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Hi! Try to focus on that holding your breath thing. I do the same thing and it actually makes it worse. It sounds like the anxiety of the flashback is definitely manifesting itself physiologically-- so just try to remain aware that this pain is anxiety, and don't let it cause you more anxiety...

@Justmehere, Thank you! I've scoured the help desk! Still pretty convinced that some of their rules are discriminatory against disabled people, but thanks for the advice.

@soulsearcher - hang on! Anger is a TOUGH one for some of us. Particularly if we are not naturally aggressive or angry in nature. I think I can honestly say that getting caught in an "anger loop" is pretty much the worst thing for me at this point in my recovery, because just like you said, it...

Yes. As long as you keep getting up in the morning, then the answer is most definitely yes. :hug:

So, @cherryblossom and @Meadowsweet, according to my inbox today I've broken some more rules too! Thank you for pointing out that quoting full posts is an issue-- that one I can see being a possible annoyance, perhaps, to those who struggle scrolling down... But grammar rules? I'm being warned...

@Meadowsweet, I said in my post that the warning was because I included a poll at the end of my post. I don't really understand why it has adding a poll as an option if you're not even allowed to post one except if it's the poll category. So... whoops. Sorry. ?

1 year self-injury free. I will not do that. Tried to make a vlog for my youtube channel, couldn't. Tried all sorts of techniques for mental distraction. Body symptoms are unaffected by anything I do right now. Sweating, in pain from being all tensed up, I'm on fire but I'm frozen...

I've been living with a very acute case of PTSD for about a year and a half, and I'm not even exaggerating-- it has been a full time job. New triggers rear their ugly heads just when I think I've worked out my worst ones. This winter has been a nightmare-- a self-imposed prison. I've not left...

So much on TV is triggering as hell to people with PTSD. I know that is something I struggle with a lot... not wanting to watch TV and getting suddenly very anxious when someone else has the remote. Your kids description of how you would get sounds like you dissociate. Dissociative episodes can...