Skywatcher
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I was reading an article written for trauma therapists on what to do. In one part it said that ptsd will cause clients to avoid everything about their trauma and to work on discussing and getting exposure to it. It also said that if a client is ruminating, it is trauma looping in their mind—an anxiety response to trauma but not PTSD (???). It said to approach those clients by not discussing trauma, but helping them to stop.
I have an official diagnosis of PTSD and GAD. (Also, “complex” tossed on there). I’ve noticed that my therapist sort of follows what this article says. We don’t talk about my trauma thoughts that cause loops. We use emdr flash. When it comes to stuff I avoid that have trauma reasons, we discuss the connection and work towards finding ways to function—also flash. We used to use traditional emdr and I kind of miss the approach because I felt more support in dealing with the target. (But i became overwhelmed)
I think she is mainly dealing with my rumination and she says that once we bring my distress level down we can work out the details that tend to bother me the most.
I thought rumination was part of PTSD. Is it not? Is it why I also have the GAD diagnosis? Is it why this healing process is taking so long for me?
I have an official diagnosis of PTSD and GAD. (Also, “complex” tossed on there). I’ve noticed that my therapist sort of follows what this article says. We don’t talk about my trauma thoughts that cause loops. We use emdr flash. When it comes to stuff I avoid that have trauma reasons, we discuss the connection and work towards finding ways to function—also flash. We used to use traditional emdr and I kind of miss the approach because I felt more support in dealing with the target. (But i became overwhelmed)
I think she is mainly dealing with my rumination and she says that once we bring my distress level down we can work out the details that tend to bother me the most.
I thought rumination was part of PTSD. Is it not? Is it why I also have the GAD diagnosis? Is it why this healing process is taking so long for me?