Trigger sent me into panic mode for days

[RunForever]

Anyone have similar situation?
Something triggered me and sent me on a total anxious spiral. I couldn't manage it and had panic attacks daily. I don't normally get this to the degree it was since I've been off the job that caused it.
Doing lots of self care lately and still feeling the effects but not as bad.

 

[jmad]

I was the same. It was like an orchestra playing in my chest: i could feel the beginning notes start and I knew it was only going to grow louder and more intense. There was very little I could do to stop it. Once I was going, I was going, and I wouldn't only get calm when I was physically exhausted.

So far, after therapy and medication, things seem to have gotten better for me. It doesn't mean that when I get triggered I don't get distressed - and everyone now and then lose control. But it does get easier to control. It can and does get better (with treatment).

 

[EveHarrington]

Yes, I had a really bad trigger about a week ago. I haven’t had a trigger like this since.....ever? I almost slid sideways into a big box truck while driving. My system went haywire. I couldn’t sleep, adrenaline surging through my system (I can feel it), self harming urges (I ended up hurting myself), bad rage episode, fighting with everyone (almost lost a few friends), etc. It took 7+ days to return to “normal” (my previous state, not non-ptsd “normal”).

 

[Friday]

Damn straight.

During my good years I’d maybe only get triggered a few times a year to once every few years or so. When I did? Knocked. On. My. Ass. For daaaaaays. And the effects would linger around for a few weeks. :wtf:

I learned during my good years to keep a bottle of Valium in a drawer, somewhere. Would stop a bad cycle (the few days + few weeks) in its tracks, before it could really settle in. Voila.