Recent content by rjmeyer67

Thank you very much.

I was young during my trauma. I rely heavily on seeing today's technology to ground me in the present. First I have to realize I'm in the flashback which can be the hardest part for me sometimes.

I'm practically narcoleptic. Once I get REM sleep, I'm woken with a nightmares and cannot go back to sleep for at least an hour. My job is aware and gives me flexible schedule and telecommuting when practical. I I walk, ride my bike in Wisconsin winter, or rely on my wife to drive. I only trust...

I've had flashbacks for decades. Recently, I've been seeing glances of my abuser who in reality is long dead and in another state. I'll see him on the side of the road, the backseat of my car, a reflection from the mirror. I once wrecked my bicycle to avoid him. Previously, all my flashbacks...

Thanks. I have done EMDR, CBT, DBT, and Exposure Therapy (NEVER again) None have helped. Neither has the Rx cocktails. The flashbacks, the anxiety, the obsessive need to have order in my life is incredibly stifling. I managed to meek out an existence with my everyday symptoms. The prevailing...

I was raised in an alcohol fueled abusive household. Before I left home at 18 for the navy, I had been to the ER over a dozen times. I'm fourth grade, I was an alter boy. I was raped by a priest. I couldn't believe this man who had befriended me did this. Beyond that, he told me I was a...