Sufferer Auto Accident 2002 Denial Until A Year Or So Ago

[AllnueBoutique]

I suffered with rebound pain after my accident. Now I find myself once again in pain after coughing my head off. I was told it was Upper Respitory Infection but I wonder if I had Whooping Cough. Since 12/26/12, I have had pain in the area of my gallbladder. They did an ultra sound and a hida scan and say it isn't gallbladder.

I am hurting and afraid to take pain medication because I fear rebound pain. I have panic attacks when I hurt, go to the doctor, call the pharmacy...you name it........it makes me anxious, angry, depressed, hyper-vigilant. Do not say BOOOOOO! You will have to peel me off the ceiling.

My poor husband, he tells me at my worst, I scream or yell for help in my sleep. I now have the most unusual and unsettling dreams. I don't ever feel rested. I run, fight, teach, preach....die in my dreams. I don't have flash backs........I DREAM....

The dreams are so real

 

[KP the nut]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Are you seeing a therapist for your PTSD? Managing symptoms can be achieved on your own but I found the guidance of a therapist invaluable.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

Hi and welcome to the forum. I agree with KP you need to be seeing a therapist that is qualified to help guide you through your symptoms and get a proper diagnosis.

This is a wonderful community who gets it and understands. I hope you like it here and it helps you with your healing.

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

Welcome to the forum. :)

 

[AllnueBoutique]

I am sure a therapist would be helpful. I need to make the attempt again. I have had two or three bad experiences but understand that if I continue to look, I will find a match. The 1st time I tried, I would only talk but would not take the med. (Haldol and Depacote) No I don't think I can function on psychotropics. So that was the end of that one. It is a shame too because I felt comfortable talking.

The 2nd time I tried the meds but wouldn't talk very much. I was told the disease didn't exist and that my experiences were mass hysteria brought on by the media. I make a truely terrible patient. Before the accident I worked as a Social Worker for 28 years.

 

[Pinkcake]

Do you have a diagnosis at all? One that you think is correct, aside from PTSD? Panic/Anxiety can do some REALLY bad things to your body and mind. I do hope you search for a therapist that fits you.

 

[ms spock]

Hello and Welcome to the Forum.