Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Support Group

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MarahIdellCatLuvr 07/02/2020

I'm still very upset this morning. Ruminating memories and questions and thoughts. Nausea, anxiety, I don't want to do this anymore. But I'm following my meal plan and at php. This too shall pass?

Thor2008 07/02/2020

Yes, this too shall pass. You are more resilient than you know, you are stronger than you know. What is in the past is in the past and it can't hurt you now.

Do something nice for yourself today.

I've been there where you are. The memories flood back but then these are just memories. They can't hurt you.

Hugs and support from Thor.

MarahIdellCatLuvr 07/02/2020

I don’t understand so many of them. I wish memories were more clear. I don’t know why the questions bother me so much, almost more than the memories themselves.

Secouya 07/02/2020

I think that unclear memories leave you wondering what really happened. It’s normal to forget parts of trauma. Are you in therapy? Have you tried hypnosis? It might help you clarify your memories. You can also try reframing your memories into more positive memories and fill in the gaps.

I too have a lot of memories of past traumas and as I remember more and more is coming to light. I have to detach my emotions so my memories don’t trigger me so much and like Thor is saying remember that the memories are just that. They can no longer hurt me.

I hope you can learn coping techniques to help you detach from your memories. Wishing you serenity and peace.

mujicaptsd 07/02/2020

I watched a two hour interview with the late great George Harrison last night, Marah, just because I needed the reassurance of his song and album, "All Things Must Pass." I know it may seem goofy to mention a Beatle here in this context, but I was growing up in dictatorship in Uruguay when that record came out the year I got tortured and got PTSD. So I took that message to heart in a personal way back then and returned to it last night to kick start my PTSD recovery again in this pandemic time we're in.

My PTSD VA doc therapist found he could get through my being tongue tied about my trauma and recovery if we spoke the language of the music I loved, so that's why I turn to it.

Yes, this too shall pass. That did, this will. Let's pass through it together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it7mVLJaWIc

"Now the darkness only stays the night-time
In the morning it will fade away
Daylight is good at arriving at the right time
It's not always going to be this grey
All things must pass"

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