PTSD and Trauma recovery

[dark_crystal]

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.