Recent content by Guitargirl

I had EMDR but combined that with medication from my GP and hypnotherapy. Hi everyone - hope we are all hanging in there. PTSD is a life changer. It can be a life ruined if you let it. You need to keep trying treatments til you find one that works for you. I had CBT but found that made me feel...

When i had cbt the therapist said i should try all these metaphors and breathing stuff - it didnt work for me but i havent tried it before i start the engine x

Yeah its physiotherapy - i go and get intense massage on my shoulder - they have to re aggrevate the tissue so it will mend properly but it hurts like hell - i have noticed, as mentioned when its painful my ptsd symptoms are heightened. I feel i have gone a little backwards in my ability to cope...

Am ok x

How are you today Ghaith?

Yeah road traffic accident. Still having intensive treatment on my shoulder 18 months later. The pain heightens my PTSD symptoms too.

Is anyone else having physio a while after an RTA?

At one point i thought i was gonna die daily due to nature of RTA and PTSD, yet i wasn't suicidal! It is a complex thing PTSD. Defo has peaks and troughs x

PTSD is awful x please keep going - celebrate the good times and try deal with the bad times as best you can - talking it out on here will help x

I have some weird dreams since i have been on meds - i often dream im in the car - which is the source of my anxiety - in some shape or form, i can be crouching in the passenger footwell, or driving - really weird and very vivid!

I think having PTSD is a deeply personal thing and you do feel really alone with it - it often feels like there is only you it is happening to - this is why a forum for otjer sufferers helps - people know what you are going through and can relate to it x

I am on citilopram and i found i have to take them at exactly the same time each day - if i take them late - even by an hour two days in a row the side effects are unbelievable! When i take them on time though they really are working well for me. I never wanted to be on meds but cbt did not work...

I found therapy not very helpful face to face. I felt that talking things over with close friends regularly helped a lot more, and that the therapy had been an expensive waste. Plus forums like this help, as you are hearing from people actually in the same boat as yourself x

My car was hit 18 months ago and my ptsd is still rearing it's ugly head and all consuming at times. On a bad day (like today) i get so mad at the thought of the other (irresponsible, driving too fast on a phone) driver and how they have affected my life. Does anyone feel similar?