I was officially diagnosed about a year and a half ago with severe PTSD.. and often times it hinders me in several different aspects of my life. Right now I'm trying to study, but then when a bad day comes along and I have no grip on anything. It is then that I become frayed. Emotions are close to boiling over, anxiety rockets to such a degree my chest starts to hurt, and mentally I'm unwinding into a massive amount of tangles. Then the flashbacks start and I find it hard to breathe again. I've been trying different things in order to get a handle on it because it effects my studies that I'm doing, as well as hindering my ability to work or what I do at home.
I've tried meditation, and guided meditation. I can't get my head to shut off and I find it so hard. It's causing me to be so distracted. Does anyone here have any sort of advice on what I could do to calm myself, bring more focus in and actually maybe be able to start meditating? Luckily today is a good day and I'm able to keep my head above the water, but my bad days are getting worse and I don't want to use medications because I've done it before, and they completely terrified me with the withdrawls I went through because the doctor didn't give me refills. Suggestions..?
I've tried meditation, and guided meditation. I can't get my head to shut off and I find it so hard. It's causing me to be so distracted. Does anyone here have any sort of advice on what I could do to calm myself, bring more focus in and actually maybe be able to start meditating? Luckily today is a good day and I'm able to keep my head above the water, but my bad days are getting worse and I don't want to use medications because I've done it before, and they completely terrified me with the withdrawls I went through because the doctor didn't give me refills. Suggestions..?
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