((((DancingAlone))))

Just wanted to ask how you are doing today? Know that we are here for you and listening and hearing you. I know those terror filled nights when it seems the past has slipped back in through the cracks and will not leave. That cold cold feeling of being trapped and the fear that shivers with every breath.

Remember your tools and self care hon. Pull out those safety things that help make you feel safe and comforted. Wrap yourself in a warm blanket that feels safe and good. Hold something special that does not remind you of the past but something of today that has a good memory to it.

Call your t when you get so scared even if his office is not open many times they have an answering machine. The many times we have called and just listened to t's voice for comfort and to ground to the present. The flashbacks are so hard and feel as though they are happening all over again but they are in the past.

I know that they seem very real and like you are right in the midst of them all over again. I validate how they make you feel as we have been walking through them over this past week. Sometimes it is so hard to reach out but you did it and I am really proud of you. Each time you do that you step in front of those thoughts putting them behind you, taking back your control.

Keep reaching and asking. Practice those grounding skills when you are not in a crisis so that it will be easier to pull them to the forefront when those memories come. Sometimes it is hard as we do not always think to do it but they are there and when you can reach for them they will not seem so unfamiliar.

Remember to breath hon. Breathing can slow down the anxiety of those feelings. I know it is hard at times but practice your breathing whenever you can. For us we try to practice breathing from our diaphram when we are sitting and resting. Concentrating on the breathing from your gut and not from your throat will help you as it makes you pay attention to how you are breathing and slows down the panic.

Just know that we are here for you and care so much. Thank you for reaching out and taking that risk to let us know where you were. Keep posting as you can. Sending you gentle hugs and loving thoughts. Always.

dps