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Thank you. Definitely peeling back the onion. I battled "the other shoe will drop" for years. I felt it a little during the past four years of one illness after another. Thankfully there are no new organic ailments like hypertension and cervical spinal stenosis. The mind has a HYSTERICAL way...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TINYFLAME ♥️💙💜. 🤣@ 5 golden rings through your nose! Thank you for a wise and introspective message. Christmas Day I awoke sad and stayed in bed. Why? I had a wonderful Christmas Eve dinner and time with friends at their place, and the post-victory blues of unworthiness of joy...
Thank you. Thanks for sharing! Sorry about the old washing machine. Congrats on getting a new one and the great attitude of not letting the situation dampen your Christmas spirit! Congrats also on the sisters and coworker situations 👍! Keep doing your best pushing forward. DON'T GIVE UP...
Thank you for the extremely wise and 💯words!! Some of my epiphanies I achieved are self-compassion, increased resiliency, a maximized spiritual faith, self-forgiving, and being less self-critical/being more self-loving. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too! 🎄🎅💙🫂
Thank you! Being self-compassionate and wanting to accept happiness/break the generational curse of not deserving happiness are, for me, good things which resulted from the 4 years of health hell and trauma. 🫂🫂🫂
First of all, THANK YOU for your sharing and information. My secret sauce is my spirituality. Everyone has their own perspective when it comes to religion, especially with trauma and hardship. Speaking strictly for myself, I've always been religious/spiritual, since I was a kid. My therapist and...
Thank you! 💙🫂 Other modalities for trauma include DBT Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): What It Is & Purpose, EMDR EMDR Therapy: What It Is, Procedure & Effectiveness, and ACT Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. These are best used when working with a therapist who specializes in trauma (like...
Thank you. The psychological success is achieved by my trauma therapist using the modality, Internal Family Systems therapy. Internal Family Systems Therapy. This treatment method has uncovered sources for the anxiety and panic. I also use the self-compassion of mindfulness. My therapist also...
Good to hear about the 5 days off! I am achieving both psychological and physical successes in my trauma recovery. Thank you for being grateful for me. 🥰
The timing of your reply is perfect! I just finished a terrific session with my trauma therapist and we were discussing this topic. I've come to realize the non-deserving of happiness sentiment is a generational curse. My paternal grandmother was very domineering and probably had a hard life...
I often run on fumes myself. I used to get colds/flus when the temp changed drastically within a day. It's good you're changing your ways and I pray you improve. I have been dealing with anxiety and the unworthy of happiness sentiment. Today and yesterday were rough. I just now was researching...
Wow! Thank you for your insight and input! My trauma therapist is using IFS therapy (Internal Family Systems Therapy) and yesterday we uncovered a partial source for the anxiety and avoidance of me doing simple and favored tasks. This goes to your statement about
I'm sorry you are going through this. Thanks for sharing. You're in my thoughts and prayers. The traumatic symptom of the chills has been dogging me. 🫂🫂🫂
THANK YOU FOR SHARING! I am sorry about your tough day. I am THRILLED you bounced back 👍! Please keep me posted, as your success story is wonderful and helpful! And yes depression is a black fog.
I just had a terrific session with my trauma therapist. I had a lot of panic with ordinary and desired activities this week so we dived right into IFS Internal Family Systems Therapy. It helped greatly as I undercover the source for the anxiety, understand it, and remedy it. I feel that much...
I believe I have the answer about the conflicting emotions. I realized this as I was journaling this morning. There are several similar scenarios to the mourning my life and then remembering Alex. I get upset that I don't do more in the apartment and self-compassion kicks in. I get...