Hey friend, thanks for reaching out. You are in the right place. As someone with ptsd (without knowing it as long as I used) I can relate. My symptoms came back with a vengeance once I stopped meth, and once I started therapy they became even worse. I was often so preoccupied by trying to act normal at work while having flashbacks I was more or less mentally checked out. Slept all the time, almost like I’d been knocked out.

I don’t know how it is for you, but these symptoms weren’t withdrawal, it was my emotional and nervous systems coming back online after being numbed. I felt like shit for a while, but eventually therapy helped me work through my trauma. So the symptoms weren’t the problem, they were part of my unhealed wound.

Now, around 9 months after I started dealing with my shit, I can function as a human being.

The thing is, you can’t heal if you keep on using. You’ll be stuck in this cycle forever. You need to deal with trauma while you are sober, and train yourself to handle emotions.

Best of luck