Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Support Group
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My parents are worried that I'm just numbing the pain of my rapes and PTSD, instead of working through it. I'm on two anti-depressants and was just added a third, the new one is for migraine control. Here's the worst part, I agree with them that I'm just numbing myself to the emotions. When I'm off the medicine I'll be worse because then I'll be feeling it all and I won't know how to control the emotions or myself. Due to financial reasons I can't see a therapist at this time. Meaning I'd be left alone trying to work through it all, except for coming here.
Is PTSD and all it's fun things it brings worse without medicine or worse numbing everything? Just wondering, because I'm really thinking that I need to wean off my medicines.
It was 2 years for me before I could talk about my rapes. It was 12 years before I could talk to a therapist about surviving a car bombing, though my whole family was in it and remembers it well. I just wasn't ready.
Anti-depressants helped me in the meantime, so I'm grateful for them. When I did open up to my therapist about all of it, the rapes, the bombs, and the domestic violence from my parents, then I was able to go off of them.
But it seems from my experience that a good therapist combines meds, talking, and patience to go at your own pace to help you heal. It did for me.
DID YOU ASK IF THERE WERE ANY FREE COUNCILLING THAT YOU CAN GO TO. ?
WHY HASN'T YOUR DOCTOR LOOKED UP PLACES TO HELP YOU, SURELY THEY HAVE REFERAL TO AGENCIES.
KEEP TRYING TO HEAL.
SO GLAD YOU TOLD YOUR PARENTS.
IF LIFE GETS TO HARD AND YOU REALLY WANT TO EXIT, COPY YOUR LETTERS HERE AND LET THEM READ IT.
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