如何停止创伤后应激障碍焦虑,闪回和恐慌
当丹·西格尔博士谈到创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)和融合在创伤恢复中,他将PTSD症状解释为把幸存者拉到河岸的两个极端之间:一边是僵硬,另一边是混乱。
我从我自己的创伤后应激障碍斗争中知道(在我最终痊愈之前持续了超过25年),创伤后应激障碍让你经常感到失控,如此多次,以如此多的方式,最终——甚至马上——很容易陷入一种向混乱屈服的模式。(如果你也有这种感觉,请在评论中简单地回答“是”,这样我就知道我并不孤单!)
陷入混乱的问题在于,当你这样做的时候——当你任由自己乱转而不试图找到方向的时候——恢复就变得越来越遥不可及。
重拾做选择和采取行动的能力至关重要。你是怎么做到的?一种方法是观察有意识是如何在正念中起作用的。我和同事梅根·罗斯聊了聊这两个想法,她是Timberline Knolls的创伤治疗协调员。
将正念和意图付诸行动
正念是一个人对当前时刻的有意识的意识。这不仅仅是意识到,而且是对你的意识有清晰的认识,这样你的意识就可以发展成规则和组织。觉知本身可以是一块垫脚石,它非常有用,但它不一定是以行动为导向的,所以围绕着觉知的意图,围绕着当下的时刻,最终会为你提供下一层的正念,让你能够为你工作。
在创伤期间,甚至在创伤之后,我们都倾向于陷入冻结反应和瘫痪。我们停止行动,生活在默认模式中。当你说意识(不以行动为导向)和意图(以行动为导向)之间的区别时,你是在激活恢复体验。
从历史上看,正念来自亚洲人的视角。正念的根本是如何拥有“正确的存在”或“明晰的存在”或“纯粹的存在”。所以,有一个额外的元素是意识,我们对它的一个翻译是意图。在你的意识周围有意图,这样就有了理由和目的,在创伤恢复过程中培养目标,实际上是我们很多人都在挣扎的事情。
我们如何通过恢复来重新定义自己的目标?正念,是一种实践,也是一种对你在世界上的方式的定位。如果你有意图,你有清晰和纯洁,那么你就翻过了这一页,朝着一个新的目标前进。这个新的目标通过正念存在于当下。
我们来看看这个术语的定义意图.我喜欢这个词。我在治疗创伤后应激障碍患者时经常用到它因为它在帮助他们摆脱创伤后应激障碍方面非常有用从无力感到强大感因为有意识就是要恢复你的选择能力,当你采取行动时,把你从专注于受害者或顺从的心态中转移出来。你用"意图"这个词是什么意思
知道了你为什么会有这样的行为和经历,那么你就很容易“漂浮”,漂浮可以被体验为分离,你和你所处的关系或地方之间的分离。所以,把意图放在那里,你就有效地调整了自己当时的目的。
我之前写过创伤后应激障碍症状以及正念如何有所帮助.这是一个强大而又非常简单的过程,可以在幸存者试图恢复平静、控制感和联系感时产生令人难以置信的结果。尤其是在它如何让你建立一个梅根所确定的实践:在那一刻给你一个目标。有了目标就有了专注,专注就有了控制。
当你想要打断或防止创伤后应激障碍的闪回时,所有这些都为你在关键时刻该怎么做奠定了基础。如何做到这一点将是我两周后的下一篇文章的主题。(我知道悬念是最糟糕的,但请耐心等待,因为这篇文章已经太长了!)
米歇尔是创伤后的生活:重塑自我的有力实践.与她联系谷歌+,LinkedIn,脸谱网,推特和她的网站,HealMyPTSD.com.
APA的参考
罗森塔尔(2014年5月14日)。如何停止创伤后应激障碍焦虑,闪回和恐慌,健康之地。2023年1月5日,从//www.5wetown.com/blogs/traumaptsdblog/2014/05/how-to-stop-anxiety-flashbacks-and-panic-part-1获取
作者:米歇尔·罗森塔尔
也许是因为我还在从最近的触发中恢复,但我无法理解这篇文章。
我昨天开始接受创伤治疗,所以我希望这是我痛苦结束的开始。
虐待我的人,也是我的丈夫,当时正在学习弹吉他。我有一个男室友,我刚发现他也弹吉他。我拿出一把吉他,他开始弹,我非常喜欢听他的音乐,因为我室友的吉他弹得比我好得多。突然,我走神了,想起了我的stbx丈夫弹吉他的情景,这引发了疼痛,我开始哭了起来。我的室友回到他的房间去睡觉,我哭了,直到抗焦虑药物给我带来幸福的睡眠。已经是第二天了,我还在哭。这又不是说吉他和虐待有什么关系。这一定是在提醒我他20年来对我所做的一切然后一年半前抛弃了我。他离开了我,帮了我一个忙,我绝对不可能把他带回来,但我们1997年就结婚了,我仍然为我全心全意爱着一个从未爱过我的人而悲伤。这太让人困惑了,我厌倦了为一些毫无意义的事情哭泣。 He has a girlfriend now and I'm truly glad because now he'll start working on ruining her life and I'll never live in hell again because of him. I know I don't want to be married to him anymore for obvious reasons but why am I triggered by the memory of him playing guitar? I feel like my heart and soul has gone through a wood chipper. I'm a mess and I'm tired of hurting all my life from being abused by people I should have been loved by.
创伤后应激障碍毁了我的生活,在那之前,我母亲的创伤后应激障碍(未被发现和治疗)毁了我的童年。我真不知道我要怎么熬过去。有时我甚至不想活下来,一直在挣扎。我现在的新想法是看看我是否能有一只Asista狗,它就像盲人的狗,除了它是杉木创伤后应激障碍患者。我听说这很有用。
我理解创伤后应激障碍的挣扎。我今年16岁,已经为此挣扎了几年——你需要接受10个月的全面治疗,才有资格得到一只ptsd服务犬——我已经尝试了一年左右。他们拒绝答复我们。我希望你能如愿以偿。
尽管我知道我现在是安全的,但在强奸事件发生多年后,我仍然有睡眠和精神分裂的问题。几年前我就停止了谈话治疗——我不认为谈论它和重新经历它会对我有什么帮助。现在,我需要停止服用抗焦虑药物,因为它在使用多年后会引起其他问题,但我不知道我该怎么做。
大家好!我非常理解你的担忧。我当时也在服用抗焦虑药物,我觉得我必须停止服用。我经历了非常艰难的几周,因为也是药物在玩弄腺体,引发压力!但这是我做过的最好的决定。我现在感觉好多了。就我个人而言,似乎过了一段时间,药物让我更焦虑了。你必须找到一些能帮助你度过戒断期的东西。我选择了医用大麻,它救了我的命。你也要记住,戒断的症状不是你自己,不是你的焦虑; they don't belong to you. I found that remebering this on a daily basis was a bit helping. I understand where you're at with therapy also, for me it just triggers panick more and more to talk about it... Good luck, much love
自20世纪80年代以来,我一直在治疗复杂的创伤后应激障碍。我接受了广泛而成功的治疗。我想学习的是一种技巧,当我被电视上的一些东西触发时,例如看到爆炸。最近的一集是昨晚,一个节目显示美国导弹在叙利亚爆炸。我当时在
二战期间的英国和德国闪电战。我瘫痪了,不能说话。我开始发抖,脸也开始扭曲。我握着别人的手,这有助于我站稳脚跟。我告诉自己我在掌控一切,我会把握好时机。这让我筋疲力尽,我的身体通常会因为剧烈的颤抖而疼痛。我不会再经历任何事情。我能看见人和我周围的环境。我就是不能说话。直到病情开始减缓,我才能开始深呼吸。 It's annoying not to be able to learn some kind of technique to stop the experience before it takes off. I reassure myself that I am fortunate that this what I have to deal with. There are so many much more difficult things in life. My husband is so supportive. We laugh when the episode finally lets me breath deeply and then talk. It won't kill me. It's just annoying. I've learned alot from the traumatic events that lead to PTSD. It has made me stronger and more compassionate. I live in the Hot Springs, AR area. I have a therapist that I visit every so often when the PTSD symptoms get bothersome. However, she is not a specialist in PTSD.
我在寻找帮助克服严重衰弱的创伤后应激障碍恐慌发作。我花了很多年才面对我的恐慌症、慢性失眠、抑郁症等。这些都来自于我从3岁到35岁所遭受的许多创伤。最严重的创伤发生在3-15岁。,when i left home to escape my tormentor. Years of running, self medicating made my life productive..until i became pregnant with 1st child & could not drink anymore. I was more than happy to be pregnant, to provide a safe and happy life to my own child. Then came the panic,etc.when he reached 8months old. I finally sought help through a psychiatrist. His therapy and meds made my life manageable and productive again. I had another son 3 yrs.later (2007),no major episodes. Then a surprise late life pregnancy ( my 3rd baby born in April 2016)...& my long time psychiatrist closed in Feb.2016. With no meds.,i told my OBGYN,he shrugged me off. Mind you, I'm now on Medicaid and live in a town that discriminates the poor. There are no PCP Dr.s within 40miles that accept Medicaid. Then, i found out, no psychiatrists do. There were some,but all that i called said "no longer accepting Medicaid"...i found one ,42 miles away..was on a 6month waiting list& when i showed him the meds I've taken for several years that worked for me,,he got irate and told me "Be quiet, you are not the Dr.!"..(see, my 1st psychiatrist went through several meds with me for the 1st 3yrs.& SSRIs make me feel worse)..&then this new Dr. seemed to enjoy treating me horribly and never even read the 12+yrs. Of my medical records? So, i just never went back. I've been through enough abuse in my life, i wasn't willing to be emotionally abused by a Dr. Now, still unmedicated, I've become more reclusive, agoraphopic, in fear of having a panic attack while driving or just doing ordinary things. It's affecting my life horribly, each day is a struggle. Yes ,i provide for my children and their every need, but i feel and know the quality of all of our lives has deteriorated greatly. We used to go out to parks,etc.,every weekend, but now i barely leave our house. Only to get groceries, take kids to Dr., or school, pay bills. Just surviving. I want my life back. Why is it so hard to get help ?? What am i doing wrong? Is there anyone who can give info. On support groups, on info. For someone like me just to get into a proper psychiatrist that takes Medicaid, or even a self pay that would work with me on payments. Yes, i know joga helps tremendously, but i have become so crippled with fear, i can't even get to YMCA. I live in GA..45 mins. South of ATL ( aka. OTP SOUTH)..even just a support group where i can talk to others without fear of judgement would help me now. Thanks to anyone who reads this and can offer some helpful advice. I'm a mostly single mother of 3, with not much time to write, read long books,etc. And also low income, as my disorder has caused me so much fear& i have no family around, my mom still protects the one who tormented and traumatized my entire childhood. She's called me a liar, she's made excuses for my much older half brother who lives with her still. He killed my father in 1999. Yet, she still protects that abusive, sick, violent nonhuman who would be in prison if not for her protecting him all the time. I don't know if this is the right place to discuss all this, but i googled "help for PTSD panic attacks"& I'm desperate to get through this& back to a properly functioning normal life. Thank you.
在我个人经历创伤后应激障碍的闪回中,我提醒自己这不是癌症。我不会去化疗的。过去的事现在不会再发生了。这是令人讨厌的。但它不会杀了我。闪回需要一段时间,然后是恢复阶段,然后这一集就结束了。让一些意想不到的事情触发回忆并不有趣:一声巨响,有人从背后碰我,爆炸场景,烟花等等。我向你表达我的同情,我知道回忆并不有趣。希望你能找到一线希望……我有。 I'm more compassionate and less judgmental. Have a blessed day. Hugs
我患有复杂的PTSS,每周接受两次暴露治疗。当混乱和闪回变得太多时,我开始游离,并在短时间内失去记忆。在我的国家,我有一个公共职能,大多数人都认为我是成功和幸运的。值得羡慕的人。人们称赞我的善良,帮助那些受苦受难的人,需要帮助的人,为那些只想要签名然后开始告诉我他们的真实故事的人腾出时间,甚至收留那些住在街上得不到任何其他帮助的年轻人。说实话,我认为这是世界上最正常的事情,我认为人们应该互相帮助,但没有人知道我内心有多痛苦。我有时多么渴望有人能帮助我,让我知道他们理解我,我可以依靠他们,而不是每个人都靠在我身上。他们不知道我的夜晚有多长,当噩梦袭来时我有多害怕。我练习正念和冥想,这让我保持圣洁和平衡。没有它,我会迷失在过去的混乱和反思中。 Overwhelmed and lonely.
不,你和在座的每一个人都不是孤军奋战,但为什么我们觉得自己在暴风雨中挣扎求生,没有人帮助,没有人了解我们的真实感受?
我们每个人都会以自己独特的方式经历回忆。我真的听到你说你渴望有人帮助你,只是让我知道他们理解你……我能理解。我从80年代开始就患有复杂的创伤后应激障碍。几年后我开始接受真正的治疗。我很幸运地找到了一个非常好的治疗师,他了解心理分裂。我接受了很多治疗才融入。我知道在公共场合是什么感觉,我必须在保持公众形象的同时,处理好内心的创伤后应激障碍斗争。当我在公共场合被触发时,我不再感到尴尬。这给了我一个机会,让我更多地意识到患有创伤后应激障碍的挑战。 I'm sending empathy and understanding and hugs. It does get easier. It's like getting a cold and getting to the other side. Annoying but won't kill us. Whatever happened is in the past and is not happening now. That helped me. Hugs again
13年来,我的心痛和情感上的痛苦一直困扰着我。我的心在痛,我什么都试过了。我需要一些关于如何治愈的支持和见解。有时我无法处理它,经常想结束我的痛苦。你能给我指点一下吗?谢谢,上帝保佑。
是的,它似乎变得更糟,我孤立的地方,有一段时间不知道我是如何开车到一些地方的。我似乎要去一个我觉得安全的地方。我睡不着觉,白天的记忆总是在闪回,由于压力过大,我曾经中风过。不知道该怎么放松,也不知道该做什么!
我在某些情况下会有压力。就像去看医生,出来却在想。嘿. .我处理得很好。想好了!当然我很好。但实际上我不是,但我不能承认。我真的很想过得好一点。在我内心深处,我只是在自欺欺人。
大约一个小时后发生了一件小事,我完全失去了理智。创伤后应激障碍发作。然后我又出发了。
我认为这种正念技巧可以帮助我在医生的第一个压力点上……即使我认为我很好,也要做这个技巧……然后在我没有意识到的情况下切断它,然后在一天的晚些时候,我被一些琐碎的事情触发。
谢谢米歇尔!
@G——我以前在医生办公室也遇到过同样的问题;我的创伤是医学上的,所以那种情况总是会触发我。我很高兴地告诉你,我现在已经摆脱了这些焦虑,所以我打赌你也会找到一种方法。正念是启动你的过程的一个很好的技巧!
创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)让人感觉失去控制——因为情绪循环和闪回是压倒性的。最明显的是受害者的心态——我会说我有斯德哥尔摩综合症——我陷入了与攻击我的人有关或为他们辩护的状态。我的出路是漫长而缓慢的心理治疗。但真正打破这个循环的是十年后我面对那些折磨我的人。我让他们不再否认事实,这对我的康复至关重要。对我来说,这是一个显而易见的时刻。我立刻意识到我已经跨过了门槛——我已经挣脱了。我仍然需要时间来修复,但我已经打破了这个怪圈。所有这些都是我的书《谎言的监狱——疯狂之旅》的内容。写这本书也给了我一种赋权的感觉。 I had documented the abuse I had endured and made it a permanent record that could not be denied. The book itself was the final step to my recovery.
折磨我的人都死了,至少大部分都死了。我想这一切都是在我出生后不久开始的。我妈妈告诉过我她是怎么虐待我的。在我两岁的时候,我得了小儿麻痹症。多年的手术,治疗,试图重新调整。手术给我带来了很多恐惧,母亲也没有给我任何安慰。此外,在我患小儿麻痹症的时候,我还有一个虐待我、冷漠、刻薄的母亲,她一方面把我推开,另一方面对我需要关注感到怨恨。另一方面,他拒绝让我(在我20多岁的时候)最终离开鸟巢,去过一种有点意义的生活。我不记得她脸上有任何快乐或幸福的表情,只记得她是这部剧的“明星”。然后在以后的生活中,你猜怎么着! I married the male version of my mother...a man who found new ways to be abusive both physically and mentally. He even threatened my life when I left him. He even hired someone to stalk and kill me! Though I always thought of myself as a good person I have terrible relationships with people. They all eventually abuse or take advantage of me. Flashbacks come more frequently now and I'm in my 70's. Some of them I didn't even realize were stored in my memory. The flashbacks on some days are almost constant Depression and anxiety, once I thought I had overcome, are more constant "companions". Therapy is not an option right now. The only reason I don't kill myself is because I tried it years ago and found that as I was drifting into the Universe,, I was still in pain. Just to let anyone who reads this know, the death of abusers doesn't make you feel any better.