My focus has hugely been on training my service dog Julia to help manage some new PTSD triggers. She already does cardiac alert for my POTS and hallucination discernment to help with my psychosis. But when a recent event happened my PTSD induced panic attacks came back full force so I’m putting in a ton of training to have my dog help ground me during panic attacks.
Today while we were out with a friend I had one of those terrible panic attacks where I can’t even stand so I sat on the floor and my dog come right on over and lays on top on my legs to help ground me. I know I talk about my service dog a lot but she really is a life saver.
We’ve been going back to the gym now after our little hiatus.
If you’re ever considering the possibility of getting a service dog feel free to reach out to me and I’ll gladly share some tips and advice.
