hi fellow PTSD sufferers? Ok that sounds a bit weird but English is my 2nd language wouldn't know how to word this intro differently.
There's a lot of us in here struggling with debilitating mental illness. I suppose it's good to know you're not alone.
I've been suffering from extreme anxiety since childhood. I'm 37now...the stresses that I've experienced throughout my life on a daily basis for years have felt like utter hell,and I'm sure everyone here gets stuck in their hell loop.
I dragged myself out of it so many times only to fall back in but eventually I got to a place of relative balance and then a few weeks ago got diagnosed with cancer. Never has my mind produced so vivid pictures of me dying from this dreaded illness or killing myself to get away from the grip of anxiety.
Had to stop working, home alone alone all day hiding under a blanket and rocking. I don't even know anymore what to do to calm myself down.
How do you self sooth? Does it always work because the methods I've used so far don't seem to be effective.im waking up every morning in a state of dread and complete despair.
Also what psychotherapy modality have you found most useful?
I've done EMDR and somatic experincing for a while and it's was helpful but haven't got all the nukes out of my head and now I can't afford to pay for therapy anymore.
Despite all of this I pray for what I always have since childhood ...to heal all of me..it's just seems extra difficult now.
I hope wherever you are you are feeling safe!
There's a lot of us in here struggling with debilitating mental illness. I suppose it's good to know you're not alone.
I've been suffering from extreme anxiety since childhood. I'm 37now...the stresses that I've experienced throughout my life on a daily basis for years have felt like utter hell,and I'm sure everyone here gets stuck in their hell loop.
I dragged myself out of it so many times only to fall back in but eventually I got to a place of relative balance and then a few weeks ago got diagnosed with cancer. Never has my mind produced so vivid pictures of me dying from this dreaded illness or killing myself to get away from the grip of anxiety.
Had to stop working, home alone alone all day hiding under a blanket and rocking. I don't even know anymore what to do to calm myself down.
How do you self sooth? Does it always work because the methods I've used so far don't seem to be effective.im waking up every morning in a state of dread and complete despair.
Also what psychotherapy modality have you found most useful?
I've done EMDR and somatic experincing for a while and it's was helpful but haven't got all the nukes out of my head and now I can't afford to pay for therapy anymore.
Despite all of this I pray for what I always have since childhood ...to heal all of me..it's just seems extra difficult now.
I hope wherever you are you are feeling safe!