Sufferer Looking For Help

[Crunch]

I was diagnosed with ptsd 4 weeks ago after surviving an explosion and have struggled mentaly since with no professional support. I have had various symptoms from zoning out a bad stutter that has now turned in to an involuntary head jolt and hyper arousal (in my case anger and crying at any given moment) also lack of concentration and memory and over eating and over sleeping looking for any help and tips to help me cope with these symptoms

 

[Namenotdiagnosis]

Hi and welcome X I'm sorry to hear about your sufferings , unfortunately you have described typical PTSD. There are lots of different types of therapy available , have you tried any? Cognitive behaviour therapy, EMDR, different types of counselling. Depending on the severity of your Ptsd and reasonings would depend on the type of support you would need, also depending on where snouts you are in the country and how good your mental health team is would depend on how quick you recieve any type of therapy. There is lots of support on this forum , I hope you find what your looking for X

 

[Crunch]

Hi and welcome X I'm sorry to hear about your sufferings , unfortunately you have described typ...

I have contacted first step but there seems to be a long waiting list in Cumbria I'm getting to the the point that I'm crying at work and struggling to control anger and emotion seeing my gp tomorrow who will probably offer me drugs that I don't want and a sick note that I really don't want I feel that if I stop going to work I will become a recluse but my physical symptoms seem to change almost as if my brain is trying to draw attention to me it started with a stutter then the tourrets head bob scared what mite be next

 

[Namenotdiagnosis]

Oh my gosh X poor u , i feel like u s just read about me! I was identical to that X didn't want to be signed of suck X didn't want tablets X was in a really bad way with dissociating and flashbacks and my emotions were in overdrive X but hey I got through but bloody hell I had to work hard it and I'm a fighter that refuses to give in X I'm still fighting really hard and it's not easy x

 

[Namenotdiagnosis]

EMDR is really good that's what I had and it really helped X but I also hated it because I struggled with the after affects and memory's Nd flashbacks of my traumas X I stopped going for a while and now I go every time I can't cope anymore with the flashbacks X but I pay private as it was a years waiting list and I couldn't wait that long but it's not cheap X

 

[Crunch]

Oh my gosh X poor u , i feel like u s just read about me! I was identical to that X didn't want...

Wife and work colleagues have been very patient but im getting fed up of head bob and feeling crap it's nice to know it's not just me

 

[Crunch]

Wife and work colleagues have been very patient but im getting fed up of head bob and feeling crap it's n...

What's emdr?

 

[Namenotdiagnosis]

It's a firm of therapy where eye movement is used X you recall an event and work though it X it really a helps but I find it very traumatic. Don't be too hard on yourself , it's part of learning to cope , as long as you have a good supportive network you going to be k x and if at times you going to lose your temper or have a bad day so be it X we can't all be perfect!!! X

 

[Rosewater]

Welcome Crunch. I went through almost exactly the same thing for 7 months before I decided to get some help. Instead of the head jolt I developed an involuntary twitch in the right eye, but the crying at work and all the other stuff was the same. It all seems to be pretty typical stuff, although I didn't know that at the time and it was so confusing and frightening that it was hard to know where to turn.

Do try and get as much professional support as you can, it can make a real difference. Although I was very resistant, the standard treatment is anti depressants and therapy with someone specialised in trauma/PTSD treatments. EMDR and CBT are a couple of the therapeutic approaches that can work. There is effective treatment available & you will get your life back bit by bit. Hang in there.

 

[Anarchy]

Welcome crunch.

I'm just about to get chucked off borrowed Wi-Fi for the night.
Will try for full length welcome tomorrow
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Ps
I'm within walking distance of Cumbria county boundary, but its a big place!

 

[Crunch]

Welcome Crunch. I went through almost exactly the same thing for 7 months before I decided to get som...

At this point as upside down as I am I absolutely refuse to be medicated and hope I don't get to the point that I accept medication my main worry is I have a 4 year old daughter and my wife is due to have our second child in February and u need to be more functional by then which gives me a deadline and pressure

 

[Crunch]

Welcome crunch.

I'm just about to get chucked off borrowed Wi-Fi for the night.
Will try for full lengt...

I'm all the way west in whitehaven