I suppose I will begin with my story to better explain myself. On the evening of June 25th my husband and I were preparing to go to sleep for the night. We had been dozing off to sleep when I started to sneeze, not uncommon, so I got up and made my wayin the dark out of the bedroom to the kitchen. When in the kitchen I took an allergy pill and grabbed a bottle of water from the refridgerator. On my way through the house I picked up a box of tissues off of the stand in the living room. As I turned to open the bedroom door I dropped the tissues on the tile floor making a loud smacking noise that sounded throughout the house. I then stood up with tissues and water in hand and opened the bedroom door to make my way back into bed. As I opened the door I could hear my husband fumbling around as if he had fallen out of bed. He hadn't fallen out of bed, he was preparing the shotgun to tend to what he thought was a 6' intruder coming through our home. My husband, my whole world, shot me leaving me with buckshot leaving eleven holes and already depressed mind to heal. Six weeks later I am very happy to say that I am physically healed quite well. The mental anxiety is very difficult to deal with though and that is why I am here and wanting to learn all that I can to make this any easier. I am absolutly terrified of night time, no matter where I am. I have racing thoughts, especially at night, and trouble sleeping. Some nights I just lay in bed sobbing because I am so consumed by the fear of night and my husband has no idea what to do. I don't know what to do myself let alone what I want him to do to help. I have seen a professional , that diagnosed me with PTSD, ADHD, and depression, and will continue to do so every two weeks. He has given me meds for the pre-existing ADHD and new stuff for anxiety, nerves, and sleep. Right now I feel quite overwhelmed with everything and not sure where to begin and what will really help me get though when having a moment. Any support or suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Thanks!