RoadtoHappy
Bronze Member
Hi All,
I just wanted to post a positive message. After 6 months of intensive therapy - CBT and talk therapy for PTSD, OCD and Panic disorder, I finally feel like we are getting somewhere. I have felt stuck for so long and the PTSD was in full swing I just couldn't control nightmares, flashbacks and intrusive thoughts. All my mind could think of was my trauma. But the past 3 weeks I have noticed my thought pattern change. My T told me she has noticed it. She said when I first started therapy I couldn't say or hear the R**** word without freaking out but now I can. I feel more confident and am finally started to focus on the future and the now and learning. Its still hard but we can now begin processing and exposure treatment which I am happy about. I just want everyone to know that we can get better and overcome.. we survived our trauma and with hard work, positive influences and dedication there is a light at the end of the tunnel. 1 month ago I thought I would never get through this, I would never stop thinking about it, reliving it and being overwhelmed by everything. I have gone from 5/6 panic attacks a day. Vomiting constantly in my T's office with anxiety when we talk about it, nightmares every night, intrusive thoughts, many body memories and extreme OCD, to finally feeling like I am in the now, there is hope and I am stronger than I know. Now I am still having all of the above but its on a smaller scale and I am recognizing my thought pattern is changing so this is the hope I have and where I am focusing myself. I started sertraline 3 days ago for OCD and panic but it hasn't kicked in yet just some minor side affects, I am to be on it for 10 weeks to help with the therapy. I just feel I am doing the right things and I just need to be patient. even the smallest improvement needs to be noted and we need to acknowledge every little thing because the small things will lead us to the big things. It all adds up. This group has been instrumental to my progress. I only joined it 2/3 weeks ago but it has helped me so much.
Would love to read about others progress, no matter how small. Rome wasn't built in a day :)
Also, I am unsure how therapy will go now that I can ground myself and focus without panicking as much, any advice on what to expect?????
When it is dark, look for the stars, when it rains.. Look for a rainbow!
I just wanted to post a positive message. After 6 months of intensive therapy - CBT and talk therapy for PTSD, OCD and Panic disorder, I finally feel like we are getting somewhere. I have felt stuck for so long and the PTSD was in full swing I just couldn't control nightmares, flashbacks and intrusive thoughts. All my mind could think of was my trauma. But the past 3 weeks I have noticed my thought pattern change. My T told me she has noticed it. She said when I first started therapy I couldn't say or hear the R**** word without freaking out but now I can. I feel more confident and am finally started to focus on the future and the now and learning. Its still hard but we can now begin processing and exposure treatment which I am happy about. I just want everyone to know that we can get better and overcome.. we survived our trauma and with hard work, positive influences and dedication there is a light at the end of the tunnel. 1 month ago I thought I would never get through this, I would never stop thinking about it, reliving it and being overwhelmed by everything. I have gone from 5/6 panic attacks a day. Vomiting constantly in my T's office with anxiety when we talk about it, nightmares every night, intrusive thoughts, many body memories and extreme OCD, to finally feeling like I am in the now, there is hope and I am stronger than I know. Now I am still having all of the above but its on a smaller scale and I am recognizing my thought pattern is changing so this is the hope I have and where I am focusing myself. I started sertraline 3 days ago for OCD and panic but it hasn't kicked in yet just some minor side affects, I am to be on it for 10 weeks to help with the therapy. I just feel I am doing the right things and I just need to be patient. even the smallest improvement needs to be noted and we need to acknowledge every little thing because the small things will lead us to the big things. It all adds up. This group has been instrumental to my progress. I only joined it 2/3 weeks ago but it has helped me so much.
Would love to read about others progress, no matter how small. Rome wasn't built in a day :)
Also, I am unsure how therapy will go now that I can ground myself and focus without panicking as much, any advice on what to expect?????
When it is dark, look for the stars, when it rains.. Look for a rainbow!
