Once again thanks to all of you who propped me up after I "went in the ditch" a couple of weeks ago. I am feeling so much better, the flashbacks and nightmares have subsided dramatically.
I'm so glad to hear this WBD. I must have spent a month or more with nightmares and flashbacks after my dad was arrested. I eventually gave in to pharmaceuticals (the kind a doctor has ovesight on, not the kind you buy from a store) just to get more than 3-4 hours of sleep. I've been off them for a couple of months now, but in that initial stage, as much as I didn't like it, I had to.
I do hope you're managing to get, if not more, at least higher quality sleep.
I'm exceedingly glad to hear that you had a good session - good therapists are hard to find and it sounds like you found a good one right out of the gate. That will do wonders. Obviously it won't make everything go away all at once, but just having someone who can work with you as you try to navigate the fallout will be exceedingly helpful to you.