Hyper vigilante
Hyper vigilante
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Free Radical
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Hey man! I deff am hyper what the heck too...
It's pretty stressful being that... But it is what it is, and slowly you can learn to trust people I think. It might help to try to stick mostly around people who you totally trust..(if you are like me, there aren't any) So anyway, I know how it is
It's pretty stressful being that... But it is what it is, and slowly you can learn to trust people I think. It might help to try to stick mostly around people who you totally trust..(if you are like me, there aren't any) So anyway, I know how it is
NobodyCT
I hear you. I understand and feel for you. I would be in a hyperviligant state, on guard, causing cries to stop and then the mind would freeze and I would be in a dissociative state--totally detached from self. I gather I scan the environment from the triggers, the words, expression and somehow it becomes to overwhelming making the abuse feel as though it is in the here and now. Then wham I am gone, totally inward and where I go I do not know. Neither state is a good one or a healthy one for we are reacting to a trauma we have not fully processed. It truly sucks. At least they are recognizing this as part of the PTSD studies and hopefully one day they will have better and more effective treatment options. Sadly until then, survivors must resort to coping and hopefully processing the past memories. As you process the symptoms begin to wane.
I hope you work through the emotions and the trauma to allow you not to become immersed in this state. Take care of yourself.
Kevin
I hear you. I understand and feel for you. I would be in a hyperviligant state, on guard, causing cries to stop and then the mind would freeze and I would be in a dissociative state--totally detached from self. I gather I scan the environment from the triggers, the words, expression and somehow it becomes to overwhelming making the abuse feel as though it is in the here and now. Then wham I am gone, totally inward and where I go I do not know. Neither state is a good one or a healthy one for we are reacting to a trauma we have not fully processed. It truly sucks. At least they are recognizing this as part of the PTSD studies and hopefully one day they will have better and more effective treatment options. Sadly until then, survivors must resort to coping and hopefully processing the past memories. As you process the symptoms begin to wane.
I hope you work through the emotions and the trauma to allow you not to become immersed in this state. Take care of yourself.
Kevin
Yes, in some form it does get better. My tentative response is because, the types of therapies are so varied, outcomes will vary. But, an outcome there will be, and it will bring some healing. Whether a therapy of one type relieves more than another would be mostly useless to vet out. It takes getting to know yourself, and work with that base to touch on therapies that cross your path.NobodyCT said:
My experience is drawn out and not too easily used for myself, let alone to offer it for discussion. However, I have become convinced of the value a very qualified and conscientious therapist will bring progress to healing. That will include a change of hyper vigilance, processing emotions and difficult or new traumatic events, etc...
The time you have to check into therapies will be well spent imho
Just a quick word to all people on this board.. I am touched by the responses I get whenever I post something, always, always polite and understanding.. Makes me feel as if I am NOT alone in this, others are trying to heal, cope, understand, etc.. Some even on the road to healing, as much as one possibly can that is..
Anyway, its just nice to know a "judgement" free place is out there for this sort of stuff...
I can sum it up with one word: compassion - means the most to me since NOT one person took interest into what was happening to me for more than 6 years...
so thank you all!!!
Anyway, its just nice to know a "judgement" free place is out there for this sort of stuff...
I can sum it up with one word: compassion - means the most to me since NOT one person took interest into what was happening to me for more than 6 years...
so thank you all!!!
dark empathy
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@NobodyCT, words are difficult, especially diagnostic and medical ones.
Recognizing the problem though has nothing to do with being called names. "Hyper vigilant is just a long hand way of saying someone is always on edge, always watching out, always expecting something bad to happen.
It's a state a lot of abuse survivers have been in, because we had! to be, expecting another attack. Recognizing that sort tension is the first step to coping with it.
I'm also really glad to hear you told your wife, someone supportive who knows what happened can be amazing.
Yes, it does get better, although unfortunately I won't pretend it's particularly easy going while it does.
Luke.
Recognizing the problem though has nothing to do with being called names. "Hyper vigilant is just a long hand way of saying someone is always on edge, always watching out, always expecting something bad to happen.
It's a state a lot of abuse survivers have been in, because we had! to be, expecting another attack. Recognizing that sort tension is the first step to coping with it.
I'm also really glad to hear you told your wife, someone supportive who knows what happened can be amazing.
Yes, it does get better, although unfortunately I won't pretend it's particularly easy going while it does.
Luke.
DanielQ432
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Yes, it will get better. You have to have faith that you will get there.
Hypervigilance - another one of those terms I never heard of 5 years ago, even though I lived it my entire life. It's slowly fading away.
Hypervigilance - another one of those terms I never heard of 5 years ago, even though I lived it my entire life. It's slowly fading away.
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