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I accidentally triggered myself...

I went through my backup photos to delete some that were just irrelevant and work related. Sure enough, just like that it put me into an episode after seeing some that were personal and I became overwhelmed with grief and regret. I rode out the brunt of it, but here we are the day after and I'm coming to the tail end of it where I feel like crap. I'm doing everything I can without Paxil meds, until I'm able to get insured and all. I found cold water puts me into a moment of shock, and helps get me out of it...and unfortunately pain stimulation for the same reasons and to release any energy. I went out of my way to get those "little ouchies" you see on TikTok to squeeze the hell out of versus punching or anything.
I'm also planning on getting more active and looking forward to biking trails.
But aside from these things, is there anything else I should be doing that would help with PTSD episodes?
Shaking doesn't do anything for me really. Nor counting and breathing when I'm in the heat of it. Anything that kinda just "shocks" me helps.
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AngelUnforgiven · 51-55, F
Aww im so sorry. Can you remove all the triggers? If you dont want to delete them. Email them to yourself so that you dont have to look at them until you're ready. Maybe if they are out of sight out of mind it will be easier. Theres a painting, a self portrait, of my youngest daughter she's 19, in my garage i will not bring it into the house. Inside the frame is a gown, a necklace, and a hat belonging to the baby girl that i lost and also her name tag and hospital bracelet from the NICU from her crib. The photo of my other daughter just reminds me of it. I gave them the same name. As long as i dont see it i'm fine and i dont think about it. One of these days i will look at it. Its been years
RedGrizzly · 26-30, F
@AngelUnforgiven I'm sorry about your baby girl. You know exactly what the pain is like, and I'm sorry about that. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. You know, logically you know you'll see them again one day. I know this too. But the absence is just hard. In my case, in some way I can't get past the guilt. I didn't have a home at the time, hoped in the good in someone that didn't have any...and it lead to a series of extreme events. In part, I blame myself for my initial poor judgement which lead to the loss of two loved ones who carried me through it all for a time. I'm sorry you can relate and understand all that. In some way, I wish someone would understand the severity of what I've gone through without trying to dismiss it because it's too much to handle...but that would mean they've gone through it too. I'm sorry that you understand. 🤍