Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Support Group

Find support with others who have gone through a traumatic experience. Whether you have chronic or acute PTSD, we are here for you.

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gogogiz 10/02/2011

i joined this group because i was abused by someone that was supposed to love me..i'm working on healing from that but today he called and i hung it up without answering and i got the worst flashbacks ever.

i was shaking, almost crying, feeling anxious, afraid. i was stressing immediately and am just recovering after 4 hours.

i write this asking...is that the ptsd? this is what caused it. i want to heal it. i want to not feel like that anymore. it's instant fear! then i can't relax and am jittery...

deleted_user 10/02/2011

Yeah, you had a flashback and they are really horrible. PTSD is full of flashbacks I'm so sorry to say. It takes therapy and hard work to heal from this kind of abuse. I'm really sorry you have to be in so much pain. Many on this board have PTSD from sex abuse. You have people who will understand now. Even those who have PTSD for other reasons tend to be really compassionate and understand the PTSD in not the sex abuse. Fill free to post on the sex abuse board or the Incest survivors board if you need to. Welcome.

deleted_user 10/02/2011

Actually I may be speaking too closely from my own wounds. You never said your PTSD is from sex abuse. However the betrayal came to you, you clearly were hurt and are welcome here.

JournalReader 10/02/2011

Good job for hanging up!

I don't really understand why but the first time I said "NO" was the first time I had flashbacks.

Judith Herman , a trauma specialist and author, theorizes that healing cannot occur until a sense of safety has occurred. Perhaps you feel safe to say NO and that has allowed you to feel all those stuffed down emotions.

It gets better. Hang in there.

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