Red Flags Thread

I m seeing replies about "red flags" all over the forum in reference to behaviors that should provide a cautionary hint of more problems ahead if you keep relating to someone who displays them. This seems like an important relationship issue for someone with PTSD or triggers. When it comes to red flags: 1. How to separate being triggered from an actual red flag? 2. What red flags do you believe most people miss as too subtle? Are these red flags really more like instincts to avoid someone... Red Flags Thread
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/red-flags-thread.49924/

I Want Sex All The Time

Ok, this is kind of personal but I ve Google all I can and still come up with nothing helpful so here goes: I was sexually abused by my ex (he was my first and only sexual partner for 7yrs) since I left the relationship 2 1/2 years ago I have had multiple one night stands a long term FWB and with my current boyfriend of 6 months I want it WAY more then he does. When he says he isn t in the mood I feel rejected and worthless even thought he works really hard to make sure I know he still finds me... I Want Sex All The Time
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/i-want-sex-all-the-time.49925/

Harassment & Abuse - I Feel Helpless

I m so mad. Angry, scared, panicky, distraught. I work with a disabled population that is not vocal. I have a co-worker who has been a bitch since I started with her. Anytime she got me alone. My co-workers (who are also new and came in with me) reported the same nonsense. Whatever. She does her job. I don t care. Until she doesn t. And she blackmails/threatens me. And lies. What she s doing would classify as abuse in my field. No, she s not beating anyone, but she s not taking any kind of... Harassment & Abuse - I Feel Helpless
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/harassment-abuse-i-feel-helpless.49701/

Night Time Problem

Night Time Problem
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/night-time-problem.49921/

Attachment To Your Therapist: What Is It, Really?

Alrighty. I often read that attachment is a necessary aspect of the therapeutic relationship. I understand that transference is a required element of psychotherapy, specifically; and I think I understand how someone struggling with attachment would benefit from experiencing it with their therapist. I m not totally sure I understand it, but it sounds like it makes sense. How does your attachment to your therapist actually manifest itself? What are the tangible signs of it (if any)? I... Attachment To Your Therapist: What Is It, Really?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/attachment-to-your-therapist-what-is-it-really.49923/

I'm A Survivor

Hello everyone, I m Curlymop. I ve had PTSD (or C-PTSD), Dissociative Disorder and a unique form of anorexia for years. I ve had all major types of trauma, starting from birth. I ve also done the rounds of negative ways of coping. I ve been tin substance abuse recovery for 25 years. I ve been in therapy just as long. I ve been in the psych ward at least once every year almost since 2005. I fought really hard to "normalize" my life as a young adult and was pretty high functioning and... I m A Survivor
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/im-a-survivor.49922/

Do You Believe We Have Free Will?

Sam Harris has written a book called Free Will. Here is a video of one of his speeches on the book tour. Would you feel differently about your abuser, or about anyone you might blame for the trauma you experienced, if you believed they weren t free to choose otherwise? I think Sam is speaking my language in this video. How many times have I been over and over my traumas, trying to recapture my state of mind at the time of the trauma, instead of viewing it... Do You Believe We Have Free Will?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/do-you-believe-we-have-free-will.47395/

Do You Ever View Your T As A Kind Of Parent?

And is this a healthy thing to feel? I am 20 and I guess my therapist is almost like everything my parents aren t. He s consistent, punctual, listens to me, respects me, doesn t criticise me, doesn t judge me And I guess he s old enough that he could be my dad. I m not saying Id like to be legally adopted as my therapist but I will say that there have been many times when I have viewed him as a parent I never had and wish I could see him more than I do. Do many of you share this feeling of... Do You Ever View Your T As A Kind Of Parent?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/do-you-ever-view-your-t-as-a-kind-of-parent.49919/

Can Someone Help Cause I'm At A Loss

Hey, I m the fng so it s like basic again. I m a former E-6 got busted down for punching my CO pretty dumb. But he got a bunch of my boys killed so I thought I was justified. Any way I am a former Ranger. I was operational all over the world. But mostly SA the Moug and desert storm. I was a sniper and combat medic. My first MOS was 45B small weapon repair I bounce around a lot for training to get to special operation. Well that who I was. Now I m a disabled no body. But the point of this is I... Can Someone Help Cause I m At A Loss
https://www.mycombatptsd.com/threads/can-someone-help-cause-im-at-a-loss.2277/

What Makes You Angry Today?

I know I ve been fairly angry all day and it only seems to be rising. I m actually standing in a hallway at school looking at how shaky my hands are and the blood vessels within my arms bulge. I was up early to drive someone to the airport, this morning my dog got into a fight with another dog, and upon driving to school realized I didn t have my parking permit. So, automatic $5.00 had to be spent at a parking pass machine..which of course the first fucking one did not work. The library of... What Makes You Angry Today?
https://www.mycombatptsd.com/threads/what-makes-you-angry-today.1459/

Feeling Great And Still Having Severe Dissociative Disorder?

Hi all, this is my first post. Nice to meet you! *wavies!* My name s Lori, I m 37 years old. Lessee, I m a huge geeky nerd and love comic books, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, video games, and I live in a little yellow house and raise honeybees and chickens and ducks as well as vegetables. I m not that great with growing veggies yet but I m having a lot of fun learning! Anyway, I m gonna have to summarize a lot of my past here into some very general terms and skip details, but I have PTSD.... Feeling Great And Still Having Severe Dissociative Disorder?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/feeling-great-and-still-having-severe-dissociative-disorder.49918/

My Life Is Changing So Fast

This thread could go under so many sections. In the last 48 hours my life has changed so much. I am hoping that I have been making the "right" decisions, but for the first time in a long time I think the right message came through and I actually heard it. Monday evening I had my therapy session. It went pretty well, but I switched parts (DID parts) and was angry when I left. I stayed very angry most of the night. There was a complicated situation that made me feel even more trapped. It... My Life Is Changing So Fast
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/my-life-is-changing-so-fast.49022/

Trying To Pick Up My Life, More Bad News.

We ll before I joined the Military my original plan was to become a Federal Air Marshall. The idea of travelling and laying my head in a new place every night seemed like a very exciting way to live. I joined the Military to get a 1-up on the competition.... Diagnosed PTSD killed that dream. I ve been trying to find a suitable job that I would enjoy for over a year now. The latest thing I came up with is OTR CDL driver. while, I am not a big fan of sharing such a small place with a... Trying To Pick Up My Life, More Bad News.
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/trying-to-pick-up-my-life-more-bad-news.49916/

Night Time Problem

Hi, I m pretty new here so I apologise if this is in the wrong place. I was wondering if someone would be able to offer me some advice. I ve been suffering from PTSD for a while now (sorry, I m not comfortable being specific yet) and I ve started having problems with bed-wetting. This happened to me before immediately after the traumatic event and seems to have been lurking away until recently. I ve woke up in the early hours to a wet bed a few times. I talked to my partner about it today and... Night Time Problem
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/night-time-problem.49917/

Funeral And Now No Contact... Is He Done?

He disappeared about 2 wks ago...no contact. Then one night out of the blue he called me. He was gone for a week n 2 days. He said he was lost...no clue what the future held for him. Didn t know if he had the money to move here closer to me or stay where he is at. All I did was listen to him n tell him I was there for him...NOTHING ELSE. I let him talk about his Christmas shopping what he got his brothers, his mom n his dad. I listened lovingly as he spoke about his cat. I asked to see... Funeral And Now No Contact... Is He Done?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/funeral-and-now-no-contact-is-he-done.49874/

Fictional Characters With Ptsd - Movies/film, Tv And Literature.

This is a definitive place for all characters we see portrayed as suffering from PTSD, Acute Stress Disorder/PTS or trauma related suffering. The character can come from anywhere films, books or tv. It is for anyone who may not have noticed or thought that a character is suffering from trauma related psychological illness or for anyone who wants to see more portrayal of PTSD and PTSD like symptoms in the media. So I m going to start with a few either from my own memory or I have encountered... Fictional Characters With Ptsd - Movies/film, Tv And Literature.
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/fictional-characters-with-ptsd-movies-film-tv-and-literature.37391/

Explaining Ptsd To A New Gf /bf: Film Portrayals Of Ptsd

I m slowly building up the courage to try dating again after a long period (several years) of self isolation. It s actually ten years since I last started a relationship. It is only since August 2014, that I ve accepted that I actually do have PTSD, and can now see the devastation that my un recognized behaviours (isolation, long periods of emotional flashbacks, my reacting to my fears and the past rather than the events in the present, negative thinking... ) have wrought on my past... Explaining Ptsd To A New Gf /bf: Film Portrayals Of Ptsd
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/explaining-ptsd-to-a-new-gf-bf-film-portrayals-of-ptsd.49914/

I Opened Up And Was Rejected..

I had been experiencing a flashback for a couple hours last night. So I decided to write a long message to my friend I feel safest with about what I am going through. He only very briefly knows I have ptsd. He saw the message hours ago but has not responded so I take that as rejection and it hurts
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/i-opened-up-and-was-rejected.49913/

Does Anyone Else Struggle With Impoverishment?

How to do come to terms with who and what you ve become? How do you handle the crushing shame?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/does-anyone-else-struggle-with-impoverishment.49051/

Lucy's New Year Resolution Is...

ha ha I am not telling!! I will just say that my plan is to reach 100 by the end of the year, and today is Number 2.
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/lucys-new-year-resolution-is.44115/

He Tells Me I Am Dirty

Yesterday I had been cooking for my vet. I had been wearing an old Shirt and there were a few little holes and there was a little speck on the shirt. He came home. I was so happy to see him, had cooked his favourite dinner. Happy and smiling and waiting for him. He came home and the first things he said: Your shirt is dirty. Why didn t you throw it away by the way because it d hole-y? The kitchen is dirty. I feel unhappy and unloved Can dirt be a trigger for some?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/he-tells-me-i-am-dirty.49912/

Nfl 2014 / 15 Season

It s that time of year again... This is the only thread that is to be created to discuss the Pickem NFL season 2014 / 15. It is linked from pickem as well. Prizes are lifetime premium memberships for 1st, 2nd and 3rd overall placement. A perfect Round in 1 - 17 will also win you a lifetime premium membership. Terms & Conditions If you have a current premium member subscription, you will need to cancel it upon winning for your prize to be activated. If you have a current... Nfl 2014 / 15 Season
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/nfl-2014-15-season.45665/

Assault Or Rape?

Why is it sometimes referred to as assault and sometimes called rape. What is the difference?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/assault-or-rape.49911/

Spirituality/religious Struggles

I wasn t sure if this belonged here or not, so if its in the wrong place, feel free to move it mods. I guess I should start off by saying that this isn t a struggle with my beliefs, rather a struggle with the church itself. I *believe* I ve posted before about how I ve had struggles with my mom invading my "safe" space at church, and I know my current issue ties in with that. Long/short, my mom has been a lifelong atheist who bashed the church every chance she got and used that as a... Spirituality/religious Struggles
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/spirituality-religious-struggles.48900/

Waking Up To A Panic Attack, But Is It?

I have woken up with panic attacks before. Heart pounding, drenched in sweat, feeling like if one more thing touched me I was going to scream until my heart burst. This was different though, and I ve done it as long as I remember. The heart pounding and sweat was there, plus confusion at waking up, but not the end of all terror. My psychiatrist says it is a panic attack, while my EMDR counsellor wants to test me for sleep apnea. Anyone else had this happen?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/waking-up-to-a-panic-attack-but-is-it.49910/

Sexual Abuse - Myths And Facts

This thread is for people to determine what is true. I m not giving answers - I want to generate discussion. So, for starters Sexual abuse is a women s problem
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/sexual-abuse-myths-and-facts.43370/

Strange Star

I have decided to start this "trauma diary." I m not sure why. My gut is telling me that it might be helpful. Finally, I found an article that goes a long way toward explaining what is happening to me. This morning, I searched the forum on "repressed memories" and spent a lot of time reading what others have written. I found this article on an old thread. I can t remember now who posted it, but I am sending him/her my gratitude. Symptoms of Trauma and Traumatic Memory Retrieval in Adult... Strange Star
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/strange-star.40540/

Honorable Mention Medical Diagnosis, Disease And Ptsd

A little info quoted from http://www.medicinenet.com/posttraumatic_stress_disorder/article.htm "Although almost any event that is life threatening or that severely compromises the emotional well-being of an individual may cause PTSD, such events usually include experiencing or witnessing a severe accident or physical injury, getting a frightening medical diagnosis, being the victim of a crime or torture, exposure to combat, disaster, or terrorist attack, enduring any form of abuse,... Honorable Mention Medical Diagnosis, Disease And Ptsd
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/honorable-mention-medical-diagnosis-disease-and-ptsd.48300/

Dealing With Self-harm

I am a self-harm person, not parasuicidal, but instead self-injury type. I ve been like that for quite a few years, but today while talking to her on the phone, she noticed I was about to do stuff (I never really used tools, so I normally rip away my skin and dig holes.) She wanted to help me in some way, but didn t quite know much of how, anyway, thanks to her I managed to resist for 30 minutes, which is basically a lot, as most I ever achieved nornally was at range of max 1... Dealing With Self-harm
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/dealing-with-self-harm.49908/

Sometimes I

just wanna change the handle to odpain. cuz that s what it is.
https://www.mycombatptsd.com/threads/sometimes-i.3682/