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I thought being in a new place and a new town away from the people that hurt me maybe my flashbacks and nightmares would get better. But I was wrong. The flashbacks always creep up on me and it becomes harder for me to communicate with my boyfriend and I get insecure about our relationship.
The nightmares have gotten worse to where it includes my boyfriend and he ends up hurt. I wake up so scared and my boyfriend doesn't understand my fears. He says it will all be ok. But considering he'll be deployed my fears can become reality. My PTSD has me in a tailspin. I'm scared and worried about everything now. Then there's the flashbacks that drags me back to the past. I started getting more into my religion and searching for some kind of relief. It helps a ltitle but I worry eventually my fears and PTSD will ruin this relationship too.
The nightmares have gotten worse to where it includes my boyfriend and he ends up hurt. I wake up so scared and my boyfriend doesn't understand my fears. He says it will all be ok. But considering he'll be deployed my fears can become reality. My PTSD has me in a tailspin. I'm scared and worried about everything now. Then there's the flashbacks that drags me back to the past. I started getting more into my religion and searching for some kind of relief. It helps a ltitle but I worry eventually my fears and PTSD will ruin this relationship too.
It is our imagination gone amuck. It can be healed in time and integrated but it takes time. I learned to accept the thoughts and nightmares and just meditiate and surrender to them.
When you accept them and detach you gain control of them. Funny but it is true.
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So sorry to read of the continuance of the flashbacks and nightmares, and as well of your BF's deployment.
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I do not have a BF (yet), but also changed my surroundings (just two weeks ago), however knew better than to expect zero triggers/reminders. Had a large dose of them today, in fact. I can handle "some" level of triggering, but it depends.
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I'm working with daily meditation. Wanderer was my faithful influence here. Exercise during the day also helps with sleep issues (including nightmares, which I am also still struggling with).
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Like Wanderer suggested, it takes time. Whatever you decide to do, develop a good "tool kit," and commit to working on it every day.
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If you need some suggestions for tools, there are many here (in addition to myself and Wanderer) who I'm sure would be happy to share with you what works for them.
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Your conscientiousness about your relationship with your BF assures me somehow that everything will be more than okay.
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