I think that thinking that you will feel better quickly just perpetuates the cycle. And the expectation that PTSD would ever go away quickly is totally unrealistic. It's better to accept the cycle and that it is probably staying for a while and learning best ways to cope with it. It sounds cliche but while we are having flashbacks or som…
I think that thinking that you will feel better quickly just perpetuates the cycle. And the expectation that PTSD would ever go away quickly is totally unrealistic. It's better to accept the cycle and that it is probably staying for a while and learning best ways to cope with it. It sounds cliche but while we are having flashbacks or something is triggering us we can forget to breathe briefly with just further causes our brain to be forced in fight or flight mode because of a lack of oxygen. It has been majorly helpful for me!
I think that thinking that you will feel better quickly just perpetuates the cycle. And the expectation that PTSD would ever go away quickly is totally unrealistic. It's better to accept the cycle and that it is probably staying for a while and learning best ways to cope with it. It sounds cliche but while we are having flashbacks or something is triggering us we can forget to breathe briefly with just further causes our brain to be forced in fight or flight mode because of a lack of oxygen. It has been majorly helpful for me!