Guest guest Posted January 12, 2003 Report Share Posted January 12, 2003 Sat Nam Gina: Girl! I've been there and I know what that "flat affect" feels like from the inside. Yes, absolutely, yoga can help you restart and balance your emotions. For me tho, the solution went farther than that. I needed to use a counsellor and do some "talk therapy". See, I never really could recall what my PTSD was about. Well, I did finally find the source. Shocked? Horrified? Restimulating? You bet your ass! but it allowed me to move to a very different place. As others have said, I needed to relearn the art of conversation and force myself to socialize. I think it's wonderful that you are plucking up your courage and looking at this in a real way. That in itself is a major victory! So many people never do and so suffer throughout their entire lives. The truth is, we have ALL endured to come to this place. Oh, the specifics may change from one individual to another but the perseverance we have all exhibited is the same. You are as inspiring as anyone here and your experience and willingness to share it give hope to people whom you shall never meet. God bless you! Sat Nam, Leo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2003 Report Share Posted January 12, 2003 I have PTSD(post traumatic stress disorder). or it feels like my emotions are all stuck in my throat. Dearest Gina, try to find a good doctor or someone else who knows a lot about homeopathic remedies, there are some special remedies after shock, it depends on your special experience. Don't use mixed ones. I know them, but it's not a good way to give an advise only through mails. You should work together with someone, who lives next to you. Bach flower remedies are a possibility too and of course Sat Nam Rasayan, Harmonyum, Reiki... would be good first steps. Send love and light into your throat. Hear and chant Ra Ma Da Sa... as often you can. Sending you a lot of love, peace, light, harmony and healing power. Sonja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 Hey Leo, The "not worthy" part of your message just gave me a clue here about a lot of my feelings. Before I hurt my back{which was from work}, I was very healthy. I never drank, smoked, used drugs, and when I felt stress it didn't affect me too much because I would go to the beach and get a lot of exercise there. Basically, I was very well balanced. After I had back surgery, that changed. I had to relearn to do a lot of my routine and acknowledge that things were not going to be the same. I think I did pretty well with it all. It was the part about my work situation that I have written about before that I think basically put me where I am now. For those of you who have not read my post several months ago, I will repeat a bit of this. I worked for the same company for 23 years. After my injury, which occured at work, the company did not want me back. I was a liability. I gave them 23 years of my life and I had to really fight to get a job. The job that they placed me in was an environment where the people where very abusive and they knew I was not accustomed to this type of environment. In one year, I applied for over twenty different jobs and was told that I was not qualified for each one. I was told that I needed to stay in the job I had or I could leave. Needless to say, I tried my best for one year and could not take it. So, maybe that's where a lot of "not worthy" is coming from. Now, I am 48 years old and in school and trying extremely hard to do well. So..I guess I feel like the only way to validate that I am worthy of doing something is by putting myself through school and telling myself that I can still be something, even if my company felt that I couldn't. Also, maybe I am pushing myself a bit too hard.I definetely could not lay in bed and accept the fact that I lost my job and some of my health, which was a part of my coping mechanism, and resign myself to the fact that this is where I am and I cannot do anything about it. Maybe the "not worthy" part of the letter I wrote to you makes sense. I went through a lot in that year and Leo, I know the feelings you are talking about and those flashback memories. I used to walk down the street and every noise I heard scared me. Every reminder of my old job bothers me so I stay away from the area and any reminders. Does any of this make any sense? Many blessings to everyone, Gina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 Hello Bhagavati, Thank you so much for your input on PTSD. It helps to know that there are others out there who feel the same way or are in the same place as I am in right now. I do face the fear daily when I get up and go to school each day. I have to interact with people all day, as well as try and concentrate. You are so right that yoga is the answer. I know how much better I feel with daily yoga practice. I just haven't found the right combination of practices the work for my particular situation. As far as your lower back being a tad bit deformed, so is mine. That's why I have a difficult time with root lock. I have some nerve damage so I was a bit worried that I would get no benefit from it. I now understand that it will work. Please keep in contact with me and let me know how you are progressing, since you seem to be going through a lot of the same situations that I am. Peace to you and God Bless you, Gina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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