Day 91- How Full Is Your Plate?

[Bunny Berry]

What's on your life's plate, and is it stuck there? What do you need to do to move things around on the plate? Throw some things off, add some new more positive things, eat more veggies. Today we talk about how we can limit our potential!

[Christine]

Hi Bunny...I'm curious if blackberry brambles need to be pruned in some way? I have some out in the back but wasn't sure if there is something I should do with them in the fall (trimming, etc)

[amysue]

I'm finding that the more I'm focusing on the good stuff, the more good stuff keeps tumbling in! Every day there's some exciting new teacher, lesson, book, idea, I can barely keep up!

[Laurie]

So true, Bunny. I've been trying to create more space for new/better things for awhile but it's hard. It's easy to get addicted to busyness and distraction. We don't have tv anymore and I'm really enjoying that. Working on cutting down on my online addiction, ha ha.

[Bunny Berry]

Girlfriend, you can't just throw the Prozac out in a day! It will make you even more insane! You have to wean off of that stuff.

I am on my 2nd week of weaning, and am visiting my shrink weekly to see how things are going. I'm doing better as far as the brain buzzing, but I have found myself having a few irrational moments of rage. I've been using exercise whenever I feel any SSRI detox symptoms. My new shoes are getting a workout.

Please don't try to go off of any sort of SSRI or anti-depressants cold turkey, anybody. It needs to be done slowly and under medical supervision. Mmmkay?

P.S. I am on a 6 week weaning off plan. SIX WEEKS!

Wendilou said:

I was feeling really great and then I decided to try and get off the Prozac. Bad idea. After about 48 hours, I became an anti-social, carb munching, couch potato again (and gained 6 pounds in the meantime!) I started back on the Prozac last night and am hoping it kicks in soon so I can get back to appreciating being alive and on the road to health and wellness despite my need for taking one prescription drug.
Perhaps once my body has cleaned out more toxins, I can try again, but it won't be for quite a while. Peace out Fudies. :)

[pam ingram]

Yes! Yes! Yes! The Chi, The Force, The It, The Infinite Divine...When we allow oulselves to see it... it is always here with us... Abundance Is Abundant... I keep moving in the Good... And it keeps getting better... so many choices!!! Happy Happy Joy Joy... and then some...!

[Leslie]

i'll listen but pass on the shakycam.

[mango]

total think it time to get rid of thing that make u waste time and learn to speack postive words and living up to my full potential is there life really that full or do they not know how to use there time wisely

[Erin Shaw]

Love this. Much needed for sure.

[Bunny Berry]

Wendilou, mine are also in capsules, and that is what we did. We opened them, and adjusted the beads in the capsules. But PLEASE, don't flush, or put the beads down the sink. Go to a doc's office and throw the unused beads into a biohazard can!

Wendilou said:

Thanks, Angela...I wonder if I can open up the capsules and take out 10% myself?

Angela said:

This book may help: the link below shows previews -
http://books.google.com/books?id=Ue9iav5FZmIC&pg=PA8&lpg=PA...

Wendilou said:

I was feeling really great and then I decided to try and get off the Prozac. Bad idea.

[Bunny Berry]

Also, six weeks may not be enough time for me to go completely off. I have no idea. When I switched from Lexapro to Cymbalta, it took me months to cut out that last 5mg of Lexapro without feeling horrible. Actually, I got a really bad flu, and decided that since I was sick and feeling crappy anyway that's when I'd let the last 5mg go.

Definitely read up on weaning if you have to go it alone. (Which sucks by the way that your doctor won't help you!) And take it slow. It's just like weight loss, the slower it comes off, the more likely it is for you to not find it again!

[astrorainfall]

Thanks Bunny. Sounds like the kick in the butt I needed this morning. Drinking a green juice and trying to get in touch with my inner Fu.

[Bunny Berry]

Karla, this is such a great point. The SSRIs do make it easy to go on emotional auto-pilot. I used to always say that I knew my Lexapro was working when I'd try on a shirt that was 2 or 3 sizes too small. :)

Congratulations on getting off of your meds, and staying off for a year. I know it's not easy, but I want to be my authentic self, and learning how to control my anger and emotions is all part of that. I'm so glad you brought this up. Going on or off the SSRIs doesn't automatically change your personality. But man, the SSRIs do help keep you even Steven, don't they?

And this is exactly why I am trying to start to equip myself with tools to replace the auto-pilot. We all need tools for emotional maturity. Oh, boy, that's a whole other thread. I'll have to start that one tomorrow. :)

Karla Davis said:

Since it is OK to discuss SSRI's here... I was on Zoloft and I weaned off over about 8 weeks... I've been off a year now (this month!). To this day I can tell I don't take my drugs anymore. It makes each moment in life a thought process. There is no auto pilot now that I'm off the meds. If I try to 'auto pilot' life I make a mess... yell at people or hide from people... something. And I've just recently realized that my mind goes too fast. I start to read something and I want to skip ahead or scan or something. I don't seem to be able to enjoy reading right now. It's weird. I'm working on that one.

But, I know my plate is full. I do have to reorganize my plate. It's scary! Isn't there some book about people our stuff being moved? (Random thought I guess...)