EMDR FORUM ARCHIVE, 2000
Complex PTSD & EMDR
J · 11/04/02 at 12:21 ET
I realize you cannot give case specific answers but I would appreciate a general opinion. This is a little background info: Things went on downslide just before 9/11 and continued one thing after the other until spring. Just about that time I returned to therapy and my therapist made the above diagnosis. I am the mother of two teenagers. We went through a rather stressful year with my 18 year old last year. She is now at college near our home but living in the dorm. Now the 14 year is having a couple stressful "events" of his own. AS is only 14, I expect a few more bumps in the road. I can accept that. My real question is this. As I continue to work through my own traumatic events from childhood, how do I cope with the everyday life stressors. I cannot shake that feeling of "waiting for the other shoe to fall". Liek I'm afraid to let my guard down because some other tragedy is waiting around the corner. I know that is part of my disorder. Like I said, I know you cannot be case specific and I plan to discuss this with my therapist on Friday but would appreicate your general population sort of answer. Thank you for answering these questions.
I am currently in therapy for Complex PTSD and my absolutely wonderful therapist is using EMDR. I have high dissociative tendancies and have actually pulled up memories of myself dissociating the traumatic event. However, after realizing several things along the way I would say the therapy is going fairly well.
As I continue to heal, will my ability to live with the everyday life stressors improve?
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