What a wait - Therapy for CPTSD suggestions

just4once
just4once Scope Member Posts: 117 Empowering
edited January 7 in Mental health and wellbeing

I have been waiting five years for therapy here in Wales since being diagnosed with cptsd I received a phone call on Thursday potentially starting art therapy in February as that’s what is available I probably need quite a lot of therapy and not even sure where to begin as it’s been so long waiting and bottled up any suggestions please

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  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 2,828 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hi @just4once, I'm sorry it's taken so long for you to get some therapy. Art therapy sounds interesting, how are you feeling about it?

    I found a self-help guide from the NHS which might be helpful whilst you wait for therapy to start - PTSD and CPTSD Self-Help Guide. Mind have some great information about CPTSD and the best therapies for it - Complex PTSD.

    I don't have personal experience of CPTSD so I can't say what therapies might be suitable. Hopefully one of our members will be able to share their experience.

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 8,969 Championing

    Im awaiting Trauma Therapy wow thats a long wait i feel for you i just been diagonsed with cptsd well was wrotten on psyctrist notes makes alot of sense the last week my mental health so so bad feel broken i phoned mind they can sign post you to someone to talk to in your area from mind sorry im terrible at explaining look on mind website lot of information i hope this helps

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 8,969 Championing

    Oh sorry i see rachel said abiut mind i actually called them today funny enough

  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 15,375 Championing

    I found art therapy isn't a cure (but what is?), but is brilliant, because it lets us express what we can't put into words. This is especially useful with a condition like CPTSD where trying to explain something and failing (because it can't be explained using words) often makes it worse. 🙂 😊

  • just4once
    just4once Scope Member Posts: 117 Empowering

    Thank you for your responses I have used mind online before and others sites too like no panic although for the last year I have been freeze response I am trying to come out of that now so hopefully this art therapy will be helpful as well

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