Help! I need someone to talk to who has been through something similar to me. I was stuck in Lebanon visiting family during the war this summer and had to sit there, hiding in the basement while missiles fell and collapsed the roof of the house we were in. Hamdillah ("Thank God" in Arabic) everyone in my family is okay, but it took me several weeks to get out of there...We hid in a smaller village in the mountains. For a period of over two weeks I averaged less than 3 hours of sleep a night. 24-7 we heard jets flying overhead and dropping bombs. Since then I have had so many nightmares and auditory hallucinations in the middle of the night. I'm seeing a psychologist and psychiatrist but can't seem to get better as fast as I need to to get back to work full-time. I'm a high school teacher and am going nuts working only part-time because I'm letting my kids down.
The picture I attached best sums up how I feel...I've been experimenting with oil painting to release stress since i got back.
Respond soon if you can relate.
The picture I attached best sums up how I feel...I've been experimenting with oil painting to release stress since i got back.
Respond soon if you can relate.