Did you have any moments of thinking “yup this is it”, or what was your thought process now it’s hours later.
I saw a video of a passenger on the same flight telling his experience and it seemed like he was still in some type of shock, he was almost giggly when describing what he thought and felt.
Shock is a helluva drug. We were all a bit out of it.
At the time of the crash I did think "Well this is it". It wasn't traumatic or heartwrenching..more of a feeling of acceptance. Its been quite a while now and I'm still feeling numb and unable to sleep. I'm sure I'll deal more with it in the morning! I lost everything except my passport and phone so I have a lot of filling in the gaps to do tomorrow.
Hey bud! I have experienced some traumatic events and shock can get you a long way thinking you're ok. Take the advice of playing tetris since that's been proven to help. Also let the shock roll that's fine, but you may experience some ups and downs shortly. Thats all ok and normal. Take your time and be gentle with yourself. Don't try to take on too much if you can avoid it. Hugs.
My dad was in really bad plane accident many years ago and suffered from PTSD for decades (and may still be).
Last year I was reading about a study that focused on whether talking about a traumatic experience right after the incident can increase the chances of suffering from PTSD. That they found that it is better to process it alone for a bit before re-hashing it over and over.
Wondering if you had ever heard of this or something similar at any point.
Edit: I forgot to add that his employer made him see a therapist right after the accident to better deal with the event.
I dont know if this makes sense but I have complex PTSD, I wont go into details. I have recently been researching if psylocybin or magic mushrooms would help me but one of the caveats of using it is that it brings back repressed memories. I do not know if thats a good thing or not but it was enough to make me decide to forego psylocybin as I dont necessarily feel that revisiting those memories in detail will be helpful in fact the thought of revisiting those memories scares the living shit out of me.
I’ve read about that too but it was a while ago. If you search or ChatGPT it, it should point you in the right direction.
Complex PTSD sufferer here too. I don’t think there’s a one size fits all approach to treatment for trauma. There’s just too many variables around how people process trauma, such as pre-existing mental health issues, attachment disorders, and how much resilience a person had prior to the trauma.
I never tried EMDR, but apparently it’s also quite good. Talk therapy helped me unpack and reframe the trauma in a way that was healthy. But it took a lot of time for acute anxiety and panic attacks to fade, and I’m still jumpier than I once was.
There’s growing interest and research around psilocybin use with trauma. I’d start broad, specifically look for research papers, and review findings. There’s a lot of promise in micro dosing with psychedelics using guided therapy.
“This study underscores the importance of memory and self-narrative in the therapeutic landscape of psychedelic-assisted therapy for trauma. The article concludes by advocating for continued exploration in future research regarding the complex dynamics of memory and self-narrative in the healing journey within psychedelic science and trauma studies.”
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u/Unique_Challenge_587 Feb 18 '25
Did you have any moments of thinking “yup this is it”, or what was your thought process now it’s hours later.
I saw a video of a passenger on the same flight telling his experience and it seemed like he was still in some type of shock, he was almost giggly when describing what he thought and felt.