Hi
I have recently been diagnosed with c-ptsd and so I have spent a fair amount of time researching. There is a lot of info on the causes and symptoms, but not a lot on treatment.
One of the symptoms I struggle with daily is the emotional regulation. I can feel so low that I'm crying so heavily and have awful thoughts, or I can laugh strongly and have a great sense of happiness (although the happiness also feels a bit like hopelessness which is weird). However, I rarely experience the in between. It's like my body automatically reacts to the extreme in both positive and negative situations - for example, say something negative happens that is 2 out of 10, I will react as if it is a 10.
I seem unable to identify the daily triggers, I'm not convinced they are there but they may be. I try to pass things off as 'just a bad day' but they have become so frequent it is difficult. It is exhausting to try and keep up with my emotions.
Does anyone else experience this? Is there anything that can be done to help regulate emotions?
P.S. I am currently having weekly counselling sessions but still early days.
I have recently been diagnosed with c-ptsd and so I have spent a fair amount of time researching. There is a lot of info on the causes and symptoms, but not a lot on treatment.
One of the symptoms I struggle with daily is the emotional regulation. I can feel so low that I'm crying so heavily and have awful thoughts, or I can laugh strongly and have a great sense of happiness (although the happiness also feels a bit like hopelessness which is weird). However, I rarely experience the in between. It's like my body automatically reacts to the extreme in both positive and negative situations - for example, say something negative happens that is 2 out of 10, I will react as if it is a 10.
I seem unable to identify the daily triggers, I'm not convinced they are there but they may be. I try to pass things off as 'just a bad day' but they have become so frequent it is difficult. It is exhausting to try and keep up with my emotions.
Does anyone else experience this? Is there anything that can be done to help regulate emotions?
P.S. I am currently having weekly counselling sessions but still early days.