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Recovering from attack
I was swarmed and attacked by a group of teens/young men almost a year ago and since then I have avoided walking in areas where groups of young people tend to congregate. This has restricted my ability to move freely through the city and I have spent much more time at home over this past year as a result. I was slightly injured in the attack but it was a deeply frightening event. Now I feel anxiety whenever I walk through any public areas and I think that what seemed like prudent common sense for personal safety has morphed into something more nefarious. An attack over a year ago in which I was not badly injured has since left me a virtual prisoner in my own home. I think I have fed my fears over these last months of isolation and now when I try to venture beyond my safety zones things seem very frightening. The price I am paying for personal safety is obviously too high. How can I regain my confidence? Intellectually I know that with a little common sense I am at low risk to experience any kind of assault, but my bodily reactions at the site of any ‘threat’ argue differently.
Read answer →Recovery from Home Invasion
THE VICTIM OF A VIOLENT HOME INVASION. NOW I CANNOT SLEEP BECAUSE I SPEND MY NIGHTS WAITING AND CHECKING STRAINING TO HEAR THE SHOUNDS OF AN INTRUDER. I AM THINKING ABOUT GETTING A GUN BUT I AM NOT A GUN PERSON AND I HAVE NEVER WANTED ONE BECAUSE I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN. WILL I FEEL MORE RELAXED ONCE I AM ARMED? OR SINCE THIS IS MOSTLY IN HEAD (I KNOW I AM ACTING CRAZY) WILL GETTING READY TO DEFEND MYSELF EVEN HELP?
Read answer →The Impact of Early Trauma on Life
I think I am still dealing with the after effects of a very scary attack that I witnessed when I was a small girl. I saw my mother getting very badly beaten when I was 5 and I can still recall the images of that horrible scene even today. Maybe this sounds absurd but I think that my trauma over that event has cast a shadow over my life since then. I was never as happy a child after that and I was always very anxious about my mom’s safety. Even today I think that that single event has made it hard for me to trust people enough to really get close and have normal relationships. I think I need to deal with this. I probably should have been in some kind of therapy 17 years ago but hopefully its still better late than never. What kind of therapy do I need so that I can get past this?
Read answer →Therapies to Get Past Traumas
Is emdr the best therapy for PTSD? I was the victim of a violent home invasion 2 months ago and I can see that I am not getting over this in fact I am getting worse. My GP has prescribed me with Xanax but I am not sure I want to go down that road if I can avoid it.
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