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    Dissociated during the trauma. Now I can't stop doing it subconsciously when triggered.

    I'm not sure if dissociation is the right word, if it's not then please someone correct me. But during various traumas, I have (automatically, without realizing it) detached myself from the situation, to varying degrees of severity. At the time obviously this was helpful. But now when I'm...
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    Nightmares and sleep paralysis mean I get so scared every night at bedtime.

    I suffer with a lot of nightmares and sleep paralysis. The medication prazosin has been amazing, but it has a short half-life so if I wake up in the middle of the night (or if I'm taking a nap during the day which happens often due to chronic illness) then it's worn off and I get a nightmare...
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    I feel so stupid, like my trauma isn't valid.

    Why do I keep doing this to myself? I feel so stupid, like my trauma isn't valid. I see posts from people on here talking about how only some specific traumas like war or sexual assault count for PTSD, and then the thought worms deep into my head that I'm just faking or malingering and I hate...
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    Sufferer My PTSD is from medical trauma, and I can't escape being retraumatized constantly.

    Hi all. I'm a young woman with many physical disabilities. I have a genetic disorder that runs in my family but no one knew we had it until two years ago when my health started going downhill and we had to go see a million doctors to try to get answers. I've always had the disorder, I was born...
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