Sufferer Recently diagnosed: thoughts & outreach appreciated

[Axereaper2]

I have fairly recently been diagnosed with ptsd/ cptsd. I have tried dbt and cbt, as well as current therapy. I sturggle with connecting with most people, as well as where to even begin trying to heal. Some examples are stemming from childhood neglect, abuse, violence, drug use/ exposure, death, almost anything traumatic, though i can say its never been sexual. Any thoughts ideas or outreach is greatly welcomed and appreciated

 

[arfie]

hello axereaper. welcome to the forum. sorry for what brings you here but glad you are here.

in my own recovery, i have needed to hear most of my most effective theories and tools more than once before they penetrated my damaged brain and i've needed even more practice with the recovery tools before they were effective. i am utterly convinced that recovery is a process, not a singular event. be gentle with yourself and patient with the process.

welcome aboard. i hope you find support for your recovery process here.

 

[Axereaper2]

hello axereaper. welcome to the forum. sorry for what brings you here but glad you are here.

in my own recovery, i have needed to hear most of my most effective theories and tools more than once before they penetrated my damaged brain and i've needed even more practice with the recovery tools before they were effective. i am utterly convinced that recovery is a process, not a singular event. be gentle with yourself and patient with the process.

welcome aboard. i hope you find support for your recovery process here.

Thank you for your response, very uplifting! I am trying to be patient, and have been for so long.

 

[Sideways]

Welcome to the forum!

With the benefit of hindsight, the time I spent on CBT & DBT was time well spent. Skills I use to help me keep my head above water and stay functional. But definitely, trauma-focused therapies have been essential to my healing.

On the other hand, seemingly non-therapy stuff is equally important for me. The sleep hygiene, the good nutrition, and social connection are cornerstones for my sanity.

Glad you found us:)

 

[Lost in the Woods]

Think of all this as an opportunity and an adventure. That is what I do and it really is an adventure.

 

[arfie]

I am trying to be patient, and have been for so long.

may the effort grow into a sustainable habit. i often wonder if patience is the most important gift within the recovery road. i'm still studying. god please grant me patience. NOW GODDAMMIT! ! !

 

[Susan Jane]

Welcome!

 

[definitely a]

Welcome to the group! Glad you are here. Well, it’s been definitely a process, or was for me. I still have good and bad days but it’s okay. I acknowledge it, attach a color to it and let it go. Therapy helps. Keep a journal of things that work and don’t work so you can start a toolbox kit of strategies to refer to.. I find this helpful since I’ve noticed my memory is not as good as it was before my trauma. Best of luck… hang in there, patience is the key. Be kind to yourself.

 

[smallbeelow]

Hi axereaper, I'm new to the forum but a few years deep into intensive CPTSD recovery work and I'd agree with the other posters that patience is key.

AND, one of the most useful and heartening things I've discovered on my journey has been Pete Walker's book Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving. Really helped me to understand how my CPTSD breaks down across life's small moments, and how to approach recovery in a realistic, self-compassionate, sustainable way. In fact, I'd say this approach is changing my life/brain. Though worth pointing out that I found this book after a few years of pretty intensive work around addiction, stress reduction & cortisol management (including a big job change), somatic work, talk therapy, polyvagal theory nervous system work and KAP (recent-ish). A multi-pronged approach is kinda necessary because C/PTSD is SO complicated!

If you can find ways to think about this journey as a bit of an information-gathering adventure, rather than a quest to "fix" yourself (which just reinforces the pervasive PTSD-feeling that you're fundamentally broken), it can feel a little easier.

Courage, mes braves!

 

[Lost in the Woods]

i just think of it as an adventure. I am always curious what is beyond the next hill.