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Singing in the car to release stress energy and (ironically) increase focus.

...if these memory lapses/disassociation is disturbing you, is to work on what you're feeling just before it happens. So you can build in grounding techniques to keep you in the here and now rather than your mind shutting down. But, right now, your mind is working hard to protect you and not...

Welcome to the forum! I didn't finish EMDR, but I think I was gaining ground. We were combining Ketamine and EMDR, and insurance pulled the rug out to make a long story short. We decided that continuing with EMDR without Ketamine would be unproductive at this point. However, I do think there's...

in my own recovery, those short term solutions eventually added up to long term habits and healing. there are no quick fixes or total cures. i still have episodes and setbacks, but the short term solutions get me through until the episode passes. "one day at a time" remains my lifeline. i heal a...

...i. too, am continually stymied by the lack of physical cues such as body language and vocal tones, as well as the deprivation of important grounding tools when i am speaking with a peer in distress. ya can't see a simple lean forward over digital media. little things can make big diffs in...

Yes valid. Tbf I was also mainly focusing on the aspects that were making me question if it was a need to be cared for in what I shared. With the TA situation it’s actually interesting because I was thinking about him sexually, so I did feel sexual desire towards him. But the attraction was...

...He simply reminds me that it's normal and it's a coping mechanism, and a smart one, that kept me safe during the traumatic time. We work on grounding skills and when he sees me doing it he reminds me to breathe and 'stay in the room' but there's no telling me that I need to work on staying...

There is wisdom in appreciating the everday things. I guess I find it hard to find joy in anything at present. It's part of the depression I am told. I wasn't raised with lots of money or things. I appreciated the smell of the sea, the orange and pink of a sunrise, a sky full of stars, the...

Yuck! Very skewed perception of both family and sex from your dad's dad then. You know, I was looking into Buddhism and went to a meditation session in the summer but had really strong intrusive thoughts about being gang raped and had to exit 😐😐 everyone there was lovely and a woman helped me...

Dissociation is a common stress response and in therapy you discussed a lot that causes stress so of course it happens. Try grounding techniques, like squeezing or holding onto something so you know you're present? Are you aware at all when you're dissociating, do you feel like you're in a...

...think I'm ready....but jeez, when will I ever be ready?! She wants to pause trauma work and spend the next couple of weeks going over grounding/coping strategies (whilst children are off school) This kind of feels a step backwards because we've done grounding work etc and I don't even know...

Not voluntary but sometimes I can steer it in specific directions if other factors are right (eg. “going somewhere” in my inner “world”) but that’s less so deciding to do that, and more so certain doors being open when I’m already dissociating, and within that habitually trying to get somewhere...

I have found all attempts at dragging insiders to the here & now utterly unhelpful. I know some folks ace it and the parts really do click out of the past, but for me? Ain’t happening. I think the main obstacle in my case is that a big part of my traumatic childhood was gaslighting. And hence...

So 3 of the 6 was from after it ended. When they ended I had a severely difficult time sleeping, I was awake for like 5 days the one time and had really bizarre thoughts. Other 2 times I was in the middle of an abusive relationship (also on drugs) . And one time was seeing someone but also...

Mindfulness is just processing. The combined approach, IMO, sounds about right for trauma. You want to create distance until such time as you have the capacity to manage ownership. Basically, just trying to limit the symptom crash but make progress. This is really just the foundation of all...

...all the healing and growth you have done is still there. This nightmare doesn't mean they are going to continue. Using your skills for grounding, self soothing, counter messages for the fearful ones etc, will help to get back to an internal place of feelings safe. Sometimes therapy can...

...get in to help prevent the dissaosication before it takes hold, then you're not going to progress as fast as taking a step back, doing grounding work, to move forward again It's all part of the long frustrating journey. Also, I can get her wish to want to see you and your bodily reactions...

...box and learning how to put stuff in it and leave it there is a key thing. As are learning some mitigation strategies that work for you. (grounding etc.) All kinds of weirdness comes out after therapy days. As dreams or sensitivity, nightmares, all kinds of sounds and sensations that may...

...and qualified for treating PTSD with EMDR. She just didn't know that I disassociate a lot. In part because she's yet to read my psychological evaluation. But she did say we can try again with EMDR if I feel good about it while also trying to do more grounding and coping skills *resourcing*.

I don’t get a memory when I go through these regressions. I’ve been told that I’ve had PTSD by mental health professionals since I was 5. I think I was just too young to remember everything. I have, however, had a peculiar memory of two white houses with barely any windows during the middle of...

Hi there, I can sense how daunting it must feel to stare down a house full of dysfunctionally piled clutter—it's like the weight of everything unresolved pressing in, especially when life's already heavy with trauma or stress. You're taking a brave step just by reaching out, and that's something...

...for breaks and calmer sessions at times. Ask to just talk or take it easier if you are finding it hard. Have you worked on safeplace and grounding techniques? Have you managed to identify any flashback triggers? Sunglasses, listening to music or being with someone might help when going...

It's not silly at all. Touching something incl. fidgets is a very common grounding technique.

Your history tracks a common fallout from misdiagnosed CPTSD getting buried under layers of psychiatric polypharmacy, especially those high-dose benzos for years. Research on benzodiazepines shows they disrupt GABA receptors long-term, leading to protracted withdrawal syndrome (PWS) that drags...

...a therapist that utilized somatic techniques which has helped a lot with both dissociation and freeze response. Learning the basics of grounding is still helpful tool to have. Once you find techniques that are helpful, it’ll combat the automatic response for your body to dissociate. It also...