Hi, My name is *. 61 year old male
After looking at the responses of C-PTSD I believe that this is some of what I am experiencing. I've had therapy for 10 years for PTSD from an assault I was the victim of in grade 7. That therapy (EMDR) worked very well for me and I've not had a flashback in almost 3 years.
What is happening right now is significantly different from that. As I went through the C-PTSD profile of reactions, I saw myself and what is going on right now. I grew up in a home with a parent that had narcissistic personality disorder and OCD - both were denied, un-medicated and un-mitigated. Now at 85 the care facility is requiring medication.
My long term therapist has taken work with a University and can no longer meet with public clients. Tomorrow I go to a new therapist with a good reputation of working with trauma clients. I'm a bit on edge - the emotional pressure is building and I'm really hoping that the new therapist will not just talk and assess, but that we will be able to do some work or at least set some 'next steps' to relieve the pressure.
I have to say that it's both weird and comforting to see PTSD framed in two such different profiles of reactions. All the stuff that works for me with the ptsd like emdr and mindfullness were not really working so well with what I think is c-ptsd. I'm impatient to get to the work and get some results. I'ts also weird for me to be aware of the 'drifting' pieces like compulsive thoughts, to be able to go "wow that's a compulsive thought" at the same time as the thought is going through my mind. A new experience for me
I have been feeling the isolation and the feeling of drawing back from people, and have hopes of this support group being able to not only give me tips and hints but also offer a way to stay connected with people who know what's going on with me and provide some views of hope.
After looking at the responses of C-PTSD I believe that this is some of what I am experiencing. I've had therapy for 10 years for PTSD from an assault I was the victim of in grade 7. That therapy (EMDR) worked very well for me and I've not had a flashback in almost 3 years.
What is happening right now is significantly different from that. As I went through the C-PTSD profile of reactions, I saw myself and what is going on right now. I grew up in a home with a parent that had narcissistic personality disorder and OCD - both were denied, un-medicated and un-mitigated. Now at 85 the care facility is requiring medication.
My long term therapist has taken work with a University and can no longer meet with public clients. Tomorrow I go to a new therapist with a good reputation of working with trauma clients. I'm a bit on edge - the emotional pressure is building and I'm really hoping that the new therapist will not just talk and assess, but that we will be able to do some work or at least set some 'next steps' to relieve the pressure.
I have to say that it's both weird and comforting to see PTSD framed in two such different profiles of reactions. All the stuff that works for me with the ptsd like emdr and mindfullness were not really working so well with what I think is c-ptsd. I'm impatient to get to the work and get some results. I'ts also weird for me to be aware of the 'drifting' pieces like compulsive thoughts, to be able to go "wow that's a compulsive thought" at the same time as the thought is going through my mind. A new experience for me
I have been feeling the isolation and the feeling of drawing back from people, and have hopes of this support group being able to not only give me tips and hints but also offer a way to stay connected with people who know what's going on with me and provide some views of hope.