Posted by terra miller on August 6, 2001, at 13:03:42
In reply to Re: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder » oceanbreeze, posted by Lisa Simpson on August 6, 2001, at 9:06:30
Lisa,
I'm sorry to hear about what happened. Sometimes I think our brains work overtime trying to keep our feelings down (because we're afraid/terrified of them) that what remembering we need our brains to do we find we aren't able to do as well anymore. Concentration is difficult and you might find yourself becoming more easily distracted esp. with tasks that require concentration. It might be your brain's just getting tired of holding that all down and you don't even know it. I think the reference to cognitive therapy means finding a therapist and sitting down and talking about what happened. That means you might feel things you haven't wanted to feel, but if you establish a safe relationship with a trusted professional, you can talk about and resolve what was so frightening to you. Sometimes we can manage to not ever deal with hurtful events that happened to us. And sometimes it's too much work for our brains subconsciously and we have to talk about it. Having a therapist to talk to can be a great support through some of those tough PTSD times of panic/fear/anxiety. -terra
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