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Thank you, I admire those that can do this so much. What are you doing to overcome PTSD?

That's great, I'm glad things are improving. EMDR helped me. I had flashbacks for years and they immediately stopped after one session, the healing process became easier after that.

I really hope EMDR works just as well for you as it did for me. This was about 6 years ago and I still occasionally think about it and even oddly intentionally recall it in my 'trigger zone' (I guess I'm trying to test myself), but a flashback has never come back since. I still find it hard to believe writing it.

I remember exactly that horrible moment, but the strong emotions aren't attached anymore, in fact, there's very little emotion.

I'd suggest to have a lot of trust in your professional and fully lean into it. You need to vividly recall that awful time to be released of it. Don't be scared of it, because you're already living it over already and what's one more time that could potentially help?

They really are, and I was shocked at how suddenly they stopped. I kept expecting them, but they just never came again. That was about 6 years ago after having them every few months for about a decade.

Hypnotherapy also was good for me too. I think a combination of everything is worthwhile, but not many psychologists do it all. I just got really lucky with the one I did - he was actually a psychologist, but I paid extra because he was close to start, then helped so much. I didn't take drugs either, because they never agreed with me.

I'm so happy to help if you need. I've been through many mental health issues and have studied it a lot. I've got you. Feel free to chat. Ultimately, you do it yourself, but it's easier when we have a caring hand lifting us.