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I did look into EMDR, but the nearest therapist to me charges £50 per session, and I'm struggling to get a GP appointment to try and get a referral as they don't have any early appointments until the end of next week. I'm feeling a little better today though - I think I'm finally managing to...

Weirdly, for me, it's Shrek. Right before the Westminster Terrorist Attack, I was walking along the South Bank, and I stopped to look at the Shrek's Adventure attraction as I hadn't seen it before. I remember thinking that it looked absolutely awful, and then continued on my way. I should be...

I tried to get a referral through our Employee Assistance Programme at work, as that is who my current therapy is with. But they apparently can't cover EMDR. I've tried to get an appointment to see my GP, but there is none available until the end of next week. I might try for an emergency...

I had a vent/hug yesterday. It made me feel a little better. I didn't sleep much last night and I felt too sick to eat. The event went ok, but little things were getting on my nerves and I was getting het up over the small things, which isn't like me. I feel restless today. I keep having...

I've nearly made it to the end of today. Half an hour to go. And a brief speech at the event. I haven't eaten because I feel sick. I even emailed the person I'm fairly comfortable talking to in the office saying I needed a vent/hug. She hasn't responded, but I know she is super busy.

I tend to just go a bit quiet. Start fidgeting a bit to try and ground myself. But if it’s really intense, I will sometimes need to leave the room afterwards to calm down, and then it will just look like a panic attack because I was shaken by the event and be shaking and crying. Usually sat on...

This is a really interesting article. I like that we don't have trigger warnings on this site. But I do try to write a brief warning before writing anything graphic on here. I think trigger warnings should be used a bit more in general life though. Eg. I was training for my current job, and...

I can feel a panic attack coming on. My therapist taught me to look for one thing in a room I haven't noticed before, so I'm doing that. But I'm feeling sweaty palms, and beating heart. Trying to take deep breaths and think of something else. I can't have another massive panic attack at work...

Thank you @mumstheword - my boss is really understanding, but she's asked a couple of times how therapy is going. And I know it's because she cares, but I can also tell she wants me to go into detail, rather than just saying "It's fine". My whole body feels super heavy today and my mind feels...

I had another therapy session last night and I am exhausted. We tried to remove myself from the trauma so that it becomes a memory rather than a flashback. It meant pretending I was in a cinema, and imagining I was in the projection box, watching myself watch the trauma in black and white...

That's really handy to know, I'll speak to my GP and try to get a referral.

I have had a couple of situations where I have cried at work. Most recently it was in a new job, where they didn't know anything about the PTSD. I had a major flashback, and had to go and cry and have a panic attack in an office that wasn't being used. Unfortunately a couple of my colleagues...

Hi folks, I have been looking into the effectiveness of EMDR (I have tried CBT and am currently in psychotherapy), and it looks like it's quite effective for PTSD. I don't know whether it is available on the NHS though. I've looked on NHS Choices, and it has info about it, which leads me to...

I went to my therapy appointment. He explained how flashbacks worked and what to do if I had another one. It wasn't really anything new, but I suppose reiterating what I learned in CBT is a good thing. I've been feeling generally better this week, and even managed to help a friend through a...

I went to the bonfire party. Actually seeing the fireworks going off, rather than just hearing the bangs helped to remove the association with the attack. I'm back at work today and already on edge. Several people have asked if I'm ok following my breakdown last week, and it's just making me...

I was afraid they would laugh at me. I know, logically, they never would because they’re nice people. But that doesn’t stop me from feeling humiliated by having such a breakdown in front of people. You’ve absolutely hit the nail on the head there. That’s exactly how I feel at the moment, that...

Currently don’t know what to do with myself. I’m meant to be going to a fireworks party tomorrow, and I don’t want fireworks to be an avoidance, but equally I really, really don’t want to go. Considering if I should message any of my friends. Out of my three closest friends: one is newlywed, one...

I want to talk about the terror attack from the beginning. I have been asked questions about it, and talking about the bits and bobs has put it all disjointed in my mind again, so I want to type out what happened, beginning to end, and hopefully that will put things straight in my mind again. If...

Well. The questions finally got to me. I had a SUPER intense flashback. I had to go and sit in a quiet room and ground myself. It caused a MASSIVE panic attack. Meaning I was seen crying by 2 staff members (luckily who I’m really close to), and my boss. Then one of them called my counsellor and...

I can relate to this - I think it was more generalised anxiety related for me than PTSD. With the anxiety - I don't like the thought of not knowing what will happen. With PTSD it's more thinking something bad WILL happen. But I completely understand the worry that something will go wrong or...

Yeah, I was kind of surprised by it. I didn't ask her not to mention it though, and it's not really a 'secret' as such. I just don't like the thought of people talking about my personal circumstances. I think because she is really close to them, I think she forgets that that's her team, not...

I find it quite difficult as well. Especially now work know. When it was only talking about it with people who knew me when it happened, it felt a bit more ok if that makes sense? Like, I just talk about it and don't have to explain it. It was kind of upsetting today, as one of my closest work...

So I told my boss that my reason for being off on Friday was for PTSD and not for a cold like I said. She was totally fine about it, but it was hard talking about it and explaining it from the start. She's been a little bit walking on eggshells around me today, but I think it's because she...

You're all right. I'm pretty sure she's being a bit gossipy and nosy. I don't think she means anything by it. It's a tough one. I went with saying I'd been having a few symptoms recently, but blamed bonfire night. That seemed to shut her up!

Thanks for your replies. I haven't showered today, but I did make a point of going out for a walk earlier to get a bit of daylight, as I know staying inside, although the easiest thing to do, isn't the best thing to do. I have the weekend off, so figured today could be a feeling sorry for...