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I don't know how to deal (TRIGGER WARNING)

EMC2
EMC2

I'm having trouble because March is a bad month for me. The anniversary of my assault is March 25th. I am having trouble with the night and day... the flashbacks and night terrors are terrible... half the time I don't even go to sleep cuz I see/feel too much! no one around me understands or even wants to understand. I feel unsafe/vulnerable.... I feel like no one  can be trusted, and I'm all alone with this pain... the night terrors alone are so bad that I'm actually physically hurting so much that I can't catch my breath.  I  feel panicked/uneasy all the time!! I'm trying to look for support but it's really hard!!!

Secouya
Secouya
Hugs EMC2, we are here for you.
lilmissy7
lilmissy7
Gentlest of hugs <3
Healing117
Healing117
Good work reaching out. I have similar trouble certain times of year. You're not alone.
I like the advice of Leo, those things are helpful to me.
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
Support going out today, too, EMC.
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
With you again today, EMC, mindful that the big day on the 25th is now day after tomorrow. You are not alone now and you won't be alone then, either.
EMC2
EMC2
My friends, thank you so much for your support. I have to go to court tomorrow and I am terrified! The law in this town can't be trusted that's part of why I feel so much stress... I need to talk but I'm very apprehensive about it due to the upcoming date... I'm truly thankful for having the support of friends here on DS.
bgdsuser23
bgdsuser23
I am sorry to hear about your pain. I hope the support from people commenting here brings you some comfort.
Joe
EMC2
EMC2
It helps to know that people care and understand. The support people show for each other is very comforting.
Winter
Winter
I understand what you saying and how you feel. The month of March is suppose to be my favorite month because my birthday is this month and so was my dad's birthday. Last year in the month of June he died. This year my mother is really depressed because of medical people such as doctors, nurses, and an experience she had when she went to the ER some months ago.
After then she had been a bad in a mental stress. When talking to her, it is difficult for me to talk with her because her mind is all over the place. Like now, she had changed to another health insurance. My mother is going through a lot from that. Darn it is a total mental madhouse in my home.

I am worried about my mother because of the stress she is in because she sleep, talk, and think about those a**holes. She is so stressed about this mess that she over talk the other person like myself. All this stress is effecting her to the point that she can not sleep, eat (she has an appetite) and the stress effects her moods.

I had a counselor who used the sensors:

What do I see?.......
What do I hear?.......

What Leo was talking about. Sometimes it works for me, it helps me calm down. Sometimes I am so stressed out that nothing works. I do not have an appetite at all. I know I need to eat but I can't and I can not force myself or I would get sick.
EMC2
EMC2
I'm so sorry that you're going through this stress and pain... I understand completely where you're coming from. I hope you'll keep writing/ talking and that you also find the support you need here on DS