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Numb again

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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Oh hun I'm so sorry. I know how painful it is cause I also have had a broken rib. Well I hope it doesn't give you too much grief and you are able to rest hun. @Pollyotter

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@Lee82

Yhe ill be ok.

How have you been

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Up and down @Pollyotter @I had a good day yesterday with my boys. I took them to see a beautiful waterfall then to a bakery for lunch and then a children park. I was feeling good but that was short lived as I had a pretty bad night and today has been another ride off. Spent most of it in and out of sleep.

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@Lee82

I am sorry that it had gone bad . When last did you do something for yourself

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I actually cannot remember the last time I did something for myself. You just get caught up with all the kids stuff that that is the last thing you think of.
@Pollyotter

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@Lee82

I am not a mother so I cannot begin to understand. But comming from someone who's mother always put her kids before her own mental health.

I wish my mum had taken some time for herself . It was very hard to see her so fragile and yet give us everything. Adults tend to forget how kids can see things

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I recently realised just how much my kids have noticed its actually scary. I hate that they know so much about my MH I thought I was doing a good job of hiding it but I wasn't. It is so difficult to try and deal with your own MH when you have children around. On your bad days it's just so hard to keep going and to hide how you feel. 😔
@Pollyotter

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@Lee82

I can only imagine as a mother how scary that is to notice. How ever I do think you should be proud of the fact that they do notice these things as you would get some adults who won't notice or don't care .

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@Pollyotter @Lee82

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@Zoe7

Good to see your name pop up here . Hope you are doing good

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