I've always been a outdoors lover but since finding a new trauma therapist and being diagnosed w/ptsd I have become obsessed with nature and hiking I feel like I'm so present and safe in the woods and mountains. I feel like I've been on a high for the past 3 weeks. I hike/walk 8-10 miles in the early morning and 2 miles in the evening because I find I become anxious if I'm sitting too long ( then I tend to disassociate ) I can't seem to slow down and not sure where this adrenaline or quest for being at one with nature,is coming from I should be exhausted but I'm not. Is this some type of ptsd symptom? Avoidance? I can process and journal my trauma on my hikes but freeze up during therapy. Anyone else get something similar.
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