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Anyone here ever had trauma?
Well besides Chiefs trauma that is (looking at you 2013 Indy playoff collapse).
I’m currently helping my friend who has been in deep trauma for over a month. His dad has Alzheimer’s and a month ago he didn’t know who his son was anymore which has triggered severe PTSD symptoms for my friend. Now I’ve read he’ll likely have triggers sporadically for the rest of his life regarding this. I would not ever wish this shit on my worst enemy. It’s ****ing horrific. My friend begins EMDR on Thursday. I’ve read good things about it. If anyone has ever had EMDR let me know. Hoping for the best |
yep. not fun.
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Being married to my ex wife for 5 years changes a man...
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Yes. My anxiety and depression stem from trauma I experienced when I was younger.
I don't know much about EMDR, but I hope it is helpful for him. |
After the Ravens pantsed us in 2011, yes.
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I think everyone has had trauma in their life. Don't know any thing about EMDR, but it has 4 letters which is never a good thing.
Personally would rather take the Mike Tyson approach of a huge handful of shrooms and see where it landed me. |
EMDR apparently helps put your past trauma in the past and help reduce triggers and pain so you can move forward with life
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EMDR is Eye Movement Desensitizing and Reprocessing. It can help some with PTSD, but it is hit or miss. It's a very simple thing, nothing major. It's a form of hypnosis almost, involving moving eyes back and forth with sounds or taps, usually looking at moving lights. You are supposed to focus on the trauma, and the hypnosis desensitizes you. It can be for a short period after the session, or possibly longer. The science behind it is debated though.
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Nope. I'm perfect, and so are my parents and everyone I've ever come across. Especially my ex-wife.
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I gave Billay’s asshole some trauma last night
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I literally came in to post that Billay’s asshole and mouth have absolutely had trauma. |
Just off the top of my head, yes. There were some things. I coped with it by using drugs and causing others trauma. Then I stopped, and now I cope with it by trying to help others and overworking myself. Best wishes to your friend.
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I have a very good friend who is a therapist for an inner city school district dealing with very traumatic cases in teenagers and she swears by EMDR. It’s a process, and you have to believe in it yourself or you’ll never actually put in the effort needed to pull some of those memories from wherever you locked them away in your brain. Best of luck to your friend. Tell them to just believe in the process and be open to it all. Not sure how old he is, but I know the older generations have a little fear and skepticism towards any kind of therapy so it’s wonderful to hear that they’re taking the correct steps to try and get better instead of just trying to cope with what’s going on.
Edit: She also showed me a song by NF called “Mansions”. I’m on my phone so I can’t embed but here’s the link and some of my favorite lyrics in the spoiler that really resonate to me about locking memories away and how that affects your mindset later in life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF5QE3-ox4o
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Micro dose is what I have been reading. |
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In 2020, voters in the U.S. state of Oregon passed Ballot Measure 109, allowing the "manufacture, delivery and administration" of psilocybin, a naturally occurring psychedelic prodrug. While psilocybin remains illegal nationally, the passage of the law made Oregon the first U.S. state to legalize the drug.ETA: The chief petitioners behind the bill were Sheri and Thomas Eckert, both therapists who had been working for years to legalize psilocybin because of its potential benefit for people struggling with conditions including depression, anxiety, and addiction. |
Yes. I had/have PTSD. Went to therapy. Didn't end up going through EDMR, though it was recommended.
I'm in a better place now than I was before. Actually getting help is something that shouldn't be stigmatized. |
Update: my friend did EMDR but they started all the way back to childhood. He said it was so crazy bc he had memories come up that he hasn’t thought of in 20 years. He likened it to going to your attic and finding things you forgot you had.
He said it’s helped his brain process things and give him better closure. I’m gonna get this done for some shit in my childhood. |
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It's great he responded so well to it. |
I've had her.
And I can aver that Trau's mother was a disappointment. FAX |
Both of my parents have passed away (my mom from cancer 9 years ago and my dad from cancer in Feb, and I'm not even 40 yet). I'm an only child and still single. Things have been pretty rough at times, but I'm getting bye. Definitely not looking forward to the holidays...don't know if it counts as "trauma" or not.
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Definition of trama is very different than it was just a few years ago. With that said, if someone feels like they are having a difficult time coping, dealing with it, obsessing on the issue.
Get help. It is ok. Especially as we get older. The brain has less capability to respond to change. (from my doctor and therapist) I am on Sertraline. Less than I was two years ago, but it helps. I got away from the triggers too. Nothing to be ashamed of. |
Anyone here ever had trauma?
I have done some brief EMDR with clients over the years. It’s not some magical fix for trauma, as no therapeutic method is, but it can be beneficial for a time for people who have really buried traumatic things, refuse to consider them, or are so overwhelmed by feelings when discussing trauma that they can’t hardly even get words out to provide necessary information. I am not a specialist in it so I don’t have any unique tools but have asked people to do things like finger tapping or following a light with their eyes.
It’s use is really determined by the client and their challenges as opposed to being something that can be applied to anyone and just assume it will work. The basic goal is for people to talk about and feel the unprocessed trauma differently than they have by making them focus on the task, which ideally forces them to take a step back from all of the negative thoughts and emotions so you aren’t constantly overwhelmed with emotions preventing any sort of improvement. Simply recalling things or thinking or feeling differently about them doesn’t mean improvement though. It can be relieving to get those things out there but ultimately the client still has to work through the thoughts and feelings ti find improvement in their daily functioning. |
The worst PTSD I ever saw was a friend of one of my buddies that I met a couple of times - he had been a combat medic with a SEAL team, so on top of being a medic he had some SEAL training. He saw some serious action but wouldn't talk about it. He was a little guy, but in peak physical condition and very intense, and holy shit anything could set him off. I liked him; he was a really nice guy underneath all that damage. As I said before I only met him a couple of times, and never had a chance to get close to him.
Despite his qualifications he couldn't hold a job; something would always happen to trigger his temper and he'd get whacked. He drifted from place to place, until he finally killed himself a couple of years ago. Either he never tried to get help or it just didn't take. Such a waste. :( |
Trauma, anxiety, major depressive disorder. Yep. PM me if you need to talk.
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People vulnerable to obsessions and getting caught up in trauma lack that ability to process emotions easily. Could happen to anyone really. Weird as it may sound stuff like EMDR is great for getting stuck memories on through. |
Psycosis bi polar depression anxiety for meeeee
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EMDR is akin to a form of hypnosis. It helps some people, but it's not a sure thing.
PTSD, depending on the severity, never goes away. The best one can do is figure out the triggers for an episode and create distance for those triggers. In other words, stay the hell away from things that trigger the reliving of the trauma. Respect the trauma and stay away from triggers. Your friend caring for his dad may not have that luxury. If his dad's Alzheimer's is triggering a disabling PTSD event in your friend it may be time to get caregivers involved. I know it's not cheap, but it's better than being disabled with PTSD. When my father-in-law descended into dementia my ex tried to do it all herself. It was just too much. We all pitched in to help. But he would wander off. He wouldn't recognize people. He could get violent. He was trashing the house. We found a service of caregivers (all Filipino women for some reason) and the price was reasonable. The three women would rotate in shifts using the spare bedroom (8 hours each). They were a godsend. Very religious from a specific Catholic order, though we weren't looking for that, it just happened that way. They were wonderful to him and allowed the rest of us to visit, hug, cry and respect him as he faded away. Here's hoping your friend is able to get some help. |
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Anybody have Asperger's Syndrome with a side of Anti-Social Behavior Disorder?
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I have had what is described as trauma by my therapist, and wife and people who love me where i have anxieties. I grew up kind of in a tough situation. But thats nothing compared to what my wife or her ex-husband both deal with. Also, my children deal with trauma on a scale that absolutely eats them up. Not to go into too much detail, but both my wife and her ex were army and fought in baghdad a decade ago. Just brutal what i see them go through, daily.
My kids have a mother that abandoned them as teenagers.. and thats rough on a young developing psyche. There are different levels of trauma, that ive gotten to see first hand. The worst part is not being able to do anything to "fix" it but just being there every day to provide a safe existance for them all. Keep encouragement, resources (therapy, medical etc), or acknowledgment and comfort is the best you can do which only feels like you're just here for them. Its hard not being able to just reach out and fix things. The ex-husband is still a wonderful father to their 2 kids, and he's a fellow Vet so while it sounds weird to want to help the guy so much - i really do love him for what he has sacraficed. |
Nah im always fine
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