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what are the nightmares about?

good lord.i would have nightmares too.the nightmares came back outta nowhere?

I think i can help. i> small>(email removed) /small> /i> email me

ok email removed :P sorry my first time here. imnotafan at hot mail dot com

you will feel better again soon, but until then you need alot of love and support
I can empathize with how your feeling, I have had two seperate circumstances that have caused this kind of stress.
I was severely assaulted at the start of this year, I was completely traumatized by it, I thought I might actually be killed by a complete stranger!
I ‘got over it’ but then a couple of weeks ago someone made a comment, seemingly innocent and with no relation to the indecent, but it struck me hard and the nightmares came flooding back, I had to start taking my ‘happy pills’ again
PTSD is something that can reoccur over time, but it does get easier.
The other thing was years ago, an ex of mine who treated me quite badly, whenever I saw him down the street I would lose all control of my senses, I wouldn’t be able to think right for weeks and my physical actions would become clumsy.
Its taken 9 years but now when I see him down the street I just see another person, one I dont like at all, but I can remain conformed, I’m looking forward to being able to do the same with this recent attack in the future.
Alot of people dont really understand how this has effected you, they see the incident as something that was only scary for you at the time, they dont understand the emotional trauma that can be caused later on so try not to feel ill against them for it, try to understand that they dont understand.
Did you see a counselor after you were harassed like this originally?

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That’s really horrible, Kwstar. I have had PTSD myself, so I know how you feel. I have two, possibly 3, suggestions for you. First off, you should consider seeing a counselor. Not just a school counselor, but if possible, one trained in handling post-traumatic stress. I also suspect that this is not the ONLY stressful occurrence to happen in your life. In fact, it is probably just the most recent and so sticks in your mind the most clearly. If that is the case, it’s going to be very helpful to discuss the other events in counseling as well, because they are all related in one way or another.

Secondly, I would encourage you to seek out a treatment called EMDR. It is a treatment that is geared SPECIFICALLY for PTSD and, by all the doctors accounts I have witnessed, has an exceedingly high rate of effectiveness for eliminating the symptoms. You can find lots of information about in online, but it will also be something that you will have to see a counselor for.

Thirdly, you might consider talking to your doctor about your sleeping problems. The therapy above has a greater chance of stopping your nightmares, but if simply sleeping is a problem, he or she might be willing to try you on a short-term sleep aid to give your body a little help until the therapy gets going.

As I was told, this condition *is* treatable, so don’t give up hope! Good luck, kwstar!

Ask him/her about the EMDR…and don’t hide your feelings. That’s not going to help anyone!

Ok, maybe I should be more clear…

Don’t act in a way that you don’t really feel. Ultimately, you’re only lying to yourself. Your counselors are there to help you whether you feel good or bad, so don’t short change yourself with the time you’re spending there. The next time you go into their office, say “Look, I feel f’ing bad today, OK? I started cutting again and I’m having nightmares and, regardless of how I act sometimes, I am still not 100% happy. We need to fix this, so let’s get started.” Totally cool to do.