• We are a multilingual website again. Read the notice about this.
  • Understand AI use at MyPTSD: all AI use is explained in our AI help page. AI use is by choice here. It exists if you want it, but does nothing unless you choose to use it.

Trouble Knowing What Symptoms To Handle Or Let Go.

Status
Not open for further replies.

holycross1

New Here
I don't know exactly what to call it. But here I go.
Maybe you will know.

I am sitting here at work shaking. I have been shaking and twitchy for the last 3 days MUCH more then I normally do. I have also been having overwhelming visual and sensual flashbacks that are either of violence, and/or, something shameful and demoralizing. (childhood rape)

I also have been having a suffocation flashback. I have known its from my mother trying to choke me to death in my crib. My sister stopped her. She told me after my mother finally died. But I still wake in a panic paralyzed and not breathing. Its a tiring and great amount of mental focus and will to get any movement back. That is when I can breathe again.

Another flashback is when I suffered a large blood loss as a child another time when she wanted to be rid of me.

I normally have a right side tremor/shake. I take a mix of natural things that seem to keep it down. But this gets really acute when I can't afford to get my health stuff.

The flashbacks have been so strong lately. I have not had such strong attacks since my 20's I am 41.
I used to have seizures with them as a teenager that eventually went away. But now I am scared that I am heading that way again.

I haven't had the suffocation memory since my early 30's.

At 41 is this even normal? I feel like I am being over taken by it all over again.

Does this just go away and comeback worse as we grow older? Or am I missing something?
 
Hi HC1,

I'm afraid I'm early 30's so I can't say based on age but I don't think these things are set to a chronological time frame. I've been off work for a year whilst all the residual stuff travels through and out of me. All I can say is that I'm sure you have and are trying your best to cope and it is not an indictment of your character that you haven't 'gotten over it yet'.

It must be unnerving for you though, take it easy and don't fight it.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Donation drives

2026 Donation Goal

Goal
$1,800.00
Earned
$930.00
This donation drive ends in
0 hours, 0 minutes, 0 seconds
  51.7%

Trending content

Featured content

Back
Top Bottom