What are some coping skills to get over PTSD?

Question

I posted on here beforeum i suggest maybe checking out my old post b4 answering i would rather not re write it lol

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Agc8kIrdBL8bsZr7F7ohrGjsy6IX?qid=20060801094617AAF2x8M

Anyway My girlfriend sought a councelor for me but i've sinced stopped seeing her as i do with alot of my councelors. I've already been diagnosed with PTSD but whenever we start to go towards fixing what happened i shy away, no matter how much i want to I get physicaly Ill and i've found its easier to not go and have to deal with it and push it down and deal with the pain. Comfortable with the pain is what someone suggested and I'm guessing thats true. I'm not sure I'm ready to go back to that place. I'm posting to just ask if there are any things i can do without going to a psychiatrist? Is it even possible? Or would i essentially have to go and accept/get help for this?

Answer 1

DEFINITELY Stick to getting help -- because PTSD is serious -- and this is seen with those of us with Military Backgrounds -- and what we see when deployed and even when not deployed ...

SO yes, I do recommend that you find a therapist that you can trust -- and it may also include you going to a psychiatrist for medication therapy as well -- to be able to have the additional bio-chemical help to start dealing with the painful memory(ies) that are the root of the PTSD.

Through all this -- you will be starting to deal with the PTSD and its effects -- and it will be a lifelong struggle. There is a bright light at the end of the tunnel though -- if you can successfully confront the painful memory, in time, it will start to be less painful -- and then life can be less of a struggle.

Unfortunately, sometimes additional misfortune will bring the PTSD back to the surface sometimes (like becoming the victim of a crime or an accident). Then once again, you will need to find the trusted help to once again work on the memories and their effects.

Answer 2

I can certainly identify with you and your problem(s). The same happened to me, I only tell you this because I want you to know you are not alone. Maybe I can help you by telling what I learned and came to resolve.

Tia Chi is a martial art unlike any other, not only will you learn to take control of your muscular coordination but to relax. It is a coping mechanism mind over body. Please investigate it.

Now for the hard part: If you have been tin therapy I 'm sure they have told you it wasn't your fault. You are a good person that has had something bad happen.

The human body was marvelously engineered. If we were in a jungle or forest for example with no medical provisions and were injured, a cut or open wound, our bodies immediately starts to heal itself as best it can, bleeding, clotting, antibodies pour in the bloodstream, all this goes on without even thinking about it. As it heals we are even aware to shield it to protect it till it is better.
As time goes by it "heals" but the scar is there.

Our psyche is the same and in therapy we must open the wound and repair it and it very painful to do so. That is why we stop going and then come back. In my countless number of doctors I have seen only one agreed with me when I said I have come a long way, there is still more to do but I need a break it is too painful do deal with all at once.

My advice?: learn to live with it, knowing you are going to continue to get better. When you are ready go back to therapy.
I cannot promise we will ever be cured, My doc says I'll most likely be on Prozac (maintenance dosage) the rest of my life.

I congratulate and celebrate you on surviving this far and still want to improve.
You seem to have the spirit and the will to survive.

Keep it up and Keep in touch if you wish

Answer 3

Unfortunately, the only way to get through your problem, is to actually deal with it. A lot of people try to "deal" by pushing their memory/feelings about their incident down and not thinking about it, unfortunately PTSD is the type of disorder that is going to constantly remind you of the incident by way of flashbacks or nightmares. It is the nature of the beast to re-live these events until they are resolved.

Being "comfortable with your pain" is another way of saying that you are stuck. You can't move forward It only works for a while. Your physically ill symptoms come from your anxiety surrounding the event, and the fact that you don't want to deal with it. But you cannot live your life pretending that it didn't happen. There will always be something to remind you - something to trigger a memory.

Your best bet is to find a counselor that you feel comfortable with, and one that isn't too pushy. One that will allow you to approach this at your pace, but will encourage you to move forward and guide you through the pain and trauma.

It could be that you aren't ready yet, as I don't know how long it has been for you. But at some point in your life, you need to start to heal and not just cover it all up.

Please take care.

Answer 4

I suggest "The Feeling Good Handbook"
by David D. Burns.
http://www.amazon.com/Feeling-Good-Handbook-David-Burns/dp/0452281326/sr=1-1/qid=1157087784/ref=sr_1_1/104-9276397-9243135?ie=UTF8&s=books

Also, if you live anywhere near South Carolina, go there; it's the one state where MDMA was re-legalized for PTSD therapists. With MDMA, you can think about really horrible issues calmly and objectively without your brain trying to block them out and "protect" you as it usually does, so you can face them down and get over it. I cannot recommend this highly enough. (Absolutely don't take MDMA if you're currently on anti-depressants, though; you could get serotonin syndrome and die.)

Answer 5

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Answer 6

,,I'll be brief.. exercising gets rid of emotional stress...