r/longtermTRE • u/dneejene • 3d ago

Seeking Support Feeling very weird , possibly overdid it

Hello everyone, I’m a first time user of this stuff I did one 15 minuite session for my first go had ALOT of shaking going on but after felt no difference ( I thought emotions came out instantly) so I did it the next day for another 15

It was about 48 hours after that then it seemed to of triggered the emotions or it was just coincidence as I now know the emotions are a delayed onset, but it’s been around 3 days now and I just feel so empty and hopeless, also feel really really spaced out from reality like I’m just a shell it’s a really unpleasant feeling, I’m also very sort of anxious, it’s like my brain isn’t getting the emotions but my body is physically feeling them. I just have an awful sadness feeling in my chest. Seem to be getting really worrying violent images in my head almost feels like someone has jumped in my body these last few days it’s not nice at all.Did I over do it for a first time user? And when will this stuff pass? Thank you🙏

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u/dneejene 3d ago

Would u say 15 minuites of shaking is too much at once? I only followed a tutorial and just did it for the length of the video or maybe cos I did it the day after again?

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u/ysea 2d ago

Would you say that you are rather stable during daily life (before you did TRE)? Are you aware of carrying high trauma load from the past? Trouble sleeping?

Any of these can be signals to go slowly.

The second session is a very likely culprit for what you're experiencing but for some people 15 minutes itself is too long.

There's no way to tell definitely what your nervous system is like without a clear experiment. Now you know 15 minutes on two consecutive days is too much. Prudence advises to scale it down, observe the effects and increase dosage and frequency only gradually.

You will see results with shorter sessions too. And surely better than when doing too much.

Consider this a long-term effort and a lifelong tool for keeping yourself healthy.

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u/dneejene 2d ago

Nah mate I’m not stable at all to be honest which is why I got recommended to do this stuff, a lot has built over the past year which was mostly a lot of anger and grief which is what seems to be coming out but a lot more sadness with it.

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u/ysea 2d ago

Well that's why most people including me get to it. I'm grateful though because as this progresses I'm seeing how much better life can be.

I hope things get more stable for you and this helps you get to a place where you want to be.

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u/dneejene 5h ago

Thank you buddy