How to control bodily responses

[Maestro]

I would try logic.

How is applied logic to govern the body's responses? The whole point of my post is to explain that my body's responses do not follow a rational framework, and that I'm seeking a means to realign its workings with reality. These are involuntary physical reactions I'm talking about. I already know when the response is unwarrented - my intellectual framework is dissassociated from the physical, which is my entire point.

Dude, you're posting on a Star Trek board.

 

[Deranged Nasat]

I probably should take up physical activity in the evening...

Do let us know how you get on.

If you don't have the stamina for a whole hour, then start with 20 minutes, and build up to an hour.

Thank you.

I probably should take up physical activity in the evening...

Do let us know how you get on.

Hubba hubba.

I clearly said, no sex jokes

Now seriously, I'd agree you should see a physician. Not because what you are experiencing is necessarily a illness, but check out any physiological aspects of it before tackling the psychological issues.

Good luck with your predicament, Nasat.

Thanks. I'll make an appointment with the doctor then.

Thanks to all of you for the advice, and sorry for this latest hand-wringing episode. You know what I'm like...

 

[Deranged Nasat]

I would try logic.

How is applied logic to govern the body's responses? The whole point of my post is to explain that my body's responses do not follow a rational framework, and that I'm seeking a means to realign its workings with reality. These are involuntary physical reactions I'm talking about. I already know when the response is unwarrented - my intellectual framework is dissassociated from the physical, which is my entire point.

Dude, you're posting on a Star Trek board.

Okay, fair enough. It's simply that I don't relate to this problem as a serious medical issue, rather as a personal inconvenience that I'd ideally like to work through without oversight. So I was seeking some friendly advice, is all.

Anyway, given the multitude of subjects we discuss in here, and the general pleasantness of most of you, I saw no reason not to try here before going for more professional assistance.

 

[iguana_tonante]

Hubba hubba.

I clearly said, no sex jokes

Rules are mean to be broken! Down with the Man!

 

[Gryffindorian]

Bah, I thought this thread was about how to control your farts.

 

[RevdKathy]

Sounds like you have sensory modulation disorder.

Read this and see if it sounds like you.
Try asking these people.
Look for a sensory therapist or occupational therapist near you. They will help you BeSmart - using sensory modulation and regulation therapy (smart) to lower your arousal level to 'calm and alert' where you should be in daily life.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

Deranged, have you and I talked about this before, or am I confusing you with someone else? What you describe sounds a lot like what I experience with PTSD.

We did indeed talk about it before, Ziyal, and I appreciated it.

The reason I was checking was that I also thought I remembered that you said at the time that you were getting professional help. I agree with the others that that's the way to go.

When I have fight or flight reactions, I try to ground myself -- keep reminding myself exactly where I am, who I am with (if anyone), and that I am safe. For example, the police car lights and sirens freaked me out at a parade last summer. I kept telling myself, "This is just a parade. I'm safe. This is just a parade. Everybody's safe," and I started calming down. And I use similar techniques to get through certain medical exams/procedures.

 

[Deranged Nasat]

Bah, I thought this thread was about how to control your farts.

My farts aren't a problem - to me, anyway.

Sounds like you have sensory modulation disorder.

Read this and see if it sounds like you.
Try asking these people.

Interesting. I'm not sure if that description fits, but I'm not dismissing it. I'll keep it in mind; thank you.

Deranged, have you and I talked about this before, or am I confusing you with someone else? What you describe sounds a lot like what I experience with PTSD.

We did indeed talk about it before, Ziyal, and I appreciated it.

The reason I was checking was that I also thought I remembered that you said at the time that you were getting professional help. I agree with the others that that's the way to go.

When I have fight or flight reactions, I try to ground myself -- keep reminding myself exactly where I am, who I am with (if anyone), and that I am safe. For example, the police car lights and sirens freaked me out at a parade last summer. I kept telling myself, "This is just a parade. I'm safe. This is just a parade. Everybody's safe," and I started calming down. And I use similar techniques to get through certain medical exams/procedures.

Thanks; again I appreciate it. Yes, I did say that I was getting help, and I have been, on the psychological end. In fact, that's been going very well. I need to start working on my body, now, to help it "unlearn" some of the more troubling things it's conditioned itself into. That should help me keep my emotional state stable, too.

I'm glad to see you seem to be recovering, Ziyal. It's good to have you posting again.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

^The person who's helping you with the psychological aspects might be able to help with the physical part, or at least refer you to someone who can.

Yeah, I'm healing a bit, very slowly.

 

[CaptainStoner]

Well I'm sure they've already recommended cutting stimulants, especially caffeine, the buzz of which is from andrenaline. It has a half-life of something like 5 hours.