u/RadikalSky

I have CPTSD and am in therapy for a while now. While this helps, I would like to connect with other people having PTSD or CPTSD, because I feel like I am the only one in real life. Online I do connect, but I would like to be part of a group get together.

I did find some options in the West of NL, but I live up north, so that is quite the distance. I hope someone has a good tip for me

Hi, ik vroeg mij af of er ook meetups zijn voor mensen met (complexe) post traumatic stress disorder. En dan bedoel ik geen groepstherapie, maar meer iets waar mensen met PTSD samenkomen om te praten en connectie te hebben.

Ik zie online wel in het westen van Nederland mogelijkheden, maar dat is ver reizen 😅

I have been going to therapy for a while now and it has been going great, I dont have a lot of of panic attacks anymore.

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But the thing is.. they have changed. They usually started out in my body and quickly crept to my mind. But a week ago they came again after around 5 weeks of bliss and they were all only bodily. My head just didnt get a whiff, it was all fear no thought.

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I did try bodyscans, regular breathing excersizing, visualing happiness, reading, talking about it. Like, the stuff that used to help me.

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But these techniques were not that effective against these new panic attacks. So, I had to resort is taking Oxacepam.

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Do you have tips for me?

So it has gone so well for the last 10 weeks. I had a few monents my panic came up, but went down again very quickly.

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And then this week I am in my 4th panic attack. Only the first was in my head and the other three only in my body.

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Like wtf.