Ptsd Dares

[Jade-]

Anorexia has been rearing it's ugly head lately. I have gained about 6 pounds back so far...enough to keep myself from being hospitalized. But not enough to feel like an actual human being yet...

So....my dare is to eat...

 

[atl22]

So I have been out to areas with the smell of earth / dirt twice in the last few weeks. The first time was really tough but the second time wasn't as bad. It was just a big park in a different city but the smell of dirt really triggers me. Previously, I would tense up, hyperventilate, and get really, really aggressive, sometimes looking for a fight.

I would not have been able to do it without the coping methods that I learned from the kind folks here. Thank you to all who have posted their coping methods on this site. Here's a photo as proof!

 

[Srain]

To not "recoil" at compliments, that's the word my son used. I was not offended, the word finally drove home the nature of my reaction, especially since what he was trying to give me was a verbal present and this is what he perceived my reaction was! It broke my heart on the spot :(. I love tp get gifts, hand drawn cards, pictures, whatever, I love it! I felt the message in his words and the work I needed to do at that point.

Receive the positive.

Rain

 

[anthony]

I would just like to add.... I am proud of everyone who is pushing themselves here and daring themselves to be exposed to fears... finding that their fears are typically irrational, thus opening an aspect of life often enjoyed, yet missed, to each again. Well done.

 

[Spero3]

My big dare is to let my partner know what I am feeling when I am upset or needing reassurance. Expressing my feelings is so scary, because I expect to be rejected and think that I am bad for feeling what I feel. When I feel hurt or angry, I pull away and wall myself off. This is a BIGGY for me. She is the first person who has ever made it safe for me to tell her how I feel. I am getting better, but I still make a mess of it. ;)

 

[Heather]

So I have been out to areas with the smell of earth / dirt twice in the last few weeks.

WOW ATL! Kuddos to you:D. My therapist keeps talking about exposure therapy and I just stare at him. Here you are actually doing it.

You are an inspiration....

 

[Heather]

My dare

To continue to keep making the beds EVERY morning and keeping my apartment clean.

And keep taking my medication EVERY day.

 

[Spero3]

Anorexia has been rearing it's ugly head lately. I have gained about 6 pounds back so far...enough to keep myself from being hospitalized. But not enough to feel like an actual human being yet...

So....my dare is to eat...

I am sending you supportive thoughts!

 

[Spero3]

My dare,

I'm working on the triggers. I'm seeking for them instead of escaping them. And I feel it's really working. Because the trigger is a clue to what happened before, and I'm trying to attach those stressful memories to the long memory. However, I hope someone with more experience assists me, and I'm looking for someone who has experience in this field.

I don't have a lot of experience, but I am working on something similar. I am learning to sit with the anxiety/fear/anger when I get triggered. It is very hard, especially when the feelings are overwhelming. Way to go in seeking out the triggers. It is scary! :)