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Recent content by Towanda

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    Dealing With Triggers/stressors Around People Who Don't Know You Have Ptsd

    I totally get being afraid of looking weak or vulnerable. I struggle with that myself. What got me through it was saying what I did in an authoritative manner. Remind yourself over and over that your struggle with PTSD does not make you weak; it proves how strong you are. And woe be unto the...
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    Having A Really Hard Time In Therapy

    I've been with my therapist for almost a year now. We've got a good therapeutic relationship. About a month ago I was hospitalized for suicidal ideation. Since then therapy has gotten harder and harder. Just thinking about going can trigger a panic attack and dissociation. I am at a point...
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    Dealing With Triggers/stressors Around People Who Don't Know You Have Ptsd

    There are lots of good ideas here, but I want to throw out there that your PTSD is not a dirty secret. I understand that it's not everybody's business, but in some situations, it can be liberating to say, "Look, I have PTSD and this content triggers me, so please turn it off." I had a...
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    Compression, Not Sure Why It Helped But It Did.

    Deep Presure Therapy is great. My service dog will lay on me when I'm having a panic attack, and my mom is making me a weighted blanket. My husband used to be afraid to touch me when I was upset because it hurt me. Since we found DPT he knows to wrap his arms around me and squeeze. That...
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    Learning That It's Okay

    Thanks Jades. I've been lurking for a few weeks before deciding to join. If you loved the movie Fried Green Tomatoes, I highly recommend the book. My current service dog is too small to do some of the tasks I need so next year we are going to get a German Shepherd to train. If we get a...
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    Floating

    I do this a lot, especially during panic attacks. My service dog is the best grounding tool I've found. I will have him sit in front of me and run my fingers through his coat focusing on the textures of the individual hairs. If it gets really bad he will climb into my lap and start licking my...
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    Learning That It's Okay

    In the 18 years since I got away from my abuser I have lived in a personally inflicted war zone, feeling that I must put one foot in front of the other and hide any trouble I have. I did this by completely dissociating from any stressor and paying the price when no one was around for me to fall...
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