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I dont think i can do this anymore!!
This PTSD is literally killing me from the inside.
I cant cope anymore 😞
I cant cope anymore 😞
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I dont think i can do this anymore!!
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Unknown userMember
Re: I dont think i can do this anymore!!
Hi @Former-Member
I'm sorry the meds arent helping at the moment, they do take a while to settle. I guess I wouldnt suggest that you take more of the night meds than is prescribed, be careful and look after you,
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Unknown userMember
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Hi @textnugget
Im morenof a cutter not that i like sharing that and if i dont have anything to use i will just try to reopen to ones that i have esp by pulling off the scabs.
Hi @Former-Member im trying to just put everything out of my mind but not working that well
Im morenof a cutter not that i like sharing that and if i dont have anything to use i will just try to reopen to ones that i have esp by pulling off the scabs.
Hi @Former-Member im trying to just put everything out of my mind but not working that well
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texnuggettContributor
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@Former-Member this is going to sound funny. But one thing that worked for me was riding my bike. I anly started this back in Jan last year and have now nearly done 10000km. it was something completely different and outside my comfort zone, but it worked, clears my head and just helps. R U OK?
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Unknown userMember
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Bike riding is good @texnugget
And no not really. Im not feeling the best at all and my anxiety esp the health anxiety has kicked in to full blown mode 😞
And no not really. Im not feeling the best at all and my anxiety esp the health anxiety has kicked in to full blown mode 😞
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texnuggettContributor
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@Former-Member I fully understand, I have been there many times. One thing that I forgot that means heaps to me now is the fact that I am important. There are people that love me and need me. I am not sure if that helps at all but it helps me get through,
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Unknown userMember
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Hi @Former-Member. You mentioned shaking and how hard it is to control. I'm hoping you won't mind me sharing something that worked really well for me only this morning.
I was driving and feeling kind of flat but mostly ok. I looked in the rear vision mirror and saw a police car with it's lights on and had a massive physical reaction including really intense shaking in my hands and arms. It really caught me off guard. I remembered my counsellor and I having a conversation about trying to be 'curious' about my body responding to triggers, rather than trying to control the responses (because I just can't sometimes). So I literally told myself that it was interesting that I was shaking. While I was driving I was saying things in my head like "it is interesting that my fingers are shaking. I can see the top of my forearm is twitching. I can feel my heart beating quickly and my chest feels tight" etc. I did this (while driving) for a few minutes and it eased off. It took a while for me to calm completely down but I noticed that the really intense flip out that my body had didn't last for as long when I tried to explore it rather than fight it.
It might not help but maybe it's an option for you?
Hope you're ok.
I was driving and feeling kind of flat but mostly ok. I looked in the rear vision mirror and saw a police car with it's lights on and had a massive physical reaction including really intense shaking in my hands and arms. It really caught me off guard. I remembered my counsellor and I having a conversation about trying to be 'curious' about my body responding to triggers, rather than trying to control the responses (because I just can't sometimes). So I literally told myself that it was interesting that I was shaking. While I was driving I was saying things in my head like "it is interesting that my fingers are shaking. I can see the top of my forearm is twitching. I can feel my heart beating quickly and my chest feels tight" etc. I did this (while driving) for a few minutes and it eased off. It took a while for me to calm completely down but I noticed that the really intense flip out that my body had didn't last for as long when I tried to explore it rather than fight it.
It might not help but maybe it's an option for you?
Hope you're ok.
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NiteKatSenior Contributor
Re: I dont think i can do this anymore!!
Hi Setmefree
Im NiteKat, one of the moderators on tonight. I can see you are experincing a lot of distress tonight which is really difficult to deal with.
May I suggest a few strategies?
When anxiety and panic set in it is sometimes important to ground yourself to your senses as sometimes there is a disconnect there.
Perhaps try this:
See if you can concentrate on each sense..
In your environment now, try to look for
5 things you can see and concentrate on them.
4 things you can touch and feel the texture and shape.
3 things you can hear right now.
2 things you can taste right now.
1 thing you can smell.
These things may act as a way to reconnect with your essential, real self.
May I write a couple of other ideas.
Try writing down a current thought on a piece of paper - screw up the note when finished and throw into something like a box. Then write more thoughts. This may be a way to disengage your thoughts in your head and to place them elsewhere.
Also try wrapping a blanket tight around yourself over your shoulders, waist and head and pull it tight and keep this tight for a while. This helps to calm the bodys physiological reaction to anxiety and panic and has proven to be useful in many cases. It is like being held
Please remain in contact with the many supportive forum members as well as moderators as necessary 🙂
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Unknown userMember
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I dont think im important @texnuggett
That sounds interesting @Former-Member. I havent really heard of that.
My sister has a scratchy throat and a bit of a blocked nose-just the start of a cold. But its sending my anxiety off the rails 😞
That sounds interesting @Former-Member. I havent really heard of that.
My sister has a scratchy throat and a bit of a blocked nose-just the start of a cold. But its sending my anxiety off the rails 😞
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Unknown userMember
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Thanks @NiteKat maybe ill try the grounding exercise and see if that helps
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Unknown userMember
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Well thats juuuussssttt great! !! Im at the stage of vomiting now 😞 just what i need
