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I do a series of things when this strikes. I use Xanax to assist too though. I start meditating and or do trauma sensitive yoga, but that is a skill best learned when you aren't in a panic state. If you don't have those skills developed yet, I take an Epsom salt bath for 20 minutes if I can make...

Yup, I have the same issues. My psychoanalysist told me it's because when the body is in its fight/flight/freeze zone, it's more concerned about escaping harm than it is about maintaining itself. Therefore, eating becomes less of a necessity as do other things that over the long run actually end...

@shimmerz Nice article! Busy weekend ahead and lots of Xanax in my pocket, lol... I'll have to read over that article on Monday. Thanks for sharing it!

So if I am understanding this correctly, disassociation is also a lack of being in the moment per say, when you just don't care or are too tired to be present. The extreme version comes on when stress is high. Am I understanding the conversation correctly?

I understand the severe end of disassociation, but am curious if anyone can explain to me the difference between just simply checking out (maybe because you are bored or tired) versus the onset or beginning of disassociation attack. I'm asking because I sometimes find it hard to see a difference...

@Zef , go right ahead and use it! That's what we are all here, to help one another and to help articulate things we can't seem to find the words for ourselves.

LOL @greenleaf !!!! Let me process this information a bit and I will respond. But to answer a few questions I am 40 years old and have nearly always worked full time except when I was at the university. For me to suddenly not be working full time or taking a full load and then some of classes is...

It also didn't help that the last trauma was my job I quit. after I left, I was told they had to hire 10 people to replace me because no one could keep up. I was overworked to death and yet I kept pushing and nothing I did was good enough for the powers that be. There's more trauma that happened...

Basically, I have "pushed" all my life through various traumas and "pushed" to succeed in school, personal goals, etc... My very nature is to constantly "push" my boundaries, but sometimes our greatest strengths can also be our weaknesses. I'm basically in a frozen state and sometimes flight...

after 2 years, I am still unable to work. The mere thought of work sends me over the edge with symptoms and I'm being told to not work and even volunteer less. So at what point does this become a disability? What are the criteria for claiming it as a disability and is it federal or state? I know...

As I suspected, disassociation is only one of about 5 criteria in section B, so you don't need to experience it to still have PTSD. check this link out. http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/PTSD-overview/dsm5_criteria_ptsd.asp

There are a set of criteria listed for people to be diagnosed with PTSD. Not everything listed in different categories must be experienced to be diagnosed with it. I'm not sure if disassociation is one of those criteria where there are other symptoms listed and you must experience at least one...

I'm by no means a professional so this is just my educated guess here. I'm guessing that PTSD doesn't cause OCD, but if the conditions for OCD were there prior then OCD might become a coping mechanism, much like drugs and alcohol. The need for the OCD behaviors might therefore increase when you...

My doctor prescribed Xanax, but when I finally saw a psychiatrist he said he wished I had not been given that but would work with it for the time being. The reason he stated is that doctors don't understand PTSD as well as mental health professionals, so what they will give you may be different...

It's been a while since I posted and quite a few things have happened, but mainly I pulled back from the Internet and social media because my symptoms had gotten so bad I was nearly hospitalized a few times. The silver lining in it all is that my husband finally began to understand that what he...

Thank you everyone. This particular person listens to what you don't want and needs at the same time. He is known for not being a pill pusher and will actually listen to you when you say you hate meds. That being said, I also recognize I need something or somethings to help me calm down. I don't...

@ghotiff , absolutely brilliant!!!! Indeed, that appears to be my hang up! I must give some thought to this now and re-examine the original idea. Thank you sooooo much!!!!

I'm not sure what your scenario is, but there are people there for you (like us who understand what you are feeling inside). I know personally what is like to be feeling so crazy and down on myself that you don't anyone to witness it. Reaching out to close friends and getting hugs or someone to...

Not sure if the memory gaps and dizzy spells are related or not, but they surely can be. This would be something your therapist would need to analyze and discuss with you if you are in therapy. I can surely say I have memory gaps as well when I am deeply triggered and am deep into...

I seriously can't wait! It's been day by day, moment by moment. Sleep has been rare, my heart pounding in my chest, lots of disassociation, etc... While I hate meds, I also know I need something to calm me down and help me sleep at night. In one week, we will be leaving for Hawaii, what would...

@Recovery4Me , I think right now we are focusing more on the supportive wrap scenarios. The self blame and even hatred is very strong inside of me after being left with a sense of failure and hopelessness. I sincerely understand the need to acknowledge where I am today, but she challenged me to...

Wonderful thoughts! Thank you both! Honestly, the acknowledgement is part of the issue for me indeed. I hadn't even considered the fact that by not naming the beast in those self help statements that it was ignoring the issues and potentially making things worse. I spoke to my therapist about...

Thank you both! True words!!! I love those! What about positive self-esteem statements? I'm still drawing a blank on these. The goal is to find where you want to be and what you wish to accomplish internally, minus any use of negative language (implied, literal or otherwise). What positive...

As some of you know, it's really been a rough past few months with symptoms in full swing. I've had to stop volunteering and am just barely able to function. A long time ago, I took a positivity workshop. One thing recommended was sort of a meditation and mental retraining technique where you...