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Has anyone felt like what happened to them didnt actually happen? like logically you know and feel it happened, but sometimes you gaslight yourself a bit?
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Yes, it took me 13 years to accept that it happened and I was only able to do so with a great therapist
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That's a normal trauma response. Until you can mentally handle it your brain forces a certain illusion feeling and/or makes you forget all together
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Yes. So very painful and confusing when thinking of it all.
Yeah, this sort of thing is a huge part of my ptsd. My brain actually repressed the memories of my trauma for a while and then re-released them, and suddenly having all these new memories was so strange and hard to believe... it all feels very distant at times. Trust your heart, not your doubts. What is bothering you did happen.
My ptsd stems from my sister using my name constantly when stopped by cops so I constantly get paranoid and panic around cops
@jacquep idk -i can only control me.
@Ayuausca yup exactly
I can relate...breathing techniques (breathe control) has really been helpful...I'm now focused on mastering...As with everything worthwhile -it takes time. Hang in there, and if possible stay focused more on your breathing, and less on others around (half the time they're concerned about themselves in the moment, anyway) š Smile š
@Ayuausca ya I do find that focusing on my breathing works a lot so long as I don't look up at the cop. My friends think I should "just calm down" but they don't get the struggle
@jacquep do you have that "special, safe" place that you can draw up in your mind -in times of distress?
I have panic attacks and then feel embarrassed and feel like I was wrong to have the panic attack and that it is not justified because "nobody else is having a panic attack"
Oh yeah, I think its because your brain is telling you that it needs to heal so if you lie to yourself that it'll hurt less, its wrong, you still have a chance to heal so it WILL hurt less
I do this a lot... for me, I constantly gaslight myself about the people who would gaslight me. I absolutely hate it and wish I could stop
Yes I go through this all the time. Iām sorry youāre going through the same thing.
@Scorpiosfriend358 I appreciate you. It def is hard sometimes cuz I know in my heart of hearts what happened to me but some surface bug is like "are you sure?"
@SammyMAC yes thatās exactly how I feel.
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