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I think it would definitely be worthwhile to find a therapist that specializes in PTSD. You might be able to learn how to manage and overcome your triggers. Good luck.

Quoting loser mom:" I think it would definitely be worthwhile to find a therapist that specializes in PTSD. You might be able to learn how to manage and overcome your triggers. Good luck."

Yea, i had a therapist for a long time, and just kind of faded away from her….i should look her up again, though. I hate feeling like this and being afraid constantly. Its interfering with daily life, and its not ok anymore :/

I had PTSD from a car accident I was in 6 years ago. I still have issues being in the car with other people driving. I try very hard not to have a full blown panic attack. The only thing I can really recommend is therapy. Lots and lots of it. Just talking about it helps. I had to talk about it over and over again to feel better. It took me years to come to the conclusion that the accident was not ok, it's ok for it not to be ok. But that I am ok if that makes sense. That statement took me 3 years of therapy to finally say and have it actually make sense to me.

Quoting kate & tilly:" I had PTSD from a car accident I was in 6 years ago. I still have issues being in the car with other ... [snip!] ... I am ok if that makes sense. That statement took me 3 years of therapy to finally say and have it actually make sense to me."

yea, i kind of wonder if I have some unresolved feelings about the situation, that I haven't fully explored….I don't know how I feel about it honestly. Still….three years later. That probably doesn't help in the whole trying to get over it thing.

<blockquote><b>Quoting ~*Icat*~:</b>" yea, i kind of wonder if I have some unresolved feelings about the situation, that I haven't fully explored….I ... [snip!] ... how I feel about it honestly. Still….three years later. That probably doesn't help in the whole trying to get over it thing."</blockquote>




It takes a lot of time. It is ok to still be upset by it. I really do recommend finding a therapist that specializes in treatment of PTSD from traumatic experiences. If you aren't seeing the right person it really does slow the process down. If you haven't been dealing with your emotions about what happened it makes perfect sense to me that you would still be having issues coping with it. You can only try to deal with your emotions from something as traumatizing as this by yourself so long before they start to really affect you.

Quoting kate & tilly:" I had PTSD from a car accident I was in 6 years ago. I still have issues being in the car with other ... [snip!] ... I am ok if that makes sense. That statement took me 3 years of therapy to finally say and have it actually make sense to me."

That actually makes does make sense to me.  

OP, I think you're probably right about unresolved issues. IMO, it may be something you never truly "get over", but rather you get to a point where you're able to move on without it effecting your daily life.

<blockquote><b>Quoting loser mom:</b>" That actually makes does make sense to me.   OP, I think you're probably right about unresolved issues. ... [snip!] ... you never truly "get over", but rather you get to a point where you're able to move on without it effecting your daily life. "</blockquote>




I'm happy it makes sense to someone other than me! But yes to everything you said! It will never be an event in your life you get over. You will just get to a point where you accept that you have lived through it and you will continue to live through it.

I'm in the same boat. Almost 4 years ago I watched a man commit suicide by getting into the middle of the road an walk toward a speeding truck. I was doing better but it's getting bad again. I can't drive/ride on dark roads. Any time I see a person even near a road I get panicky feeling. The only thing that has helped at all is my therapist. I think it's time to go back since its getting bad again.

Quoting ~*Icat*~:" a few years ago I witnessed a man commit suicide by jumping over the fourth floor balcony at the Mall ... [snip!] ... on these fears to my children, and they are starting to show up in our daily lives. I don't want my kids to see me so fearful."

Im so sorry hun... I understand how you feel. A friend committed suicide in a really public and tragic way and I cant walk near the place he did it and for awhile it really messed me up. I think the anniversary may be what is triggering you... it takes time. Even though it's been 3 years, it takes time.

I find "comfort" in the fact that the person is free from pain. It just saddens me that people have to get to that point. So I live my life in helping others, and that helps the yucky feelings go away too.

Quoting loser mom:" That actually makes does make sense to me.   OP, I think you're probably right about unresolved issues. ... [snip!] ... you never truly "get over", but rather you get to a point where you're able to move on without it effecting your daily life. "

yea, i guess I need to find coping mechanisms. Because I don't think I will ever truly be over it.

Quoting Ashley R [[x3]]:" I'm in the same boat. Almost 4 years ago I watched a man commit suicide by getting into the middle of ... [snip!] ... feeling. The only thing that has helped at all is my therapist. I think it's time to go back since its getting bad again."

I'm sorry you saw that.

Yea, i feel like my fears come in…."waves"….I'll be fine, and able to be in the place where it happens (even though I do get anxiety in the exact SPOT it happened every time we are near it). and other times the very idea of going to the mall period just scares the smurf out of me.

I hate that its extended itself to other places - like any balcony and bridges. I can literally visualize my boys falling over edges….now that I've seen what a person looks like when they've thrown themselves from a high point….I can visualize the whole thing.

I think I have to go back to therapy