I Really Need Help Tonight

[Inspired 2 B Free]

Audreeeey... there is a time to give, and there is a time to receive.

When you are unable to give to others, just give yourself grace.

 

[Tinyflame]

Audreeey, I am so sorry. :cry: Please do not be hard on yourself, but please also try to just concentrate on what your bf needs.

I2BF, what does this mean? :

When you are unable to give to others, just give yourself grace.

(Thank you).

 

[Inspired 2 B Free]

I2BF, what does this mean? :

(Thank you).

Junebug, it means basically the same thing you said -not be hard on yourself. To be gentle with yourself and to allow yourself to not be able to help others during your own time of crisis. Thanks for asking. ~I2BF

 

[Tinyflame]

Thank YOU, ((((~I2BF))), :hug:.

 

[Saturnine]

Hang in there! This is the right place to be, focus on just breathing for the moment!

 

[Red Dog]

Audrey, believe me, I know exactly how you feel. Even with my PTSD in remission for the last couple of years, I feel that way when my honey doesn't communicate with me. I also get panic attacks which later on seem to be caused by a completely irrational fear of abandonment, but you have to ask yourself, is it really that irrational? You are really just trying to protect yourself because your prior experience has told you that people are not to be trusted. Your panic attacks sound different from mine, but I definitely get them, too...heart palpitations, inability to breathe, all of that. There is a book that has helped me a lot called When Panic Attacks by Dr. Burns, I'd recommend it in addition to a book specific to PTSD such as the PTSD Workbook by Mary Beth Williams. It's not easy to reach out when you're feeling this way, but things will get better. You have a lot of courage reaching out! You are not alone!