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That's cute that your 2yo wanted her bangs cut while you were on the phone, LOL! They will do anything to get our attention when we're on the phone sometimes, huh?  |
It was too funny, first she wanted to watch Dora, then a haircut...OMG! I knew when she walked in the room I was going to have to get creative. So I told ftt and she was great about it.
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My T has said the same thing, to look around and notice things in the room, notice the time and what I'm wearing, things that are related to the here and now when I'm caught up in flashbacks.
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That is what ftt told me to do, it does work.
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Also tactile things, like playing with silly putty or playdoh, to help stop the body memories.
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That is something I have not tried. It sounds like it would help...
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One thing I've been going through lately is shutting my eyes and not breathing during flashbacks of one particular incident in which I couldn't see or breathe, so she told me again today to concentrate on keeping my eyes open and to Just Keep Breathing!!! She suggested looking at a photo album or scrapbook when the intrusive images get to be too much, although I haven't tried that yet.
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((((Zoo)))) That sounds like a good suggestion, ftt has told me to keep breathing, I do the same stopping breathing thing and then I realize Im not breathing. I get flashbacks, if that what they are while driving, Im not sure why, my guess, if I can guess, is that I used to distract myself during csa. Like driving would do. Let me know how the photo album works. Sometimes I get a little triggered by photo albums, sadness for a lot of reasons.
Any other suggestions? Sigh....