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    Therapy hangover, anyone else? Any tips for managing them?

    Living in Raincouver (Vancouver), and being a competitive water sports player I totally understand the calming effects that the ocean and or pools have, and combat sport is something that I once really used to enjoy, but because of PTSD I feel like I can no longer continue. Because of this...
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    Therapy hangover, anyone else? Any tips for managing them?

    I have therapy on Fridays as well, and I think that I'll try what you do. I seem to be in a smaller funk by Monday than I was right after therapy, but I have a feeling that you could be on to something.
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    Do you close your eyes during dissociative episodes?

    for me, I find that I am unable to close my eyes, out of fear of what I'll see when I do. I feel like keeping my eyes open really solidifies that I am in the present and not in the past when I have a triggering episode. I think that keeping our eyes open/closed might be a protective thing as if...
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    Tips for journaling when dissociative

    it's never the same for everyone, but when I journal, I try to make it as sensory involving as possible, to prevent myself from slipping into the extent that I am writing about. I try to use new words, expressive language, and I make an effort to listen to some music while I do it. Journaling in...
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    Therapy hangover, anyone else? Any tips for managing them?

    hey yall, I'm pretty new to this forum, but I joined because I need to figure some stuff out on my own, in addition to therapy. I was wondering if anyone else here suffers from a therapy "hangover"? I don't know why, but after a particularly heavy session, for up to three days after I am...
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