Today At The Doctors Office.....

[NCO1969]

Today was one of my first real sit downs for my PTSD. It was rather interesting, for all of you that sat down and talked to the shrinks know how this goes, you tell about what happened what you been thru what you feel etc etc.
My doctor is tryiing out this therapy on me that has me doing little home work assignments writting events that happened and as you go along for 12 weeks there is more detailed work assignments, then it leads to how important feelings are and mind exercises. Has anyone had this type of therapy, I wish I could remember the name but it is eluding me at the moment.

When some of you go to therapy does your doctors just deal with the war issues that you suffer from or do they also go into the realtionship aspect of treatment?

 

[Jimmy1]

Hey mate, it actually depends on the day whats troubling me. If I go to the therapist after having nightmares and intrusive thoughts, we deal with the trauma, if I go with sleep and relaxation problems, then she deals with that, and if I go with relationship problems, we deal with that. Sometimes, Margaret comes with me.

Most of the time though, strangely, I am the one who is in the wrong.

As for writing, it is an effective tool in my opinion, because its once again exposure therapy and sometimes your thoughts can go easier to paper than to speech. Well it does for me.

Does that make sense

 

[Ned]

Mine is getting into the relationship aspect because thats what f##ks it up for me, I can hold the rest together perfectly well (says I).
The homework sounds a bit like the CBT worksheet I do. I too think it is useful because, in a way, its setting out your problem reactions on paper, and logically analysing them to see if they're valid.
Makes me sulk sometimes when the result is obvious and staring back at me but there we are.

 

[Jimmy1]

Relationships are always difficult with PTSD, that is why I suppose we have a whole section dedicated to it.

I am having some trouble in my own head atm. Will update you all soon. My brain don't want to work right now.

 

[NCO1969]

Well i did my first assignement and i get to hand it to the doctor on Monday. I am finding that I have alot of issues if I am alone perhaps it gives me to much time to think. I have a tendance to put my ladies on a pedastool and pamper them even if they dont require it. I am not thinking right at all Jimmy, I am on the fence of being sad and unmotivation. I am hopping that the Doc will getto know me and change upwhat we talk about depending on what issue I am having. I want to talk about the chaos in my heart and mind that I feel at times.
Ned what messes me up is when I care to much I am so afraid to be screwed over it becomes over kill on thnking to much and I worry then act the fool lol.
PS My doctor is kinda hot too lol

 

[Zipperhead]

I had to do similar assignments a few years back when they were saying I was just having anger issues. As the "treatment" went on I found the tone and content of the assignments got more and more insulting. I was getting more frustrated with each assignment. When the shrinks finally said I was good to go I was too happy to get out of there. I have now gotten to the point where filling out long answer questions severly agrivates me and I tend to lash out in my responses. I'm hoping this isn't the route their going to try with me when I finally get to see a doc August 10th.

 

[Jimmy1]

I am finding that I have alot of issues if I am alone perhaps it gives me to much time to think. I have a tendance to put my ladies on a pedastool and pamper them even if they dont require it. I am not thinking right at all Jimmy, I am on the fence of being sad and unmotivation. I am hopping that the Doc will getto know me and change upwhat we talk about depending on what issue I am having. I want to talk about the chaos in my heart and mind that I feel at times.

KT, the alone time is what gets to me too. I spend most of the day Mon-Thu on my own, Fri is with my girl, and Sat and Sun are hectic with the kids home.
I always put my women on a pedestal too. Especially since I was diagnosed. Maybe its a fear that they will leave so I try too hard. She will come home tired after a busy day and not want to talk much and I think there is something wrong, what dick I have been. lmao. But If I am having a bad day and don't want to talk, thats ok. Pretty rough hey.

 

[Jimmy1]

Zipperhead, you will only work your anxiety levels up if you worry about it. Just let it happen and treat it as a step forward to your new future. I look forward to all my therapies, regardless whether they are trauma related or not.
And don't be afraid to ask questions or let them know of your symptoms. They can't treat you if they don't know what is going on. That is why its good to write things down.
At the moment I have to write everything down as I am forgetting what happened 5 minutes ago. Sometimes I repeat myself to someone and they get annoyed as I have just said it.
It is soooo frustrating.