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[gentlebreeze]

Hi im jan ive not been on here for a while as im findin it really hard to find the words, im not sleepin very well wen i do im having horrific flashbacks just not one sometyms its 2 or 3 i feel so empty inside i have nothing left im so tired i just dont know wot to do help and advice wud be very much appreciated thank you
Jan xxx

[Music lady]

Hi Jan, sorry you're having trouble sleeping.

I got taught this yesterday because I've been having trouble sleeping, and things whizzing round my head

First you say 3 things you can see around you, 3 things you can hear and 3 things you can feel eg I can see a chair, I can see a clock, I can see a table. I can hear the clock ticking, I can hear my voice, I can hear music. I can feel my feet on the floor, I can feel my arms on my legs, I can feel my back in the chair.

Next you say 2 things you can see, hear and feel around you. You can say different things to the things you said before.

Next you say 1 thing you can see, hear and feel.

The more times this is practised, the better it works.

I tried this last night. It was the best nights sleep I've had for the last couple of weeks. I just kept waking up and realising that I'd been dreaming about things as well, and still feeling tired as a result. Are you seeing a counsellor? If not, I think it would help you to have counselling. I'd find one that specialises in PTSD. It took me a while to accept I needed counselling. Now I'm getting help, it's made me realise how much I need it. My counsellor is very good. She doesn't force me to talk about things I really can't talk about. She tries to support me with the painful stuff I have going on and tries to help me make sense of it and deal with it.

I really hope it gets easier for you. Flashbacks can be really hard.
ML

[myhome]

HI Jan welcome back to the forum and really sorry you're feeling so low. Musiclady has given you some great advice - it is best to specialist help in try ing to get rid of the demons that are in your head still - you will get lots of support and advice on here so keep asking and we'll help all we can......MH