Practicing Mindfulness Could Cause Problems For Ptsd Sufferers

[ms spock]

Can you get into see a Trauma trained therapist?

Can you ring a crisis line to have some contact?

 

[Nautigal]

A 'trauma trained' therapist sent me to this program. Then she moved away. I can't begin to explain how inappropriate it was for me.
I just don't get it. I don't understand how to get help/what's supposed to help. I've had therapists. Therapy has been nothing but a huge waste of time. Medication has been even worse.
What am I not getting here?

 

[ms spock]

I feel for you. I am so sorry I don't know. Perhaps start a thread about your experiences and you can get some more ideas and suggestions?

 

[KwanYingirl]

There's no such thing as a week long program to cure PTSD. You can't learn everything that DBT teaches and the format in which you had to try to absorb it is unreasonable. If they had presented it as an overview, I don't think you'd be so disappointed. DBT skills take practice, practice, practice. Might I suggest that you concentrate your efforts at this time on learning how to stay grounded? You are safe right now, nothing is traumatizing you at this moment. Bring your mind to the present and breathe. Search the site for threads on grounding techniques.
For me, workbooks and group therapy were useless. Worse than useless, I always got triggered. What has helped me has been gentle body centered therapies like yoga, reiki, polarity therapy. My body used to be whizzing out of control and nothing I did helped. Now, I have bad spells, but no longer end up in the fetal position.

 

[Nautigal]

I spent SIX(6) weeks in the program. It was a full day hospital program 5 days a week with classes and groups and was very structured. It was a horror show.
I do NOT feel safe, I DO feel I am currently being traumatized and 'grounding' makes me want to jump out of my skin. Yoga makes me nauseous. Always has. Excercise is something I do but doesn't help my situation or state.
I need some freaking help already and every 'resource' has been a dead end or worse. I have 2 little girls counting on me to take care of things (and them!) and I'm at my wit's end.

 

[Nautigal]

There's no such thing as a week long program to cure PTSD. You can't learn everything that DBT teac...

I said six weeks. All day. Five days a week.

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

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