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What did you find most surprising once you were out of the ICU?
Intensive Care (ICU) | Last Active: Dec 16, 2021 | Replies (107)Comment receiving replies
Hi @october2heart2002, I also want to add my welcome. "Just getting over it" is easier said than done. You're not alone in having long lasting effects, including nightmares from an ICU or surgical experience. Having your hands in restraints and not being able to talk because of a foreign object down you throat is extremely scary. Like @hopeful33250, I'd also like to know if you've ever talked to a therapist about the nightmares. Do they happen frequently?
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I have never talked to a therapist as I have never met or visited with anyone who seemed to know what I was talking about. I have an anxiety disorder and have taken alprazolan for over 30 years. I take about 30 to 40 tablets of .25mg a year mostly for panic attacks which are much less now so I decided time just helped me get over it. Thing is I really like people but when I get that panicky feeling I have to get away from everyone and take a pill and if that doesn't work after about an hour I take 2. I understand others and have empathy for them to the point that I will start having the same pain they describe but others have difficulty understanding me and I think it is the way I expesss myself. I am basically a happy person and the frustrations I have I mostly keep to myself or share only with my husband and one special friend. Think I have just managed to settle into a patter that works for me at least for now. Thanks for anwering.