Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Support Group
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How do you feel safe?
I write. I repeat phrases. "You're an adult now." "Anger is a good emotion." "You can handle your emotions." I breathe and I talk to myself and I write. I make space and accept.
I also am constantly eating ice, just to stay on the ground.
I walk my dog and I hike. I do the dishes while listening to music. I say, "I am enough." Sometimes, I believe it.
I am new here. I have C-PTSD and I recently came to some big realizations. I only talk to my therapist about anything weighty these days, and I need support. I hope you all are hanging in there, and I look forward to talking with you.
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My day...today...misplaced my debit card...didn't realize it until I got to the register after shopping to a full cart. Used a different debit card and pulled apart everything looking for missing debit card before I left parking lot. Got home, dropped keys. So now I have a missing debit card, missing keys. A full cartload to unload and put away. I got everything put away.Dumped purse for a...
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I don't really know how to label this but I having a rough week and I can't say it's one thing.... I have a lot on my plate which is nothing new and I try to cope in many positive ways and do but I still have my moments.My kids more so my daughters talk to me about everything which I know it's cause of comfort and we are close.... however I really struggle with the venting about their dad which...
I don't have a one-size-fits-all for the psycho ticks of my hyper-vigilance, but I generally start with investigating my immediate surroundings for clear and imminent danger. If I find none (which is typical), I remind myself that hyper-vigilance is one of the more pronounced symptoms of my PTSD and do my best to move on with lots of gentle tolerance for the times the symptom persists. Recovery takes what it takes.
Emotional support really can make a huge diff in recovery. As valuable as pros can be, it takes a village to live a healthy life.
It sounds like you have some good tools ..... Gentle hug......xo
Hyper-vigilance is definitely something I struggle with most days. I feel you.
Normal anxiety vigilance has all natural chemicals attached. Our bodies give us little shots of hormones which heighten our senses and reaction capabilities. Kinda like all-natural speed. Those hormone self-replenish, as needed.
With hyper-vigilance, those hormone shots often keep going after the clear and present danger is long gone. Add in PTSD flashbacks and the danger doesn't even need to be clear nor present to trigger the hormone shots. In my own case, purging those hormones is a critical part of remediating my hyper-vigilance. I tend to think and act like a meth head until I get those chemicals out of my system. Intense physical workouts are my most effective tool for that purging.