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I too sleep with a salt lamp ? I just finished this. The weight of it is comforting. It’s my heart chakra mala.

@sunshinedaydream awesome! I too had that same issue. My counselor made me a body scan meditation with his voice I used to put on repeat in the dark times and couldn’t sleep. It was definitely comforting and helped me stay in the moment enough to relax my nervous system for a minute.

I am curious and always looking for new ideas on grounding not only back into the present, but into my body. I was walking my 10lb Morkie today and I put on 5lb each ankle weights to make the flat ground walk more interesting - he has to check every pee mail station on the way. When I was...

Thank you @ROBERT TALON. I will try the laying down with arms crossed to focus on my breath and rewire my brain to know that I am safe. I was sitting on my yoga ball with a grounding rock but I like the idea of laying down. Arms crossed I am assuming would give my body that sensation of being...

“That moment when you now understand why people were staring at you!” A 6 inch rip down the left cheek of my jean shorts! This is where dissociation comes in handy. I WILL be able to go back into that mall again! It’s not an uncommon event to be moving though life and be conscious of people...

@J.D Smiles ack! Public transportation can be tricky!! Add in DID and it’s a nightmare. A generous helping of PTSD and now it’s a terror dream! I am always amazed at the resiliency of my people finding a way through the fear and not letting it own them. ? We have a mostly above ground subway...

I am sorry for what you are going through. It must be very difficult. I first came to this site in 2011-12 and I think I was so close to my pain that I couldn't connect to the people here and eventually drifted away. I have recently been tossed into that familiar emotional pit and I remembered...

Hello and welcome!! My hope for you .. for me ... for all of us ... is that we can find comfort in knowing we are not alone and information to ease our suffering and pass on the invaluable information and experience we have to others. See you in the posts!

Bottled water (Brita) I am noticing a difference! And my pup's eyes aren't so gummy. Hmmm... Automatic or standard? (vehicle)

Ugh. I have lost my appetite but I also know this is normal when in a triggered episode so I am not freaking out lol. I had a protein shake. Yep. Nutrients. Really proud of myself for drinking it when I didn't want it.

Oh this made me cry. My heart goes out to you. This must be an incredibly difficult space for you to be trying to live your life in. I love reading the supporting posts and the encouragement and explanation of what could be happening. I had a wee rage burst inside when I read how your Mum said...

Thank you so much for all the posts! I now get to do some solid research. There is always so much to be learning it's hard to pick which one to give attention to. I am very grateful that you have done the work and given the gold. Smile. And I am very sorry you are experiencing so much...

Today is a better day. Yesterday I got some acceptance around the difficulty in breathing and took my focus off of it. I think I got exhausted. Shrug. Whatever, today I have a break from that insane anxiety. My breathing is very shallow but I am not gasping to take that catch up breath. When I...

Thank you so much for commenting. I don’t feel so alone with this now. And I am comforted and can go back to doing what I do without so much concern that the breathing needs to be fixed. I will accept it as a disability for now and work around it and slowly chip away at desensitizing. The yoga...

Yes. When I deliberately don't (that sounds funny) focus on my breathing I am still shallow breathing and have to take a recoup breath every 5-8 breaths ... but I am not panicky. I know the obvious solution is to ... don't pay attention though LOL but I am hoping to heal the situation so I can...

Yes!! I agree wholeheartedly which is what makes this all so insanely frustrating! My reasoning mind KNOW I am safe .. but when that warrior gets tripped - my body goes into survival against my will and without my permission. Grrrr..... The only thing I am not "safe" from is whatever else I have...

Thank you @Friday. Are you suggesting that I take on an activity like singing or perhaps chanting.. yes. Let's go with chanting. So if I were to do a chanting session and focus on my breath while chanting as a way of desensitizing and letting my warrior know that I am safe ... that eventually I...

My breath is escaping me once again and I am having to conscious work on not panicking. I am in a significant PTSD storm and it is such a struggle to keep my emotional head above the very tumultuous emotional waters. It is even more challenging because every time I force myself to relax when I...

Thank you for all your responses!! I have weathered the storm and got through ALL the emotions of a break up in a healthy way thanks to the trauma training I have received. Happy smile. Alas, I am in the midst of a PTSD triggered storm that SUCKS! Sigh. So now I am engaging with this community...

It's been ramping up again over the past few months. It's time to move on to the next stage of my healing but I am TERRIFIED! Miserable afraid of breaking under the weight and strain of "too big" emotions. I know this is absurd as I have mechanisms in place to keep myself safe - and sane. So...

Hello My People.... my pack. "She who cannot howl will never find her pack." I howled to the internet and found you. Part of me is so sad that there are others like me, so many in fact that there is an entire community and it makes my heart hurt that so many are suffering. I am truly sorry for...