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struggling with mind numbing ptsd again - ideas?
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<blockquote data-quote="totoro" data-source="post: 229122" data-attributes="member: 3155"><p>My hormones make my anxiety and PTSD so much worse as well.</p><p>I was at my psychiatrist a couple of weeks ago, I was talking about my horrible anxiety, how it seemed to be worse, how I was driving husband crazy in the car, how I had to have directions and be able to visualize where I was going before I drove, how I was having a hard times leaving the house. </p><p>I was crumbling at the least bit of a criticism as well. </p><p>All of these things seemed to be building up on me and getting worse.</p><p>She was just looking at me. </p><p>We had already decided on 2 medication changes, one for sleep and another just to keep titrating up my Lamictal per target. </p><p></p><p>So she said, do you want to add another medication?</p><p>Do you want to take an anti-anxiety before you go somewhere or before you feel like you are going to stress out?</p><p>Do you want something else to help you with life? </p><p>She said all of this with a smile and sarcastically. Her and I laugh a lot.</p><p></p><p>I said, quite ticked off, "I just don't want to feel like this!!!"</p><p>She said, "Well you need to do something to change things"</p><p>"You need to learn how to breathe"</p><p>"You need to force yourself to deal with life, your life and get through it"</p><p>"You need to get out of the house, take a class or something"</p><p>I started laughing because she made it sound so easy, and she made it sound like I could do it. </p><p></p><p>I did, that afternoon I signed up for 3 classes. I have hardly given husband a hard time when he is driving, and I actually am breathing when he is driving, so I am really more relaxed.</p><p>I am not obsessing about directions as much. </p><p>It is not all perfect, I have still fallen apart, when I heard his parent's had said that I caused most of K's problems... It hit hard and deep. Just like your boss.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if any of this makes a difference, but the words of my psychiatrist were so simple but they really helped me. </p><p>I really didn't want to add another medication, and I didn't need it. At least not yet!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="totoro, post: 229122, member: 3155"] My hormones make my anxiety and PTSD so much worse as well. I was at my psychiatrist a couple of weeks ago, I was talking about my horrible anxiety, how it seemed to be worse, how I was driving husband crazy in the car, how I had to have directions and be able to visualize where I was going before I drove, how I was having a hard times leaving the house. I was crumbling at the least bit of a criticism as well. All of these things seemed to be building up on me and getting worse. She was just looking at me. We had already decided on 2 medication changes, one for sleep and another just to keep titrating up my Lamictal per target. So she said, do you want to add another medication? Do you want to take an anti-anxiety before you go somewhere or before you feel like you are going to stress out? Do you want something else to help you with life? She said all of this with a smile and sarcastically. Her and I laugh a lot. I said, quite ticked off, "I just don't want to feel like this!!!" She said, "Well you need to do something to change things" "You need to learn how to breathe" "You need to force yourself to deal with life, your life and get through it" "You need to get out of the house, take a class or something" I started laughing because she made it sound so easy, and she made it sound like I could do it. I did, that afternoon I signed up for 3 classes. I have hardly given husband a hard time when he is driving, and I actually am breathing when he is driving, so I am really more relaxed. I am not obsessing about directions as much. It is not all perfect, I have still fallen apart, when I heard his parent's had said that I caused most of K's problems... It hit hard and deep. Just like your boss. I don't know if any of this makes a difference, but the words of my psychiatrist were so simple but they really helped me. I really didn't want to add another medication, and I didn't need it. At least not yet! [/QUOTE]
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