[cleomaru]

ok, we've got to freudian theory in my personality class, i've already had flashbacks trigger3ed tonight, what can i do to prevent that, i.......... it's really disturbing me

[(JD)]

Hi. I'm in too much pain tonight to post long but....

realizing you have been triggered is a big first step. ..it leads to being able to list what triggers you... from there you can avoid, and / or work on them so you have good proper responses...

on the spot? Breathe. Think: it isn't happening now... it isn't happening now...

I'll post more later if you wish.. be safe.

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[cleomaru]

whats triggering me? uhm, talk abotu sex/sexuality. the whole class, from 6 30 till 9 10 pm, and breathing..doesn't make tactile flashbacks go away......

[Rapunzel]

I have to watch for triggers in my psych classes too. Last semester I had Abuse and Neglect, Personality, and Intro. to Interviewing and Counseling. The Abuse and Neglect class came with this huge gigantic trigger warning. It did make me revisit some things, but helped me understand them better and wasn't a problem for me. (I was determined not to let it be, and was in therapy so I could talk about that stuff). I had a harder time with Interviewing and Counseling because it made me aware of what my past therapists could have done better and how someone a long time ago would have done their job right my life could really be different. So that one turned out to be more of a trigger, actually. This semester some of my homework confronts my bad attitude and has been bringing up things that I didn't realize were still problems for me. I don't have therapy anymore but the professor has been discussing this stuff with me.

Here's what to do, okay? Recognize that triggers might pop up where you don't even expect them. Try not to buy into the triggers too much - what is past is past and can't hurt you anymore. And talk to someone about it. If something really bothers you, you might need therapy to deal with it. That's okay. You can always come here and talk too. You don't have to deal with it all by yourself.

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Wendy

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[cleomaru]

thing is the flashbacks i get...........they're tactile...... not visual, not memories........... i..... feel tjhings... its very disturbing upsetting and disrupting

[(JD)]

Understood. No, these helps don't make any kind of flashbacks "go away" by themselves. It's a beginning though...

It is common for our triggers to be hidden, and our flashbacks seemingly to not be connected to anything. That's why I said to realize what you are sensing IS a flashback... and to tell yourself that it isn't happening now. Breathing helps to "ground" you in that fact: that you are there, or in the HERE and NOW and not whenever the flashback is connected to.

PTSD is a tough disorder. You really do need a therapist who is an expert in how to deal with it, or they will be running around in circles!


<font color=blue> meditation is a true way to connect to the Source </font color=blue>

[cleomaru]

my therapist does have a lot of experience with trauma, i see him twice a week ,.. but it's not enough, it might be if say, i had a freind, or family or some other kind of support

"don't kick the puppy" ~ j.e.p.