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Originally Posted by Open Eyes
What helps me is knowing that it is a symptom. When I have the very dark days I keep telling myself that what I am feeling is a symptom of what I have and that the feeling will pass no matter how bad the feeling is.
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Wow, OpenEyes, thank you for this new way of looking at these feelings. I think I've so often in the past been discouraged by the recurrence of these feelings that I get overhwhelmed by them. But I've found a lot of relief from other PTSD symptoms by thinking, "Ugh, THIS again--it's just part of what it means to have this illness, and I'll get through it." I never thought to use that approach with these feelings, too. THANK YOU.