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Help coping with PTSD

MordredLJ

A question I asked on other websites but haven't had any suggestions yet so thought I would try here:

Does anyone know any good resources for learning how to cope with PTSD (although things related to anxiety and depression are also super useful) when you have Autism or are otherwise neurodiverse? Preferably made by actual autistic people but not 100% necessary.
It's just that I want to work on some of my own difficulties more but feel like help tailored towards autistic people would be infinitely more useful to me.
It can be books, articles, videoes etc. If you have any suggestions I would REALLY appreciate it!

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  • I'm not officially diagnosed but it was my PTSD counsellor who referred me. Have you been through counselling for your PTSD?

  • in reply to Loz

    For some reason the website won't give me a reply button under your big reply. Sorry. 

    Oh my goodness. That sounds like a very distressing situation for you. I am glad you had such a good therapist. You should be proud of all the work you have put in as well as the progress you have made. 

    We tried CBT but it actually made it harder for me. 

  • in reply to MordredLJ

    Was there anything about it particularly that made it harder?

    If it's what I'm thinking of, than it was a similar situation for me. When you start the therapy, it actually gets worse at first and feels like it isn't doing anything other than bringing up bad feelings that you'd rather forget. 

    The truth is, you need to push through it. Having healthy practices like healthy eating, exercise, meditation, hobbies. All of those can help but in order to deal with the PTSD, you first have to confront it head on. I really had a hard time of it and there were many times I wanted to quit. It got really intense but overtime (which is why the healthy practices make a difference), it began to subside. 

    I filled out a PTSD and Anxiety questionnaire every week, and I could physically see in my scores how it got worse and then got better to the point that it was far lower than when I'd started. 

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  • in reply to MordredLJ

    Was there anything about it particularly that made it harder?

    If it's what I'm thinking of, than it was a similar situation for me. When you start the therapy, it actually gets worse at first and feels like it isn't doing anything other than bringing up bad feelings that you'd rather forget. 

    The truth is, you need to push through it. Having healthy practices like healthy eating, exercise, meditation, hobbies. All of those can help but in order to deal with the PTSD, you first have to confront it head on. I really had a hard time of it and there were many times I wanted to quit. It got really intense but overtime (which is why the healthy practices make a difference), it began to subside. 

    I filled out a PTSD and Anxiety questionnaire every week, and I could physically see in my scores how it got worse and then got better to the point that it was far lower than when I'd started. 

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