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Grand Magnate
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Northern Utah
Posts: 3,465
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Grand Magnate
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Northern Utah
Posts: 3,465
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Just needed to talk....Calendaring
I have been reading all the threads and posts just to get a feel for what everyone is feeling. I generally do not post about my PTSD because I look at all of you and what you have endured through and think I really must be a wimp because my experiences seem to me so small in comparison.
Something that gets to me mostly is what I call calendaring. During those times of year when I have had trauma like right now or in the fall I can start to get anxious and depressed and wonder what is making me feel this way and then I call my therapist and tell her what I’m feeling and she asks…are you calendaring? I know that time of day, time of year, smells, sounds and many other things can trigger the trauma to be felt again.
Something that has really helped me is to talk about it to people…friends or family, about what happened and how it affected me. Most of those that know me don’t even know that I do have PTSD…I am very good had hiding my true feelings. They all say, “But you look so good”. Many of us with any chronic illness can outwardly look just fine.  My husband and children read me the best.
Sorry this is such a long post…got carried away. It did feel good though...
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Suffered with back problems since birth...7 back surgeries to date, the last one being on 5/13/2015. Fibromyalgia, PTSD, Chronic Pain
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