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Confused Nov 26, 2019 at 08:27 PM
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At an early age I was physically/verbally abused by my biological mother and by some of my foster parents.

I've been struggling with this for years. When I'm under lots of stress/anxiety I tend to freeze and I start crying and I feel like I can't breathe and I can't speak and sometimes I start trembling. I zone out completely. Usually what seems to trigger this would be someone yelling at me, scorning me, feeling like a disappointment, seeing someone displeased with me. Sometimes I feel a freeze coming and I'll try to breathe and stay calm but it doesn't seem to help.

I plan on going to therapy but I'm afraid the only thing they'll do will be prescribe me medicine.
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Default Nov 26, 2019 at 10:17 PM
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Hello Gweenbean: I see this is your first post here on PC. So... welcome to Psych Central. One additional forum, here on PC, that may be of interest to you would be the Psychotherapy forum. Here's a link:

https://psychcentralforums.com/psychotherapy/

We here on PC cannot offer mental health diagnoses. Plus I'm not a mental health professional. So I can't tell you whether or not what you are experiencing would constitute PTSD. However, just from a lay-person's perspective, I would think it might be. If what you experienced occurred over an extended period of time, perhaps what you are experiencing now might be considered complex PTSD. However this is something a mental health professional is going to have to determine.

You mentioned you're planning to go to therapy but are concerned all they'll do is prescribe medicine. Of course I don't know what type of therapist you'll be seeing. But my experience, at least, has been most therapists are not able to prescribe medications. For this one has to see a medical doctor (possibly a psychiatrist) or perhaps a nurse practitioner or physician's assistant in some cases. Under any circumstances, it's your choice whether or not to take medications. And if the therapist you see turns out to not be someone you feel comfortable with, it's your option to look for another therapist you do feel good about.

Here are links to 5 articles, from Psych Central's archives, that may be of interest:

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Psych Central

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Treatment | Psych Central

How Do You Find a Good Therapist? An Interview with Dr. John Grohol

10 Ways to Find a Good Therapist

https://psychcentral.com/find-therapist/

I hope you find PC to be of benefit.

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Welcome to pc Gweenbean

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Default Nov 27, 2019 at 06:50 AM
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At an early age I was physically/verbally abused by my biological mother and by some of my foster parents.

I've been struggling with this for years. When I'm under lots of stress/anxiety I tend to freeze and I start crying and I feel like I can't breathe and I can't speak and sometimes I start trembling. I zone out completely. Usually what seems to trigger this would be someone yelling at me, scorning me, feeling like a disappointment, seeing someone displeased with me. Sometimes I feel a freeze coming and I'll try to breathe and stay calm but it doesn't seem to help.

I plan on going to therapy but I'm afraid the only thing they'll do will be prescribe me medicine.
I'm in a similar situation. It started at a later age and involved parents forcing me to get a degree (and by consequence a job) I did not want on one hand an a mother who can only communicate with my by yelling. I can't stand people yelling, I get more or less the same reaction as what you describe.

I have been diagnosed as 'not PTSD' (mainly because my trauma is the result of something that occurred over a longer period of time) but if you ask me, we're on a thin line here and another doctor might have come to a different conclusion.Yet, because of the similarity between my reaction to verbal agression and that of PTSD-patients to their triggers, I have been treated as such.

I have had reasonable results with EMDR.

Please do seek professional help. Keep in mind that not all therapists are the same. Some psychiatrists might limit themselves to writing a prescription, but that should not mean you can't explore other routes. Maybe a GP can point you towards a suitable therapist.
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TRIGGER WARNING Ive been diagnosed with ptsd. Any imput? So I have had many nervous break downs is what I call because severe anxiety coupled with depression. I have had several over twenty year span. When I was diagnosed I was not given a specie reason. What I'm trying to get is the nervous break down cause ptsd with anyone else? I know it sounds weird but I had a therapist mention to me that stunning a toe can be traumatic? I believe that my nervous break downs are because the current one I am struggling with made me want do myself in because I didn't want deal with another one. I am guilt ridden, embarrassed about what I did and was broadcasted by my brother when I would have rather saved face and recover with having to worry about all of family knowing despite how loving they are.
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Hi WantPeaceofMind. Will send you a private message; don't want to hijack Gweenbean's post. ;-)

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Default Dec 03, 2019 at 08:04 PM
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Hi Gweenbean, and welcome to the forums. Skeezyks' message is incredibly powerful and true, and I hope that those links help you some. Over the years, I've been diagnosed with so many different things, I can sometimes only laugh. Recently I was given yet another new diagnosis,....and shortly after starting a treatment program for that, my therapist added still yet another new diagnosis (and different treatment protocol) to my list. I tell you that, in the hopes that it will make sense to you when I say, I no longer care what I'm diagnosed with. As Skeezyks said, we can't tell you what you may or may not have. In my opinion, that's even a challenge for actual mental health care providers. What does matter is, is what you are dealing with causing you a problem? Since you said you're starting therapy, I'd say you've answered that one all ready. Next question for you to ask yourself is, after talking to your therapist, do they seem to understand where you're coming from, and does what they say to you make sense? Then next question - and keep in mind, diagnosis not important for this one - does what they propose, seem like something reasonable to try, to get stronger, healthier, happier? I guess what I'm trying to say is, a diagnosis is only a starting point, to help guide you and your therapist, sometimes, as to what to try, to help you. And a good therapist will work with you to determine if perhaps a different therapy, or different diagnosis, might be more appropriate. Especially when it's possible to have more than one issue. Good luck with your therapy; I hope it helps. If it doesn't....keep trying. More time, different therapists....what ever it takes.

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Default Dec 03, 2019 at 08:31 PM
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At an early age I was physically/verbally abused by my biological mother and by some of my foster parents.
Prolonged physical and verbal/emotional abuse can lead to a person developing ptsd or what is called complex ptsd.
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Seeing a psychologist should be helpful.
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