Feeling increasingly desperate please help

[stayclosetoyourself]

I've had PTSD and last week became triggered by something.
Since then I can't seem to recover and feel anxious and increasingly less able to manage.
I have work tomorrow and I don't feel able to sleep and work tomorrow.

I’m so sorry to hear that. I don’t have any wise words but hopefully someone will be along soon.

You have to take control back. How were you doing before the trigger?

Effectively your brain has been placed back into flight/fright/freeze mode and you need to unstick it. Have you done any CBT?

Are there any techniques you used before, if you’ve had the PTSD for a while?

Look up breathing techniques - Max Strom is very good.

Also emotional freedom technique? I haven’t tried it but people say good things.

Can you watch something light and funny on Netflix/telly? Anything to break the spell.

I have tried techniques today. Yes had CBT.

How do you normally manage till now with PTSD and work? Serious question, I mean doesn't this normally happen from ttime to time, what normally works for you. You must have some pretty good strategies to fall on to keep managing?

I do have good understanding and good strategies but sometimes triggers happen that cause me to feel different for a period of time , as if I am back in the trauma emotionally for days not hours and I have to wait it out. In that time I find it more difficult to tolerate how I'm feeling inside and extra stressors can be hard to tolerate on top.
I didn't sleep woke up about four or five times but tried to stay off my phone.
Today work went ok so I am grateful for that.

I’m glad work went ok OP - well done. That’s no mean feat on practically no sleep

Could you list your techniques? It might help someone else reading or remind you of some you’ve overlooked?

Hope you’re feeling better tonight.

Glad that today went ok. I remember only too well having to force myself into work because I knew I’d be worse if I didn’t go.

I know that triggers can take you straight back there but perhaps there’s an opportunity to do the part of CBT where you assess what happened, what you thought might happen and what did happen.

My counsellor also forced me to go back and look at difficult times with a more positive framework. Would that work? So difficult to suggest things as everyone needs different things to make it through.

Be kind to yourself.

Thank you for support.
I'm not sure I understand the comment on CBT .
I can't currently go back to it I need to make small shifts to come out of the fear detachment and low mood with strategies.