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Originally Posted by RubyRae
I also have an exaggerated startle response to doors.It's embarrassing more than anything else.If someone knocks on my door or rings the bell,even if I know who it is,I jump and yelp when I open the door for them.I don't think that will ever go away for me.
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The startle response can get better. When I'm tired or not practicing good self care it can return but for the most part it's gone. There is hope.
Do put together a box kit of good stuff, mine helped tremendously. I had a copy of my rights as a human. The right to be safe, it was reassuring. I also had a glass wand with green liquid and sparkles in it, holding it and watching the liquid go back and forth was calming but a bit dissociative so it wasn't the best tool but it was my favorite. I had things like aroma therapy oils, lotion, sandpaper, a fidgety gizmo with different surfaces and music. It was an important tool box in my recovery.