Prolonged exsposure for ptsd?

[ktluvsice]

has anyone ever been through this treatment? has it helped? it sounds like torture to me. My therapist wants to do PE. says it will really help my ptsd, which has pretty much sucked the life out of me but then says that we have to wait till i'm not cutting or suicidal. I don't really know how to not be suicidal anymore.

[shadow-light]

wasn't sure what PE was, but after a quick google is sounds terrifying :/ . there seems to be quite a lot of evidence for it's effectiveness though, so may be worth a try.

[Merc]

It does sound scary, but it does seem to be very effective.
Make sure you let your T know how you feel about it all. Hopefully, discussing it/learning more about what to expect will ease the fear.
Hope it goes well for you.