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My PDoc has told me he wants to start me on a new treatment for me called EXPOSURE THERAPY. Have any of you been through this for PTSD and has it been helpful or harmful?? I am terrified of it, but want to trust Dr. Johnson as he seems very caring and competant. Just the idea of PURPOSLY trying to relive the moments that cause my flashbacks and nightmares doesn't seem too appealing to me, ya know?????
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
There are others doing EMDR here, and that seems to have worked for them.
Hope you get some feedback on others that may have done Exposure Therapy.
According to the report, the only proven treatment for PTSD is exposure therapy, during which patients are exposed to sights and sounds that simulate their traumatic experiences to help them learn to cope.
Apparently psychological treatments for PTSD such cognitive restructuring, coping skills training, eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy, and group therapy, are not supported by scientific evidence.
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Sounds a bit scary...depending on what your traumas are...I would research the Exposure Therapy, and maybe a few others, and decide which one you want to try.
sorry if this scares you but that is what i think