Dom Violence Severe ptsd from violent relationships

[Friday]

<grin> There is a LOT to learn. I figured I'd be here on this site a few weeks, maybe. A few years later? LOL. Still here, still learning.

The PTSD Cup - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Explained <<<That's singlehandedly the most useful thing I've learned, here.

There's also some really great articles on the homepage (and elsewhere) on the benefits of writing.

 

[Pixielicious]

Btw, just in case anyone was wondering, the word Faerie is just another way to spell Fairy :) my real name is Pixie

 

[Pixielicious]

I chose this forum because I dare not venture into the domestic violence forum. Too traumatic for me....And I'm also posting a lot because I want my post count to reach the level where I'm allowed to post links in my music topic :)

 

[Gs172003]

I chose this forum because I dare not venture into the domestic violence forum. Too traumatic for me...

That's a thing?? I didn't know you had to post alot to post in places. By now I should be able to post anywhere lol I never shut up

 

[Pixielicious]

That's a thing?? I didn't know you had to post alot to post in places. By now I should be able to p...

Ya... It keeps saying that I haven't posted the required amount of posts yet, when I try to add a link to my music topic, it's to stop spamming etc I think... But I've just now achieved my second trophy from today so I can't be far from my goal :laugh:

 

[Dan28]

Your post really spoke to me. Emotional responses to C-PTSD triggers can be very hard to spot and help; I have a pattern where I isolate myself, create a comfort area alone, detach from friends and family, and begin to act impulsively (shopping, spending money I wouldn't normally, etc), and ultimately become so consumed by the feeling of loneliness and despair that I cannot imagine how it will get better.

But, the entire situation is my reaction to an emotional trigger, and until I address the trigger I never begin to process and deal with the trauma (crucial to reducing flashbacks, emotional or physical). It sounds to me like you are stuck in an emotional response. You are seeking friends, but also a solution to feeling helplessly alone and abandoned. Completely understandable and if you take anything from my post please remember you are worth having in anyone's life and you will get through this. You've already gone through hell and have it in you to keep pushing.

 

[Pixielicious]

Your post really spoke to me. Emotional responses to C-PTSD triggers can be very hard to spot and help; I...

Thank you, it's true, I really have been through hell and back, and unfortunately so have many others too.
Honesty is always the best policy imo unless it puts somebody in danger, or gets you killed. And being honest and admitting that I can't get through this without help, was very difficult for me. Though I am a brutally honest person.
I guess we all lie to ourselves at some point or another lol

 

[foreveralone2099]

my questionable advice for the OP is:

• find another shrink, get new meds. or simply hire someone to talk things out, this probably works better.
  
• develop a "grounding" practice (i do yoga, but there are other things)
• try to expose yourself to the things that scare you over time, like leaving the house, so they bother you less. baby steps will get you to where you want to go.
  
• keep telling your story here, it helps to be honest with a supportive community

like everyone else has said, you're not alone; everyone here has our stories and we've all learned to cope & rise above, at times heroically imo. there is a way thru this.

 

[foreveralone2099]

i think you also deserve a lot of credit for surviving not one but two horrible, violent relationships. you must be stronger than you think.

 

[Phuckmylyfe82]

I was diagnosed with severe PTSD over a yr ago.

I was in two violent relationships, one after th...

I suffer from Severe and Chronic symptoms of PTSD. Marijuana has helped me immensely. I don't have the anger and rage episodes anymore, and I am moving toward going outside once I move to another state.

 

[hodge]

I am glad marijuana has worked for you. I haven't tried it as last time I smoked as a teen it gave me panic attacks. I have considered cannabis oil (which doesn't have the ingredient that makes you high) for my fibro pain, but I'm not yet convinced it would help much.

 

[Phuckmylyfe82]

I am glad marijuana has worked for you. I haven't tried it as last time I smoked as a teen it gave me pani...

There are different strains. Maybe a hybrid or indica strain would be a better fit.