SecondStar
New Here
Hi, I wanted to say to anyone who is feeling extremely overwhelmed by the stress that I have found a program that my psychologist set up for me very helpful to slightly reduce the feeling of overwhelm and get more into the present within literally a couple/three weeks, at least for me. So I thought it was right for me to share this, though I haven't completely recovered and haven't processed the trauma yet. I know how horrible PTSD. I have severe, chronic PTSD. I feel I have crossed a little milestone, though I can't say these tips will completely eliminate ptsd.::
1. Stretching every morning
2. Every other day pilates: I did Dead Link Removed workouts on youtube
3. Swimming. Go at the Sea/Ocean/Pool swimming for 4 times (or more, how you prefer) in the span of two weeks.
4. Singing: do some karaoke.
5. Yoga: try some yoga if you want, if you get tired of the other activities.
Well, with this little program, after a small span of time I found myself BREATHING better. The breathing eliminated a lot of my overwhelm, to the point I was FEELING PRESENT, almost like I normally would. I still feel numb/not like myself, but the level of DANGER and CONFUSION LESSENS. By exercising my breathing, my mind naturally slowed down a bit and SOME FOGG FADED. CALM THE BODY to CALM the MIND. that's what I am taking away from this. I have read a lot of positive info about exercise and a lot about the benefits of yoga for people with PTSD. Especially Doctor Bessel Van Derkolk ( I believe that's the spelling) writes about it, if you want look him up. At first I was a huge skeptic about these "calming the body to calm the brain" approaches, I thought it might be B.S.. But for now this has worked better than Xanax and other several drugs I take.
I hope you have a nice day and remember... you WILL recover :)
1. Stretching every morning
2. Every other day pilates: I did Dead Link Removed workouts on youtube
3. Swimming. Go at the Sea/Ocean/Pool swimming for 4 times (or more, how you prefer) in the span of two weeks.
4. Singing: do some karaoke.
5. Yoga: try some yoga if you want, if you get tired of the other activities.
Well, with this little program, after a small span of time I found myself BREATHING better. The breathing eliminated a lot of my overwhelm, to the point I was FEELING PRESENT, almost like I normally would. I still feel numb/not like myself, but the level of DANGER and CONFUSION LESSENS. By exercising my breathing, my mind naturally slowed down a bit and SOME FOGG FADED. CALM THE BODY to CALM the MIND. that's what I am taking away from this. I have read a lot of positive info about exercise and a lot about the benefits of yoga for people with PTSD. Especially Doctor Bessel Van Derkolk ( I believe that's the spelling) writes about it, if you want look him up. At first I was a huge skeptic about these "calming the body to calm the brain" approaches, I thought it might be B.S.. But for now this has worked better than Xanax and other several drugs I take.
I hope you have a nice day and remember... you WILL recover :)