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May 13, 2011, 12:15 PM
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They just plain SUCK!
 I have been having a lot of them lately pertaining to my step-mom and her dad. My T thinks it's because I just saw the step-mom recently for the first time in years. I just wish I didn't have them anymore!!!! 
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May 13, 2011, 12:31 PM
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Sorry onlymedid. Flashbacks are horrible! Is there anything you can do to distract yourself?
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 Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives. ~ Maya Angelou Thank you SadNEmpty for my avatar and signature.
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May 13, 2011, 12:51 PM
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"The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open." Don’t look where you fall, but where you slipped.
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May 13, 2011, 03:22 PM
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I want to cry and I can't because I'm at work. I can't wait to get off work so I can cry all I want to!
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"The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open." Don’t look where you fall, but where you slipped.
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May 13, 2011, 03:25 PM
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I understand! I've been there so many times. I wish I had some great wisdom to offer you...any chance you can leave work a little early?
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Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives. ~ Maya Angelou Thank you SadNEmpty for my avatar and signature.
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May 13, 2011, 03:28 PM
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Thankfully, I have FMLA and can leave if it gets way too bad, but I feel guilty leaving two days in a row early.
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"The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open." Don’t look where you fall, but where you slipped.
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May 13, 2011, 03:40 PM
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You need to take care of YOU! I took a 4 month leave to work on some things and I understand the guilty feelings, but I know it's what I needed to do
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Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives. ~ Maya Angelou Thank you SadNEmpty for my avatar and signature.
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May 13, 2011, 03:43 PM
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"The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open." Don’t look where you fall, but where you slipped.
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May 13, 2011, 05:49 PM
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I'm home....had a good cry, but still can't get the images out of my head! GRR!!!
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"The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open." Don’t look where you fall, but where you slipped.
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May 14, 2011, 12:29 AM
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Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, had T and haven't had a chance to get back on. There have been times when I have been so overwhelmed with flashbacks that it didn't seem like they would ever end. T told me to remind myself that I am safe now and to use grounding techniques to keep myself in the present. I know that is easier said than done! I find that if I repeat to myself that I'm safe now, that this isn't really happening now, that it happened but I managed to survive...those types of things can usually buy me a couple more minutes of keeping the flashbacks at bay. Do you know what is triggering them? I have also found that identifying the triggers so I can desensitize myself to them or avoid them or acknowledge that okay this is what triggered me this is what is making me feel like this...it kinda helps with the severity of them. Sorry this is so tough on you. I hope you get a good night sleep!
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Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives. ~ Maya Angelou Thank you SadNEmpty for my avatar and signature.
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May 14, 2011, 01:08 AM
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((((((HUGS))))))))) You are right. Flashbacks suck.
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 onlymedid
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May 14, 2011, 10:55 AM
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I was able to get a good nights sleep, thank goodness, no nightmares or dreams about them!
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"The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open." Don’t look where you fall, but where you slipped.
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