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Managing PTSD: Do the nightmares ever stop?

Elizabeth01

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does it get easier to manage your ptsd I get nightmares about my past trauma and it seems so real that I could feel everything that was happening

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    • katitomato

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      The best way to make things easier is therapy, as well as time. Getting help and working through the issues will decrease your symptoms dramatically. You’ll still have hard days, but it will get better overall. The other thing that helps me decrease my symptoms is cannabis, or CBD helps too if you can’t or don’t want to use cannabis.

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    • katitomato

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      The best way to make things easier is therapy, as well as time. Getting help and working through the issues will decrease your symptoms dramatically. You’ll still have hard days, but it will get better overall. The other thing that helps me decrease my symptoms is cannabis, or CBD helps too if you can’t or don’t want to use cannabis.

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    • Valkyrie

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      It takes a lot of work, but it does get better. I highly recommend EMDR - it was super helpful for me.

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    • Neuco

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      It gets a little bit easier, bit by bit. It takes a lot of time though. And I highly recommend therapy. It can help you with finding coping mechanisms to help. 💙

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      • Elizabeth01

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        @Neuco I've don't counseling it didn't help and I didn't learn how to cope with it

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        • Neuco

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          @Elizabeth01 I second what Valkyrie said. EMDR is said to be super beneficial for PTSD. I went and just did talk therapy, but it's important to get a good therapist, one with a background dealing with trauma that you get along with and trust. Also- do *not* do CBT. It does far more harm than good for PTSD. It can take a lot of time, which is incredibly frustrating to hear when you're suffering now. But PTSD takes a lot of time to heal. It is, essentially, a brain injury.

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        • Elizabeth01

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          @Elizabeth01 Had not dont

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    • Haleigh3

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      Sumtimes it gets easy other times its hard for me too but I just try to remember that he's not there and can't get to me

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      • Elizabeth01

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        @Haleigh3 you can message me if you like

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