Comments on: Dual Diagnosis: Thank you Patrick Kennedy http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/2009/07/dual-diagnosis-thank-you-patrick-kennedy/ News, insights and commentary into depression from Christine Stapleton. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:29:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jackie Lee http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/2009/07/dual-diagnosis-thank-you-patrick-kennedy/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Jackie Lee Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:52:26 +0000 http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/?p=431#comment-296 Ah, using dreams. I don't know why but most recovering addicts/alcoholics I know seem to have them. When I do they are not at all pleasant. They are not the "freebies" Ms. Stapleton refers to. They are dreams of seeking and not finding. They are experiences of total frustration. Rarely have I ever reached the point of actual ingestion -- usually I awake before that point left with a feeling of frustration and guilt. I do not know what it is in the brain that causes these "using dreams" but I would be happier without them. Fortunately, they are not frequent and I am learning to accept them as part of the residual effects of past behaviours. Ah, using dreams. I don’t know why but most recovering addicts/alcoholics I know seem to have them. When I do they are not at all pleasant. They are not the “freebies” Ms. Stapleton refers to. They are dreams of seeking and not finding. They are experiences of total frustration. Rarely have I ever reached the point of actual ingestion — usually I awake before that point left with a feeling of frustration and guilt.

I do not know what it is in the brain that causes these “using dreams” but I would be happier without them. Fortunately, they are not frequent and I am learning to accept them as part of the residual effects of past behaviours.

]]> By: Vande http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/2009/07/dual-diagnosis-thank-you-patrick-kennedy/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Vande Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:24:16 +0000 http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/?p=431#comment-295 I like this entry, too, and it was a sort of mini-epiphany, even though I should know this (and probably do, somewhere in the back of my duplicitous addict's brain). Concrete tools--like the list of behaviors to watch for--are so helpful; I understand the reasons behind a lot of my problems, but knowing how to deal with them is something altogether different. I don't really have much of a support network for the alcoholism recovery or the bipolar, but I think I'm going to email the list of relapse red flags to the friends I do have and ask them to please give me a nudge if they happen to notice me sliding into any (especially the isolation and refusing phone calls...) Thanks for the post. I like this entry, too, and it was a sort of mini-epiphany, even though I should know this (and probably do, somewhere in the back of my duplicitous addict’s brain). Concrete tools–like the list of behaviors to watch for–are so helpful; I understand the reasons behind a lot of my problems, but knowing how to deal with them is something altogether different. I don’t really have much of a support network for the alcoholism recovery or the bipolar, but I think I’m going to email the list of relapse red flags to the friends I do have and ask them to please give me a nudge if they happen to notice me sliding into any (especially the isolation and refusing phone calls…) Thanks for the post.

]]> By: Brenda http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/2009/07/dual-diagnosis-thank-you-patrick-kennedy/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Brenda Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:15:02 +0000 http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/?p=431#comment-294 I like this entry very much. It must be nice to have a support network that cares enough to take a step back and let you know when you're going off the rails. Isolating behavior is one of my most treasured possessions when it comes to maintaining depression; I cultivate it, unfortunately. But I am still grateful when someone knocks down that wall! I like this entry very much. It must be nice to have a support network that cares enough to take a step back and let you know when you’re going off the rails. Isolating behavior is one of my most treasured possessions when it comes to maintaining depression; I cultivate it, unfortunately. But I am still grateful when someone knocks down that wall!

]]> By: PsychCentral http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/2009/07/dual-diagnosis-thank-you-patrick-kennedy/comment-page-1/#comment-297 PsychCentral Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:36:23 +0000 http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/?p=431#comment-297 Depression Blog: Dual Diagnosis: Thank you Patrick Kennedy @http://zz.gd/8b4095 Depression Blog: Dual Diagnosis: Thank you Patrick Kennedy @http://zz.gd/8b4095

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