers and it scared me. Same with the Dictator (a cemedy). I still too have to choose my movies very carefully. I find I can only stick with romantic comedies right now. Or comedy TV shows only. Hubby saw MIB3 last night. I didn't go in and I'm glad I didn't. Even that ridiuclous movie would have scared me. I found during my window a few weeks ago I was able to be a bit more adventurous without being scared. So that gave me hope that when things are better I'll be back to normal with this stuff.

Men in black was also an option but I thought the aliens and violence even though a comedy would be too much. I thought dark shadows would be more comedic but no...

tootsieroll · 05-28-2012, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by lmac

Last week I watched the Avengers and it scared me. Same with the Dictator (a cemedy).

OMG I went to see Dictator thinking I could handle it cause it was comedy. When it was funny, it was REALLY funny but sometimes the story line would drift to something that was too realistic for me and that scared me.

What made it worse was I went with a friend whom I haven't seen in years hoping a comedy would bring laughter and a good time. She kept making comments throughout the movie but I was too spaced out to give her replies.

I survived it but there were many times where I wanted to jet to the washroom to take a breather.

05-27-2012, 05:17 PM	#1
IMISSME Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 814	Another attempt at normalcy took my 12 year old son to see Dark Shadows. Should have known that my senstitive system couldn't handle Tim Burton. I watched part of Beetlejuice in the morning on TV. Creeped me out. So, I went to see the movie. I tried my best to just "stay in the moment" but with no control of my thoughts my mind drifted all over the place. Not a good idea. So, once again I realize I can't just do "normal" right now. __________________ 20 mg paxil 1998 for "night terrors" 2 attempts to quit mid 2000's mid 2010, 10 mg after poopout 1 month 5 mg 5/5/2011 C/T'd 2 months physical symptoms minor bad thoughts then emotional hell, complete panic mid July July 2011 started 15 mg Remeron for sleep Currently at 2.10mg Remeron

05-27-2012, 05:29 PM	#2
aberdeen Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 2,929	Re: Another attempt at normalcy Had the same experience with Alice and Wonderland and get this....My Little Ponies. It will stop...I watched Cabin the The Woods last night and I was fine. __________________ *2 Timothy 1:7: "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."* 2005-2010 Effexor XR 112.5mg-262.5mg for PPD Dec 2010 Poop-out and rapid 3 month wean. Off Effexor March 2011 Hell started 1 month later-tried 3 other meds to deal with w/d nothing worked. . Now tapering from 20mg Paxil (still recovering from Effexor w/d) Oct'11 to Nov '12 20mg-10mg Mar 5/13- 9mg Apr 12/13-8.1mg May 5/13-7.3mg

05-27-2012, 06:45 PM	#4
aberdeen Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 2,929	Re: Another attempt at normalcy Yes it is, but that's the great thing lol...I went from being deeply disturbed by the purple goo in My Little Ponies that I watched with my 5 year old daughter, being shaken to the soul by the surrealness of Alice and Wonderalnd to....watching a horror movie again and feeling just fine. Normalcy will come back, promise!! __________________ *2 Timothy 1:7: "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."* 2005-2010 Effexor XR 112.5mg-262.5mg for PPD Dec 2010 Poop-out and rapid 3 month wean. Off Effexor March 2011 Hell started 1 month later-tried 3 other meds to deal with w/d nothing worked. . Now tapering from 20mg Paxil (still recovering from Effexor w/d) Oct'11 to Nov '12 20mg-10mg Mar 5/13- 9mg Apr 12/13-8.1mg May 5/13-7.3mg

05-27-2012, 06:47 PM	#5
miriza Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,566	Re: Another attempt at normalcy Lol! All I can watch is Baby Einstein!!! Even Dora scares me--pathetic! On the positive side, went to the pool today with the family after being agoraphobic for a couple of weeks... Aberdeen, you give me hope!!! __________________ Poly-drugged since May 2011 (14 meds in 4 months-paradox. reactions to all). From mild anxiety to almost psychosis on meds. IT IS THE MEDS, NOT ME! Elavil: 75 mg -> 37.5 (12d) Imipramine: 37.5 mg -> 0 (1 mo,10/08/11): akathisia! 5 mg -> 0 (1 mo,11/29/11) Now in w/d hell and missing my old self. Please go to http://www.askapatient.com and leave a review of your med(s) and w/d experience.

05-27-2012, 07:05 PM	#6
aberdeen Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 2,929	Re: Another attempt at normalcy Miriza that's great, what a start! I can't stand Dora anyway but in w/d her constant yelling made me very very angry. Baby Einstein...see that takes me back to when I had PPD and Baby Einstein was so soothing and comforting. I liked the water one, Baby Neptune...if I watched one now, it would probably give me association anxiety,lol, reminding me of those days when I had PPD. __________________ *2 Timothy 1:7: "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."* 2005-2010 Effexor XR 112.5mg-262.5mg for PPD Dec 2010 Poop-out and rapid 3 month wean. Off Effexor March 2011 Hell started 1 month later-tried 3 other meds to deal with w/d nothing worked. . Now tapering from 20mg Paxil (still recovering from Effexor w/d) Oct'11 to Nov '12 20mg-10mg Mar 5/13- 9mg Apr 12/13-8.1mg May 5/13-7.3mg

05-27-2012, 07:47 PM	#7
lmac Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 943	Re: Another attempt at normalcy Last week I watched the Avengers and it scared me. Same with the Dictator (a cemedy). I still too have to choose my movies very carefully. I find I can only stick with romantic comedies right now. Or comedy TV shows only. Hubby saw MIB3 last night. I didn't go in and I'm glad I didn't. Even that ridiuclous movie would have scared me. I found during my window a few weeks ago I was able to be a bit more adventurous without being scared. So that gave me hope that when things are better I'll be back to normal with this stuff. __________________ Lmac - 1998-2002: Celexa 20mg - 2002-2010: Paxil 20mg - 2009 - 20-0 mg paxil in 5 mnths(with prozac) - 2009 (Dec): reinstated after 4 mnths off (crash) - 2009 Dec -2010 Nov: Paxil 20mg - 2010 Nov: switched to Zoloft 50mg (Paxil poop) - 2011 Mar: tapered Zoloft (5.5 mnths) - March: 37.5mg for 2 weeks - April: 25 mg for 2 weeks - April: 12.5mg for 18 weeks AD free since Sept 4th, 2011 - Feb - March 2012: Crashed - May 2012 - Finally seeing SOME real windows

05-27-2012, 08:33 PM	#8
babs "dare to suck big!" Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 7,547	Re: Another attempt at normalcy I had to censor what I watched for at least a year post-Paxil. I was just too sensitive to anything scary/intense/creepy. Stick to light comedies! __________________ Babs Paxil 20mg 1994-2005 2 failed attempts to quit Tapered Jan-April 2005 Paxil-free since May 1, 2005

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