tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post113349574566992431..comments2023-04-12T05:06:41.319-07:00Comments on PTSD and Me: ptsd, flashbacks, and "pseudo-seizures"GettingBetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13051926931303055938noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-86669735144895452362018-05-27T23:59:42.880-07:002018-05-27T23:59:42.880-07:00Please help me.Please help me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457656466380646912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-15834401404249895982014-10-29T20:12:18.620-07:002014-10-29T20:12:18.620-07:00sorry to be so slow. the grounding exercises (htt...sorry to be so slow. the grounding exercises (http://ptsdme.blogspot.com/2005/12/grounding-exercises-for-ptsd-symptoms.html) may provide some relief, though they are not a cure. Good luck!GettingBetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051926931303055938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-3459357743453081652014-09-02T12:02:49.683-07:002014-09-02T12:02:49.683-07:00Hey,
I know this is a really old post but I hope ...Hey,<br /><br />I know this is a really old post but I hope you can still respond to me, if you prefer you can email me, volkim12@gmail.com<br /><br />But here is my story, i myself am not a victim, and I'm very sorry for those of you that are. But my boyfriend is a victim of child sexual abuse for 3 years. He has these pseudo seizures and I would just like to learn more about it in any way. <br /><br />He usually will be acting normal then all a sudden go into these seizures and shake and muscles will be completely stiff and he would be non responsive from anywhere from 2 minutes to 15 minutes, eventually when I am able to get him to respond he is completely disoriented, he does not know what time or day it is and he loses memory of the whole day sometimes even more. He forgets anything that really happened. He then gets a big headache and has body aches. I was wondering if there is anything I could do that you think may help or help comfort it. All I do is hold him until he is okay and snap him out of the seizure and bring him back to reality. Please let me know if you can share your experiences or tell me anything that may help me help him, or help me understand what is going on more. <br /><br />Is there a cure? his doctor says he will eventually grow out of it, is this true?<br />Thank you and thank you for this blog post, it has helped more people than you may know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-30468360623590967582014-07-24T11:22:16.027-07:002014-07-24T11:22:16.027-07:00Hi - Wow - thank you for writing. I have those ps...Hi - Wow - thank you for writing. I have those psuedo-seizures from time to time - more often since I have started a new relationship post-rape. They are frightening. My new partner thinks I should "get a handle" on it. But he is starting to understand. I recently told him that it's like a type of epilepsy and then saw your blog which verified my thoughts. I am hoping it will help him understand because his anger and frustration pushes me deeper into the PTSD episdoe than he knows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-20763734469215980192014-04-21T19:30:49.503-07:002014-04-21T19:30:49.503-07:00Sorry to be so slow to post. Hope you find some r...Sorry to be so slow to post. Hope you find some relief and start on the path to healing!GettingBetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051926931303055938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-87801089882827253422014-02-25T15:31:43.738-08:002014-02-25T15:31:43.738-08:00I am 55 and recently began having pseudo seizures ...I am 55 and recently began having pseudo seizures due to a job I've held for 5 years. Mobbing, verbal bullying, threats and verbal harassment have caused them.<br />I am now being labelled as possibly bi-polar from child hood bullying - something that never happened to me, possibly having a neurological disorder, having a drinking and drug problem (I don't at all -it's been proven), and anything else they can try to label it as. They will not call it a psychiatric injury caused by workplace bullying.<br /><br />Has anyone else experienced this? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-63375707333318990992013-09-29T16:03:17.595-07:002013-09-29T16:03:17.595-07:00Thank you for sharing Belinda,
I feel for you and...Thank you for sharing Belinda, <br />I feel for you and can provide witness from the other side of them that that did ultimately stop and as painful as they were they seem to be a necessary part of the healing process, making it so I could not function and thus could not tuck them away or ignore them. I had to do something. TUnfortunately, the only way out is through, and I needed major help and support from my family of choice and psyche professionals who knew what PTSD was. I hope you have the resources to find what you need. If you are looking or unhappy with your professional help, maybe take a look at the "choosing a shrink" page on this blog. If your family is supportive, lean on them, if not find a new family. I literally had to do the latter in order to get better as my PTSD was threatening to my family of origin's self image to the point they not only couldn't deal, they went out of their way to pathologize me to avoid looking bad. Funny thing was, although how they raised me played a huge role in leaving me vulnerable to abusive people as a normal thing, the trauma was not particularly anything to do with them at all. Oh well.GettingBetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051926931303055938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-48406020850238517562013-09-22T16:03:04.123-07:002013-09-22T16:03:04.123-07:00I'm so glad I found your blog and took time ou...I'm so glad I found your blog and took time out to read tonight. I have PTSD and have been suffering with increasing frequency of flashbacks in recent months (now several times daily or spiraling ones that I don't come out of for days) but had a new experience today that was just horrible. I'd come home from having a flashback in public and I just felt very weird. I went to lie down and it was like my brain just shut down. I started shaking, my body jerking involuntarily. I wasn't asleep but I wasn't totally conscious either. When I eventually became more aware of my surroundings, I discovered more than four hours had passed. It felt to me like it was just a short while. I'm wondering if I had a pseudo flashback? I've also taken note of the book you recommend for betrayal bonds. It's something my psychiatrist raised just recently so I'm keen to learn more. Thank you. I hope to read more of your blogs on betrayal bonds - really interesting stuff. Thanks again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788205292535776955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-84535354607355042852013-09-19T16:03:15.107-07:002013-09-19T16:03:15.107-07:00oh god.....this has opened my eyes i allways knew ...oh god.....this has opened my eyes i allways knew but you confirmed it those arnt bad dreams i have during these sesions they are memories.......thank you the puzzel that is my past has finaly begun to be pieced back togetherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-43893415680523230822013-09-10T20:56:26.483-07:002013-09-10T20:56:26.483-07:00I hope you are able to find someone professional, ...I hope you are able to <a href="http://ptsdme.blogspot.com/2005/11/choosing-therapist-for-people-with.html" rel="nofollow">find someone professional, compassionate, and knowledgable about PTSD</a> to talk to. Meds alone won't solve the problem, <a href="http://ptsdme.blogspot.com/2005/11/ptsd-and-meds.html" rel="nofollow">though in my case they helped a lot</a> once we got the kind and dosages rights. That took some time, and required aa psychiatrist interested in looking closer than just prescribing the med-of-the-week the the Rx companies are pitching. This took several tries for me, but I eventually found a good one and was able to do so again when I moved a few years later. Have you checked the <a href="http://ptsdme.blogspot.com/2005/12/grounding-exercises-for-ptsd-symptoms.html" rel="nofollow">grounding exercises</a>? While they are not by any means a cure, grounding exercises can get a person back in her body and calmed down a little. remembering to breath is also important!GettingBetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051926931303055938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-45869758894330792982013-09-04T09:07:40.483-07:002013-09-04T09:07:40.483-07:00I spent all my life on pills and going through num...I spent all my life on pills and going through numerous EEG's which all came out to be negative or no abnormalities. Recently I was diagnosed with Pseudo Seizures and PTSD and they put me on pills, but those don't do any good except maybe add to the problem. Most of my seizures happen in church and sometimes alone. Remembering what has gone on and what has been said right before they happen, I am well aware they are PTSD. I would like for them to stop for it has scared others around me. I have been kicked out of homes and had a child taken from me because others didn't understand. I have never hurt anyone in my life. All the "concerns and reactions" from others have caused me to stay alone and be afraid of being around people. I want to have the confidence to let people know there isn't that need for their kind of concern. Since a lot of it has to do with sex, addiction, past awful experiences that I am ashamed of, I can't get the courage to talk about it. I would love to talk to someone, but don't have the money or insurance to cover it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-4612840916457824802013-05-19T01:32:55.850-07:002013-05-19T01:32:55.850-07:00my son is 12 and been suffering non epileptic seiz...my son is 12 and been suffering non epileptic seizures since feb on ave 2 a day but now has been having hallucinations of his dead dog this is all very new and scarey for me , is there anyone out there that has had a similar experience could the trauma of loosing his dog 3 years ago be surfacing and that why hes having hallucinations of her ? any help greatly appreciated emndave@hotmail.co.ukemmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-24706968895461100402013-05-05T19:32:52.983-07:002013-05-05T19:32:52.983-07:00I'm agreeing with you in prayer.I'm agreeing with you in prayer.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-79253345286980572222013-03-04T06:55:38.529-08:002013-03-04T06:55:38.529-08:00Thank u for this blog I have something like it on ...Thank u for this blog I have something like it on Facebook n I need more members trivellchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273732656323768627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-17257116485518314392013-03-04T06:53:42.045-08:002013-03-04T06:53:42.045-08:00I'm glad to see also I am not the only one goi...I'm glad to see also I am not the only one going through these things I have a group on face book called understanding the mental disabilities of life who wants to be added n some can help me run it when I'm not able to ....people with our condition need alot of support especially from one another ..trivellchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273732656323768627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-87125032108335011802013-01-28T21:28:09.382-08:002013-01-28T21:28:09.382-08:00thank u for writing this... i am having tremors at...thank u for writing this... i am having tremors at times (so it seems) in my hands and through out my entire body. i thought i was insane... your post has helped more than words can say... thank you.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-58518137602729073252012-09-19T21:08:31.143-07:002012-09-19T21:08:31.143-07:00thanks for posting!thanks for posting!GettingBetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051926931303055938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-68658246342236296902012-07-23T02:18:03.030-07:002012-07-23T02:18:03.030-07:00I am 49 years old and have PTSD. I was in a sever...I am 49 years old and have PTSD. I was in a severe care wreck in 1996, in which I saw my 21 month old daughter die. I've been in therapy and under psychiatric care since that time. This year, for the first time, I experienced severe non-epileptic seizures while I was an inpatient. It was terrifying. The first one was the worst flash back I've ever experienced. I've learned that non-epileptic seizures are a form of dissociation and somotization. It is you body reacting to intolerable stress in your brain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-54403888283267643602012-07-20T07:11:35.049-07:002012-07-20T07:11:35.049-07:00Hi, reading your blog brought me to tears, I have ...Hi, reading your blog brought me to tears, I have been dealing with pseudo seizures for a decade, I have only been recently diagnosed with them and PTSD which is the the cause. My PSTD is related to childhood trauma that according to my therapist is actually the worst form of trauma. The seizures or episodes as I still call them are like falling into the pit of hell. Sometimes the pain can be so extreme and the shaking violent. I usually know when they are going to come but that is of little comfort when you are in a public place and need to escape so nobody is witness to your own personal sideshow. I thank you for starting this blog because it allows me to realize that I am not "crazy" , I feel hopeful which I have felt for a long time. Good luck to everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-89902074774279509952012-02-28T07:28:21.432-08:002012-02-28T07:28:21.432-08:00I have these flashbacks seizure things too.. I am ...I have these flashbacks seizure things too.. I am 16 years old and I'm scared. I'm starting physco therapy, it's nice to know I'm not alone, and niether are you.SeizureGirl262https://www.blogger.com/profile/11676199602788741056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-62420022280918328902012-02-20T20:15:12.633-08:002012-02-20T20:15:12.633-08:00im dealing with ptsd and seizures and it just cost...im dealing with ptsd and seizures and it just cost me my education at job corps and now im finding out they sent me home for no reasontrivellchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273732656323768627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-45400471816227337462012-02-15T22:23:14.544-08:002012-02-15T22:23:14.544-08:00I'm male, in my early 50's & have had ...I'm male, in my early 50's & have had severe shakes, convulsions & other horror symptoms for the last nearly 3 & a half years from sexual abuse in childhood, long buried, now re-surfacing. I've had some previous symptoms for many many years, not realizing what they were, but now the official diagnosis is C-PTSD & I've been told I have to ride out the storm because the returning body memories are so severe. <br /><br />Whilst I wouldnt wish this on my worse enemy, I do know it's a form of healing & hats off to all of you fellow sufferers who deserve all credit for waking up each day & trying to get on with life the best way that we can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-37425629469418527032012-01-25T20:57:14.151-08:002012-01-25T20:57:14.151-08:00Hi I don't have ptsd or at least I don't t...Hi I don't have ptsd or at least I don't think I do. But I do have pseudo-seizures. I really don't know what causes them other then stress. And I almost feel like I'm stuck in my body and not in control but me somewhere on the inside is fighting to gain control. When I come to I am a sobbing mess and can't always get control of myself and it makes me have another one sometimes. When I found out they were called pseudo-seizures I didn't wanna admit it to myself I felt like it was a drs way of saying I'm faking it and its not it feels real to me. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one out thereMelissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-7256641424259106602011-12-29T03:15:29.323-08:002011-12-29T03:15:29.323-08:00Hi. I too didn't realise there was a name for ...Hi. I too didn't realise there was a name for these episodes & presumed I was going mad. My diagnosis is Complex PTSD. So far it has lasted 35 (onset aged 7. Main symptoms at that time suicidal ideation, nightmares, flashbacks, & what now realise were non epileptic seizures). Amazingly, I have managed to avoid ever being hospitalised (although I self medicated w 7 yrs of substance abuse aged 14-21 & completed residential treatment for that). Mt C-PTSD is particulaly strong due to repeated exposure to abuse of different kinds starting age 2 1/2 & being on going to some extent with my adult Son now an abuser (he's currently in treatment for marijuana addiction). I have little contact with my family (they are neglectful & emotionally abusive) & am half way through a Court case re 3 violent rapes & willfull murder of my unborn child at age 15 yo). Life is hell. I finally suffered a heart attack 2 years ago (caused by stress of severe workplace bullying) & 2 nights ago fell to the floor with involuntary convulsions. This, with 21 & 1/2 yrs of life lived drug & alcohol free! I will not break though n.b.cuz I REFUSE to give my abusers that satisfaction. My personal mantra is, the best form of revenge is success (& although I havent worked for 12 mths due to the impact of various abuses, I believe that I can & will eventually recover). Blessings to PTSD guy & fellow sufferers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842224.post-5450017467429965092011-12-17T12:40:18.913-08:002011-12-17T12:40:18.913-08:00Hi, your blog is great, i have non-epileptic seizu...Hi, your blog is great, i have non-epileptic seizures and it has been recently suggested i may be experiencing ptsd. I suppose it makes sense when i realise some of the things i have been through. I am training to be a nurse and it really is like big brother is watching and through the stress of the course it is becoming harder to hide my symptoms. I am really scared that i will fail the course, not because of my inability or determination but because of other peoples ignorance. It is reassuring to know that there are others out there that may understand some of what i am going throughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com