(((LittleMe))),

Yes, I have that too, it is one of the symptoms of PTSD. What you need to do is you have to have a place to go where you are undisturbed. I have my bedroom and my husband knows that when I need a break and go and lay down, I need that and I need to know I will not be disturbed.

What I have found is when I get the way you are discribing, if I go and lay down and am quiet and left alone, I can focus on really just relaxing and letting go. I don't have to go to sleep either, I just totally let go and allow my mind to slowly wander, and after about 1/2 hour to 45 minutes I calm down and can get up and do things.

Yes, I know what you mean about wanting to stay envolved and enjoy family etc. But you need to take breaks and know it is ok to do so.

It sounds like you are getting ahead of yourself already anticipating tomarrow. I do that myself, so you have to take those minni time outs when you need them, it means your mind needs a rest.

You have to learn to recognize the times when your mind starts to go into that "hypervigilant" pace and that you have to stop and slow it down. And you have to find certain "slow down" distractions to help yourself from producing too much cortizol. If you do that you can keep yourself from having that "uncomfortable" feeling you are discribing. It takes time, but you can learn to slowly build up self calming skills to stop this from getting the best of you.

(((Hugs)))
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