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Any alternative types of therapy helped anyone?

Does this get better? What helps? my Brain has forgotten how to sleep deeply and sleep without being waken up 5-10 times a night. It jumps from One nightmare to another one, all unrelated to my trauma. It’s just stuck in light rem sleep with scary stories that wake me up and leave me exhausted...

May I ask if you are or have taken any meds or therapy types which you feel have helped

What symptoms are the most bothersome after a few years? Are there symptoms that have gone away for good?

trying to find hope. It's been a year since diagnosis and trauma. Is it possible to recover to a certain degree with therapy or am I stuck debilitated forever? Would be helpful to hear from those who have improved and can offer hope.

Has anyone had success with this? I ask because I'm really struggling with day to day tasks. I am completely disabled cognitively and emotionally, cannot take care of myself, and am relying on my parents to be my caregiver. I know long term care can provide services that can help such as...

I see. Thank you for that. Gives me motivation to practice. Why didn't my T explain it to me like this?

@Sideways Have you noticed difference since you started practicing breathing? If so, in what way?

@joeylittle I appreciate your thoughtful replies to my issues. I agree with you that working on the symptom is better than sitting on it waiting it to improve with time alone. I just didn't know which symptoms should take priority, as there is a lot on my plate to work on. Doing these things...

Oh I see so it's more of a day program, without overnight. Still not a viable option given my mental instability. I can't be with my parents forever that I know, but I don't have control over my current symptoms, especially agoraphobia and monophobia. I can't even be left alone for 5 min. When...

@joeylittle Those are all great suggestions. I haven't had any tools yet that have been given to me by my therapist. I will ask her about this. I've only heard about deep breathing and that's it. As far as the partial hospitalization program, doesn't sound like a doable option for me. I can't...

@joeylittle No problem and thanks for your input, I haven't yet start working on qthese phobias with my therapist yet, so far we've just done talk therapy and emdr (alternating weekly). I definitely want to start with her. I've mentioned cbt with her but it doesn't seem like she knows...

@Just-a-lady Thanks for the response, However your comment is based on the assumption that those who cannot function are choosing that because they have the "luxury" to do so. That's not the case for me. I have hundreds of thousands in debt from school, no savings, no house. I am temporarily...

Makes sense, thanks shatter. I've been doing emdr and talk therapy with the therapist, but it really hasn't touched my symptoms. I'll ask he to help me more with phobias and anxiety next time. Right now, my brain is completely disabled and it's stayed that way since coming off the benzos...

@hithere Thank you for the suggestion! I will look into the book. I definitely feared the panic in the beginning which led to more panic attacks. I also feared the insomnia which worsened the insomnia and led to benzos. I'm trying to find a way to not care too much about the insomnia. It's been...