Posted by noa on March 9, 2004, at 21:14:23
In reply to Re: THOUSANDS OF EYES ON ME » noa, posted by kellyr on March 9, 2004, at 20:48:55
Kelly,
You were in the hospital, right? Your husband let us know. Thank him for that.
Do you have a therapist or pdoc now? I would ask him about the klonopin.
Also, I think your husband has good intentions, it sounds like. He thinks making you go to these things will be like "exposure therapy" and help you get used to it. I don't think that works as much as people think it will. I don't know though. Also, he is worried, like you said, about you getting stuck staying in the house and not seeing people.
But I think you need to identify a few people-oriented situations that you can be in that are not so scary for you, where you feel safer. Situations without the kind of overstimulation that happens at parades and stuff. Plus--have you discussed PTSD symptoms with your therapist/doctor? You mentioned the rape. It sounds like that created some strong fears for you, too.
I hope you're in therapy. Maybe your therapist or pdoc can help educate you and your husband about how to deal with the problems you're having with going out and seeing people, and explaining to your husband some better ways to help you.
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