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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Posts: 520
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Posts: 520
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Smells that are not real
I too have smells that are not real. Well they are real to me but it took me along time to realize I was the only one smelling these things. This happens with sounds too and visual problems. I have been afraid to mention any of these things to my doctor in fear of being locked in the psych ward.
I agree with Mark's advise on the Vicks vaporub. I use this often. What weird things we all have to go through with this problem.
As far as the meditation, start simple just by focusing on breathing in and out. One, two, in, out and you will eventually quiet all the racing thoughts. You can get a lot of good books from the library to help teach you this skill. I hear what you are saying I was resistant to this idea also. It has been the thing to help me most though.
Do you think you have chronic pain? I know you have migraines often but are you in constant pain? I have both and have had to go to a pain specialist. I take MS Contin for pain twice a day and it has improved my quality of life much. I am thinking you might have chronic pain as well.
At least we know that we are not the only ones having these problems.
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Had MVA in 2006 resulting in post concussive syndrome manifested by cognitive impairment, chronic pain/ fatigue. Chronic pain of head, neck, back, left leg.
Other problems include REM sleep behavior disorder, nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, chronic migraines associated with nausea/vertigo, episodes of passing out, hypoglycemia, liver dysfunction (had accidental overdose of acetaminophen in 2009) had liver and kidney failure, hernia, degenerative disc disease with compression of nerve root, PTSD, and other problems associated with functioning problems from traumatic brain injury (light, sound sensitive, easily overloaded, easily distracted, cannot focus, anxiety problems etc.)
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