darkangel-212559
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I don't want to go over it again in too much detail (but I fear I will do so anyway to give the important details), as it will trigger me again but an event happened to my wife and I a few months ago that has left me with PTSD and I would like to ask Gaf for advice on how I should deal with it.
Essentially I live in North Israel, we are in a town called Safed which is relatively close to the Lebanon Border and in range of Hizbollah's rockets.
We have very loud sirens that go off in town and in a Government app whenever rockets/drones enter into our airspace and we only have 30 seconds to enter a bomb shelter for protection. My own house thank G-D has its own bomb shelter, we are talking about reinforced steel, a hardcore heavy door, and other things to provide protection. If you want hear what the sirens sound like download a nuclear warning siren for your phone, put it on full blast and if you really want to recreate the experience imagine loudly the phone blaring something along the lines of ALERT, ALERT ROCKET ATTACK (or whatever event is going on), ENTER YOUR PROTECTED SPACE etc), then imagine every time the sirens go off your phone goes off like that many times over. Then imagine that those sirens are also blaring outside.
Anyway, to cut to the chase, this has been happening multiple times since the war started. But the first time it happened we were told to go to the shelter due to what the Government emergency said was Hizbollah invading into our town. We were told to turn off all the lights, grab weapons and wait.
After an hour or so we we were able to leave. Thank G-D it was a false alarm! But it gave me a lot of trauma. I generally thought I was going to die. I had to say good bye to my wife whom was with me and my family and friends. It's really shaken me up.
Ever since then I just can't cope with Loud bangs, noises, even the sound of thunder. We've had more sirens since then and more times in the bomb shelter. I constantly feel scared, on edge, anxious. When I'm back in the shelter hearing the sirens I just can't cope and I have no idea how much longer this will keep going on for. If things get worse I don't know how I'm going to cope.
Just a few days ago we had a major attack here with rockets. Several injured, two dead. I couldn't get out of bed the next day in the morning. The shock and fear still hasn't left me totally. How will I cope if it's hundreds of rockets every day into Safed like it was in the 2006 war with Hizbollah?
I have to remain strong. And try and be as normal as possible. I can't let the ptsd effect my marriage, as it did the first time we left the bomb shelter. I just don't know what to do. The fear is non stop because the risk with Hizbollah is non stop.
I could really do with some advice here.
Thanks Gaf.
Essentially I live in North Israel, we are in a town called Safed which is relatively close to the Lebanon Border and in range of Hizbollah's rockets.
We have very loud sirens that go off in town and in a Government app whenever rockets/drones enter into our airspace and we only have 30 seconds to enter a bomb shelter for protection. My own house thank G-D has its own bomb shelter, we are talking about reinforced steel, a hardcore heavy door, and other things to provide protection. If you want hear what the sirens sound like download a nuclear warning siren for your phone, put it on full blast and if you really want to recreate the experience imagine loudly the phone blaring something along the lines of ALERT, ALERT ROCKET ATTACK (or whatever event is going on), ENTER YOUR PROTECTED SPACE etc), then imagine every time the sirens go off your phone goes off like that many times over. Then imagine that those sirens are also blaring outside.
Anyway, to cut to the chase, this has been happening multiple times since the war started. But the first time it happened we were told to go to the shelter due to what the Government emergency said was Hizbollah invading into our town. We were told to turn off all the lights, grab weapons and wait.
After an hour or so we we were able to leave. Thank G-D it was a false alarm! But it gave me a lot of trauma. I generally thought I was going to die. I had to say good bye to my wife whom was with me and my family and friends. It's really shaken me up.
Ever since then I just can't cope with Loud bangs, noises, even the sound of thunder. We've had more sirens since then and more times in the bomb shelter. I constantly feel scared, on edge, anxious. When I'm back in the shelter hearing the sirens I just can't cope and I have no idea how much longer this will keep going on for. If things get worse I don't know how I'm going to cope.
Just a few days ago we had a major attack here with rockets. Several injured, two dead. I couldn't get out of bed the next day in the morning. The shock and fear still hasn't left me totally. How will I cope if it's hundreds of rockets every day into Safed like it was in the 2006 war with Hizbollah?
I have to remain strong. And try and be as normal as possible. I can't let the ptsd effect my marriage, as it did the first time we left the bomb shelter. I just don't know what to do. The fear is non stop because the risk with Hizbollah is non stop.
I could really do with some advice here.
Thanks Gaf.
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