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Originally Posted by zoiecat
I'm sorry you are struggling, it sounds very frustrating. You don't mention this but are you on any medications? Perhaps that could at least help you tone down some of the anxiety and ADHD symptoms. I'm not sure if meds would help the OCD at all. As for the PTSD, I would recommend a T that does EMDR. According to my T who is a trauma specialist, EMDR is the quickest way to improve the trauma issues. EMDR may also be able to help with the anxiety as well.
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I realized I forgot to add about medications. I've run the gamut of them, but no help. EMDR sounds interesting. Right now everything is pretty locked down. I wonder if it could work virtually.
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Originally Posted by Lonelyinmyheart
I'm not minimalizing anything you're going through as it all sounds awful but I just wanted to throw a thought out there: have you looked into meditation or mindfulness approaches? They can sometimes work wonders when trauma and other mental health issues won't improve through traditional psychological methods. Many therapists incorporate them as part of their work these days and they're not associated with any belief system although many people come to a spiritual faith through their use.
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I've done quite a bit of mindfulness. My current T (PTSD) has been spending all of our sessions doing only mindfulness for several months claiming it will eliminate my OCD, but it isn't helping. I've done a lot mindfulness with several CBT and DBT Ts in the past. It helps a little in the moment with the anxiety, but only for 10-15 min max.