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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...

Except im feeling the agoraphobia and monophobia even though my mind knows it's irrational. It's also 24/7, like the intensity never varies, I've never been able to go out by myself for the past 6 monhts. And it's not that I feel like the world is unsafe, it's the fear that I will lose control...

@joeylittle There is no intensity variation at all. It started when I started taking benzos for sleep at night, and during the day I'd notice I was feeling panicky and needed to go home, could only work for 2 hours. Then as I tapered off the benzos and jumped, the agoraphobia and monophobia hit...

@Sideways, Thanks for responding. I didn't know agoraphobia could be a symptom of ptsd. When you say work on baby steps, does that work to help with agoraphobia? Are you able to overcome it? My derealization, agoraphobia, monophobia is CONSTANT. it never goes away no matter what I do, where I...

@anthony Thanks for your response. May I ask what exactly was the debilitating symptoms for you in the beginning? Was it flashbacks and coping with stress issues? The most debilitating of my current symptoms is the agoraphobia and monophobia, which seems to be brought on during benzo...

Thank you, grit. My hope is coming from other sufferers such as yourself and continue to live life despite the pain!! It sounds like you have come a long ways and that is amazing. If I can just get a good nights rest, I think I could spend more energy during the day working on skills. Baby...

@Tinyflame, and @The Albatross, That's awesome both of you ar able to manage and cope with ptsd most of the time. I hope to one day get there too. One foot in front of another I suppose. My therapist has really only been doing emdr and talk therapy with me, when I mention specific cbt or...

Thanks so much crushed! I really appreciate the encouraging words. And congrats on being med free! Wow, you lost the ability to use the computer initially? May I ask what drug it was? I've come to realize that any medicine that goes in my body 1)hugs it and 2)gives me a toxic feeling the longer...

Justmehere, thanks so much for the input and encouraging words! I will check that book out. I am fortunate to have family to take care of me and support me through this tough time, as I cannot work, and old relationships become a trigger point reminding me how life used to be amazing, and now I...

Thank you all for the reply and the insight. It gives me perspective on the spectrum and where I'm at and what realistically I can aim for. I'm trying to tackle this med free (soon), since I'm on mirtazapine now at 1.5mg. Yes'm I'm in therapy and have been in therapy once a week for the past 3...

I like your idea about the insomnia issue, I will give it a try! Yes, now I'm weary of all meds, including OTC meds. I just wish I could speed up time and just feel better. I am starting to wonder if this is my new normal.