Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Support Group
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hi. we're paintedponies. sorry to jump right in but we could use some advice.
someone we know with whom we have regular contact (nearly daily) is pushing us to use a PTSD coping skill that we're not quite sure is a very good idea. it's where one practices deep breathing, muscle relaxing and pictures one's selves in a safe place, when anxiety/panic of PTSD begins.
sounds great...but...we are, um, not a single-type person here. going to our safe place means going Inside and another pony leads on the trail. could be good, could be bad...we aren't too keen on using this particular skill, as dissociating is not something we have much control over right now. maybe later, though?
so what do we do? tell the over-zealous person who keeps pestering us to f-off? try the skill again and hope that bad, raging, angry pony doesn't swoop out and stampede over everything? we are beginning to feel like the pressure to use this technique and the aftermath are adding to the PTSD, not helping it.
gah. we hope this makes some sort of sense. writing this is making us sweat and get dizzy.
someone we know with whom we have regular contact (nearly daily) is pushing us to use a PTSD coping skill that we're not quite sure is a very good idea. it's where one practices deep breathing, muscle relaxing and pictures one's selves in a safe place, when anxiety/panic of PTSD begins.
sounds great...but...we are, um, not a single-type person here. going to our safe place means going Inside and another pony leads on the trail. could be good, could be bad...we aren't too keen on using this particular skill, as dissociating is not something we have much control over right now. maybe later, though?
so what do we do? tell the over-zealous person who keeps pestering us to f-off? try the skill again and hope that bad, raging, angry pony doesn't swoop out and stampede over everything? we are beginning to feel like the pressure to use this technique and the aftermath are adding to the PTSD, not helping it.
gah. we hope this makes some sort of sense. writing this is making us sweat and get dizzy.
Yeah.
Tell them you appreciate the concern, but, flat-out, it's a DANGEROUS thing to do for you.
If that doesn't get through to them you may have to get rude.
Grounding exercises-being very firmly present-this is better for people with dissociative disorders in some cases.
Tell the person "Thanks but that's not effective for me, so please respect that." And as BD said, if they keep yapping, tell them to "Shut. Up. Please."