Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Support Group

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gimmestrength2008 09/08/2008

i was wondering if anyone on this site who suffers from PTSD have trouble conveying their feelings? for the longest time now, i havnt been able to cry. wene ever anything happens, i go into a fuge state or as i like to call it, my safety bubble. i have so many emotions in me i cant think strait. they realy need to come out but i cant get them out. the most i can do is get mad, ussualy at myself. anyone esle have this problum. its getting worse all the time. im allready on effexer xl once a day and i take 3 one milligram xanex at leaste ussualy moore. any suggestions? going to phyciatrist on friday. i dont know if they have meds for PTSD? any thoughts would be appreciated...

deleted_user 09/08/2008

For most of my life I never cried. Maybe twice, but I think when we're traumatized and we don't know where to turn, we try to stay strong because at the moment we're alone. We bury our feelings away because we may think "what's the point if no one's here". But somewhere down the line you'll cry and get it out. But it's normal and we all are the same as you. Maybe that's the way it's suppose to work at the time. I don't, of course, know this for an absolute fact. But being there also, it feels like that's whats happening. Keep writing.

deleted_user 09/08/2008

i am in the same spot right now. i used to be very emotional, but now am stuck at a point where i havent been able to feel any emotion or shed a single tear in almost 2 years. i never thought i would say this, but i would give ANYTHING for a full blown break-down right now. i found that once i got off of Effexor, i got a bit closer to feeling emotion. so maybe that would be a good place for you to start. i am in intensive ptsd therapy, and have been for about 6 months now, and we still havent broken down that huge wall that i unwillingly built up damming emotions...but i hope it will come soon. and i hope it will come for you as well. all the best :)

deleted_user 09/09/2008

I also had a hard time crying over the years. I agree with Scot...and believe, for me, that is why I couldn't cry easily. I always felt like I had to be strong. "Whats the oint if no one's there...no one believes...and no one wants to hear".
This year I've cried in therapy more than I have my entire life. I've cried outside of therapy now too but it still isn't something that easily flows. It seems to come after a few hours of intense hurting inside...headache and maybe a bout of anger.
Your safe to cry here. Cry to us. Tears help cleanse us inside, little by litte.

deleted_user 09/09/2008

i can't cry. the closest i can come is to scream and hit things...my sorrow is replaced with anger.

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