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Originally Posted by Apocalipstic
I have been requested to start a thread on Trauma survival and recovery.
I looked up symptoms of PTSD as a place to start.
Symptoms of PTSD can include:
- Hypervigilance and scanning Y
- Elevated startle response Y
- Blunted affect, psychic numbing Y
- Aggressive, controlling behavior (a high degree of insistence on getting your way) Y controlling, N aggressive
- Interruption of memory and concentration Y
- Depression N
- Generalized anxiety Y
- Violent eruptions of rage N
- Substance abuse Y
- Intrusive recall -- different from normal memory in that it brings with it stress and anxiety Y
- Dissociative experiences, including dissociative flashbacks Y
- Insomnia Y
- Suicidal ideation N
- Survivor guilt N
Thoughts? |
tomorrow will be my 5th therapy session and we still have not gotten through the whole list of my traumas. I have had PTSD since the 8th grade (homophobic bullying) and since then there has been maternal bullying, mean girl bullying, paternal covert incest, 4 batterers, 2 rapists, 1 road rage assault, two gunpoint robberies, and 1 narcissist fiancee who took me for 15k.
I sought therapy this year due to reemergence of dissociative symptoms following multiple incidents of workplace bullying by a board member and one incident of closed-door illegal electoral coercion by the mayor.
We have not gotten to 3 of the batterers or the covert incest.