PTSD

[trainstation]

PTSD/ anxiety / depression

Suffering from at least the last two and probably the first

Would meds be helpful- doctor is just waiting for her to ask

In counseling

hi , i take mirtazapine and olanzapine for ptsd.
ive also had emdr - didnt work
therapy off and on for many years - not helping -cant talk about it ,i really cant ,doesn't matter how many times i talk about it - i just feel worse.
hypnotherapy - undecided
mindfullness -maybe

forgot to add
i had to see psychiatrist to get anti psychotic not gp
as normal drugs / talky treatments havent worked

I experience all of them too.

I had a number of sessions of EMDR and was convinced it worked. What I'd actually done, once therapy stopped, was not think of the trauma again and when I do think of it, I get upset.

I really wish there was something that would work as it's an exhausting mixture to deal with.

I honestly believe I suffer from PTSD due to some awful childhood experiences but in the past have been really slated for thinking this by people who told me it was soldiers and those who had had worse experiences (although they have no real idea what I went through) I have tried counselling but back off when I feel uncomfortable and it looks like things will be discussed. I panic at the sight of a certain building and can remember very little of what were many things that I know happened from the age of 3 to 18. Is it possible that it's something that can be caused by childhood trauma?

Ijustwant my experience of EMDR was very similar. I'm 10 years post-trauma, and had EMDR at about the 3 year point. I really felt it helped at the time but in hindsight I'm not sure it has had any long term effect. The trauma still rules my life and has damaged me very badly.

Drugs (or at least any I have been prescribed) have not helped. Although I did find propanalol helpful for lessening my panic attacks.

I do feel that long term regular talking therapy may have been beneficial to me but sadly I have not been able to do this for myself. I wish someone had intervened and helped me organise it (ie helped me find a therapist, made appointments, ensured that I attended etc).

I have an official PTSD diagnosis (via NHS Consultant Psychologist) who organised the original EMDR. I have recently realised that I tick all the boxes for Avoidant Personality Disorder which I believe has developed because of (or been exacerbated by) the PTSD. Unfortunately I am unable to bring myself to make drs appointments or talk openly about my issues, so I cannot see things ever getting better . I know I am my own worst enemy. I wish I had an advocate

Str4nge there is a type of PTSD called Complex PTSD which can be experienced by survivors of long term abuse (rather than a one-off trauma). This does not make it any less real

Thank you. I will look this up. X

I had PTSD after being on the receiving end of some nasty abuse.
I tried EMDR ... I'll never know if it worked because after being for loads of sessions the therapist never actually did any!!...never got beyond some very expensive chatting!
For me I resorted back to CBT self help book exercises and discovered I'd been thinking people abused me because I was "defective"...so almost as if something 'defective' about me had caused them to abuse me!! Once I dealt with that irrational, hurtful thought & realised how ridiculous it was, I had immediate relief from the depression/PTSD.
This was what worked for me, but might not be the case for everyone.

Ijustwantabloodyusername Yes. I was offred EDMR but did not go through with it, felt uneasy about it. This was before my most recent MH worker who ahs told me I need to stick with my DBT skills and forget the trauma aspect of my BPD and anxiety.

So I have periods of being ok and then wham!! Soemthing triggers me and I go off the rails. Because of not having a formal diagnosis of PTSD I feel that my trauma has been overlooked somewhat and it is so hard to get to people to understand I don't have flashbacks or metldowns for fun. It is not attention seeking.

Guinefort I had a less than ideal childhood and had an old therapist who was helping me with BPD issues and she told me BPD was like a kind of complex trauma disorder. I looked upo CPTSD and it helped me massively, but my latest MH worker insists BPD is not relatd to trauma and I just need to forget my childhood.

Well I had a major flashback tonight. Really unsettled me and now the self doubt is back.