Hi Emma,

Thanks for your reply– I’m glad to hear that it’s helping if even the smallest amount!  It absolutely makes sense that you are struggling right now and that you don’t want to feel anything.  Protection mode is a totally natural thing and makes sense that this is happening to you after what you’ve been through.  Your body and mind are working hard to protect you and wanting to sleep more and go into a sort of hibernation in order to be safe is what you’re craving.

I’m so sorry to hear about the national loss of the hockey team– it sounds like there is an awful lot going on in your world right now and everything seems upside down.

Please do write back in when you feel up for it and we will be here!  FYI– I am pretty sure that you are still able to use the resources mentioned previously if you are in Canada– both the online chat functionality and phone lines are accessible to U.S. and Canada.

Amy