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  1. abovedown

    I'm so close to losing hope

    I feel great that you are feeling better. It gives me hope too 😊
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    How can you help me

    How to stop catastrophising?
  3. abovedown

    How can you help me

    How can I can better live one day at a time and focus what I can control?
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    How can you help me

    How can I better feel my emotions and not to suppress them?
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    Increased depression and trauma work. Does this create the "Perfect Storm?"

    Sending hugs. The emotional roller coaster seems to be common part of pstd. Have you a change to talk to a counselor or trusted person about this?
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    The burden of keeping PTSD "secret"

    Having heavy secrets or needing a hide a part of self can be a big burden whatever reason, whether it's pstd or being a member of lbtq community. There are propably alot individuals who need to hide both kind of secrets to survive
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    How can you help me

    How can be more in tune with my feelings?
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    Life

    Maybe unprocessed emotions/trauma can kill if they lead to depression and suicide?
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    Anger at my Mom since her death - When it was my father who hurt me.

    Do you feel that your mom abandoned you by dying? Have you had a change to properly mourn her? Or is your anger a possible cover for grief?
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    Therapy for C-PTSD requires a longer timeframe regarding treatment. Do you agree or disagree?

    My layman take is that any therapy is going to take as long is going to take. I dont think there is a one magic therapy for pstd or cpstd and different therapies work for different people. I think that therapists can often mix approaches from different therapy modes when necessary?
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    How do you connect with and process repressed anger?

    Could a couple/family therapy be an option? It's seems kind of dramatic that you got a sudden announcement that 'you have angered everyone in my family' apparently without knowing it yourself. And based on your message I think you haven't done this on purpose. I wonder could talking to a neutral...
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    What Are Your Favourite Stress Management Activities & Routines?

    - daily walks 0.5 -1.5 hours - staying at bed for 1h after waking up and meditating or listening a podcast - writing here -deep breathing as grouding tool (I hate body scan 😆) -limiting my coffee intake/replacing it with decaf or herbal tea (lavender, rooibos or chamomile for example) -Meering...
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    How can you help me

    Can you explain me in layman terms what mindfulness is? What is flow or flow activities?
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