Three Months To Prep For Next Major Shift In The Relationship!

So my partner of 7 months and I decided that he will move in at the beginning of May! I m excited, yet terrified at the same time. We ve talked about it off and on for a while now, I ve always been the one to say I wasn t ready yet, but I think I m there. I told him I needed about three months to make the transition, giving me plenty of time to freak out at least 10 times before the big day. He laughed and said it d be more like 20 times. We ve talked about marriage, he s saving up for the ring... Three Months To Prep For Next Major Shift In The Relationship!
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/three-months-to-prep-for-next-major-shift-in-the-relationship.50659/

95 Yr Old Great Grandfather In Wheelchair Stabbed 31 Times By Burglar

So, yes, this is what thrust me into the PTSD realm. This was my great grandfather and honestly, probably the best friend I ever had and was fortunate to have had 24 years with him. He was born in 1890. Though the murder happened in 1985, the conviction of the murderer didn t occur until 2011, 26 years later. I was called to the scene as the representing family member and asked to detail anything out of place, etc. The crime scene was what horror movies are made of. The only thing identified as... 95 Yr Old Great Grandfather In Wheelchair Stabbed 31 Times By Burglar
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/95-yr-old-great-grandfather-in-wheelchair-stabbed-31-times-by-burglar.50652/

Emdr After Effects?

Yesterday, my therapist and I did our first EMDR session. It went well, though I was exhausted after. She plans for that by insisting some one drive me to and from therapy on EMDR days, at least for awhile. She also told me to take it very easy for the rest of the day. My food anxiety was high after, but it was 3:00 and I hadn t eaten all day, so mom and I stopped for food--I only ate a little, and felt fine after that, better even. Then I went to her house and helped her load and unload a... Emdr After Effects?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/emdr-after-effects.33396/

Have I Got Any Strength To Keep Going

As I am sitting here so many things are going through my mind, I have just got home from therapy and I am thinking how much more energy have I got for all of this. I am getting very tired of it all, the emotions, the feelings, the guilt, the shame, the secrets, the lies, the tears, the self harm, the hurt, the disassociation, and so much more, the memory loss, I could sit here for ever writing. I went to therapy today and sat there while I got asked questions for an assessment they are doing... Have I Got Any Strength To Keep Going
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/have-i-got-any-strength-to-keep-going.50655/

I'm Going To Get Fired And It Is Just Because I Have Ptsd.

This one is hard to explain but bare with me. I started working at a shop at a ferry port and four months in I started having severe anxiety, unlike most times when I go through a bad patch it wasn t over in a couple of days or week but last several months before I decided I needed to take time off work and get myself sorted. I went to doctors and started therapy and they diagnosed me with CPTSD having been misdiagnosed for seven years as having GAD. I identified one of my supervisors as... I m Going To Get Fired And It Is Just Because I Have Ptsd.
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/im-going-to-get-fired-and-it-is-just-because-i-have-ptsd.50656/

Posted The Wrong Way

Can I please change my thread to anonymously, I accidentally pushed the wrong button. But if people read this they will still know it s me. I m sorry for being so stupid. I just wasn t thinking when I hit the button. I m sorry
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/posted-the-wrong-way.50657/

Hello!!! :d

Hi!! Okay . My name is Silas, and I m 19. I m a university student !!! I m also Deaf and Autistic. my pronouns are they/them/theirs/themselves. I m agender. My PTSD is due to a childhood molestation (I only remember one) and repeated rape by my first boyfriend, then several emotionally abusive relationships and two other assaults. Possibly also some early abusive behavior when I first came out as transgender to my parents. I ve been in therapy for a few years but never got to focus on my... Hello!!! :d
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/hello-d.50654/

Ptsd And Marriage

I have been married to my wife for around 6 yrs. about 2 yrs into the marriage I found out about her infidelity. Then it happened 2 more times. Not all were sexually mainly her talking on a romantic type with the men. When she was 21 she was raped. The infidelity happened when she was 30. She had never been to counseling up until that point. So when I found out about the 3 rd one I told her I wanted a divorce and she immediately went to counseling. She did that for about 2-3 yrs which... Ptsd And Marriage
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/ptsd-and-marriage.50653/

I Initiated Space For My Ptsd Boyfriend Need Advice And Just Where To Go For The Future

I Initiated Space For My Ptsd Boyfriend Need Advice And Just Where To Go For The Future
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/i-initiated-space-for-my-ptsd-boyfriend-need-advice-and-just-where-to-go-for-the-future.50651/

Should I Let Him Go?

I m glad I found this forum last night because it is answering so many questions for me about my guy s behavior. He s a combat veteran but I ve known him most of my life. We only started a long distance relationship about 18 months ago, though we ve maintained a friendship since we were kids. We see each other maybe once a month, but we talk daily - usually. I feel like I know him. But - he is definitely a different person from the one he was before the military. He has shared so much with me... Should I Let Him Go?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/should-i-let-him-go.27736/

Help! I Think His Ptsd Is Contagious.

I have been with my bf who has PTSD for over a year now. He told me about it in the beginning. We met online and didn t actually meet in person for a couple of months. At first I thought this guy is a weirdo but he is really funny, He is a Christian, very good looking . Our first date I fell in love with his smile. He had a sort of devilish/boyish look about him. A prankster and loves to scare me. I didn t see any thing wrong. As our relationship progressed and I introduced him to my friends I... Help! I Think His Ptsd Is Contagious.
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/help-i-think-his-ptsd-is-contagious.46697/

I Can Have A Body Problem Or A Mind Problem, But Not Both...

Or at least that is how my clinic classifies pain. My doctor wrote referrals to both a pain psychologist and a physical medicine doctor who deals with treatment of musculoskeletal stuff. I need new therapies for the degenerating parts and direction for appropriate exercises and bracing. But I also need help not having meltdowns or wanting to die because of chronic pain (mega depression). My clinic told me these two doctors would be a duplication so I had to prioritize (so I won t see the... I Can Have A Body Problem Or A Mind Problem, But Not Both...
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/i-can-have-a-body-problem-or-a-mind-problem-but-not-both.50649/

Gf Has Ptsd And Has Requested No More Contact.

My gf and I have only been going out for a couple months. She was really sweet, but I could tell she was pretty introverted. We talked everyday and hung out multiple times a week. Then we got into a fight a couple days before I moved two hours away...but we made up the morning before I left. We talked the next day and we were fine. I was actually really excited about the long distance relationship since it would give us time to work on ourselves. All of a sudden she didn t talk to me for a week... Gf Has Ptsd And Has Requested No More Contact.
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/gf-has-ptsd-and-has-requested-no-more-contact.50650/

I Don't Have Friends And I Can't Seem To Make Any Either.

Hey there, I m new on this site and this is the first time I ve ever posted online like this especially about ptsd But I m 20 and my mom was extremely verbally and emotionally abusive with me and her bf beat her up and she beat him up too.a lotttt more happened and there s a lot more detail in my story but Just a lot of bad and fighting from ages 8-18. And we lived on the outskirts of town so even when I had friends in school they were never really close to me and I would tell them about my... I Don t Have Friends And I Can t Seem To Make Any Either.
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/i-dont-have-friends-and-i-cant-seem-to-make-any-either.50645/

Mind Over Matter - Indeed A Truer Than Given Credit For..

Hi all. You guy must be thinking what I am on about and why I am writing this out of the blue after being so negative full of ups and downs since last couple of years. Well, here is what I have discovered and look forward to healing. I have been mentally suffering with depression for the last 11+ years, was diagnosed with Ptsd in December 2013 when all the memories of the past started surfacing out of no where, PMDD, bits of OCPD, anxiety and god knows what else. I have been on an... Mind Over Matter - Indeed A Truer Than Given Credit For..
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/mind-over-matter-indeed-a-truer-than-given-credit-for.50647/

I Initiated Space For My Ptsd Boyfriend Need Advice And Just Where To Go For The Future

Hi there,im new to this and im feeling quite low and confused lately. My partner has combat PTSD i have been with him nearly 12 months. He returned from his last deployment in late 2012. And i met him march 2014 I came into this knowing he had some sort of ptsd. As i could see the symptoms working in the field of mental health myself i could pick it up quite quickly. Ive never posted here before or been on a forum to help me. My partner cannot be around crowds, likes to isolate himself, becomes... I Initiated Space For My Ptsd Boyfriend Need Advice And Just Where To Go For The Future
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/i-initiated-space-for-my-ptsd-boyfriend-need-advice-and-just-where-to-go-for-the-future.50646/

What The...

Several years ago, I stopped my university education due to PTSD symptoms. I don’t want to get into details about how it happened. My old school was fined by the Office for Civil Rights with both the Dept of Education and the Dept of Human Services for how my old school handled it. The old school decided that if I ever go back, they would require me to sign “open releases” for them to speak to my primary care doctor and therapist in order for them to even process my application to return.... What The...
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/what-the.50648/

Retired Veteran Who Lost Two Sons In 8 Months Shares Tragic Story At Va Conference In Dallas

This fucking sucks big time!!!! I am lost for words...... Retired veteran who lost two sons in 8 months shares tragic story at VA conference in Dallas. http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/...tragic-story-at-va-conference-in-dallas.html/
https://www.mycombatptsd.com/threads/retired-veteran-who-lost-two-sons-in-8-months-shares-tragic-story-at-va-conference-in-dallas.3741/

Well...everything Has Gone To Hell....

Hey gang, Everything has gone to hell here. Apparently, is is usual, it is all my fault because I married a gal who is never wrong. I have no clue what to do or how to weather this storm. Truth is the good news is that I am actually feeling something. I had forgotten how much being depressed and and alone and powerless sucks goat ass. i really just want a drink. nothing to hard core, just a whiskey with a Coke on the side, no ice. Goddamn meds wont permit that. Really weird not to be... Well...everything Has Gone To Hell....
https://www.mycombatptsd.com/threads/well-everything-has-gone-to-hell.3740/

To Say Hello

Hello, I ve been posting for a month or so already but wanted to introduce myself here. I have DID from childhood trauma. I ve been working with it for a while now and I m doing much better than I was, but still feel like I m near the beginning of the journey, taking one day at a time. I am really appreciating the support on this forum, thank you all - organisers and members.
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/to-say-hello.50644/

Pictures That You Really Don't Know Where To Put!!!

I thought this was incredible......Had to F en hurt..... View attachment 2320
https://www.mycombatptsd.com/threads/pictures-that-you-really-dont-know-where-to-put.3496/

Need Help With Domestic Violence

Last night, I came home at 2am after a long day of traveling (airports, etc) and my boyfriend bad parked in front of the garage. I came upstairs and and asked kindly if he could please move his truck, so that I could park my car. I had work at 6am this morning and needed to move fast to get some sleep last night. He said no and went to lay on the couch. I followed him into the living room, sat down on the end of the couch and asked again. Before I even knew what was going on he kicked me very... Need Help With Domestic Violence
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/need-help-with-domestic-violence.50643/

Ptsd From Stroke

Hello all, Just wanted to introduce myself. A little more than a year ago I has a massive, and still unexplained, hemorrhagic stroke. There were no warning signs, luckily it happened when I was still young ( I was 25 when it happened), and very much in good shape, so I have recovered completely physically. I did stay in the hospital for two weeks with extremely limited capacity for speech ( a sentence at most) with extreme difficulty, lost most control over the right side of my body, and... Ptsd From Stroke
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/ptsd-from-stroke.50642/

Ptsd From Childhood

I am curious about a lot of what I read online about PTSD and how people are different than they were before the trauma, and how therapy can help get you back to being yourself again. Well, what about those of us who had trauma from an early age? Therapy isn t going to help me get back to the person I was, I am not going to revert into being who I was at age 5 or whatever. So where does this leave me? I also feel sort of excluded from the research articles I have read online-none of them talk... Ptsd From Childhood
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/ptsd-from-childhood.39784/

Did Ptsd Make Your Senses More Acute?

Have any of your senses become more acute since your PTSD? I put out this poll because mine have become agonizingly sensitive and I have to wear earplugs, stay away from noise, touch even hurts.......almost like it must feel to have autism..........
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/did-ptsd-make-your-senses-more-acute.17200/

General Anxiety Disorder, Ptsd, And Depression

General Anxiety Disorder, Ptsd, And Depression
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/general-anxiety-disorder-ptsd-and-depression.50639/

General Anxiety Disorder, Ptsd, And Depression

Hello Everyone, Thank you for viewing my post and the support you will be able to give me. I am venting here and expressing some of my horrific experiences in the past. This is what will lead up to my PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Well it all started with my childhood. My mother was a drug abused woman that i love no matter what because she gave me life but, she use to sell herself to abuse drugs. My father was absent for some reason to me, resulting having to be a man at an early age. Well... General Anxiety Disorder, Ptsd, And Depression
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/general-anxiety-disorder-ptsd-and-depression.50638/

How Do You Manage Irritability

I often feel agitated. During these times I m extremely sensitive to noise and touch. Even from my children or partner. Things that would not normally bother me become irritating or even drive to the point of being enraged. So far my only healthy coping strategy is to curl up in bed with a blanket over me but that is not always possible. I ve reduced my responsibilities as much as possible already and try to take sometime to myself each day. I don t want to be a horrible, naggy person. i m... How Do You Manage Irritability
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/how-do-you-manage-irritability.50640/

Day 2 Tapering Off Meds

I have decided with support from my psychiatrist that I am getting off lexapro which will leave me with just as needed xanax. It has been years since I have been off any meds but I was noticing that my panic attacks and nightmares have been extremely intense almost more than before I was on meds. My psychiatrist also was concerned that I was taking the max dose and that it was a lot for my age as meds usually have to increase with age. This is day two of tapering off. I am doing three quarters... Day 2 Tapering Off Meds
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/day-2-tapering-off-meds.50635/

Civilization - Beyond Earth

Sid Meiers new game is out, and I missed it, it seems. Came out end of last year, and now have to get it. I loveeeeeeee Civilization. Any other civ fans... anyone who has it already? It s gone to space.
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/civilization-beyond-earth.50637/