Thanks for the warm welcome y'all. I should have added (sorry i 'm not a generous communicator) how it took me several years of going cold turquey dealing with terror dreams, insomnia, hypervigilance, flashbacks, avoidance, tears, relapses into alcohol abuse, debilitating anxiety, anger and mood swings before i can now say "it works!". What gave me hope i was doing it right and now i'm satisfied i am, was noticing the slow but much welcome progressive reduction of intensity of my symptoms but the big kicker was not having anymore panic attacks requiring hospitalization even though i've had to face a couple of serious personal misfortunes during that time of "i'm my own best doctor" as a test of my inner strength and better (not perfect) damage control skills. I still retain some c-ptsd symptoms to a much lesser degree and sparse but i don't panic anymore even my anxiety levels don,t perturbe my sleep anymore and would rather see the symptoms for what they are with brute personal honesty and a reminder i have to take better care of myself healthwise and emotionally. It helps that there are forums like this one where i can turn to if i feel vulnerable and weakening in strength which is a little bit how i've been feeling lately. I'm forced to move out of my house into an appartment sometime in the new year and it's stressing me out..., just the thought of downsizing and being in unknown surroundings is scary.
I'm sorry to hear some of you went into full blown ptsd attack after having had some healing success with letting time and implementing healthy life changes. I hope i never have to resort to meds and p-docs again but if i ever become suicidal, i will.
TLC to you all!
