hello !! I was going to ask this yesterday but I had a little meltdown (it wasn't bad, don't worry!!). I struggle with PTSD and I wanted to know, how do you manage it? For myself, I have many triggers and I've tried to talk about it in therapy, but I struggle to because I get emotional. Due to the stuff that has happened to me, I get scared to show any emotion other than basic happy, sad, angry, etc. But yeah, I was wondering how you manage it and how you get through the panic/emotions when faced with you triggers? This isn't forced, I know it's hard to talk about at don't worry at all! āŖ
This is a tough one, hmm..
I tend to deal with them on my own. I'm told I become.. violent, almost? Due to the nature of my episodes and stuff. It's hard to manage, but I usually try to ground myself and have somebody in the room with me as a distraction. We'd play video games. A lot of hands-on things, like holding a controller or doing puzzles and sometimes even having a little go at Toms DJ deck help me. I've also learned to control my breathing. It's grounding.
My triggers are more specific. I can't listen to certain songs because they remind me of the moments, even certain TV shows. I tend to avoid them because of this. It's just easier to try and forget about them as a whole.
( Which, I'm sure you know, isn't very easy. )
Thank you for the ask!! I hope you're well. ā”ā”
