3 Questions To Reduce Anxiety in PTSD
Friday, September 28th, 2012 • Michele's Radio Show, PTSD Recovery Tips •
Part of the PTSD problem is the sense of internal chaos and overwhelm. Trauma has already left you feeling powerless and helpless and then just coping through the day can become…. well…. exhausting!
How do you take back control and lessen all of that intense I-just-can’t-handle-all-of-this? This vid outlines three simple questions you could be asking yourself to take back control.
For more information about the effects of trauma and PTSD
In recovery it can really help to hear how others feel, have felt and what they’ve done to move forward. This week I interviewed a fellow survivor and the two of us dished the dirt on recovery and how to make it happen. For ideas about how to reclaim yourself, your sense of power and control, listen to the archive of this week’s episode of YOUR LIFE AFTER TRAUMA.
For so long I didn’t know what I want. I remember asking my mother what I liked to eat because pleasure was something I could only remember, not feel. But little by little I did regain that. Great questions, but I would say you need to be one step up the ladder before you can answer them.
@Molly — That’s SO true! And I love your idea to get others involved in helping you figure out what you want. With PTSD we cope with so much our brains are cluttered with the energy and chaos of the past, which makes knowing what we want in the present a tough gig. You helped yourself moving forward by reaching out for support — brilliant!