Trauma in my PTSD therapy group. We can say how fear or anger or other emotions feel in our bodies but not why.
We can say if a non-related situation stresses us out but not why.
We practice mindfulness twice each session.
Other than mindfulness, I’m starting to wonder how this group program will help us.
But maybe it’s not helpful to talk about trauma. What do I know?!
Damn its even worse than here lol jk
It might be triggering to others. Is the group focused on ways to manage PTSD? I’m in a DBT group right now and I know that when other members openly discuss their trauma it makes it so uncomfortable for me that it affects my ability to learn the skills and absorb the material.
I guess that’s maybe it. I was just told it’s for people with ptsd and was told referred.
I’m sorry your experience in the DBT group sometimes stopped you from getting a lot out of it. What you say makes sense
All I can think of right now is this can get you into touch with your feelings and show you how to find ways to deal with them. I think in real life situations I cant keep telling people why I am experiencing extreme discomfort. So I have to learn other ways to deal rather then keep talking about this in public situations.
I had a mindfulness course too, people there just wanted to talk about their trauma so the instructor also said its not allowed. Its to teach a tool not a group talk therapy. I dropped out because people started crying every session or talk about their suïcide attempts, i got enough to deal with to be also dealing with others mental health issues
Group has to be a semi-safe space for people who have suffered trauma. Hearing the specifics of your trauma could trigger and adversely affect the health of people who have had experiences similar to your own. I can’t watch any sort of television show featuring kids being hurt or abused and I definitely can’t watch news stories about it. Being in a group listening to someone sharing their experience of being raped as a kid would send me running screaming for my bottle of Ativan and I’d probably take more than I should.
Just typing this was difficult for me and took several attempts.
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Thanks for your insight. That all makes sense.
Yes, it becomes way too triggering for people.
In my old outpatient group, people would get into specifics and it was triggering as all hell.
Also, it would tend to be the same people talking all the time, which kept the shy people like me quiet.
Often i would be so triggered and because i would never have a way to process my own trauma, i would go home and self harm. Which defeats the purpose of group.
Specific trauma sharing groups were fine when I was inpatient, but not at all safe when attending the same hospital’s outpatient one.
There probably are groups out there available to you if you want a more intense experience, but if this is a mindfulness focused group, I definitely agree with the no specifics requirement.
That makes sense @anon28552576 . I’m going to stick with the group and see if it helps over time.
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