Re: PTSD Symptoms

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, my therapist is carefull never to diagnose me with anything,

but the more I hear about PTSD, the more I think it might apply to my

experience.

I was almost unable to function at work last year and have always been

extremely jumpy and defensive--especially when sleeping. GOD it was

miserable, just miserable.

Most of the progress I made was slow and gradual and involved working

hard on digging up the feelings and thoughts that were causing me to

feel so afraid or leap out of my bed in terror at night. First, more

distance from my nada (which I think you have) and Second, more

distance from some of those nasty, self-critical thoughts that I

pretty much had every second.

As for the EMDR, I don't know.

Trish

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> Hello again KOs,

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> Has anyone here noticed a lessening of symptoms of PTSD over the years,

> and if so, was there any one thing that was a " breakthrough " ?

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> I have heard that eye movement therapy (EMDR) is very positive for

> trauma sufferers. Has anyone had it, and what was it like?

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Hi ,

Yes.. I had that kind of therapy many years ago.. I was having PTSD

after someone I loved had completed suicide.... and my therapist at the time

suggested this therapy. It was very easy from what I remember. ... and I

think it did lessen the PTSD ... even enough for me to be able to travel to see

an opera... in which the main character shoots himself and sings through the end

of the opera until he dies. The odd thing about that opera was that I was

pretty ok as I sat and watched it.. I didn't have to get up and run out of the

theatre.. but, oh I did get physically sick afterwards. I'm wondering if that

was my body's way of reacting to the situation anyway... even though I didn't

have a big emotional reaction.

all the best if you decide to try it... or have tried it.

twin.less

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Hello again KOs,

Has anyone here noticed a lessening of symptoms of PTSD over the years,

and if so, was there any one thing that was a " breakthrough " ?

I have heard that eye movement therapy (EMDR) is very positive for

trauma sufferers. Has anyone had it, and what was it like?

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