Overcoming icu

[Grooming]

please could someone help, I can’t stop thinking about my time in icu I’m really struggling to get it out of my mind

[Sepsur]

have you tried to get any counselling? EMDR? CBT?

The trouble with trauma memory is it isn’t processed by the brain in the same way, in fact it isn’t really processed hence it feels like you are reliving the moments.

Try and talk to your ICU outreach team for a referral or your GP. PTSD and the like doesn’t go away of its own accord.

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[Grooming in reply to Sepsur]

Thank you Sepsur, I will try anything, it’s been 8 months now , I can’t get to grips with how a small keyhole surgery could of gone so wrong

[Sepsur in reply to Grooming]

lots of us know exactly what you are feeling

[FamilyHistorian]

I benefitted from CBT because of covid I couldn’t get it through the nhs so paid for it. I clicked with my counsellor and developed a range of strategies to to support myself.

[Grooming in reply to FamilyHistorian]

Thanks for your response, I think I’m going to find it very difficult to get any form of help because I don’t leave the house I’ve lost every bit of confidence I had

[FamilyHistorian]

I suffered terribly from anxiety. I didn’t go out, if people came to the house they had to disinfect their hands and I put a mask on. 3 years on I manage my anxiety by breathing exercises and taking my self into my safe place. Talking to people who understand also helps. I have started to go out again and selectively I wear a mask

Take care

[downthemoor]

See my post ....finally getting a follow up appointment after 6 months. Think about it everyday ...and constantly worrying why I still feel so awful apart from very frustrated that I can do very little. Feels like my life has ground to a halt . Really hoping my follow up appt will help ...