Diet Recommendations

Hello everyone,

 

I am looking for some diet Recommendations to help with my tapering process. Right now I have cut out gluten, alcohol and caffeine and rarely eat processed food. Any suggestions welcomed, particularly those with empirical evidence or personal experience. Thank you in advance!

 

B1rdie

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I also avoid dairy and high histamine foods. I miss cheese and tomatoes but it is what it is.

 

SSR1975's success story had some good tips regarding food.

Thank you! I am immediately going to start SSR1975s diet and see how it goes. Will report back with results

Ooh B1rdie is the "how is this happening to me" feeling DR? I had no idea what it meant. And being alone in your empty head with low inner voice is that DP? Then I have both.

I really don't know..I wish I had the answer. Not that it would change much. I cry multiple times a day yearning for old memories and in disbelief that this is happening. Maybe cause I am so early on with everything. Really not sure if that is DR, cause I mostly feel like everything is real just feel immense grief for my life.

 

As for the voice in my head, I believe it's hyperawareness OCD or metacognition - thinking about thinking or being aware of every thought you have - in combination with looping thoughts = terrible combo. Would love to hear other people's success with this symptom resolving. I might seek out an OCD specialist although not sure how helpful it can be off its benzo WD induced.

 

I hope you turn a corner soon Cocodot, I have seen your posts and know you are struggling. If you ever want to chat, I'm looking for friends in this.

Thanks B1rdie, pm me any time.

I really don't know..I wish I had the answer. Not that it would change much. I cry multiple times a day yearning for old memories and in disbelief that this is happening. Maybe cause I am so early on with everything. Really not sure if that is DR, cause I mostly feel like everything is real just feel immense grief for my life.

 

As for the voice in my head, I believe it's hyperawareness OCD or metacognition - thinking about thinking or being aware of every thought you have - in combination with looping thoughts = terrible combo. Would love to hear other people's success with this symptom resolving. I might seek out an OCD specialist although not sure how helpful it can be off its benzo WD induced.

 

I hope you turn a corner soon Cocodot, I have seen your posts and know you are struggling. If you ever want to chat, I'm looking for friends in this.

 

Hi B1rdie

 

You’re early on… moving through the grieving process over your old life. It’s painful, but you will eventually come terms and accept your current circumstances. There will be many thought patterns connected to that grieving process and one of the biggest triggers, and impossible to avoid, is seeing others go about living normal (seemingly) happy lives, whilst you feel your own life has come to a stand still as time continues to pass by. But you WILL eventually bring acceptance to your circumstances.

 

It’s also helpful to know your time right now is not wasted. Everything is now being turned upside down, and you are forced into living a much more internal existence instead of the usual external existence. With this hyper focus now on the internal, you get to clean up your inner world. You don’t have the calming neurotransmitters to buffer all of your inner fears, emotions, traumas and keep them at bay, so they come to the surface very easily, or maybe it’s better to say that rather than being stored away in the depths of darkness where you don’t have to look at them, they are now much closer to the surface, intensely magnified, and very easily triggered. So basically, you are now being forced to face all of your mental and emotional baggage, which does give you the opportunity to clean up your inner world. Personally, I think it’s very important to be aware that there is a reward waiting for us at the end of the road, and that reward comes in the form of a renewed lightness to life, a lightness beyond anything we’ve experienced, simply because of that enforced inner clean-up.

Hi Winters Sun,

 

Thank you for your very kind words. I hope to come to terms with my circumstances eventually - I try to focus on just getting through each hour.

 

I am definitely taking this opportunity to clear out my inner baggage and am in therapy and will likely go inpatient once I am tapered off to receive continuous care, although hoping I might not have to. It is incredibly hard to thinking about my life and work through things those due to the repeating word in my head that keeps popping up every minute, it's like my brain is trying to prevent me from going through that rabbit hole. The repeating word is infuriating and I haven't found many people who have had the same symptom as me - it's different from looping thoughts I think? I'm really not sure. I hope it subsides although it feels like I'm bringing it on myself rather than it intruding into my mind. Very difficult. Nonetheless, I appreciate your advice and will continue to work on myself in this process. If I can get through this I know I will come out a million times stronger than I was before. So thank you ❤️

You’re welcome, B1rdie.

 

You have support here 

I really don't know..I wish I had the answer. Not that it would change much. I cry multiple times a day yearning for old memories and in disbelief that this is happening. Maybe cause I am so early on with everything. Really not sure if that is DR, cause I mostly feel like everything is real just feel immense grief for my life.

 

As for the voice in my head, I believe it's hyperawareness OCD or metacognition - thinking about thinking or being aware of every thought you have - in combination with looping thoughts = terrible combo. Would love to hear other people's success with this symptom resolving. I might seek out an OCD specialist although not sure how helpful it can be off its benzo WD induced.

 

I hope you turn a corner soon Cocodot, I have seen your posts and know you are struggling. If you ever want to chat, I'm looking for friends in this.

 

Hi B1rdie

 

You’re early on… moving through the grieving process over your old life. It’s painful, but you will eventually come terms and accept your current circumstances. There will be many thought patterns connected to that grieving process and one of the biggest triggers, and impossible to avoid, is seeing others go about living normal (seemingly) happy lives, whilst you feel your own life has come to a stand still as time continues to pass by. But you WILL eventually bring acceptance to your circumstances.

 

It’s also helpful to know your time right now is not wasted. Everything is now being turned upside down, and you are forced into living a much more internal existence instead of the usual external existence. With this hyper focus now on the internal, you get to clean up your inner world. You don’t have the calming neurotransmitters to buffer all of your inner fears, emotions, traumas and keep them at bay, so they come to the surface very easily, or maybe it’s better to say that rather than being stored away in the depths of darkness where you don’t have to look at them, they are now much closer to the surface, intensely magnified, and very easily triggered. So basically, you are now being forced to face all of your mental and emotional baggage, which does give you the opportunity to clean up your inner world. Personally, I think it’s very important to be aware that there is a reward waiting for us at the end of the road, and that reward comes in the form of a renewed lightness to life, a lightness beyond anything we’ve experienced, simply because of that enforced inner clean-up.

 

Winters Sun..!! -That was profound..!! I just touched lightly on it in my blog, but you nailed it so well..!!

 

Birdie, and Cocodot, Simply keep the faith, actively work at and refine everything till you find YOUR answers..

Mine was always dominant digestive issues, and I did end up Carnivore, with a great Dr behind me, fully invested, and it was key for me..!!

It’s Been a journey, taken a minute, but over a decade of discontinuation post accident, and I’m oh so close..!! (Back here for my final push off low dose)

You Guys have got this, It does get incredibly, wonderfully better..!!

 

 

Hi Cantfly

 

I have been known to come up with the odd nugget of wisdom, however, I also have the memory span of a goldfish, so I never remember anything I say 

I hear ya..!! Takes a bit of getting used to a shot memory.. Iv never shied from it, and I find those around me are comfortable to cater and have the odd think for me..!!

A hard one hitting the social scene so hard is my facial recognition is non existent..!! It’s a very primal part of our brain, fascinating actually.. But again, people get it..!!

 

You have a great handle on this, CF 

 

I woke up this morning and thought I’d gone blind, I couldn’t see a thing… and then suddenly it dawned on me… I just hadn’t opened my eyes yet. 

I make sure I eat nuts and berries every single day. And I drink mostly water all day long. Does it help? Not sure but I will continue for now. That, plus exercise-walking, some sunshine on my skin, music and hope. But no more meds - ever again!

 

 

All sounds very sensible, mowgli 

You have a great handle on this, CF 

 

I woke up this morning and thought I’d gone blind, I couldn’t see a thing… and then suddenly it dawned on me… I just hadn’t opened my eyes yet. 

 

Tragically funny as..!! -So me..!!

I actually had to remind myself to breathe on occasion, when in the thick of it..!!

I make sure I eat nuts and berries every single day. And I drink mostly water all day long. Does it help? Not sure but I will continue for now. That, plus exercise-walking, some sunshine on my skin, music and hope. But no more meds - ever again!

That sounds great to me too..!! This can be such a multi faceted battle that each and every tool can come into play..!!

At the moment, for me, it seems my “First Light” scenic nature walk is just as important as avoiding my trigger foods.. It sets my day..

We get good at listening to our bodies, -a bit hindsight for me in the early days, but I’m more onto it now..

Keep up the good work..

 

apples

 

I know it's just one item, but apples taste good and are healthy, AND they help with sleep. When I was tapering and healing, I ate a lot of apples and especially before bed. My apples of choice were Fuji and Honeycrisp.

 

Hope you find lots of good food that you enjoy and are healing in various ways.

apples

 

I know it's just one item, but apples taste good and are healthy, AND they help with sleep. When I was tapering and healing, I ate a lot of apples and especially before bed. My apples of choice were Fuji and Honeycrisp.

 

Hope you find lots of good food that you enjoy and are healing in various ways.

Reminds me, -I ate kilos of raw organic carrots through the night at one stage..

All sounds very sensible, mowgli 

 

 

Thanks.  Trying to be sensible for a change.

I make sure I eat nuts and berries every single day. And I drink mostly water all day long. Does it help? Not sure but I will continue for now. That, plus exercise-walking, some sunshine on my skin, music and hope. But no more meds - ever again!

That sounds great to me too..!! This can be such a multi faceted battle that each and every tool can come into play..!!

At the moment, for me, it seems my “First Light” scenic nature walk is just as important as avoiding my trigger foods.. It sets my day..

We get good at listening to our bodies, -a bit hindsight for me in the early days, but I’m more onto it now..

Keep up the good work..

 

Thanks. Just trying to finally do something right instead of believing in a medicine man turned villain. It was so easy to pop a pill in my mouth instead of doing the hard tedious stuff. Working hard to forgive myself for being such a fool.