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Hello,

Thank you so much for your replies.  I am using grounding techniques and I have a conker which I hold in sessions so I am hoping this will help.  I haven't spoken to my T about this as I have only just registered it really but I have written a letter to my T to take tomorrow as I get overwhelmed and tongue tied in the sessions and I have mentioned this in there. 

I am just hoping I have the courage to read it out to her.  If I posted it somewhere on here tonight do you think anyone could read it and check it's ok?  No worries if not.

I have only 4 T sessions left and I am scared but your reassuring replies help.

Thank you

Hi,

I often find that I can recall very little of what my therapist has said in the therapy session and not much of what I have said either.  This is hard as not getting as much as I could out of therapy sessions and I also find it really scary.

Does this happen to anyone else, am I disassociating and how do I stop please?

Thanks a lot

Hi Kizzie,

Thanks for your help, I have only very recently been diagnosed with CPTSD, chronic depression and anxiety up to then, and I think social anxiety is a big issue for me.  I was diagnosed as having CPTSD by a psychotherapist recently and my G.P is not aware of this yet.  I will try to discuss it with her at my appointment on Monday, although anxiety is making me tongue tied at present.

Thanks

Hi BeHealthy,

Thanks for your reply, I have a similar theory that your body gets used to certain drugs so they stop working.  I have only been on the increase for a month and I think you're right I will have to wait and see.  Thanks for the reply it helps to get my thoughts together with regards to it.

Best Wishes
 

Hi Butterfly,

The necklace sounds like a great idea, are they easy to get hold of do you know?  I don't know what smells trigger me yet, but I do know I like the smell of vanilla and the sea.

Thanks

Hello,

Thanks so much to everyone for taking the time to help.  I will try all your ideas and see if anything sticks for me, I like the drinking water, concentrating on my feet, listening to music ones in particular in relation to me.

Thank you for reiterating that I am safe now Rain, that helped a lot. In terms of re-triggering by my boss I have had to go off sick from work as I can't face going back in and waiting and panicking about him doing it again, so to be honest feel like I'm constantly terrified and overwhelmed right now.   I will talk to my therapist about it more tomorrow but I am also terrified as there are only 4 sessions left so I don't know how I will cope after that.

Best Wishes

Hi,

I feel like I am in a constant place of panic and fear at the moment and have been taught some self soothing methods when I'm in the house such as wrapping myself in a blanket and having a bath.  I have tried imagining a safe place but only seem to get so far before I panic again, the same goes for mindfulness.  I am really struggling though to find some things to do to self self soothe when I have a panic attack or emotional flashback when I'm out, does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks

Hi,

I am looking for some advise I am currently on fluoxetine for depression and anxiety which has recently been increased to 60mg a day as my symptoms have increased (I had already been on 40mg for the last five years). I don't feel like it's working anymore, is it possible for this to happen, does anyone else have any experience of this?

Thanks

Hi,

Thanks for your replies everyone, they did make me feel less alone with this, and I hope I can offer all of you support at some point, although I am a bit of a mess right now so you may have to give me a bit of time but I will do what I can.

Sweet sixty thanks for reassurance re the boss situation I am a manager too but it's hard when you doubt yourself isn't it.  I am sorry you have ms but I am glad you are getting some support.

I am in the UK and have been lucky to get the therapy on the NHS and they have been working on the stabilisation phase which is a bit one step forward and two steps back at times.  I am disappointed that I won't have got to the stage where I can talk about the cause of things, but they may re-refer me to someone else if I push.  Anyway therapy today so will see how I feel afterwards.

Thanks again, hope you all have a good day.
Take Care 

Thanks for the tip Rain, removed it now, I will have to watch out for that 

Hi,

Thanks for the replies they are really appreciated and I found the fact that you all recognised how I was feeling and understood the way my boss made me feel.  I have read the blog on the emotional flashbacks and it made sense, although I will have to go back to it as I'm feeling really overwhelmed at the moment.

I am absolutely dreading the Therapy ending and am not sure how I will deal with it, but I am glad I have found some people who understand on here.

Thank you
Take Care

Hi,

I have recently been diagnosed with Complex PTSD and am currently seeing an nhs psychotherapist, although this is due to finish at the end of November, as I can only have so many sessions.  I have flashbacks, nightmares and suicidal thoughts.  I felt I was making some progress but I was recently humiliated at work in a meeting by my manager and although thus sounds like very little and probably a bit pathetic of me, I feel more scared, depressed and am having more flashbacks all over again.i can't explain it to my partner or anyone it just seems ridiculous.

Thanks for reading
Des