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No, you aren’’t_ I don’t keep reviewing history, but as older adult who grew up in horrible household with sibs (alldeceased) as an older adult I am left with a brain clearly changed by violence I witnessed from birth to 18. It’s baggage I cannot get over esp. with triggers and times of day. Any body else?

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Apr 5, 2021

@engelee So many of us who have varying levels of PTSD experience the triggers you talk about. For me, it becomes a game of reminding myself the exact circumstances are not quite the same, so it is okay to deep breathe and rise above those triggers. Sometimes, that works. Other times I can reason with myself that if I fall under that PTSD, they "won" again, which I clearly do not want.

Have you been able to get professional help in some form, to work with you in dealing with your causes of PTSD?
Ginger

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