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    Last movie or tv series you watched?

    I rewatched venom I & II movies
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    My husband and I

    Late Congrats 👏 to you
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    Tachycardia in relation to PTSD

    And both can affect your heart rate at least temporarily
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    AITA for telling my partner not to let their family stay with us because of my PTSD?

    Seems like this a very complicated situation overall :/. Is there a possibility for you to get away for at least sometime during these days your guest are at your home? Is there parks or trails you could take extended walks for example? Take it one day at a time! Do you have noice-canceling...
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    Supporter PTSD husband of 25 years has left me again for the 3rd time in 3 years

    You need to take care yourself too. And it's really hard for you to try to help someone if a) they keep lying to you about seeking treatment b) keep blaming you for breaking apart in the first place. I don't know either one of you but if he keeps walking away, you just may have to let him go. If...
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    Tachycardia in relation to PTSD

    I had a bad episode of anxiety after an evening with some doomscrolling. My new smartwatch kept giving me warnings of uneven heart beat. I called to local gathering center next day avd got advice to follow up my heart rate for a week. After stopping g doomscrolling my heart rate has been more...
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    Doing basic financial skills training...

    I love this thread abd how practical it is!
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    Doing basic financial skills training...

    I would honestly be be a bit wary with instruction on using credit card for every day things like gas or groceries. I use cash or debut card for this and credit card only if I need to a bigger purchase: like a holiday/hotel reservation. Sometimes paying machines can also act up and then paying...
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    You Know You Have PTSD When...

    You start to relax after finding out your car got scratched by someone else. Or you can be bit pissed but at the same time you subconsciousness thinks that "ah something went wrong today, now hopefully my quanta for today is full and I can relax" 🤭
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    What Song Are You Listening To Right Now?

    One more night - Phil Collins
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    Media diet - Exploring Hypervigilance Due to Media Exposure

    Well the flip phone proved too hard for long term use used but website blockers/app can be pretty handy. Funny thing: when bad things actually happen, I tend to become pretty calm & collected. Someone had scratched my car and now I need to to take my car to a repair shop. Yet I felt calmer...
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    Controlling symptoms when going through a lot of changes?

    Sorry to hear you are having a hard time :/. I find that I bounce back easier if I do some extra self-care when I am feeling down.
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    What would you choose?

    I presume we are talking of coffee ;) Ice coffee please! Italy or Spain to have a holiday in?
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    I don't want to discuss dating with a friend, and they walk to talk more.

    To be blunt: You are his friend, not his therapist. This just might be an issue he might benefit talking to a counselor or alternatively taking a break from dating for a while.
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    Memory-erasing drug

    I think your observations relating people's attempt to self- medication makes a lot of sense. We try to heal ourselves but in wrong ways? And that self-treatment might take a form of avoiding or alternatively hyper-focusing on something in order to 'get over it'
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    Anxiety so bad I cant even drive or think straight

    I realize this an older post but I had a huge anxiety driving a car which caused me to get my driver's license layer in life. Extra lessons helped me get over my anxiety and nowadays driving helps my anxiety as it helps to focus on present moment.
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    Defences showing up when they don't need to

    Something in this sentence really got me. I am currently dealing with lot of conflicting emotions (such as sadness, frustration and anger). In some ways I think I too try to protect myself from outside world, sometimes it feels that I try to protect myself from my emotions For the items you...
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    What Are You Grateful For Today?

    Sunny and warm weather
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    Why don't everyone develop ptsd while they have trauma?

    Maybe some are able to cope better due to having access to treatment, good parents/caregivers or personal traits? I think also that different things are traumatizing and to varying degree to different people: some are more affected by having to go to a surgery, getting into a car accident or...
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    Memory-erasing drug

    Ok thanks now I got you 😊
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    Memory-erasing drug

    I am pretty wary of treatment which target is to erase memories. I would rather to learn to live with without anxiety and flashbacks :/
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    Media diet - Exploring Hypervigilance Due to Media Exposure

    I am not sure if I did something completely crazy but I bought an flip cell phone which were at rage in early 2000s. I can get and send sms and call but I have no browser in that phone. I have a work phone as a back up if I need to access those. I want to know of restricted access to online...
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    Can you stop dissociation?

    I am not sure if this helpful or not but what about having one goal per day for a start? Like making one application for work per day? Or having of goal going to walk in a park for half an hour? Or going to coffee with a friend or watch a movie?
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    Can you stop dissociation?

    Sorry to hear you struggling :/. I too have a tendency feeling cold when I have a bad time with anxiety. Not exactly sure why
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