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A little over five months ago, I was on a bus that crashed into a bus stop, killing four people. I wasn't injured myself but I tried to help two people on the bus, one of whom I watched bleed out in a very violent way and another who was panicking while I stayed with her for several minutes. I've seen been diagnosed with acute PTSD. My trauma counselor and me recently arrived at the conclusion that I might actually be attached to my trauma--that I'm resistant to getting over it and that losing the feeling of urgency and intensity would feel like losing a part of myself.
Does anybody else feel a similar sense of attachment to their trauma, especially if it was acute/a specific event? Like if they lost "access" to that event by going to therapy they might actually lose a part of themselves? I totally feel that way and I know how unhealthy it is and I'm looking for company/validation/tips for how to get over that attachment or cope with it.
Does anybody else feel a similar sense of attachment to their trauma, especially if it was acute/a specific event? Like if they lost "access" to that event by going to therapy they might actually lose a part of themselves? I totally feel that way and I know how unhealthy it is and I'm looking for company/validation/tips for how to get over that attachment or cope with it.