Trauma – PTSD

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i have to find a way to end the continued disassociation.  are there any options available to me that don’t require re-traumatization or recall of trauma? any suggestions/remarks would be greatly appreciated! thanks in advance! your friend, amnesia chic

Hi Amnesia Chic.  Welcome!  Unfortunately I do not know an answer to your question.  Just wanted to say hello! "I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name; it feels good to be out of the rain!" Desert Hooves~~

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hi!  may i de-lurk, and join you?  i have ptsd w/amnesia, panic, depression, and obsession. i was wondering if anyone knew if treatments were available (or being cured is possible) without having to re-associate? i want to get my memory back, end my woes and heal but i don’t think i’m able to go back over my trauma and equate it to my own life. i’ve been trying for four years w/no luck in getting any closer to the centeral event. (ie-death of fiance)  it seems to be life-preserving to deny it.  but i have to find a way to end the continued disassociation.  are there any options available to me that don’t require re-traumatization or recall of trauma? any suggestions/remarks would be greatly appreciated! thanks in advance! your friend, amnesia chic Free private/public online conferencing and Usenet newsgroups

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hi!  may i de-lurk, and join you?

        Of course:) I like the nicks AM nesia and amnesia chic. Did you see that episode of Daria where she got called the "misery chick"? i have ptsd w/amnesia, panic, depression, and obsession. i was wondering if anyone knew if treatments were available (or being cured is possible) without having to re-associate?

        I dunno, I’m not an expert or anything, but if the amnesia depression and obsession all came on after you repressed the event, it seems  to me the symptoms will recur until you …I dunno….deal with the event? Which would mean somehow intergrating it into your consciuosness as having happened and having an effect? i want to get my memory back, end my woes and heal but i don’t think i’m able to go back over my trauma and equate it to my own life.

        I dont wish to be rude or intrusive but why? I can understand not wanting to go into the details mentally, as it sounds horrible, but why dont you want to "equate it to your own life"? i’ve been trying for four years w/no luck in getting any closer to the centeral event. (ie-death of fiance)  it seems to be life-preserving to deny it.

        I expect that when its safe enough for you to remember, you will. Until that time it may well be life-preserving to deny it. but i have to find a way to end the continued disassociation.

        See this is my stumble…I would think that ending dissociation would require re-association, and that association would involve being able to access the events and the feelings connected with them. are there any options available to me that don’t require re-traumatization

        Some folks like this EMDR stuff where they shine lights at you or something. Supposedly that takes the edge off a bit. But you’re probably still advised to do some talk therapy I think, to find out why it was so vital for you to repress. or recall of trauma? any suggestions/remarks would be greatly appreciated! thanks in advance!

        Sure:) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -your friend, amnesia chic

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