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Sannah said:
I have never had PTSD but I had anxiety and I learned a few things from the people on a PTSD board on another site. I used to have my anxiety triggered by various situations. What I did was focus on the moment that was triggering my anxiety and tell myself that I am safe and there is nothing in this situation which should be making me anxious. I then told myself that my anxiety is from my feelings from the past and the past is gone. I know that the past is not gone from your mind but the past is gone from your current situation. The trick is to teach your mind that it must move on and focus on your safe present time and leave that past in the past. It really is just training your mind. Every time that I did this technique my anxiety was triggered less and less until it disappeared.

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Thanks it sounds like something I have been trying...to tell myself that I am safe...but in my heart of hearts I don't feel safe...I feel vulnerable....and don't trust people... It is difficult to trust people after everything that I have been through... I am working on it, however slow the progress...

TJ