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[Lslb]

Hi all,

I am new to this site so please be patient with me. I am a 42 year old PTSD sufferer with multiple traumas.

For a number of years I have kept things to myself. When a new trauma happened recently it has opened a can of worms and I have been feeling overwhelmed.

I have been working with a private therapist for almost a year but my psychiatrist wanted me to do a coping course for emotions which meant my therapist had to discharge me.

This has rocked me to my core. I don't trust easy and group therapy with strangers is not what I am comfortable with but these are skills I need to learn.

Any advice would be appreciated x

 

[Dannyuk78]

Firstly Welcome,

I know how it feels to be signed off and back in but as scarey as it feels at the moment you will start to build other networks and safe areas. The only real advise i can give at the moment is to take each step slowly and remember to breath :)

There are people that are on here that can offer support and advise to you so please make use of them as it has been brilliant for me, esp knowing that i am surrounded by like minded people who understand all the different symptoms and reactions.

 

[Lslb]

Thank you Danny.

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

Hey there....and welcome. :)

I'll be attending a support group next week for the first time ever, so I'm a bit anxious, too. It's being led by the T I see, though, so it's a different scenario. But nonetheless, change always brings about a tsunami of all the feels I don't wish to feel, on top of all the 'what-ifness' it brings about.

Deep breathing exercises, keeping a special rock in my pocket to hold onto and squeeze if I need to ground myself, wearing a diffuser necklace with some of my favorite essential oil scents helps big time, and taking a moment to recognize my surroundings through my senses. I will identify something I can smell, hear, feel, etc. For the taste part of that method, I try to always remember to take along some healthy finger foods already prepped and ready to eat in a small cooler so I don't choose the things that continually crash my adrenals, disrupt my hormones, or cause sugar rush roller coasters ending in crash landings.

Also, I try to actively acknowledge and redirect those 'what-ifness' and the 'should' thoughts by flipping the script to, "I could likely benefit from....", or, "It may enrich the quality of my life if I.....". Allowing self to not do any of the above if it just isn't happening is just as beneficial, too, some days. Always in search of that elusive balance.

Wishing you much comfort in your head and heart space.

 

[Lslb]

Hey there....and welcome. :)

I'll be attending a support group next week for the first time...

Thank you - I'm glad that I am not alone in this. It helps make me feel a bit more normal