Hi,

I have experienced retraumatization in therapy and both T and I have been very concerned. We talk about how to manage the "fallout." T regularly lectures me just like a parent on nutrition and exercise--lol.

I try to eat healthy and get regular exercise--it really helps a lot. I usually take a yoga class once a week but for the past six weeks I've only been able to go once and I feel the difference. T said at least it might help you to move the energy out of your body and I said that I'd be satisfied with moving it around so it's not all stuck in my head or my heart. (If that makes any sense at all!)

I also use coloring/pastels/paints to both in session and out to try and capture feelings and I write a lot of poetry. I use klonopin (an anti anxiety med) if I am stuck in a repetitive ptsd memory cycle with something playing over and over n my head. I do this to try and break the cycle.

There are those times when I simply fall apart, but they seem to be fewer and further between now...

It's just so hard to remember all of these tools when you are "in it"!

Take care and good luck. It's worth staying the course--just take it slow!