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Originally Posted by ThisWayOut
Lol about the sleep question. Insomnia is a huge problem for me... last night, I happened to wake up sick and was up most of the night, then I had to go to work later.
Dbt had always been problematic for me. I know it helps a lot of people, but it's quite triggering for me... I'm trying emdr and attachment- based therapy to help. So far, it's going ok. I'm not going to call it a huge success, but I'm doing better with it than other therapies. I hope you can find something that helps you.
Is your t experienced in trauma? If not, is she willing to learn? So far, that's been the most helpful...
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I agree sleep is a problem. Just getting to sleep, then physical pain wakes me up. Have tried all kinds of meditation, relaxation techniques to get to sleep. But when it gets quiet and I close my eyes the flashes of memory go into overdrive. Then I fight to sleep/close my eyes. Eventually I get so exhausted that I might sleep most of 24-36 hours. I've heard that PTSD affects REM sleep. My first sleep study , about 12 years ago, I didn't go into REM sleep at all. I was totally exhausted. We are not sure but it may be possible I have narcolepsy also.
EMDR messed me up, but it was because the T had not prepared me for it. So if you get someone that knows what they are doing it may be okay. Let me know how it goes.
I want to give DBT a chance, but right now it's just hard to see how it fits in with what I'm dealing with. If it were just one trauma, one certain type of trauma, but my trauma is all over the place truly complex.
My T works for the VA and specializes in PTSD, not sure about the depth of her work with trauma.