One of the hardest parts of this condition, is grieving the before you, and watching your loved ones confused, and hurting over the ghost before them. The last 3 years of my life have truly felt like a lifetime. I personally had 7 major traumas impacting my safety between 19-22 ...
Wow, I feel you.. the way you articulated it was perfectly put .. I e been trying to voice this for a while now but its definitely a grieving process of your former self smh and family members still having that expectation is so hard
Yes I relate absolutely my life has had trauma since childhood I been hit with a lot too my boyfriend was stabbed to death and my best friends boyfriend killed her and she was missing for 3 years before anybody knew her body was found 3 years later I had hoped she was still alive and was going through some things and took off I messaged her every day for 3 years I fell to my knees when I got the call from her mother and that’s only a couple traumatic experiences I have encountered it’s like I got hit over and over again now I struggle every day of my life I’m suffering and I don’t know how to get rid of the suffering but my point is I understand you explained it perfectly ❤ stay strong 🫂💕
I feel like I died back in 2015. And the years that go by are a mesh of remembering the old me, and the sudden awareness that I’m dead , and no one cares
RIGHT...and anyone who really has CPTSD knows there's no healing, just coping. It NEVER goes away. Nothing feels good. Total chaos and constant detachment, and you're not supposed to be that way, always expected to get well or better. Never accepted. No one to relate to. Even if they are, you can't feel it. Hell. Constant Hell.
@@angelinjohn5710 more psychological for me. Social anxiety, trust issues, sound triggers and Im mute unless Im forced to interact. Im distant and detached. Safety is only found in solitude. A few physical things like constant muscle tension and teeth grinding.
@@sunnyflower1979 same.. I understand all of what u mentioned, I suffer with all these too. It's hard.takes a toll, mentally and physically I wish a new life breathed into you.. This place is sad and dark, but I still want to get out. Feel like I have been here my whole life and I'm sure u relate too. I lost a person to a natural death once.. He went to sleep one night, and just never woke up the next. He had no health issues or nothing, healthy and happy, but yet he never woke up one morning. I sometimes wake up in the morning and wonder for what reason I was given life today.. The thought gives me hope that there could something to my life despite what I'm going through and answers beyond the present reality.
I was violently beaten as a child, almost everyday (besides weekends), by a religious teacher who was supposed to be teaching me about religion and how to pray. This lasted between the age of 6/7 to 11. Then high school started, which was a total nightmare - daily bullying and getting hit and beaten up, being burned with bunsen burners during science class, very racial and homophobic abuse, and intense discrimination due to my weight (I became obese). I eventually lost weight during my 20's, but developed a body deformity (loose skin/gynecomastia). I was eventually diagnosed with depression, GAD, Panic disoder and PTSD, and recently experiencing symptoms of OCD. I also had agoraphobia at one point and didn't properly leave the house for years. I've never really recovered. I'm a totally damaged person, life has been a living hell. I've failed education, have difficulty working, am basically scared of everything and everyone, have made some stupid decisions and mistakes, and I'm just generally a total loser in life. I've now reached my 40's, I've had therapy on and off, and have been on medication - I still cannot cope and nothing seems to help. I can't seem to overcome the past beatings and bullying. It's traumatized me and the fear, feeling afraid, the flashbacks, are constantly with me every moment of every day and night. How can I overcome this?
There's many approaches you can take: top down or bottom up. Top down would include talking through it in talking therapy like cbt and bottom up is emdr and trauma focused yoga. There's also others that might help you like art therapy. Research these to see what would be best for you. On top of that learn about ptsd (look into cptsd) so you can understand yourself. There's lots of information online, even on TH-cam on the symptoms of ptsd and how to deal with each of them. There's books you can get too. Join communities so you can interact with others like you. Understanding yourself will help you see where the problems are, so you will finally be able to apply what you learnt in some form of therapy. I also recommend learning about attachment types and ways to heal anxious, avoidant and disorganised attachment types. Abuse can cause you to develop some form of an insecure attachment style and that will really hinder you from having healthy relationships with others. There's so much to ptsd but there's also a lot of information online. It will be a struggle but one that you can definitely get through.
Over excessive reliving the past through therapy can make things much worse so not all therapies are very useful, brains get easily stuck there. It is very hard to cope if you don’t have much positive memories in your life to rely on or your self image is very negative. Rewiring the brain towards more positive thoughts and focus on the present moment takes huge amount of time, more than you might have ever anticipated. Even partial recovery is worth it though, maybe never full recovery though. Partial recovery allows to enjoy at least some aspects of life so it is not complete hell you want to get rid of. Traditional therapy approach is very wrong to talk about your problems over and over again, Crappy Childhood Fairy has a great youtube channel about that.
@Zebedeu So true it causes permanent brain damage that can't be reverse that's exactly what happened to my elder brother he took anti depressants for too long and other medication. in the end it made things worse. Also you become an addict a walking zombie pills doesn't fix anything. I struggle on my own and thankfully l never took medication for it.
The hardest part is - unfortunately - other people. They don't want to talk. They can be your family or closest friends or about half of the therapists out there, but they don't want to hear about negative things. And they're not going to speak to you until you come to the unspoken agreement to never discuss your problems or how you feel. They want low maintenance. And personally I always assumed it was malice. After all, plenty of people have confided to me at length about how shitty life was going for them. Plenty have spammed my text messages. Some of whom are the same people that don't want to hear it from me. And i never felt even mildly inconvenienced by it. Didn't make a dent in my mood. Hell, I felt glad to be of some use. These days maybe I think most people just live under the delusion that bad things like abuse and death only happen to people they don't know. They only handle the existence of these things by thinking they happen to imaginary people. But damn, maybe when we say "friend" we're talking about two completely different things. To me, a friend is family you choose. If you couldn't live with them, they're not a friend. Maybe to some, a friend is a simple mutual entertainer.
I was nearly strangled to 💀 by an ex who had been abusive for a year but it got worse over time but just slightly I keep reliving it over and over. Hes incarcerated but im terrified he'll come back I can no longer just sit and watch a video, read a book, etc. I hate that he's even ruined simple relaxation for me and so much else. It's exhausting. 😓 I've 3 children who have trauma as well, my eldest had also been diagnosed with PTSD, depression and social anxiety. so I MUST get help to get through this to be a better mum, be more *present*. I wont allow him to win. We'll get through this. 💪🏻
This is literally the most amazing detailed informative video... anyone ever asks me what it feels like to live in my brain I'm just showing them this 🥰
My muscles basically don't relax. I have been told my back feels like sheet metal. When I was a child, my stepmom would hover and rage and brood all day, every day. I'm doing EMDR and getting massages. I have never felt very free. All life is work. I want to let go and enjoy the moment.
This is so well explained and well designed, the way she isn’t directly looking at the camera as eye contact is threatening to traumatized individuals ❤️
I got physically abused by my much older brother when I was a kid and he was an adult. I try to forgive him only because of my mum but I really find it hard to. And when I think of the things he did to me when I was a kid, it makes me never want to talk to him again and I will go like 6 months without calling him as we now live in different countries. What makes me more angry is not even him physically and mentally abusing me, what makes me more angry is our father did the exact samething to him. My brother knows exactly how it feels like so why do it to someone else who you claim to love? I suffer from this PTSS and I have noticed that I snap out at people alot.
I'm not trying to sound nasty towards you or anything, but I don't get what any of this has to do with me ESPECIALLY when I'm not interested in hearing about it!! I DON'T CARE!!
Thank you. Can feel so much of what the Doctor is saying. It's just the worst thing. Therapy helped, took the hard edge off, but still feel the triggers
so does therapy help? bc i jus went to the doctor yesterday nd they told me i would have to go to therapy nd i’m scared bc i don’t know if it helps or not
@@KDshorts56 l can't speak for everyone but for me it didn't change anything in fact lt only made things worse. they just want the money and many of them don't even know how it really is to struggle with CPTSD and meds wont fix it either
@@KDshorts56 keep going to therapy, it’s like antidepressants some won’t work and you’ll find the one that will change your life. You know how some people are hood at their job same applies to therapy, you have to find that therapist with the best reputation that specializes in your mental illness
Thank u so much for this video most people don't understand this and when i try to explain to them what i am experiencing just say to me "just don't think about it" or "just forget it it happened a long time ago"
PTSD is also caused by a narcissistic partner. I know bc my husband is a covert narcissist and has put me through a living hell of 5yrs. I know I'll never be the same high spirited person I was before. I live in pure darkness now and I don't see a way out... God help me!!
Three guys attacked me in the middle of the night, knocked me off my bike and beat me. That was 5 years ago. My life is not the same anymore. At first I didn't even know that I had trauma because I had no symptoms for two years, but then they started and I live in stress every day, sometimes I meet these people and I freeze, when someone looks me in the eye I shake. My life is not the same anymore, they ruined my life and every day I think about taking my own life.
Similar happened to me, write down how you feel and share your feelings with your G.P, mental health nurse, pastor, counsellor etc, just write the big points down and hand it over to them, it's tougher holding it in!
I was raped in 2016 and my coping was to block it out and I became hyper ambitious and poured myself into fitness and work. It manifested in 2018 and I have never been able to accurately describe the level of destruction is caused and how my reality was completely changed…it makes me sick when I think of it, it’s been a very painful and turbulent journey since. I’ve had moments of getting back up and almost gaining success again (despite the flashbacks and intrusive thoughts being continually present) and then (as life always has misfortunes) some life event, grief or stress will trigger the symptoms and I become very quickly inept, unhinged, unrecognizable and this time has bene the worst. I lost my job and I have been so s*****dal it’s actually physically painful to to and battle it. I hope you find a support group…one of hardest part is the isolation if you don’t have any support snd knowing (like she says in the video) that often times that is they key to getting better…….
I have PTSD from the amount of needless abuse, brutality, gas lighting and harassment I have experienced at the hands of the NHS due to having a severe, chronic health issue that requires major surgery. The NHS is as responsible for causing CPTSD, as they are for treating it, if you're lucky: totally unregulated public body. For shame.
I'm right there with you. Damn I hate the NHS - they've caused me more cptsd than I started with after I lost everyone & everything I loved. No therapy works for me & Residential Trauma Treatment was recommended 12 years ago by my private doctor when I lived overseas. I can't afford that - I've so much medical knowledge on CPTSD and I've done every therapy available that doesn't work for me. Useless NHS are intimidated by my knowledge - they refuse my Treatment funding despite their Trauma Consultant in a Facility in London saying NHS will make me worse without Residential Treatment that specializes in Trauma & Cptsd. I can't understand why they don't even listen to experts they employ and insist I do another year of talk therapy. I've decline as it don't work for me. I live in a state of constant Symptoms all day, everyday & now I'm physically getting sick. Untreated Cptsd just gets worse...NHS do not have Specialized Training in this area - they believe on therapy fixes everything. I'm worse having dealt with them for 6 yrs total than I was when I started. I'm not functional in any capacity yet they've no idea and I refuse to deal with them. I'm existing in HELL & ain't gonna survive much longer. My heart goes out to all of you with this Horrendous Condition. I pray we all get help we need 🙏 ❤
I have a diagnosis of a complex kind of ptsd amongst others. it's very, very painful and so difficult to find help. I think over the years the lack of specialist help of a trauma therapist has done me much harm, basically trained counsellors just seem to retraumatise me. The best help I found was watching some of Tania Windegger's youtube videos for those suffering with complex ptsd.
I think I have a form of mild PTSD along with my grief. Three years ago my Mom died with me there with her for the whole thing. Happened very unexpectedly, suddenly and pretty quickly. From the time I got to her and she transitioned, it was maybe twenty minutes, then it was over. Did compressions on her while waiting for the paramedics even though I knew it wouldn’t do any good. The PTSD developed in the second year after her passing. I can get triggered when Im startled by something or feel I have no control. Example if one of my cats or my dog makes me trip up, or if a car pulls out in front of me. I go straight into rage. Not fun. I do sometimes get unexpected flashbacks of that early morning but not very often. Mostly I can be highly irritable, angry, raging, depression, grieving, etc. Ate my way and shopped my way through a lot of it, also it was during my country’s major political crap so I ate and shopped even more. I think I better contact someone and see if more can be done to help me. I’ve done a lot of work on myself, writing things out, talking things out, even just to the air, no one there. That helps. I’ve begun using CBD to see if I get any relief, I think it does. Just started so not totally sure. I try to be nice to myself and know that things can and will get better. It wears you out. Peace to all🕊
“When it spreads, it pains less”. Try to think of how many people are looking at their parents dead bodies everyday, imagine what war must be like, and try to imagine the worst things that could happen to a person and you probably won’t be that far from reality. People die in gruesome ways. Others who are affected by that death would seek help. I found that religion helps personally because I think whatever happens in gods eye won’t go to waste and I would be rewarded for being patient but that all depends in your core believes which would deem this useless if you think religion is not right.
I also struggle with the irritability and outright rage. It is from 24/7 hyper vigilance and fight or flight response. I used to freeze as a trauma response, but now I feel I am more fight response bc of this
I freeze up I have trouble speaking I stutter and can’t get a sentence out that makes sense I’m confused and panic when people ask me what is wrong with me I avoid going out and being around people because of it ❤
I have been dying trying to find a way to explain my daily experience and hearing it said with such respect and precise description actually made me cry. this video is how I can explain to my loved ones what ptsd is and how it can feel. thank you for the amazing helpful video that helps put into words what feels like can never be put into words. 🙏💜
If you drink to relax and are worried about it, there are dealcoholized drinks. Wine, beer.. etc. They taste the same minus the burn, and by drinking them when you would drink alcohol, you can use these drinks to signal to your brain that now is relax time. It's pavlovian and you can do it in the middle of the day without day drinking actual alcohol.
i have ptsd i have the full body sensory and it doesnt stop, i have tried all the meds about and even gave me time to heal naturraly but it doesnt work. i have ocd and servere anxiety and depression. i never have forgot or got on with the past and its driving me into the dirt. my name is jacko and i'm from the uk. i sing about mental health and have put out my story all over the world, jacko - time or jacko - awake again , or jacko- that way ,..im looking to build a huge family of support, i'm not making any music at the moment because im riddled with mental health, adrenaline is maxed out and i'm just to nervous to be me, hope everyone stay happy and well, look after your health. much love.
Takes lockdown & a mental health crises during lockdown for the NHS to bring awareness on this PTSD on the internet . I thought I was so Insane . Nightmares flash backs. phone doctor them am told its PSTD !
for me ptsd was induced through mental abuse how ever i have never been diagnosed with it sadly im not geting the help i need becuase im not taken seriously by the authorities i have given up on nhs mental health services they dont give a dam cashing in on people is all they care about
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27
I have ptsd from a surgery that went rather tits up. Im fighting flashbacks right now and Im terrified to lay down as I know the nightmares are just waiting for me.
I’m so sorry your going through this, just know that people like me an many other will be here for you if you need to talk or let it out. I hope things get better for you
I have been through same thing. 2.5 years ago and the worse thing is having these noctural panic attacks. Also the doctor did not consider my wishes and betrayed me. I am almost sure that the nerves he cut carellesly affected my brain as well and leaving me in a chronic pain for which is difficult to prove.
This describes me perfectly as I feel like this anytime I've had to go to my dr or the hospital for injuries or illness. I have the flight or flight reaction to these kinds of triggers. So I usually try to avoid seeking any medical attention for anything
This is a very good video on the subject. Especially to explain to people who do not quite understand why you won't let go. I do realise that the length of the movie probably had something to do with it; but, I missed a discussion on how crazy, dysfunctional and out-of-control adrenaline can get for someone with PTSD.
Car bomb went off, 150 feet away from my school in Najaf, Iraq I was in 2nd grade back in 2010, three bombs around the area but that one was the closest. When I think about how I feel about the experience I get angry and heartbroken. I developed numerous problems as a kid and I associate school with “no safe”.
The world has been ignoring all the horrible things happening in Iraq for a long time because its a muslim country,the media are absolute hypocrites,stay strong man🖤
@@Aaroncadwell thank you sm. It’s the corruption that keeps eating the country up and leaving us unable to rise in any way. Ex: corruption in the military and security personnel causes people to die due to things slipping through like the 3 bombs that day. Outside control over politics also has its weight in the problem
developed PTSD from being attacked by a cyberstalker, hacker in Ottawa, David Cavlovic. A major part of my healing involves reading my victim impact statement in the courthouse for the judge to hear.
Feel like jumping out of my body and mind going through this. The worst flashback for me happened when I tried to fall asleep but kept seeing my dead mother’s body in the casket. I started hyperventilating to screaming at 5AM because it wouldn’t go away. Started praying.
Short films about mental health, especially those focusing on trauma and PTSD, are a powerful medium for raising awareness and promoting understanding. These films can help individuals, like Dr. Tonmoy Sharma, a distinguished mental health specialist and author, and organizations like Sovereign Health, in their advocacy for those in need. Short films offer a concise yet impactful way to convey the challenges people face and the support they require. They can also serve as a valuable educational tool, reducing stigma and encouraging open discussions about mental health issues. By leveraging this creative approach alongside evidence-based therapies and compassionate care, individuals can be better equipped to address and overcome trauma and PTSD.
What if you have no family or friends, end up homeless from the abuse and lack of support, and continue ending up in traumatic situations trying to access basic necessities because you cannot find help and are too physically and mentally exhausted to try or do just about anything at all anymore?
True, it feels cyclical sometimes. Nobody should be homeless in the UK and you can get help and meet friends through sports, church etc I have went through this and still feel vulnerable, write down how you feel the main things and give it to your G.P, Nurse or maybe a counsellor or chaplain, try yoga/thai massage too, anything that help reduce physical symptoms.
Suffering from PTSD....you can also smell the past... its a weird thing to be honest. I am no combat veteran but I have seen death more times than most people. The subconscious is an enemy if you let be.
Me and a few buddy’s were caught in a situation that involved a gun the car was shot multiple times I was lucky enough to make it out unharmed but I feel like every time I go outside I feel a constant sense of danger I feel like Someone goin to start bucking off rounds and I know it’s slim to none I hope but it’s still hard to forget it’s been over 3 years and I’m still fucked up from it i hate that anybody has to feel unsafe walking in there own neighborhood put the fucking guns down please for the sake of everyone
im in the same position. Not the best neighborhood, already had a few “incidents” in the past, but this one takes the cake. Neighbor was losing his mind or some shit, me and my buddies are working on my truck. Dude, out of nowhere, never met the guy, comes running down the street, blastin two 9mm’s, trying to get me and my buds. Ran 3 blocks, jumping fences, flagging cars. not even 3 days later, dude gets out on bond🤦🏽♂️ I was fine at first, was able to laugh it off. Now I just feel like every person or group of people, at any random moment, is going to pull a gun out and end my world. Every car down the street is a group of thugs, looking to hit a drive by. Every shadow or brush snapping, is my soon demise. Imagine a grown ass man, asking his buddy to stand with him outside while he gets ready to leave/drive away, because he believes if he’s alone, he’ll get ran up on and have his brain blown out. it’s sad and terrifying, I’ve always felt I was mentally strong and sound. it’s horrible Don’t know how to get passed it, who to talk about it, and feel weak when I bring my thoughts/feelings up about it
I'm 17 and idk if i have PTSD, but since my father died and had traumatic toxic relationship with my ex, who controled me and made much stressed, experienced 1 or 2 sexual assaults and it feels like you have a fault just bc you can't open urself and that's why i dislike myself and my body. A lot of things made my anger go up, get more anxious and less social. Since it happend my happiness just gone and my hope turned to despair, positive thoughts to negative, i cry more often and more often i feel depressed. Sometimes i make stupid decisions and mistakes just bc i'm afraid of what will happen. Also, i am in a happy relationship, but the problem is i overthink everything and think the worst that'll happen to us, always worry about him, always cry bc i don't love myself and i think i am nothing, so he will leave me.
Hey Lenny, I hope you’re well. Even if someone else didn’t see it, I felt called to remind you that you are inherently worthy and there is value in simply being yourself. 🫂❤️
It is funny watching this video as it is proven to a certain extent that we all suffer from ptsd, it is on a spectrum. This explains why so few people are actually able to connect truly, to be empathetic and supportive, why so many people are addicted to social media or alcohol or shopping or anything else. Those are just attempts at avoiding the emotional flashbacks caused by the initial event, which is ptsd. If you show me a majority of people who live in the present or can actually connect or have truthful relations, I might believe that ptsd is an isolated diagnostic. Just look around and you will observe that everyone is all about coping mechanisms, even "positive" ones like sport. We are living in a traumatized society after WW1, we all have it. And it was passed down through our parents' fears which became our fears. It pains me that ptsd is portrayed like a diagnosis like this when jt is actually present in everyone to a certain extent. We just lost the ability to actually feel our emotions as we disconnected from our bodies long ago, so we then believe we dont have it, which is an illusion and leads to a shallow life with no self actualization or true happiness of the present moment.
I have CPTSD cause one predetor was staring me at the bus when i was 13 till 15 and i was feeling threatened by his look. Now i'm 21 feeling dissociated by everything and everyone that is looking at makes me feel very triggerd. I want to say that something so small and simple can make you have ptsd...not necessarily been touched raped or something more serious...I feel so bad for this cause it's hard to explain to people that you have all the symptoms just because of this. The worst is that i'm still isolating myself, i have 24/7 derealization and depersonalisation. Last but not least this and other similar things made me have ptsd
@@juliama7992 i mean sure, it's my opinion. but my opinion is informed by the knowledge we have available on trauma related conditions. PTSD i wouldn't question you having, but to say you have CPTSD after a series of events like that is frankly discrediting everyone who's been through serious trauma, and disregarding the patterns that cause complex PTSD. And yeah I don't even know you, but just from your comment I can tell if getting perved on by some bus creep is enough to make you so fucked up you appropriate a medical condition, i can garner enough about you from that to know you're soft as hell.
I am confused as to where PTSD and C-PTSD differ. My traumatic events started when I was a baby, I was physically abused, near drowning event at 2yrs i was abandoned by my mother at 9 months, my father was abusive to his "wife's" they took it out on me. I witnessed animal abuse and deaths I was molested several times and was held captive. This all happened before I turned 18 So my question is... would you consider me to have PTSD or C-PTSD?
PTSD and C-PTSD exist on a spectrum. The main difference is that C-PTSD is the point at which your PTSD has really eroded your sense of self. C-PTSD is normally from trauma in childhood at which point you hadn't fully formed your personality.
I'd say that just one of those events was enough to give you ptsd,early abandonment alone,never mind what sounds like ongoing abuse and molestation.Also trauma can be as much about what doesn't happen as well as what does so neglect also has effects.Any unmet needs and especially for safety and it sounds like your whole environment was unsafe.I strpngly recommend Gabor Mate for talking about effects of trauma..many yt talks
What if your ex bashes your head up and all you see when you go to sleep is him and feeling like your head is open again. And now your having bad stomach pain and all you do is cry and don't feel beautiful because of the scar you have
Make sure the scene takes place when the person is in a happy environment and having a good time and then all of a sudden boom the anxiety kicks in un announced....that will show that we don't think it up and it comes and goes as it pleases making it a helpless feeling
I have ptsd. And anxiety. I was dating this guy. For years. He told me he didn’t want me love me or need me. Now my s suicidal thoughts is high right now.😞
LoL, only guys that are insecure in themselves say such things because they think putting other people down will make them less likely to look for better situations. I wouldnt put too much stock in such tbh.
Iv just been diagnosed with ptsd brought on by suicides in the immediate family an other fun stuff to be fair I don't know if I'm happy iv got a diagnosis or pissed off iv got ptsd
I dont like saying I have trauma or PTSD. A lot of the stuff thats happened to me have happened to my friends. I got pulled away from my best friend by my school because of age and i had a huge long talk to my teachers and parents and everything was so stressful and made me feel bad. But thats not as extreme as other people so i feel bad for saying its trauma...my counsellor said it was trauma, my friends said it was trauma but i dont belive it
I have just experienced this- just hearing another persons story!!!! I was in totally panic mode! He explained everything about his life than it seemed like it was me and of course , I felt it in my body as well!!!!!! I wanted to escape it/ but I couldn’t move because of feeling trapped in body and mind! I’m trying my best to get through the triggers, but this time -- as my friend explained his story - Omg, I felt like I was there 😩🤷♀️ it been almost 37 years ago- but omg! I didn’t think i would respond Like that!
It is possible, but only a health provider can tell you for sure. May I kindly suggest that you try to find some therapy. You probably need it anyway after going through something like that. Therapy could help with dealing with what happened, and teach you coping strategies. I hope your mum is ok now.
@@iamjoyt well i have to be closer to my émotions but not ACT on it too Much cause it Will only go spiraling downward. If it wasnt for my Three Dogs i would probably be dead today.
Has anyone even experienced something like you don't even feel like before, I mean before your psychological trauma.. or like your brain doesn't works like it did before anymore .. it's like your brain is kinda drained from stress n all.. and you just can't be your old self again.. and like you have lost it forever? Has someone even felt like you have lost your own self identity and now find it awkward to be with yourself all alone .. even though you really enjoyed with being with yourself a lot before all these happened? Does it feel you have lost some skills and abilities you had before all these happened?.... Okay so I suffered from TB and anemia.. and it caused me to literally look like a skeleton.. I had tons of symptoms along with coughing up blood.. n extremely tiredness to the point that i couldn't even stand for a few secs... But the fact that it was tb really shocked me... And when I coughed up a pool of blood that most probably traumatized me and I became extremely quiet after that.. I was 13 back then.. and the image of looking myself in the mirror and the fact that I couldn't even recognise and accept that it was me only, really traumatized me.. after that the tb meds caused me a lot of other bad symptoms and depression and anxiety.. in the course of time I didn't even realised when I lost that self I was before all this happened.. 2 years have almost passed and I think I have recovered that traumatizing phase now.. but I feel like my life feels empty now.. most probably because my brain just feels empty.. I feel empty.. but at the same time I don't think I have depression and I just feel my life has dried up... I'm really confused and I don't know how to get back to normal now..? Can anyone please suggest anything to me ..?🙏 It would be of great help
I had PTSD but not because a normal traumatic event, and I feel stupid because of it. I had PTSD because of a very severe depression. I know it should be the contrary...
I totally get you!! Pls dont feel stupid about it, even tho I know what you mean. I also had a mental illness I slowly got much better from, but it gave me a type of a trauma. I cant let go of the fact I had it, I feel a sence of doom and true fear when I have a particularly bad day and think it could be the illness coming back, I HATE, but from the bottom of my heart hate being in places, seeing the clothes for example, hearing some songs from the period when I had the worst parts od the illness. Were in this together 💕
So it is like a daydreaming ? Cuz I have this constant day dreaming thing that I relive these situations that I hate som much and the reaction that happens to my body is pain in my chest and Increase in heart rate and other Uncomfortable feelings iand it happens alot plus I have adhd so I daydream alot so is it just me daydreaming alot or that is a truma ? Or ptsd ? Iam really confused and I have avoided that place and those people completly ، What happens is that my body suddenly reacts as if I relived the extremely embarrassing moment all over again. This led me to explore the post-traumatic effect. As I mentioned, this happens frequently. Yes, over time it has lessened, but curiosity prompted me to write this comment.
I have this and it's ruining my life im 28 and i will probably kill myself soon from constant intrusive thoughts brought on by PTSD this is no way to live
It’s no way to live but it’s no way to die, either. It has been 9mo since your comment, and I hope you have begun to heal. I can relate to some of what you said and it takes a lot of work, every day, to remind yourself that not everything you think is true. Your body is trying to protect you, even when it feels like being under attack. I believe in us!! 🤘🏻❤️
P.S: You can find free EMDR(Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing)videos made by health professionals on TH-cam. It is an effective therapy/tool commonly recommended for PTSD.
i have ptsd from two different situations, one is from an abusive relationship i was in a few years ago and the other is recent, in june my bf and i are we’re having our cars worked on and just standing there talking to the mechanic when out of nowhere gun shots started firing off right on the opposite side of the fenced in property we were standing in, i froze for a moment from the shock and had to hide between two cars fearing for my life and my bf’s life on the phone with 911. all that could go they my head in that moment was “this person could easily walk right thru that gate and shoot us”. we made it out okay, i still don’t know what the shots were for tho as where i live there’s multiple shootings a day. but ever since that incident, sudden loud noises throw me into a weird panic feeling i can’t explain…on the 4th of july the fireworks weren’t fun at all. everytime they went off i jumped out my skin and couldn’t help the fear i felt, it’s embarrassing to me i feel ridiculous freaking out over fireworks but i literally can’t help it it’s like my body goes into a state i have no control over.
i have ptsd from smoking marijuana it gave me a really bad trip, i passed out many times, i hated the feeling nd every since then my vision has been off, it causes me stress which leads to pins nd needles nd it really causes discomfort. i’m always on guard if i feel a slight feeling of me being “high” i freak out nd start breathing hard nd stuff. i hate it. i have trouble sleeping, always staring off, don’t always wanna do stuff it’s horrible i jus want to be normal.
Schizophrenia dementia is that what we have is that what I have to look forward to what is the solution thank you for explaining please I'm missing something cuz I need that solution this is just not fair that we cannot help each other like we have to teach each other to be kind to each other we have to educate ourselves everybody to be kinder just be kinder please just be kinder has just because it's better resources and supports around them will recovery for people where Jesse and it doesn't go away there is really good treatment let's imagine that perceptual information which is kind of like the brain taking mental photographs
If this is correct I might as well say that at 50 yrs old I’m going to spend the next 50 yrs reliving what’s already happened? I’ll give that a miss thanks. After 3 months intensive counciling 7 days a week living with a nurse i often wish it never happened. It along with meds from doctors caused a violent mental breakdown! Now I suffer flashbacks n thoughts I never even want to remember daily. Never again will I trust anyone especially a medical worker or councillor. Funny how yes I was/ am deeprest but before counciling n tablets I had a clean slate now I’ve got a list off mental issues n a criminal record as long as your arm no job n no help n no proper home. And a daughter who is now suffering because she’s scared of her own loving dad. That’s the downside of taking help!!!!!
Can you develop PTSD from hearing or seeing someone purge/self induce vomiting? And the person doing that can do it multiple times a day or everyday for a while
Child trauma is deeper , more horrific , we don’t hear lots about it because it’s real and nobody abused when to remember it , but we do hear lots about intimate couple violence !!!! To much in my opinion !!!! Why ??? Because it’s not as hard as child trauma and yea it become a feminist weapon !!!! I have seen abused children’s by woman’s as so not every woman is a victim , real victims don’t speak easily , so don’t believe if someone is speaking so loud !!!! There is a justice , courts ,,, leet theme do there jobs ,
while i dont believe in luck, it would be just my luck to survive all the trauma only to be startled by a leaf in the breeze and heart attack unto demise anyway. its funny but not enough for an el oh el
One of the hardest parts of this condition, is grieving the before you, and watching your loved ones confused, and hurting over the ghost before them. The last 3 years of my life have truly felt like a lifetime. I personally had 7 major traumas impacting my safety between 19-22 ...
Stay Blessed. You are a brave survivor. Make friends with the "new you". Take care. All the best.
Wow, I feel you.. the way you articulated it was perfectly put .. I e been trying to voice this for a while now but its definitely a grieving process of your former self smh and family members still having that expectation is so hard
Yes I relate absolutely my life has had trauma since childhood I been hit with a lot too my boyfriend was stabbed to death and my best friends boyfriend killed her and she was missing for 3 years before anybody knew her body was found 3 years later I had hoped she was still alive and was going through some things and took off I messaged her every day for 3 years I fell to my knees when I got the call from her mother and that’s only a couple traumatic experiences I have encountered it’s like I got hit over and over again now I struggle every day of my life I’m suffering and I don’t know how to get rid of the suffering but my point is I understand you explained it perfectly ❤ stay strong 🫂💕
Keep singing, delve into those passions and take care of your physical health. I'm confronting similar things, I get you!
I feel like I died back in 2015. And the years that go by are a mesh of remembering the old me, and the sudden awareness that I’m dead , and no one cares
We just suffer in silence. Theres no real support, only judgement, mockery and criticism.
RIGHT...and anyone who really has CPTSD knows there's no healing, just coping. It NEVER goes away. Nothing feels good. Total chaos and constant detachment, and you're not supposed to be that way, always expected to get well or better. Never accepted. No one to relate to. Even if they are, you can't feel it. Hell. Constant Hell.
@@ludwigbooth4882 exactly
And we suffer inside and out..
Do you have any physical symptoms?
@@angelinjohn5710 more psychological for me. Social anxiety, trust issues, sound triggers and Im mute unless Im forced to interact. Im distant and detached. Safety is only found in solitude. A few physical things like constant muscle tension and teeth grinding.
@@sunnyflower1979 same.. I understand all of what u mentioned, I suffer with all these too. It's hard.takes a toll, mentally and physically
I wish a new life breathed into you..
This place is sad and dark, but I still want to get out. Feel like I have been here my whole life and I'm sure u relate too.
I lost a person to a natural death once.. He went to sleep one night, and just never woke up the next. He had no health issues or nothing, healthy and happy, but yet he never woke up one morning.
I sometimes wake up in the morning and wonder for what reason I was given life today..
The thought gives me hope that there could something to my life despite what I'm going through and answers beyond the present reality.
The most helpful and accurate description of my lived experience I've ever come across, thank you.
Me too, sending healing to you. Thank you x
i agree
Yep
Cringe af
Exactly, she described it so well
I was violently beaten as a child, almost everyday (besides weekends), by a religious teacher who was supposed to be teaching me about religion and how to pray.
This lasted between the age of 6/7 to 11.
Then high school started, which was a total nightmare - daily bullying and getting hit and beaten up, being burned with bunsen burners during science class, very racial and homophobic abuse, and intense discrimination due to my weight (I became obese). I eventually lost weight during my 20's, but developed a body deformity (loose skin/gynecomastia).
I was eventually diagnosed with depression, GAD, Panic disoder and PTSD, and recently experiencing symptoms of OCD. I also had agoraphobia at one point and didn't properly leave the house for years.
I've never really recovered. I'm a totally damaged person, life has been a living hell. I've failed education, have difficulty working, am basically scared of everything and everyone, have made some stupid decisions and mistakes, and I'm just generally a total loser in life.
I've now reached my 40's, I've had therapy on and off, and have been on medication - I still cannot cope and nothing seems to help.
I can't seem to overcome the past beatings and bullying. It's traumatized me and the fear, feeling afraid, the flashbacks, are constantly with me every moment of every day and night.
How can I overcome this?
There's many approaches you can take: top down or bottom up. Top down would include talking through it in talking therapy like cbt and bottom up is emdr and trauma focused yoga. There's also others that might help you like art therapy. Research these to see what would be best for you.
On top of that learn about ptsd (look into cptsd) so you can understand yourself. There's lots of information online, even on TH-cam on the symptoms of ptsd and how to deal with each of them. There's books you can get too. Join communities so you can interact with others like you. Understanding yourself will help you see where the problems are, so you will finally be able to apply what you learnt in some form of therapy. I also recommend learning about attachment types and ways to heal anxious, avoidant and disorganised attachment types. Abuse can cause you to develop some form of an insecure attachment style and that will really hinder you from having healthy relationships with others. There's so much to ptsd but there's also a lot of information online. It will be a struggle but one that you can definitely get through.
Try EMRD theraphy. I wish you the best!
i just want to say this because i feel like you need to hear it, just because you’re in your 40’s doesn’t mean it’s too late.
Over excessive reliving the past through therapy can make things much worse so not all therapies are very useful, brains get easily stuck there. It is very hard to cope if you don’t have much positive memories in your life to rely on or your self image is very negative. Rewiring the brain towards more positive thoughts and focus on the present moment takes huge amount of time, more than you might have ever anticipated.
Even partial recovery is worth it though, maybe never full recovery though. Partial recovery allows to enjoy at least some aspects of life so it is not complete hell you want to get rid of. Traditional therapy approach is very wrong to talk about your problems over and over again, Crappy Childhood Fairy has a great youtube channel about that.
If your gay don’t be.
Thank you for spreading awareness about PTSD. It is difficult to explain what PTSD is and what is going on my mind.
@Zebedeu So true it causes permanent brain damage that can't be reverse that's exactly what happened to my elder brother he took anti depressants for too long and other medication. in the end it made things worse. Also you become an addict a walking zombie pills doesn't fix anything. I struggle on my own and thankfully l never took medication for it.
NHS can’t work with this - in my situation and I’m 36, from 6yrs I’m trying to survive. Completely alone. Not easy. In this world so hard .
The hardest part is - unfortunately - other people.
They don't want to talk. They can be your family or closest friends or about half of the therapists out there, but they don't want to hear about negative things. And they're not going to speak to you until you come to the unspoken agreement to never discuss your problems or how you feel. They want low maintenance.
And personally I always assumed it was malice. After all, plenty of people have confided to me at length about how shitty life was going for them. Plenty have spammed my text messages. Some of whom are the same people that don't want to hear it from me. And i never felt even mildly inconvenienced by it. Didn't make a dent in my mood. Hell, I felt glad to be of some use.
These days maybe I think most people just live under the delusion that bad things like abuse and death only happen to people they don't know. They only handle the existence of these things by thinking they happen to imaginary people.
But damn, maybe when we say "friend" we're talking about two completely different things. To me, a friend is family you choose. If you couldn't live with them, they're not a friend. Maybe to some, a friend is a simple mutual entertainer.
To me, a friend is someone who loves us and we love them, who cares about us and we care about them.
I was nearly strangled to 💀 by an ex who had been abusive for a year but it got worse over time but just slightly
I keep reliving it over and over.
Hes incarcerated but im terrified he'll come back
I can no longer just sit and watch a video, read a book, etc. I hate that he's even ruined simple relaxation for me and so much else. It's exhausting. 😓
I've 3 children who have trauma as well, my eldest had also been diagnosed with PTSD, depression and social anxiety.
so I MUST get help to get through this to be a better mum, be more *present*.
I wont allow him to win.
We'll get through this. 💪🏻
You are so strong.. How are you doing now?
This is literally the most amazing detailed informative video... anyone ever asks me what it feels like to live in my brain I'm just showing them this 🥰
My muscles basically don't relax. I have been told my back feels like sheet metal. When I was a child, my stepmom would hover and rage and brood all day, every day. I'm doing EMDR and getting massages. I have never felt very free. All life is work. I want to let go and enjoy the moment.
This is so well explained and well designed, the way she isn’t directly looking at the camera as eye contact is threatening to traumatized individuals ❤️
I got physically abused by my much older brother when I was a kid and he was an adult. I try to forgive him only because of my mum but I really find it hard to. And when I think of the things he did to me when I was a kid, it makes me never want to talk to him again and I will go like 6 months without calling him as we now live in different countries.
What makes me more angry is not even him physically and mentally abusing me, what makes me more angry is our father did the exact samething to him. My brother knows exactly how it feels like so why do it to someone else who you claim to love? I suffer from this PTSS and I have noticed that I snap out at people alot.
I'm not trying to sound nasty towards you or anything, but I don't get what any of this has to do with me ESPECIALLY when I'm not interested in hearing about it!! I DON'T CARE!!
Thank you. Can feel so much of what the Doctor is saying. It's just the worst thing. Therapy helped, took the hard edge off, but still feel the triggers
so does therapy help? bc i jus went to the doctor yesterday nd they told me i would have to go to therapy nd i’m scared bc i don’t know if it helps or not
@@KDshorts56 l can't speak for everyone but for me it didn't change anything in fact lt only made things worse. they just want the money and many of them don't even know how it really is to struggle with CPTSD and meds wont fix it either
@@KDshorts56 keep going to therapy, it’s like antidepressants some won’t work and you’ll find the one that will change your life. You know how some people are hood at their job same applies to therapy, you have to find that therapist with the best reputation that specializes in your mental illness
Thank u so much for this video most people don't understand this and when i try to explain to them what i am experiencing just say to me "just don't think about it" or "just forget it it happened a long time ago"
PTSD is also caused by a narcissistic partner. I know bc my husband is a covert narcissist and has put me through a living hell of 5yrs. I know I'll never be the same high spirited person I was before. I live in pure darkness now and I don't see a way out... God help me!!
Three guys attacked me in the middle of the night, knocked me off my bike and beat me. That was 5 years ago. My life is not the same anymore. At first I didn't even know that I had trauma because I had no symptoms for two years, but then they started and I live in stress every day, sometimes I meet these people and I freeze, when someone looks me in the eye I shake. My life is not the same anymore, they ruined my life and every day I think about taking my own life.
Please don't do that last thing ♥️
Similar happened to me, write down how you feel and share your feelings with your G.P, mental health nurse, pastor, counsellor etc, just write the big points down and hand it over to them, it's tougher holding it in!
I was raped in 2016 and my coping was to block it out and I became hyper ambitious and poured myself into fitness and work. It manifested in 2018 and I have never been able to accurately describe the level of destruction is caused and how my reality was completely changed…it makes me sick when I think of it, it’s been a very painful and turbulent journey since. I’ve had moments of getting back up and almost gaining success again (despite the flashbacks and intrusive thoughts being continually present) and then (as life always has misfortunes) some life event, grief or stress will trigger the symptoms and I become very quickly inept, unhinged, unrecognizable and this time has bene the worst. I lost my job and I have been so s*****dal it’s actually physically painful to to and battle it. I hope you find a support group…one of hardest part is the isolation if you don’t have any support snd knowing (like she says in the video) that often times that is they key to getting better…….
I have PTSD from the amount of needless abuse, brutality, gas lighting and harassment I have experienced at the hands of the NHS due to having a severe, chronic health issue that requires major surgery. The NHS is as responsible for causing CPTSD, as they are for treating it, if you're lucky: totally unregulated public body. For shame.
I'm right there with you. Damn I hate the NHS - they've caused me more cptsd than I started with after I lost everyone & everything I loved.
No therapy works for me & Residential Trauma Treatment was recommended 12 years ago by my private doctor when I lived overseas.
I can't afford that - I've so much medical knowledge on CPTSD and I've done every therapy available that doesn't work for me.
Useless NHS are intimidated by my knowledge - they refuse my Treatment funding despite their Trauma Consultant in a Facility in London saying NHS will make me worse without Residential Treatment that specializes in Trauma & Cptsd.
I can't understand why they don't even listen to experts they employ and insist I do another year of talk therapy.
I've decline as it don't work for me. I live in a state of constant Symptoms all day, everyday & now I'm physically getting sick.
Untreated Cptsd just gets worse...NHS do not have Specialized Training in this area - they believe on therapy fixes everything.
I'm worse having dealt with them for 6 yrs total than I was when I started.
I'm not functional in any capacity yet they've no idea and I refuse to deal with them.
I'm existing in HELL & ain't gonna survive much longer.
My heart goes out to all of you with this Horrendous Condition. I pray we all get help we need 🙏 ❤
I have betrayal trauma PTSD.
7 months pregnant.
4 kids.
I still am married to my betrayer.
i was raped and i still have night terrors three years later, i wish the help was available
I have a diagnosis of a complex kind of ptsd amongst others. it's very, very painful and so difficult to find help. I think over the years the lack of specialist help of a trauma therapist has done me much harm, basically trained counsellors just seem to retraumatise me. The best help I found was watching some of Tania Windegger's youtube videos for those suffering with complex ptsd.
I feel like that too. You aren't alone. The 1st therapist I ever tried was horrific and made me feel 1000x worse.
I think I have a form of mild PTSD along with my grief. Three years ago my Mom died with me there with her for the whole thing. Happened very unexpectedly, suddenly and pretty quickly. From the time I got to her and she transitioned, it was maybe twenty minutes, then it was over. Did compressions on her while waiting for the paramedics even though I knew it wouldn’t do any good. The PTSD developed in the second year after her passing. I can get triggered when Im startled by something or feel I have no control. Example if one of my cats or my dog makes me trip up, or if a car pulls out in front of me. I go straight into rage. Not fun. I do sometimes get unexpected flashbacks of that early morning but not very often. Mostly I can be highly irritable, angry, raging, depression, grieving, etc. Ate my way and shopped my way through a lot of it, also it was during my country’s major political crap so I ate and shopped even more. I think I better contact someone and see if more can be done to help me. I’ve done a lot of work on myself, writing things out, talking things out, even just to the air, no one there. That helps. I’ve begun using CBD to see if I get any relief, I think it does. Just started so not totally sure. I try to be nice to myself and know that things can and will get better. It wears you out. Peace to all🕊
“When it spreads, it pains less”. Try to think of how many people are looking at their parents dead bodies everyday, imagine what war must be like, and try to imagine the worst things that could happen to a person and you probably won’t be that far from reality. People die in gruesome ways. Others who are affected by that death would seek help. I found that religion helps personally because I think whatever happens in gods eye won’t go to waste and I would be rewarded for being patient but that all depends in your core believes which would deem this useless if you think religion is not right.
I also struggle with the irritability and outright rage. It is from 24/7 hyper vigilance and fight or flight response. I used to freeze as a trauma response, but now I feel I am more fight response bc of this
I freeze up I have trouble speaking I stutter and can’t get a sentence out that makes sense I’m confused and panic when people ask me what is wrong with me I avoid going out and being around people because of it ❤
This is the best video describing ptsd I’ve ever seen
Thank you for this video.
I have been dying trying to find a way to explain my daily experience and hearing it said with such respect and precise description actually made me cry. this video is how I can explain to my loved ones what ptsd is and how it can feel. thank you for the amazing helpful video that helps put into words what feels like can never be put into words. 🙏💜
This what happened to me, and yet i still go through those traumatic moments eventho my body said no
Clarifies why progress feels... reciprocating at times
If you drink to relax and are worried about it, there are dealcoholized drinks. Wine, beer.. etc. They taste the same minus the burn, and by drinking them when you would drink alcohol, you can use these drinks to signal to your brain that now is relax time. It's pavlovian and you can do it in the middle of the day without day drinking actual alcohol.
Military gave me ptsd I have anger issues I have flashbacks I can’t sleep I feel on edge avoidance etc very very hard way of life dealing with ptsd
i have ptsd i have the full body sensory and it doesnt stop, i have tried all the meds about and even gave me time to heal naturraly but it doesnt work. i have ocd and servere anxiety and depression. i never have forgot or got on with the past and its driving me into the dirt. my name is jacko and i'm from the uk. i sing about mental health and have put out my story all over the world, jacko - time or jacko - awake again , or jacko- that way ,..im looking to build a huge family of support, i'm not making any music at the moment because im riddled with mental health, adrenaline is maxed out and i'm just to nervous to be me, hope everyone stay happy and well, look after your health. much love.
Takes lockdown & a mental health crises during lockdown for the NHS to bring awareness on this PTSD on the internet . I thought I was so Insane . Nightmares flash backs. phone doctor them am told its PSTD !
How are you doing?
The most accurate description I've ever heard of PTSD.
I had a ptsd since 2016 , monster living inside my mind.
for me ptsd was induced through mental abuse how ever i have never been diagnosed with it sadly im not geting the help i need
becuase im not taken seriously by the authorities i have given up on nhs mental health services
they dont give a dam cashing in on people is all they care about
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27
Amen! John 3:16
Not even remotely a Christian, but that’s a beautiful verse, thank you for sharing.
I have ptsd from a surgery that went rather tits up. Im fighting flashbacks right now and Im terrified to lay down as I know the nightmares are just waiting for me.
I’m so sorry your going through this, just know that people like me an many other will be here for you if you need to talk or let it out. I hope things get better for you
I have been through same thing. 2.5 years ago and the worse thing is having these noctural panic attacks. Also the doctor did not consider my wishes and betrayed me. I am almost sure that the nerves he cut carellesly affected my brain as well and leaving me in a chronic pain for which is difficult to prove.
This describes me perfectly as I feel like this anytime I've had to go to my dr or the hospital for injuries or illness. I have the flight or flight reaction to these kinds of triggers. So I usually try to avoid seeking any medical attention for anything
Write to 👆👆 and give yourself a life free of ptsd
This is a very good video on the subject. Especially to explain to people who do not quite understand why you won't let go.
I do realise that the length of the movie probably had something to do with it;
but, I missed a discussion on how crazy, dysfunctional and out-of-control adrenaline can get for someone with PTSD.
Really excellent presentation on this subject.
Great Job, Oxford Health and everyone involved.
Beautifully explained! Well done!!
Car bomb went off, 150 feet away from my school in Najaf, Iraq I was in 2nd grade back in 2010, three bombs around the area but that one was the closest. When I think about how I feel about the experience I get angry and heartbroken. I developed numerous problems as a kid and I associate school with “no safe”.
The world has been ignoring all the horrible things happening in Iraq for a long time because its a muslim country,the media are absolute hypocrites,stay strong man🖤
@@Aaroncadwell thank you sm. It’s the corruption that keeps eating the country up and leaving us unable to rise in any way. Ex: corruption in the military and security personnel causes people to die due to things slipping through like the 3 bombs that day. Outside control over politics also has its weight in the problem
developed PTSD from being attacked by a cyberstalker, hacker in Ottawa, David Cavlovic. A major part of my healing involves reading my victim impact statement in the courthouse for the judge to hear.
Feel like jumping out of my body and mind going through this. The worst flashback for me happened when I tried to fall asleep but kept seeing my dead mother’s body in the casket. I started hyperventilating to screaming at 5AM because it wouldn’t go away. Started praying.
Short films about mental health, especially those focusing on trauma and PTSD, are a powerful medium for raising awareness and promoting understanding. These films can help individuals, like Dr. Tonmoy Sharma, a distinguished mental health specialist and author, and organizations like Sovereign Health, in their advocacy for those in need. Short films offer a concise yet impactful way to convey the challenges people face and the support they require. They can also serve as a valuable educational tool, reducing stigma and encouraging open discussions about mental health issues. By leveraging this creative approach alongside evidence-based therapies and compassionate care, individuals can be better equipped to address and overcome trauma and PTSD.
Can a person get ptsd if they see someone dead from fentantyl overdose/poisoning?
Thank you so much ❤
What if you have no family or friends, end up homeless from the abuse and lack of support, and continue ending up in traumatic situations trying to access basic necessities because you cannot find help and are too physically and mentally exhausted to try or do just about anything at all anymore?
Therapy and an organization called Recovery International helped me with anxiety and depression. Saved my life, I think.
True, it feels cyclical sometimes. Nobody should be homeless in the UK and you can get help and meet friends through sports, church etc I have went through this and still feel vulnerable, write down how you feel the main things and give it to your G.P, Nurse or maybe a counsellor or chaplain, try yoga/thai massage too, anything that help reduce physical symptoms.
An illuminating and very insightful documentary Very helpful and it explains alot !!
Suffering from PTSD....you can also smell the past... its a weird thing to be honest. I am no combat veteran but I have seen death more times than most people. The subconscious is an enemy if you let be.
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Especially nightmares n flashbacks
This is my worst enemy
When one cannot escape it even in their sleep. Absolute torture. I wish you both peace. I use sleep meditation, it sure helps sometimes ♡
Simply, Thank you! 💚🤍💚
This is such an accurate description. More than accurate.
I appreciate this video. I have ptsd from a car hitting me walking home from school and ill never be the same again.
Me and a few buddy’s were caught in a situation that involved a gun the car was shot multiple times I was lucky enough to make it out unharmed but I feel like every time I go outside I feel a constant sense of danger I feel like Someone goin to start bucking off rounds and I know it’s slim to none I hope but it’s still hard to forget it’s been over 3 years and I’m still fucked up from it i hate that anybody has to feel unsafe walking in there own neighborhood put the fucking guns down please for the sake of everyone
Hugs 🫂
im in the same position. Not the best neighborhood, already had a few “incidents” in the past, but this one takes the cake.
Neighbor was losing his mind or some shit, me and my buddies are working on my truck. Dude, out of nowhere, never met the guy, comes running down the street, blastin two 9mm’s, trying to get me and my buds. Ran 3 blocks, jumping fences, flagging cars.
not even 3 days later, dude gets out on bond🤦🏽♂️
I was fine at first, was able to laugh it off.
Now I just feel like every person or group of people, at any random moment, is going to pull a gun out and end my world. Every car down the street is a group of thugs, looking to hit a drive by. Every shadow or brush snapping, is my soon demise.
Imagine a grown ass man, asking his buddy to stand with him outside while he gets ready to leave/drive away, because he believes if he’s alone, he’ll get ran up on and have his brain blown out.
it’s sad and terrifying, I’ve always felt I was mentally strong and sound. it’s horrible
Don’t know how to get passed it, who to talk about it, and feel weak when I bring my thoughts/feelings up about it
Man this comment hit home hard. You will get through it bro!!
@@psychedelicbdsm7301 is ptsd as Harmful as Schzophernia.
Yep but even after therapy they constantly pop up again and again regardless of resolution. X
I'm 17 and idk if i have PTSD, but since my father died and had traumatic toxic relationship with my ex, who controled me and made much stressed, experienced 1 or 2 sexual assaults and it feels like you have a fault just bc you can't open urself and that's why i dislike myself and my body. A lot of things made my anger go up, get more anxious and less social. Since it happend my happiness just gone and my hope turned to despair, positive thoughts to negative, i cry more often and more often i feel depressed. Sometimes i make stupid decisions and mistakes just bc i'm afraid of what will happen. Also, i am in a happy relationship, but the problem is i overthink everything and think the worst that'll happen to us, always worry about him, always cry bc i don't love myself and i think i am nothing, so he will leave me.
Hey Lenny, I hope you’re well. Even if someone else didn’t see it, I felt called to remind you that you are inherently worthy and there is value in simply being yourself. 🫂❤️
It is funny watching this video as it is proven to a certain extent that we all suffer from ptsd, it is on a spectrum. This explains why so few people are actually able to connect truly, to be empathetic and supportive, why so many people are addicted to social media or alcohol or shopping or anything else. Those are just attempts at avoiding the emotional flashbacks caused by the initial event, which is ptsd. If you show me a majority of people who live in the present or can actually connect or have truthful relations, I might believe that ptsd is an isolated diagnostic. Just look around and you will observe that everyone is all about coping mechanisms, even "positive" ones like sport. We are living in a traumatized society after WW1, we all have it. And it was passed down through our parents' fears which became our fears. It pains me that ptsd is portrayed like a diagnosis like this when jt is actually present in everyone to a certain extent. We just lost the ability to actually feel our emotions as we disconnected from our bodies long ago, so we then believe we dont have it, which is an illusion and leads to a shallow life with no self actualization or true happiness of the present moment.
Wow you know I agree with this 100% I truly believe everyone in the world has some extent of it bc of how crazy things have gotten and continue to get
I have CPTSD cause one predetor was staring me at the bus when i was 13 till 15 and i was feeling threatened by his look. Now i'm 21 feeling dissociated by everything and everyone that is looking at makes me feel very triggerd. I want to say that something so small and simple can make you have ptsd...not necessarily been touched raped or something more serious...I feel so bad for this cause it's hard to explain to people that you have all the symptoms just because of this. The worst is that i'm still isolating myself, i have 24/7 derealization and depersonalisation. Last but not least this and other similar things made me have ptsd
Bruh that wouldn't give you cptsd dude
@@ghostmarquiche3352 That's only your opinion bro, you don't even know me
@@juliama7992 i mean sure, it's my opinion. but my opinion is informed by the knowledge we have available on trauma related conditions. PTSD i wouldn't question you having, but to say you have CPTSD after a series of events like that is frankly discrediting everyone who's been through serious trauma, and disregarding the patterns that cause complex PTSD. And yeah I don't even know you, but just from your comment I can tell if getting perved on by some bus creep is enough to make you so fucked up you appropriate a medical condition, i can garner enough about you from that to know you're soft as hell.
I am confused as to where PTSD and
C-PTSD differ.
My traumatic events started when I was a baby, I was physically abused, near drowning event at 2yrs i was abandoned by my mother at 9 months, my father was abusive to his "wife's" they took it out on me.
I witnessed animal abuse and deaths
I was molested several times and was held captive.
This all happened before I turned 18
So my question is... would you consider me to have PTSD or C-PTSD?
PTSD is one event . You def would have CPTSD because it's numerous events.
PTSD and C-PTSD exist on a spectrum. The main difference is that C-PTSD is the point at which your PTSD has really eroded your sense of self. C-PTSD is normally from trauma in childhood at which point you hadn't fully formed your personality.
You can get normal PTSD after multiple similar events.
I'd say that just one of those events was enough to give you ptsd,early abandonment alone,never mind what sounds like ongoing abuse and molestation.Also trauma can be as much about what doesn't happen as well as what does so neglect also has effects.Any unmet needs and especially for safety and it sounds like your whole environment was unsafe.I strpngly recommend Gabor Mate for talking about effects of trauma..many yt talks
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What if your ex bashes your head up and all you see when you go to sleep is him and feeling like your head is open again. And now your having bad stomach pain and all you do is cry and don't feel beautiful because of the scar you have
I’m making a short film about mental health and wondering if anybody had any advice on how I could present a panic attack
Have you made the video?
Make sure the scene takes place when the person is in a happy environment and having a good time and then all of a sudden boom the anxiety kicks in un announced....that will show that we don't think it up and it comes and goes as it pleases making it a helpless feeling
Thank you for sharing.
I have ptsd. And anxiety. I was dating this guy. For years. He told me he didn’t want me love me or need me. Now my s suicidal thoughts is high right now.😞
LoL, only guys that are insecure in themselves say such things because they think putting other people down will make them less likely to look for better situations. I wouldnt put too much stock in such tbh.
Iv just been diagnosed with ptsd brought on by suicides in the immediate family an other fun stuff to be fair I don't know if I'm happy iv got a diagnosis or pissed off iv got ptsd
I dont like saying I have trauma or PTSD. A lot of the stuff thats happened to me have happened to my friends. I got pulled away from my best friend by my school because of age and i had a huge long talk to my teachers and parents and everything was so stressful and made me feel bad. But thats not as extreme as other people so i feel bad for saying its trauma...my counsellor said it was trauma, my friends said it was trauma but i dont belive it
what ptsd have treatment with antipsikotik?
I have just experienced this- just hearing another persons story!!!! I was in totally panic mode! He explained everything about his life than it seemed like it was me and of course , I felt it in my body as well!!!!!!
I wanted to escape it/ but I couldn’t move because of feeling trapped in body and mind! I’m trying my best to get through the triggers, but this time -- as my friend explained his story - Omg, I felt like I was there 😩🤷♀️ it been almost 37 years ago- but omg! I didn’t think i would respond
Like that!
I think of it like some people get a key and they can unlock intrusive thoughts but they also come in whwn ur not paying attenition.
Is it posible that I have PTSD because my mum had cancer 2 times and I yused to cry every day, someone pls answer
It is possible, but only a health provider can tell you for sure.
May I kindly suggest that you try to find some therapy. You probably need it anyway after going through something like that. Therapy could help with dealing with what happened, and teach you coping strategies. I hope your mum is ok now.
Ive survived multiples trauma i am BPD and have Chronic pain. I am wondering if i Will ever be healty and happy.
Same here… What have you found helpful?
@@iamjoyt well i have to be closer to my émotions but not ACT on it too Much cause it Will only go spiraling downward. If it wasnt for my Three Dogs i would probably be dead today.
Has anyone even experienced something like you don't even feel like before, I mean before your psychological trauma.. or like your brain doesn't works like it did before anymore .. it's like your brain is kinda drained from stress n all.. and you just can't be your old self again.. and like you have lost it forever? Has someone even felt like you have lost your own self identity and now find it awkward to be with yourself all alone .. even though you really enjoyed with being with yourself a lot before all these happened? Does it feel you have lost some skills and abilities you had before all these happened?.... Okay so I suffered from TB and anemia.. and it caused me to literally look like a skeleton.. I had tons of symptoms along with coughing up blood.. n extremely tiredness to the point that i couldn't even stand for a few secs... But the fact that it was tb really shocked me... And when I coughed up a pool of blood that most probably traumatized me and I became extremely quiet after that.. I was 13 back then.. and the image of looking myself in the mirror and the fact that I couldn't even recognise and accept that it was me only, really traumatized me.. after that the tb meds caused me a lot of other bad symptoms and depression and anxiety.. in the course of time I didn't even realised when I lost that self I was before all this happened.. 2 years have almost passed and I think I have recovered that traumatizing phase now.. but I feel like my life feels empty now.. most probably because my brain just feels empty.. I feel empty.. but at the same time I don't think I have depression and I just feel my life has dried up... I'm really confused and I don't know how to get back to normal now..? Can anyone please suggest anything to me ..?🙏 It would be of great help
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I had PTSD but not because a normal traumatic event, and I feel stupid because of it.
I had PTSD because of a very severe depression.
I know it should be the contrary...
Your experience is valid, love
Depression is fucking hard
I totally get you!! Pls dont feel stupid about it, even tho I know what you mean. I also had a mental illness I slowly got much better from, but it gave me a type of a trauma. I cant let go of the fact I had it, I feel a sence of doom and true fear when I have a particularly bad day and think it could be the illness coming back, I HATE, but from the bottom of my heart hate being in places, seeing the clothes for example, hearing some songs from the period when I had the worst parts od the illness. Were in this together 💕
So it is like a daydreaming ? Cuz I have this constant day dreaming thing that I relive these situations that I hate som much and the reaction that happens to my body is pain in my chest and Increase in heart rate and other Uncomfortable feelings iand it happens alot plus I have adhd so I daydream alot so is it just me daydreaming alot or that is a truma ? Or ptsd ? Iam really confused and I have avoided that place and those people completly ، What happens is that my body suddenly reacts as if I relived the extremely embarrassing moment all over again. This led me to explore the post-traumatic effect. As I mentioned, this happens frequently. Yes, over time it has lessened, but curiosity prompted me to write this comment.
I have this and it's ruining my life im 28 and i will probably kill myself soon from constant intrusive thoughts brought on by PTSD this is no way to live
true and same with me too l'm sick of the pain l can never be at peace its a nightmare life is not the same anymore.
Try cannabis before you do anything like that please. It can really help you if you get the right strain cbd and thc..
It’s no way to live but it’s no way to die, either. It has been 9mo since your comment, and I hope you have begun to heal. I can relate to some of what you said and it takes a lot of work, every day, to remind yourself that not everything you think is true. Your body is trying to protect you, even when it feels like being under attack. I believe in us!! 🤘🏻❤️
P.S: You can find free EMDR(Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing)videos made by health professionals on TH-cam. It is an effective therapy/tool commonly recommended for PTSD.
i have ptsd from two different situations, one is from an abusive relationship i was in a few years ago and the other is recent, in june my bf and i are we’re having our cars worked on and just standing there talking to the mechanic when out of nowhere gun shots started firing off right on the opposite side of the fenced in property we were standing in, i froze for a moment from the shock and had to hide between two cars fearing for my life and my bf’s life on the phone with 911. all that could go they my head in that moment was “this person could easily walk right thru that gate and shoot us”. we made it out okay, i still don’t know what the shots were for tho as where i live there’s multiple shootings a day. but ever since that incident, sudden loud noises throw me into a weird panic feeling i can’t explain…on the 4th of july the fireworks weren’t fun at all. everytime they went off i jumped out my skin and couldn’t help the fear i felt, it’s embarrassing to me i feel ridiculous freaking out over fireworks but i literally can’t help it it’s like my body goes into a state i have no control over.
where to do you live?
i have ptsd from smoking marijuana it gave me a really bad trip, i passed out many times, i hated the feeling nd every since then my vision has been off, it causes me stress which leads to pins nd needles nd it really causes discomfort. i’m always on guard if i feel a slight feeling of me being “high” i freak out nd start breathing hard nd stuff. i hate it. i have trouble sleeping, always staring off, don’t always wanna do stuff it’s horrible i jus want to be normal.
That isn’t ptsd and never self diagnose yourself. Seek medical assistance rather than assume.
Thanks
EMDR really works it’s essentially hypnosis look it up
Schizophrenia dementia is that what we have is that what I have to look forward to what is the solution thank you for explaining please I'm missing something cuz I need that solution this is just not fair that we cannot help each other like we have to teach each other to be kind to each other we have to educate ourselves everybody to be kinder just be kinder please just be kinder has just because it's better resources and supports around them will recovery for people where Jesse and it doesn't go away there is really good treatment let's imagine that perceptual information which is kind of like the brain taking mental photographs
If this is correct I might as well say that at 50 yrs old I’m going to spend the next 50 yrs reliving what’s already happened? I’ll give that a miss thanks. After 3 months intensive counciling 7 days a week living with a nurse i often wish it never happened. It along with meds from doctors caused a violent mental breakdown! Now I suffer flashbacks n thoughts I never even want to remember daily. Never again will I trust anyone especially a medical worker or councillor. Funny how yes I was/ am deeprest but before counciling n tablets I had a clean slate now I’ve got a list off mental issues n a criminal record as long as your arm no job n no help n no proper home.
And a daughter who is now suffering because she’s scared of her own loving dad.
That’s the downside of taking help!!!!!
OK ok, How do I make it STOP .
Please
please.
please help me. please fucking help me.
Can you develop PTSD from hearing or seeing someone purge/self induce vomiting? And the person doing that can do it multiple times a day or everyday for a while
Possibly if it’s all the time
sounds like bulimia, I hope said person brushes their teeth often, stomach acid is violent
yes it is not only limited to people who directly experience traumatic event
No… you can have post traumatic stress without it being a disorder. Ptsd feels like you’re being eaten alive by demons
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I've been diagnosed with severe ptsd two years after taking a flouroquinolone antibiotic name Ciprofloxacin
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I get triggerd by people..😣
Ga ngerti ngomong apa padahal butuh banget 😭
Extremely triggering video
this is me rn
Gen z self diagnosis 🤡
@@Aaroncadwell no i rly have that dude
The flashing in this video hurts my eyes
Child trauma is deeper , more horrific , we don’t hear lots about it because it’s real and nobody abused when to remember it , but we do hear lots about intimate couple violence !!!! To much in my opinion !!!! Why ??? Because it’s not as hard as child trauma and yea it become a feminist weapon !!!! I have seen abused children’s by woman’s as so not every woman is a victim , real victims don’t speak easily , so don’t believe if someone is speaking so loud !!!! There is a justice , courts ,,, leet theme do there jobs ,
I went through ptsd seeing this video.
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while i dont believe in luck, it would be just my luck to survive all the trauma only to be startled by a leaf in the breeze and heart attack unto demise anyway. its funny but not enough for an el oh el
lol Really are they going to make a definition of ptsd atrigger in itself.
L bozo + ratio
couldve exited out the tab
couldve just gotten better
Ever heard of logging? recommend it.
Don't forget homelessness