Having people to talk or I should say type to is a big help. By releasing it with a group. Writing about feelings. Life is never really about one issue anyway so just express what ever is bothering you in the present moment.

I have to agree with finch. Some of my traumas are related and some are not, but they all seem to want to come out now. I write alot to get them straight and as therapy. love tcat

In my opinion, Once you are diagnosed with PTSD, you have to deal with every trauma that has happened to you, whether they are related or not. I was robbed and I still have flashbacks of my brother locking me in a closet and molesting me. Without therapy, I would be dead. Thank god for therapy.

Dear JimK...I've lived a lifetime of trauma. My psychologist said even just one would have sent someone into PTSD. It all hit me at 48. What I've learned....it is all ONE pain. Everything comes out as it is "triggered" so, what I do, is try to be a sieve and let it go through me, instead of deflecting it. Deflecting makes it come at you harder. Without alcohol, which I gave up, or any other "feel good" recreational drugs, I just know I have to go through the symptoms and biological reactions stemming from my limbic system. The more I educate myself and those around me about PTSD, the shorter the "episodes" are. Oh, and I dropped Pride and Ego which prevented me from getting help. Now, when I know it is bad, I seek support. That's why I am here now. But...hey....I've been here before and I know the way out. Just process those emotions without analyzing them. Grieve your losses...innocence, time, etc. A natural process. And try to be patient and kind to yourself. Hard to do, I have to kinda kick myself in the A - - sometimes to get me out of my head. Okay, taken up too much space as is. My name is Kelly.

sometimes focusing on the present and how you are handling the traumas can direct your process. generally the way we respond to one trauma will be repeated with the others...you have all the time in the world to work through them, so chose the one that is most bothersome to you in present day and work on dealing with they symptoms that are present today.

sometimes we need just to know that something is broken adn needs healing...not get stuck counting the number of pieces it's been broken into. i think the key is just staying on the path. it's very normal for dealing with one thing to bring up others...it's actually a sign that it's time to fully heal instead of just managing symptoms.

i'm sorry there's so much to deal with...you have obviously been very strong to survive it all.

Ohh I pray for you. All I can do now is journal. Theapists aren't even trustworthy in my experience. I think you should write a book and at least get some compensation out of what has been done to you. That's what I am doing.

It can be really overwhelming. When PTSD hit me at the age of 30...everything that had happened from childhood to any very painful exp. etc. came up for me to deal with. We are all different,,,but somewhat the same. Just take one thing at a time. One day at a time. Don't try to rush it. Just let go. I found that some things I just needed to feel and then I never had to think about them again. Other things went deeper and took longer to work through. If it comes up You may need to at least feel & acknowledge it so that it doesn't affect your life anymore. Good Luck. It just keeps getting better every day now.