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C-PTSD is probably the simplest way to summarize what I’ve been dealing with (I’m not totally comfortable with the label).

I’ve done 20 ketamine sessions over the past 2 years (the last one about 5 months ago). I agree with you that a lot of the immediate relief from an infusion can fade after not that long. However, combined with some of the other work I was doing there was a slow accumulation of benefits and new perspectives on life.

Overall, the infusions definitely helped… it hasn’t been easy going though, and I have been continuing to work on myself.

A few months ago, I finally found a therapist who I felt was actually helping me. I had tried a few different therapists in years past and it wasn’t that helpful. My current therapist uses a lot of “somatic therapy” in her work, which I think is really important. With trauma, talk alone won’t get you very far.

I’ve made a lot of progress since November when I started seeing her. I think the Ketamine and the work I had been doing on my on own “prepped” me in a certain sense.

Your friend might benefit from finding a good somatic therapist.