
Author Honey Badger
PTSD and Body Memories
PTSD and Body Memories
During medical exam, I get triggered,
I am breathing very shallow.
Flashbacks come,
Heart pounding in my chest,
My body turns red,
Get a massive headache,
Tears streaming down my face,
I am scared and knocked off balance,
I thought that I had healed
More than I have,
I am triggered,
I am having a full
blown anxiety attack,
I want to run away,
I do not feel safe with the medical professionals,
All I want to do is run away,
And that is what I do with the person
who come to the appointment with me
The next day, I call doctor asking for
anti-anxiety medication,
Since I have been in tears
And having flashbacks, nightmares
And suicidal thoughts,
The nurse practitioner all of a sudden
Believes that I have PTSD and
She goes out of her way to
Make sure that I have a prescription
For anti-anxiety medication,
Also she sets me up with therapy,
She tells me that happened was a body memory,
The body does not lie,
I have nothing to be ashamed of and they are there for me,
That they have seen this several
Times with women who have been
Raped and that it is part of Post
Traumatic Stress
