Sufferer Ptsd/post abortion syndrome

[Yzabella Marie]

I have ptsd/pas and I have been so depressed lately that it’s causing me to become an emotional eater . It’s just too much lately . And I try to suppress all my memories of the event but it’s not helping anymore .

 

[ladee]

Welcome ! Happy you are here... hope you find support and encouragement here, I certainly have.. has made a huge impact on my healing.. glad you found us.

 

[Yzabella Marie]

Welcome ! Happy you are here... hope you find support and encouragement here, I certainly have.. has made...

I realized after I while that I needed this . And that I had to face it head on after trying to heal on my own and it not working . I’m just suppressing all my memories and it’s negatively impacting me.

 

[Vee]

Suppressing only works for so long. Soon they start to come out, usually physically, if you do nothing to process them. Have you talked to a therapist?

 

[Yzabella Marie]

Suppressing only works for so long. Soon they start to come out, usually physically, if you do nothing to...

I have and what do you mean physically? I’m not suicidal at all just really depressed. & I did see a therapist but I think because he was a male, he couldn’t relate to me and expected too much of me so I stopped going

 

[Yzabella Marie]

Is there anyone else that has been diagnosed with ptsd/pas like me ? Or understands someone who does ? I feel like there are no groups for me for my specific disorder . Or someone who I can talk to who knows what this is like who I can relate to .

 

[Vee]

Physically: sleeping too much or not being able to sleep, anxiety (which has like 1000 physical symptoms), hyper-awareness of one's body, body aches and pains, etc.

Finding the right therapist is a must. Some therapists have never treated anyone with PTSD. CBT and exposure therapy only go so far. It's better to have a therapist trained in dealing with PTSD.

 

[Yzabella Marie]

Physically: sleeping too much or not being able to sleep, anxiety (which has like 1000 physical symptoms),...

Well I know I don’t have any anxiety problems , but sometimes I have to take naps because I have a lack of energy and then I’m up all night almost until I force myself to sleep.

 

[Vee]

Yeah, I had terrible anxiety with mine. I already had anxiety before, but it shot through the roof after my traumatic event. I was more prone to it, but many people develop anxiety eventually if they don't deal with their issues. Anxiety is the flip side to depression. You sound depressed now. I would hate for you do develop anxiety later on.

 

[EveHarrington]

What is PAS?

Thanks!

In a side note I’m still dumbfounded about how PTSD can come without anxiety. Can someone explain this to me?

 

[Yzabella Marie]

Yeah, I had terrible anxiety with mine. I already had anxiety before, but it shot through the roof after m...

Exactly , that’s why I decided to take the step and research and that’s when I came across the forum and decided maybe it would help . & by anxiety what do you mean ? Like just with anything at all you would get bad anxiety ?

 

[Vee]

What is PAS?

Thanks!

In a side note I’m still dumbfounded about how PTSD can come without anx...

Some people just fall into deep depression. They still may get the flashbacks and dreams and worries that go with it, but instead of being anxious, they just shut down. Most people are the anxious PTSD type, though.