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For me also, the triggers haven't been there. When avoidance wasn't possible, I suspect I either panicked or I dissociated. Not until my mid 20s had I begun to feel relatively comfortable around people to have then joined social groups. My dissociation, I apparently use when I might had...

At about age 9, I had discovered on my own that I could subdue my panic-attacks by holding my breath. This I often did in grade school when frightened by my angry, over-demanding school teachers. I then had aphasia (difficulty in reading, writing and expression) though no one knew this was my...

Thank you for your encouraging words.

I suspect that three of my male medical doctors had intentionally though subtly attempted to trigger me during my follow-up exam. The first caused me to suddenly flinch, as he had moved his hand towards me very quickly before I knew what it was. Perhaps, my amygdala had appeared abnormally...

My life had become such a mess that I doubt very many trauma therapists would want to work with me. My case is just too overwhelming. I'm not trying to be negative in saying this. Perhaps, they themselves feel that my situation is just too much... it's like going down the rabbit hole. And then...

The two therapists that I saw in 2019 were supposedly both trauma therapists. Perhaps, they weren't trained in EMDR. The first, I saw for only two sessions then, she told me that she hadn't the training to help me. The second therapist told me that she couldn't find the source of my trauma after...

This is great that you have found a lot of healing in your CBT therapy. This deep, trusting relationship just wasn't there for you when you were so very much alone. Can you recall any of this trauma that you had experienced at 18 months? I suspect that we might hold memories of these early...

Well, she only made this bold stated after my hour long, face to face interview with another psychologist. I've read that in some cases EMDR doesn't work well with patients who dissociate. I've already had over 500 talk sessions which, at this point, no longer seem to address my PTSD. During my...

I was evaluated by a psychiatrist in 2019 and she told me that EMDR wouldn't work for me. I know of only one trigger and it doesn't take much effort to evoke my panic state. I will begin to feel chills in the back of my neck then through my back. Then, I'll sort of begin to drift into an altered...

I have using a 'sensory disruption strategy' (for lack of a better term) to help keep me in the present moment when I notice a flashback beginning to happen. I will immediately touch objects that are around me while trying to direct my attention onto their tactile sensations. I have even tried...

I was diagnosed with 'PTSD -- suspected victim of sexual abuse' after my brain surgery in 2018. From about age 4 to age 35, I had experienced non-contact sexual abuse by my father. By age 24, both my T and I thought I had resolved my sexual abuse issues. By age 28 I was falling back into...