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Can't sleep

Mitsou
Mitsou

It got a little better, sleeping.  I thought I was on the way back to healing.  I was wrong.  No matter how tired I am, I doze off, then wake up with voices screaming at me (years after I left the abusive situations), flashbacks, etc.  Then I'm wide awake.  I tried cognitive therapy a couple of years ago, it didn't help but I think that was because the therapist... well, I got to know more about her (her divorce, her grown daughter's college degree and career etc) than she about me.  I've tried going back to gardening but have very little stamina or strength probably because I'm exhausted, I tried making mayonnaise tonight and listening to music I like... And now I'm here.

extraterrestrialone
extraterrestrialone
i hope the song helped. that song can make you cry but washes lots of debris away. its late now, but i've gone hunting for dandelions and that helps too - especially when i found some. here:

https://www.dailystrength.org/group/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/discussion/my-dandelions
arfie
arfie
Hi, Mitsou. Welcome to the forum. Sorry for what brings you here, but glad you are here.

I still haven't found a one-fix solution for my PTSD symptoms. I take them one symptom, one episode at a time using an arsenal of tools and techniques. Leaning on my peer supporter, such as the ones right here in this forum, is among my most effective tools. There are allot of great techniques under continual discussion here.

Welcome to DS. Hope you find healing companionship here.
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
Sleep is essential to having a chance at being functional with PTSD for me. Triggers emerge easily when I'm underslept. I've never won the war for sleep with PTSD completely, but my psychiatrist did help me this year prescribing me Prazosin for my nightmares. Before that, over the counter melatonin helped me, too.
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