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Mental Health Support

The River

(2,615 posts)

2. 45 Years of Experience

Reply to Bayard (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2017, 12:14 PM

Jul 2017

Know what "triggers" you, what sets it off?
Mindfulness. Be aware that you have been "set off".
Choose how you react in that moment.
That's the short version. To really understand it takes
years of therapy and a lot self education.

There are about 11,800,000 links to info on the subject and about 21,300,000 links to treatment.

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PTSD? [View all] Bayard Jul 2017 OP

I don't have any experiences to share with you irisblue Jul 2017 #1

45 Years of Experience The River Jul 2017 #2

Find a passtime or web group that is your bliss. Then you can take it or not take it applegrove Jul 2017 #3

My doctor suggests it... hunter Jul 2017 #4

I don't have much info for you. I have Complex-PTSD, which is like PTSD, only more. BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2017 #5

check out EMDR steve2470 Sep 2017 #6