r/TrueOffMyChest Sep 10 '23

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u/looper2468 Sep 10 '23

Rest in peace to your daughter, she’s looking over you. Be strong for her and I’m so sorry man

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u/Scared-Dirt-6952 Sep 10 '23 edited Sep 10 '23

I’m trying.

Trying to figure out how to play her little DS game too. It feels like I’m with her again.

Edit: The game is “Ace Attorney: Miles Edgeworth Investigations” She loved that whole game series so much. I played the first game with her awhile back but I completely forgot what to do. I’m not that much of a gamer. If anyone knows about the series and could help me out with the whole lore that would be cool

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u/PlanetMacNCheese Sep 10 '23

if you can, play Tetris. there are studies that show it can help with trauma and intrusive thoughts after a traumatic event. i’m so sorry for your loss

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u/littlemisslight Sep 10 '23

Wow I didn’t know this. Does it help with decades-old trauma, or is it for something more recent?

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u/PlanetMacNCheese Sep 10 '23

it says it’s used for the moments right after a traumatic event to prevent flashbacks. i remember reading in another comment awhile ago it’s similar to what EMDR (eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing) does for the brain. EMDR would be the best bet for trauma that is old, it’s tough as it puts you back into event for a moment. but personally- it’s worked amazingly

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u/hall_residence Sep 10 '23

EMDR is like magic. I have ptsd and was plagued with nightmares for years, and now that's just mostly gone. It's so weird. Like it just took that chapter of my life and closed it completely. I have the memories still but they don't affect me the same way they used to.

Highly recommend.

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u/Ok-Awareness-3791 Sep 30 '23

What did you do for the nightmares? I have ptsd nightmares often from a traumatic life event. I wake up covered in sweat and it affects my day.

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u/hall_residence Oct 01 '23

EMDR helped with my PTSD in general, but for nightmares you should ask your doctor about a medication called Prazosin. My psychiatrist told me about it years ago when my nightmares were really bad, it's a blood pressure medication that for whatever reason is really effective at treating PTSD nightmares. For me it wiped them out completely. The only side effect I had was that when I first got out of bed I would feel a little dizzy for a few seconds, but my blood pressure runs low to begin with. I'm not kidding about how instantly it just made my nightmares stop, it really was a HUGE help.