Posted by Tamar on April 5, 2005, at 15:55:01
In reply to I don't know where else to post this, so....., posted by Larry Hoover on April 4, 2005, at 19:53:21
When I read your post I really identified with it. I do the same kind of thing regularly. And even though I know intellectually most of the things that are likely to trigger me, it doesn't always prevent it happening. I'm sure it's part of the PTSD.
In my case it wasn't my mother, but other stuff. But the experience you describe sounds very familiar to me. I get that rhetoric thing too. And I absolutely hate losing control at any time, so losing control in response to a trigger can be terrifying. I absolutely cannot stand anything that sounds like personal criticism, and that's unfortunate because my job involves taking a certain amount of critique, which isn't supposed to be personal, but often feels personal!
I hope you found what you were looking for among the replies to your post. And I hope things will get easier for you.
Tamar
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