Do you feel like you are having PTSD?
Were you bit badly by a dog recently and it was scary?
Do you feel very anxious hearing a dog bark?
Is it hard to be around dogs now, even if they are nice?
Do you have bad dreams about getting bitten by another dog?
If you have been bitten by a dog or been attacked by a dog recently, it is normal to have panic disorders.
As well, you might have panic attacks every time you hear a dog bark. If you have been bitten by a dog, you might even have pain in that area of your body. Even if the scar and wound has healed, that area of your body might still carry physical pain. Therefore, if you were bitten on the hip area, your hip and low back might be painful even if you’re walking or sitting.
To begin, click the button below for a phone consult dog bite trauma therapy in Southeastern Connecticut using art, yoga, music, and drama therapies.
Often times, people are bitten by dogs when they least expect it.
One moment, you are having fun or on a run in the Southeastern Connecticut area. Then, you are being attacked by a vicious animal. And, you are left feeling afraid and scared now. People who get attacked by a dog are left with a traumatic experience. Often, from PTSD, nightmares and panic attacks last for years after.
Dog bite trauma therapy helps with reducing PTSD triggers.
Even the sound of a dog barking can trigger a PTSD flashback and high levels of anxiety. To add, before being bitten, you remember liking dogs. Now, you feel so afraid and tense. Hearing a dog bark is a PTSD trigger and can trigger a PTSD flashback. In counseling, you can learn to understand and compassionate overcome triggers. You can gain positive coping tools for slowing down and relaxing yourself. Wisdom Within Counseling offers art, yoga, music, and drama therapies for PTSD recovery.
What can PTSD symptoms look like when needing dog bite trauma therapy?
As well, it is normal if you are experiencing symptoms of trauma and anxiety due to a dog attack. You may have trouble sleeping, tearfulness, trouble eating, appetite changes, dreams about fears, and anger. If you go to a local café, and you see someone in line with a dog on a leash, you might keep your distance or start to have a PTSD flashback. Seeing a dog may mean you start crying, run away, or freeze up. Maybe, when you see a dog, you can’t speak and freeze.
Often times, being bitten by a dog makes you afraid to do the things you used to like to do.
Additionally, if you like to rollerblade or ride your bike, you might feel afraid to go outside your house. Your house might feel safer than outdoor now. As well, if you like to go for a run and consider yourself a runner, you might be afraid to go on the running trail. Therefore, the trail where you ran every day might be where the dog bite took place. So, you may be avoiding going back to where the trauma event took place.
Can children get dog bite PTSD?
Yes, children can get PTSD from a dog bite. They may fear dying and be afraid to goto school. And, a child with PTSD may even want to sleep in their parent’s bed more. If your child had a dog bite in a park, they may get anxious when thinking about the park. And, they may have a panic attack if they are thinking about going back there. For someone who did not experience a dog bite, it might seem “silly” to be this afraid. However, for someone with PTSD, the fears are very real. A child may develop concerning behaviors like skin picking, misophonia or selective mutism.
Who can help my family through PTSD?
Also, only a trained child therapist can help someone overcome PTSD triggers. Forcing a child to go back to a place that is trigger their PTSD is not helpful or beneficial to them. Overall, at Wisdom Within Counseling, we help children as well as adults who have PTSD from a dig bite. At Wisdom Within Counseling, we step into an anxious child’s world and help them feel safe. To note, children need guidance and patience around expressing fears, worries, and anger. In holistic play therapy and child counseling, children can pick from art, yoga, music and nature therapies to feel safe in the world again.
To begin, click the button below for a phone consult to work with a PTSD specialist regarding dog bite trauma therapy in Southeastern Connecticut.
Dog bite trauma therapy can help you feel confident again
Furthermore, when people suffer from post traumatic stress disorder, they might restrict themselves out of fears and anxieties that have developed. You might be avoiding places where dogs are welcome out of fear. You are afraid to of a dog bite again. Through therapy, you can learn to feel confident again and like yourself. As well, your therapist can provide you with positive, holistic outlets for anxiety and stress. For one, you can talk and communicate anger, loss, and anxiety through art, yoga, music, and drama therapies. We believe these are more effective because they involve your mind and body for PTSD recovery. Overall, the team of creative therapists at Wisdom Within Counseling offer outlets for intense emotions through creative therapies.
To begin, click the button below for a phone consult for PTSD counseling.
How else can dog bite trauma therapy help with PTSD recovery?
Being bitten by a dog can make someone not want to even have a dog as a pet. If family members or friends have dogs as pets, you might feel uneasy and anxious around them. You may avoid family gatherings where dogs will be present. As well, you might develop tearfulness, a racing heart, and sweaty palms around dogs. These symptoms may take away from the positive gathering with your family. With PTSD, you may even experience a panic attack around familiar dogs. Even if a dog has been friendly to you in the past, getting bitten by a dog in shape your world negatively. It is okay if you are afraid of dogs that were once familiar after getting bitten.
Being bitten by a dog is a very scary experience and one that leaves a victim with post traumatic stress disorder.
As well, you can benefit from meeting with a PTSD therapist to talk about how you feel scared around dogs now. To add, your PTSD therapist in Southeastern Connecticut can bring creative, expressive arts in your counseling. Art, drama therapy, painting, yoga therapies and nature therapies support PTSD recovery. Dog bite trauma therapy may include art, painting, and creative therapies. Or, you can do meditations to feel calmer and more safe in your body. Walk and talk therapy is also available along the shoreline in Niantic, Connecticut. Lastly, video and telehealth therapy sessions are an option too.
Your holistic trauma therapist understands traumatic stress symptoms and PTSD related anxiety.
As well, it can be exhausting trying to tell people how afraid you are around dogs now. In therapy, you can learn to set boundaries. Dog bite trauma therapy can be a safe place to process and tell your story. Essentially, your therapist can teach you how to tell your story without reliving it. Each session, you can use creative, expressive arts alongside talking, like art, yoga, music, and drama therapy. In time, you can feel grounded, emotionally supported, and safe at Wisdom Within Counseling. Overall, your holistic therapist can help you develop positive coping tools to overcome fears around dogs. As well, you can build a healthy relationship with your mind and body from PTSD counseling.
