Not again!

[meredithr]

Feeling terrified with no real cause and afraid to leave my room. I don’t even want the shades open because I feel like someone is threatening me outside. Completely irrational but it won’t go away. I feel like I’m losing my mind. My 8 year old is downstairs, it’s a beautiful day, I live in a beautiful area with access to a pool, a river and the ocean and I can’t leave my room.

[peacefulandcalm Encourager]

hi meredithr, how do you feel today? can your daughter come up to your room or a pet? would it help? do you have any temporary meds to take the edge off? I have ativan when it is really bad. It will pass eventually.

For me, I listen to soft tibetan gong music and put lemon drops on my pillow. To calm myself. do you have a trauma therapist?

I hope today it is better, try not to worry on top of it, it will pass and there is help gradually....for ptsd...and terror is part of it.

I don't go out of my room or the house if that is what it feels I need that day to feel safe, stay under covers with my cats...

do the best self care you can, bath, nice lotion, breath deeply, pets...<3