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Numb again

PollyotterSenior Contributor09 Apr 2020, 8:48 pm AEST

Numb again

I have tried contacting online support but everything is unavailable or offline .

I was raped 7 years ago and things happen so I made myself numb and supprised everything. I learned about the breathing techniques as well as the 5,4,3,2,1 tool. Tonight it's not working . I am having flash backs like crazy and I can't get my mind and body to calm down to relax and sleep . At this stage I am in for a night of night terrors and I can't do that again tonight. I am shutting down again but not sure how to stop it .

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Lee82Senior Contributor21 June 2020, 4:23 pm AEST

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Yea my mind I think my meds as well. Just life in general sucks. I am just so tired @Pollyotter I feel I can't keep this up for much longer

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PollyotterSenior Contributor21 June 2020, 4:27 pm AEST

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@Lee82
Will changing your circumstances help? What can we do to give you that glimmer back

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Lee82Senior Contributor21 June 2020, 4:34 pm AEST

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I really don't know @Pollyotter. My circumstances can't really change as I have 2 young boys to look after. Things are just becoming harder and harder to handle. My brain feels like it just doesn't work anymore other than to torture me. I just don't know what to do to change anything. I don't how to stop my mind from tormenting me. I don't how to stop my panic attacks or flashbacks or SH or SI or anything else. I am so frustrated and scared and a alone.

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PollyotterSenior Contributor21 June 2020, 4:39 pm AEST

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@Lee82

This might be abit radical. But is there someone who can take the boys for like a week just to you can use the time to fuiger out what you need? My mother did that when my dad died and it really helped her to have that time to focus on her self and what she needed. You are human as well . Not only a mom

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Lee82Senior Contributor21 June 2020, 4:46 pm AEST

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I wish there was hun. I can't even go into hospital because I really don't have anyone to look after them. I know mum May have them but she has made it clear that she doesn't want that responsibility and I can't do that to my kids right now either. They are having a hard time as it is with their dad. It's just not possible.
@Pollyotter

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Unknown userMember21 June 2020, 4:49 pm AEST

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Hey @Lee82 ,

I can hear that you're really struggling to cope with your distress right now, it sounds really intense and difficult to cope with. I'm sending you an email to check-in with you, so just keep and eye on your inbox 🙂

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PollyotterSenior Contributor21 June 2020, 4:53 pm AEST

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@Lee82

Shoot I'm sorry Lee

We will fuiger something out hun. We can do this

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PollyotterSenior Contributor21 June 2020, 4:55 pm AEST

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Thanks @Former-Member

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Lee82Senior Contributor21 June 2020, 5:02 pm AEST

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I don't know anymore @Pollyotter. I am just too tired.

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PollyotterSenior Contributor21 June 2020, 5:06 pm AEST

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@Lee82

We will fuiger this out Lee.

You are worth the time and the effort to fuiger out what we can do . This is the part of the forum where I wish there was a private room where you could fully talk it out or I could give you contact details .

We will fuiger this out hun

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