Hi. I'm not usually one to participate in forums, but I feel so lost right now and don't know what to do. This won't be a super coherent post... I went through a really awful event a few months ago that involved my family, close friends, and most of my local community. I was responsible for keeping 15 people safe while communicating with others about what was happening and trying to stay sane. This was all 3 months ago... Since then, I thought I have been managing ok.... I feel like I have to be to be there for everyone else who was involved.
Every now and then I have an incredibly realistic flashback and anxiety attack. The worst one so far happened last Thursday when I was playing a video game and felt that I couldn't do anything. It felt like a silly trigger, but I haven't been completely present since then. I am a student that can't sit in certain classrooms because that's where the trauma happened. I can't focus and am falling behind because I can't keep myself in class long enough to complete work or get homework done. I started an anxiety medication about a month ago, but it doesn't feel like it is helping anymore. I'm just so tired of losing fights with my own brain while worrying people around me.
Every now and then I have an incredibly realistic flashback and anxiety attack. The worst one so far happened last Thursday when I was playing a video game and felt that I couldn't do anything. It felt like a silly trigger, but I haven't been completely present since then. I am a student that can't sit in certain classrooms because that's where the trauma happened. I can't focus and am falling behind because I can't keep myself in class long enough to complete work or get homework done. I started an anxiety medication about a month ago, but it doesn't feel like it is helping anymore. I'm just so tired of losing fights with my own brain while worrying people around me.
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