Posted by JenStar on September 13, 2004, at 10:40:03
In reply to A video in class today, posted by deirdrehbrt on September 10, 2004, at 21:37:28
hi Deirdre,
I agree with the other posters that you should be able to talk to your teacher and ask for notification / alternate assignments if these things distress you. I'd also recommend having a "plan of attack" on how to get over being so affected by them that you can't sleep/etc.Do you have a therapist who can help? Do you know why this scene upset you so much? Do you have a plan for minimizing your stress response to this kind of scene over time? You'll probably be a lot happier and lose a baseline level of anxiety/stress if you don't need to worry about being suddenly surprised by upsetting stuff in class...and have the confidence to handle it if it DOES pop up (in class or anywhere...like TV ads, movies, etc.).
Good luck! I hope all goes well.
JenStar
> I was thinking about posting in 'students', but there seems very little activity there.
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> Today, in psych class, the instructor played a scene from "The Dead Poets Society". It was the scene where a student commits suicide after his father disapproves of his acting in a play, tells him that he will go to a military school, and then study medicine.
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> I didn't know right away if the scene would upset me, but I had an idea it might. It did, and it's been a bit of a chore keeping thoughts out of my head. I took my meds, and I'm waititng to go to sleep. I might take some more Seroquel if I can't.
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> Do you think it would be unreasonable, or would I seem wimpy if I asked the instructor to tell me if that sort of thing is coming up? I would feel stupid leaving a class for that sort of thing, but suicide scenes are a big trigger for me.
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> Thanks for your help guys,
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> Dee.
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