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Originally Posted by MDDBPDPTSD
I dont know about buddhist or non buddhist, but I do use something called mindfulness, which is similar to meditation. It does help somewhat. The trick is to do it when you don't need it and practice. Then when anxiety hits, your mind and body are already conditioned to act in a certain way when you begin a mindfulness exercise. Most often, with me anyway, my anxiety is about something that happened in the past and I am reliving it or something that might (or might not) happen in the future. Mindfulness helps to bring me into the present moment, thus away from the past and the future.
There are books you can get on this practice, some of the religious, others not.
I like using the free mindfulness exercises on youtube. Most of them just have you focus on your breath.
Hope this helps you some.
God bless you.
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Thanks, MDDBPDPTSD. I have tried mindfulness and have used it. It helps somewhat but it does not stop my C-PTSD thoughts. My C-PTSD thoughts are VERY powerful, often causing me to jump out of my seat and to lose sleep. I will explore the mindfulness exercises on YouTube.
I am thinking that my recurring C-PTSD thoughts are like an addiction - something over which I have no control. I have ordered a self-help book on a gentle way of using the 12-steps. I have done a 12-step program before (CoDA) with poor results. The poor results were, in part, due to other people in the program who did not understand me. I tried to use the program agressively which may have been a mistake for my personality type. I think I need to learn more flexibility. I have no idea how to do that! I cannot be someone else. But, I guess it is always possible to learn a little. And, I do mean "a little." Since I seem to have no control over my C-PTSD thoughts, then mindfulness can only help me deal with them after they have occured. By that time, I am in their grasp. So, it is a quandry. I may try a 12-step program at my church as the people there are more spiritual. When I tried Buddhism, it did not go well as I am not a naturally upbeat or goodlooking person and no one wanted anything to do with me. I have ordered some self-help books and hope they help a little. But, I am leaning towards treating my C-PTSD as an addition. My mind is addicted to getting even with my enemies. My religion teaches me to forgive. I have prayed for help with that. So far, though, there have no been few results. Instead of getting frustrated, I am going to try to mindset that I still have more work to do.
Again, many thanks for your response. Additional comments are welcomed.