Is "mindfulness mediation" the kind of cognitive therapy where, if you were

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Jul 14, 2021
12:48:01pm

BleedCougarBlue2 Truly Addicted User

Is "mindfulness mediation" the kind of cognitive therapy where, if you were

deathly afraid of spiders you might start the road to healing by writing the word "spider" on a piece of paper, then progress to looking at a portion of a spider's leg in a picture, then the whole leg, etc, etc until you can see a live one and not freak out?

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My wife routinely has extremely distressful nightmares, to the point of she

BleedCougarBlue2

7/14/21 10:20am

Does she not want to go to a psychologist? She really should...

BlueVU

7/14/21 10:23am

That is correct, no psychologist or therapist. She's a very stoic person and

BleedCougarBlue2

7/14/21 12:45pm

Therapist.

7/14/21 10:24am

Mindfulness meditation may be of help.

7/14/21 10:25am

Is "mindfulness mediation" the kind of cognitive therapy where, if you were

BleedCougarBlue2

7/14/21 12:48pm

No. Here's a good explanation.

7/14/21 2:03pm

Thx for the explanation! 🙂

BleedCougarBlue2

7/14/21 10:47pm

Nope, that's more like exposure therapy. Headspace (another good app) explains

cougarsnooty

7/14/21 2:03pm

Thx for the explanation! 🙂

BleedCougarBlue2

7/14/21 10:47pm

I had bizarre/disturbing dreams when I took melatonin, so if she's taking that

7/14/21 10:29am

Thx, but she doesn't take any sleep aids of any kind.

BleedCougarBlue2

7/14/21 12:49pm

Even "problem free" adults would benefit from a good therapist.

SLC-Warrior

7/14/21 10:29am

Isn't this what going to the pub is all about for those who drink? You can

Megamind

7/14/21 10:39am

I wish I would have done this before things started unravelling for me a few

crack

7/14/21 10:56am

I don't know what you're struggling with but I wish you the best w/ getting

BleedCougarBlue2

7/14/21 12:51pm

Thanks. I am definitely on the upswing.

crack

7/14/21 2:34pm

Well, keep up the good work then, brother! 🙂

BleedCougarBlue2

7/14/21 10:44pm

my wife has freaky dreams if she consumes media that is disturbing to her.

7/14/21 10:34am

Yes to the advice about a therapist. In addition, she should stay off melatonin

runnincoug

7/14/21 10:38am

Thx for your opinion. And, she doesn't take any melatonin, etc.

BleedCougarBlue2

7/14/21 12:52pm

Somehow all my disturbing dreams revolved around the BYU Testing Center...

jamalccc

7/14/21 10:42am

My wife woke me up last night panicking said she heard my son scream…

kotacoug

7/14/21 10:57am

Had trouble with them for awhile after I got out of the Army. They just went

Bullrider

7/14/21 11:21am

I'm glad for you. My wife's dreams have been bad for 15-20 yrs, maybe more.

BleedCougarBlue2

7/14/21 12:55pm

Have her start a food diary. If your youngest is 18, I'm guessing she's around

cougarsnooty

7/14/21 2:18pm

Yowza!, that part about writing down what's not real sounds promising! I'll pass

BleedCougarBlue2

7/14/21 10:46pm

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