What Helps You Recognize You Are Slipping Or Triggered & Stop The Slide?

[Gs172003]

Aye! Junebug, I recognise every symptom you mentioned there, I was ticking them off in my brain as I was...

Whats amazing about the list is before I knew I had PTSD I thought all those symptoms were related to my headaches. Now that I know I realize they aren't.

 

[Gs172003]

And I do the very cold and very hot thing too. Y'all are helping me sooooo much.

 

[Powder]

Sounds like September offers you a pattern of additional stress or is an anniversary reaction or contains an environmental trigger.

I sure can relate. I still don't know why certain times up my stress levels. It could even be allergy triggered/immune system based on what's in the air.

Lots of self care, lots of treating yourself to healthy but happy things, works for me. Just spoil myself rotten with sensory goodies: soft, cuddly robe, petting the pooch, cuddle a pillow, watch TV, sip green tea or water or juice...basically I treat my PTSD similar to an illness and it helps speed me through the pain faster.

 

[Chiqui]

And I do the very cold and very hot thing too. Y'all are helping me sooooo much.

Is it not amazing?? It help me too. People around thought about me I was joking about the heat and the cold, but it is not funny at all!!

 

[Tinyflame]

Thank you everyone so very much. I still have to come back to this. Not sure of the words but I think there's something important in knowing what to do, but also 'when' , & the order , as well as recognizing it's coming, too. Also it helps to have help, though I realize no one is obligated to give it & we are the one responsible for ourselves. But it's definitely more stress or painfulness-reducing. Sometimes the boulder feels just too big to keep pushing uphill.

 

[Chiqui]

Thank you everyone so very much. I still have to come back to this. Not sure of the words but I think th...

:hug:

 

[Tinyflame]

Thank you @MariaY same for you xox. :hug: