Hi I'm new to this forum. I was diagnosed with PTSD a few years ago and I'm in my 20's. I got PTSD from being sexually assaulted as a teenager. I had a couple of years of therapy for it and I also take medication (Paxil).
I need support/suggestions for dealing with work. It's not that I don't like my coworkers but I get triggered very easily. Anytime someone talks too loudly or laughs I get stressed out. Anytime anyone yells then I become a nervous wreck. So I try to go to the restroom to calm down. Well the restroom is even worse because there are constantly other women going in and out, slamming the door, flushing toilets, etc.
Today one of my older coworkers collapsed at work and was taken away in an ambulance. (He probably had a heart attack.) I didn't know him that well but I was a nervous wreck after that. I often think about going to the hospital and saying I feel suicidal and getting help. But I have been to the psych hospital before and honestly I didn't feel it was that helpful. Plus it would upset my family so much if I was back in the hospital again. Sometimes I call the suicide hotline and it does help. So just to be clear I do not feel suicidal right now.
I need some suggestions for how to deal with work. I like my job and my coworkers for the most part but like I said I get triggered very easily. In the past I've tried to wear headphones and listen to music but it makes it worse because then I don't hear when people walk up behind me. Thanks for reading.
I need support/suggestions for dealing with work. It's not that I don't like my coworkers but I get triggered very easily. Anytime someone talks too loudly or laughs I get stressed out. Anytime anyone yells then I become a nervous wreck. So I try to go to the restroom to calm down. Well the restroom is even worse because there are constantly other women going in and out, slamming the door, flushing toilets, etc.
Today one of my older coworkers collapsed at work and was taken away in an ambulance. (He probably had a heart attack.) I didn't know him that well but I was a nervous wreck after that. I often think about going to the hospital and saying I feel suicidal and getting help. But I have been to the psych hospital before and honestly I didn't feel it was that helpful. Plus it would upset my family so much if I was back in the hospital again. Sometimes I call the suicide hotline and it does help. So just to be clear I do not feel suicidal right now.
I need some suggestions for how to deal with work. I like my job and my coworkers for the most part but like I said I get triggered very easily. In the past I've tried to wear headphones and listen to music but it makes it worse because then I don't hear when people walk up behind me. Thanks for reading.