I have developed many strategies to respond to many aspects of PTSD.

The key is identifying many factors:

What are your feelings at the time?
What is the situation and how is it affecting you?
What are your alternatives presently or in the future that you can do?
Is this a repetative incident?
What from my past is like this incident or not as you analyze it?
Do you have any control over the situation?

Depending on the answers you can modify your thoughts or actions.


Immediate crisis mode however, you need to refocus by grounding, distracting, or departing to a safe place until you get back together.
Soothe yourself in what ever way works for you: exercise, music, suduko, etc

All of the above is very hard to do when you are an emotional basket case. They will not work if you are on overload and can't think straight. These steps have been created over a long period of time and once ingrained can become automatic. But practice and practice and practice makes it better each time.

I have no one to talk to or share with other than my Therapist. So I go it alone all the time. Other than this forum.