what helps numb your feelings

[wildflowers1996]

I really, really just need to "turn off" for a while.
Dr prescribed me diazepam 2mg but it does nothing. I'm guessing because it's a really low dose. Thinking about getting a higher dose off the internet..
Alcohol doesn't seem to help much.

 

[Praestat_Mori]

It's not an advice but 2mg sounds like a really low dose. You could try taking several 2mg pills at once, or ask your doc again? Won't they prescribe you a higher dose?

 

[LifeQuitter]

Nothing

 

[msesis]

not healthy, so not a suggestion. Loud music and cutting, when it gets really bad, lol.

 

[-nobodyknows-]

ECT does it better than anything else, but imo the ways it impacts your daily life (can't drive, can't work, short term memory goes to shit) isn't worth it

 

[Kalista]

besides crying heavily, then feeling slightly less for a few days afterwards? nothing else. it's a constantly cycle.
i need something to numb the pain. tried alcohol, but it physically triggered something in my body that hasn't in a long time. it only made me feel very uncomfortable.

thought about hitting myself to redirect my mind's pain, but i don't have the energy to even smack my leg hard. need drugs, but don't know where to get them and it will cost too much most likely.

 

[Cute_&_Loving]

Excessive crying

 

[UnrulyNightmare]

Weed oil does the trick for me. Not getting stoned from it. Just one drop and its like a layer of silk between me and the pain, if that makes sense.
But depending on your country it might be illegal.

 

[Forever Sleep]

Alcohol seems to work for me but, it makes me really tired too so, I can't have it if I need to function sensibly.

 

[sserafim]

I don't feel anything anymore

 

[Hollowman]

What feelings? I'm always numb. Chemically lobotimized by psychiatry.

 

[EvisceratedJester]

You could distracting yourself and pushing away your feelings using humour. That's what I do (and have been doing since childhood), though it's probably much healthier and better long-term to just confront them. I also SH sometimes in order to achieve that, but I don't recommend it.

 

[breakwater]

Music and sleeping, mostly. Sports on TV and some series if I feel focused enough.

 

[onelastcall]

Nothing to be honest. I think if the weather was better today I would have gone to beachy head and jumped. Life just feels monotonous, I can't pick anything up to kill time.

 

[SendAndDelete]

In the last week I've taken to taking 8 tablets of Paracetamol daily in the evening, (acetaminophen). It just makes me sleepy for the night and when I wake up the mellowness just sticks through the day.

I wouldn't recommend it though, side effects vary from person to person also, it requires going out and buying the damn things. Not really worth it I just have a lot extra on hand.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

Overeating, watching episodes from shows or movies I've already seen that I like, alcohol, playing certain games, masturbating, listening to music etc.

I'm glad they still work for me most of the time.

 

[sos]

In the last week I've taken to taking 8 tablets of Paracetamol daily in the evening, (acetaminophen). It just makes me sleepy for the night and when I wake up the mellowness just sticks through the day.

I wouldn't recommend it though, side effects vary from person to person also, it requires going out and buying the damn things. Not really worth it I just have a lot extra on hand.

does it really make you more sleepy than you normally would be? and how many do you take at once?

 

[divinemistress36]

ECT does it better than anything else, but imo the ways it impacts your daily life (can't drive, can't work, short term memory goes to shit) isn't worth it

Ect ruined my life and doctors lied and said memory issues were only temporary

 

[hematomatema]

What else other than alcohol lmao

 

[WiltingBogStar]

Paracetamol helps me with the psychosomatic symptoms of depression (mainly migraines and muscle cramps) as well as just straight up sleeping it off.

When sleep isn't an option and the paracetamol isn't enough? Binge-eating on junk food or slicing my arm with razor blades are my usual go-tos.

 

[AmericanMary]

DRUGSSSS.
Weed and benzos allll day.

Flubrotizolam Has been my recent thing<3

(Drugs are bad & this is a rly dangerous path to go down jf you haven't already. 2/10 would not reccomend touching benzos without a script)

 

[let.me.let.go87]

Burning myself. Cutting myself. Angry music. All not therapeutic but work for me, since u asked

 

[NotOurFriend]

For me its alcohol, because I am always drunk, I somtimes dont have any feelings.
Sorry to hear that doesnt help you.

 

[Mirrory Me]

I don't usually try to numb my feelings- they may be rather uncomfortable sometimes, so I try to soothe and reason with them. I could take a walk outside, or try get in a peaceful and safe environment where I can chill and express myself, and then treat myself to something nice like food, etc.

 

[juna]

Crying excessively. Ordering comfort food takeout like pizza and brownies. And trying to watch something on tv. Browsing this site and hoping to die soon.

 

[SendAndDelete]

does it really make you more sleepy than you normally would be? and how many do you take at once?

It certainly does make me more sleepy than normal, the first time I did it I couldn't stay awake. I slept from 18:00 to 07:30 completely different from my usual sleep times. But like I said, the sleepiness is a side effect and side effects vary it may not do the same for you. I always take all 8 at once.

 

[Username1359751]

I was able to go from 1mg to 2mg, to 5mg and now 10mg. That's as much as I could get long term, when I read you can go up to 40mg... sucks. That's a super low dose. You can try propranolol and keep an eye on your blood pressure because you don't want it to get too low. You can ask for hydroxyzine or buspar. Those are like benadryl but more for anxiety. You can take try benadryl too. Spravato was interesting and really helps some people. During the session, that's the most peace I've ever felt, but that feel is just temporary and is supposed to help in the long run.

 

[VoidedExistence]

Being angry and hateful helps me be numb.