Do You Feel Drawn to Disaster / Fantasy Movies?

This is something I ve noticed in myself for awhile now, and wondered if anyone else feels drawn to disaster and fantasy movies. It came up in therapy today and my psych said it made sense that I was drawn to these kinds of movies, because in viewing them I m working on my stuff - but at a remove. I can t, for example, watch a lot of crime shows because they re too true to everyday life and triggering for me. But I sometimes like to watch certain kinds of disaster/monster movies (but not... Do You Feel Drawn to Disaster / Fantasy Movies?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/do-you-feel-drawn-to-disaster-fantasy-movies.2910/

Truly An "and What Then?" Game...

I posted a post a while ago, mentioning how I felt often like my life just turns into a what then game, having no real point, just going from one objective to the other, wasting energy. For the last few weeks I can t get strength for anything... I had a goal, to pass to the country competition, and last year, I felt completely like crap for not managing to do it, but there was still some will to go on left, and as I think of myself at this moment, I realize that I turned into one of those... Truly An "and What Then?" Game...
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/truly-an-and-what-then-game.51575/

Do You Feel Safe Around Law-enforcement Officers?

A conversation in another thread and current events in the US have combined to make me want to ask this question. I have never felt safe around the police, even though I don t have many big and obvious reasons for it. There have always been stories of mistreatment at the hands of law-enforcement, but the recent grand jury decisions in the Brown and Garner cases have given me real reason to think my fears are founded. I would say, though, that I had so much fear of police discovery drilled... Do You Feel Safe Around Law-enforcement Officers?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/do-you-feel-safe-around-law-enforcement-officers.49342/

Tobias Lundgren - The Bulls Eye

Heya folks - I ve been given a worksheet to do by my therapist - on values clarification... just wondering if anyone else has heard of it or done it? Looks pretty interesting!
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/tobias-lundgren-the-bulls-eye.51576/

Another Veterans Story - Shoot Me Now Media!

I can not believe how disturbing it is to read through the daily news that references Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to find story after story about veterans and their PTSD. "A veterans struggle to heal PTSD," "Documentary of PTSD in War," "How I Recovered From War," and the list goes on and on, repetitively, when reading the news feed. Shock horror media news agencies, veterans are a minority of the global population affected by PTSD, yet all you do is perpetuate PTSD association with veterans. Why? Let me take a rough guess at answering that question. Ignorance to what PTSD actually is, who it really affects, and pretty much everything about trauma and PTSD. There, I said it! The truth of the matter in relation to media being ignorant, biased, and down right stupid when it comes to researching facts versus sensationalistic content to wow the readers with, regardless of the truth. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I'm a combat veteran, just so you don't think
https://www.ptsdnews.com/item/14-another-veterans-story-shoot-me-now-media

Melbourne - Australia - PTSD Support Group

I am interested in hearing from anyone in Melbourne, Australia, who would like to create a PTSD support group. I am happy to begin the meetings at our home or in a social environment to get it off the ground. A central location also welcomed. Feel free to respond to this thread or phone me on 0400600008 to discuss. I can be terrible to get at times, so feel free to send me a text message and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Fight past the fear and give it a shot... you will be... Melbourne - Australia - PTSD Support Group
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/melbourne-australia-ptsd-support-group.4760/

Don't Want To See Friend.

Yeah, so I am having a stressed day because I am visiting the parents and I can t stand that for much and I ve reached my breaking point. I ve got a friend and she lives between my parents and my current house and I told her a week before traveliing when I would be around and when i d be able to meet up with her on the way there. Except she didn t answer till a week later when I was on the train. Now she wants to see me on the way back but honestly I don t think I can handle her. She s... Don t Want To See Friend.
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/dont-want-to-see-friend.51572/

Saying Hi

I ve been lurking for a few days and registered this morning so I ll post to introduce myself. Hi! I don t know if I even belong here, but these forums have helped me make a little sense of some things recently so, maybe I do. I ve been seeing a therapist for extended postpartum depression (my kid is 2.5, it s no longer hormonal) and she thinks that the depression is trauma related (hyperemesis gravidarum, long difficult labor, and then a somewhat terrifying emergency c-section, etc,... Saying Hi
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/saying-hi.51573/

Women Rebound From Trauma Best

Not exactly new science, and something that is certainly well documented and factual, though it s nice to see them still plugging away for more specifics. Women are found to recover better in trauma due to genetic disposition, being more emotional, talking issues through, so forth. Basically, everything that a majority of women are genetically. http://psychcentral.com/news/2015/0...ol-helps-women-rebound-from-trauma/81866.html An interesting read in... Women Rebound From Trauma Best
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/women-rebound-from-trauma-best.51574/

Ecstasy... A Possible Treatment For PTSD

TRONDHEIM, Norway (UPI) -- Ecstasy may help sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder learn to deal with their memories more effectively, researchers in Norway suggest. "A goal during exposure therapy for PTSD is to recall distressing experiences while at the same time remaining grounded in the present," study authors Pal-Orjan Johansen and Teri Krebs, based at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology said in a statement. "Emotional avoidance is the most common obstacle in... Ecstasy... A Possible Treatment For PTSD
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/ecstasy-a-possible-treatment-for-ptsd.6833/

Chicken Thighs

Several weeks ago I mentioned to my husband that I fancied some chicken thighs. He does all the food shopping, and generally I m happy to have whatever he picks. He forgot, so I reminded him last week, and when he came back from the shops he waved a pack of chicken at me. Today i got the chicken out, and found - drumsticks. I was disappointed, and then panicky terrified. At first I thought I must be over-reacting to my disappointment, but eventually realised My problem was the... Chicken Thighs
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/chicken-thighs.51571/

Voices Raised, T Ticked Off And I Am Confused

I have been going through some hard time, I have a lot of things going on at the moment. I am changing jobs, and moving to another province, I am also back at school this year. Everything is happening so fast and at the same time. I have been in a really dark place, found myself emailing my T almost everyday. it also doesn t help that we are over 1500 km away from each other. She was available to chat yesterday and we had our usual phone session which went sour very quickly. I swear at... Voices Raised, T Ticked Off And I Am Confused
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/voices-raised-t-ticked-off-and-i-am-confused.51570/

What Does Your Vet Do To Relax?

Mine is currently in the bathtub and listening to some odd new-age like music... and eating chocolates... because he is pretty pissed off and feels disrespected by everybody including by a subordinate at work who does just the opposite of what he tells him to do and when confronted he does not see the point. So he feels like he wants to yell at him but of course he does not do this. He came home and was pretty angry. Typically he likes sport to relax. Today not The question is for... What Does Your Vet Do To Relax?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/what-does-your-vet-do-to-relax.51569/

Massage Therapy

I m not sure if this belongs here...move it if needed. I ve been having other health issues that are somewhat related to depression. (Isn t everything???) There is pain in my left arm that has been there since January. It started with tingling and has now progressed to deep, constant pain. It s in my shoulder blade, deltoid, and tricep. I ve been proactive with my depression. I could feel it come on, so I joined yoga, got in to a therapist, doing the med cocktail thing, and saw my GP. He... Massage Therapy
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/massage-therapy.51568/

My Parents' Reality Versus My Reality

I have tried many times to gain independence from my parents, but I am currently caught in a catch-22. I have been unable to support myself for any length of time due to my PTSD and accompanying physical ailments. I keep having to return to my parents house. The problem with this, is that they are the start of my symptoms. They are not my only trauma at this point, but they were the first. I am trying to go through therapy while living with them and I don t think I can do it. I feel like... My Parents Reality Versus My Reality
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/my-parents-reality-versus-my-reality.51567/

Speechless... Can You Help?

There are times that I am stunned by humanity. Just when I think I have it, someone goes and changes my perception so drastically....and that happened yesterday. I am in a dire situation. I have been since mid December. I am homeless, I am uncertain and feeling like a bother and wondering from one night to the next whether I will survive. I am wandering from spot to spot and it is having an effect on me. It is hard to really hold onto the healing I have done when I have such a... Speechless... Can You Help?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/speechless-can-you-help.51563/

How Do You Set Boundaries?

How do you talk to your Vet about boundaries without it becoming overwhelming? And what kind of boundaries did you set?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/how-do-you-set-boundaries.51565/

New Job And Advice

I ve agreed to take a job as a war correspondent in Ukraine. I ve already signed my resignation documents at my current job and am scheduled to leave Moscow in a couple of weeks. But now I am getting cold feet. I am due to sign more papers tomorrow that will cancel my visa, meaning once I sign them I can no longer reside in Russia legally. It s the final step and there is no going back. I am having cold feet, in part, because I will be leaving behind my ex-boyfriend, with whom I have... New Job And Advice
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/new-job-and-advice.51561/

Grappling With Starting Cbt

This is a vague ramble through my responses to the first three weeks of CBT. Sorry it s long Finally! After three years of battling the NHS I am getting trauma focused CBT. But it is currently only scheduled for 16 weeks, and I can t believe that will magically be enough. I have to catch a bus there, but not from the side of the road where I had a bit of a flashback. I have to arrive in the town an hour early and it can be hard to find something to fill that hour that I can deal with. I... Grappling With Starting Cbt
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/grappling-with-starting-cbt.51562/

Speachless...can You Help?

There are times that I am stunned by humanity. Just when I think I have it, someone goes and changes my perception so drastically....and that happened yesterday. I am in a dire situation. I have been since mid December. I am homeless, I am uncertain and feeling like a bother and wondering from one night to the next whether I will survive. I am wandering from spot to spot and it is having an effect on me. It is hard to really hold onto the healing I have done when I have such a... Speachless...can You Help?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/speachless-can-you-help.51563/

I Enabled Him To Drink

Oh my. My suffering online friend is a recovering alcoholic, dealing with a lot of stresses. Last night he told me he would tell me what happened to him, the cause of his PTSD. Then he said that he would need a drink. He is in a situation where he has no money, working on getting disability with his parents helping him. He is around 40 and I have known him online for over a year now. I ended up wiring him so money for the sole purpose that he could by alcohol. This is the second time I ve... I Enabled Him To Drink
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/i-enabled-him-to-drink.51560/

An Inability To Cry.

Sometimes I feel the need to cry to relieve emotions, other times because I m so upset/hurt/confused and crying is the natural response but no matter how huge the lump in my throat gets; no matter how hot,dry and prickly my eyes get; no matter how much my face and forehead scrunches up; even if I curl up in a ball or hide my face in a pillow the tears will not come and my shoulders won t relax and give into the crying that I really, really need to do. I haven t cried in over a year since... An Inability To Cry.
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/an-inability-to-cry.36692/

Is There Ever A Point Where Suicide Is The Best Option?

Last night I watched the video on here about young military men who returned and committed suicide, often shortly after having ptsd. I saw their family grieve and how they pleaded with government to take some responsibility. It was very sad to see these young men giving up, giving in, and taking their own life. If I had cancer, or a friend or relative did, and exhausted all treatment options unsuccessfully, I would not question their choice to stop the pain and commit suicide rather than... Is There Ever A Point Where Suicide Is The Best Option?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/is-there-ever-a-point-where-suicide-is-the-best-option.36127/

Nothing Good To Move On To

A lot of people that recover from PTSD or depression, usually do so by moving on to something good in their lives. An example is finding love. If you have nothing good to move on to with your life, you will never get better, only worse. I speak from experience. Sure you can swallow a tablet or attend therapy, but if you have nothing good to move on to with your life, treatments are limited.
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/nothing-good-to-move-on-to.51558/

Green Tea For Reducing Anxiety? Comments

A little background: my PTSD service pooch has Addisons Disease. Her adrenal glands don t produce the stress hormones cortisol and aldosterone. She is monitored for her electrolytes and gets a shot once a month of synthetic aldosterone. As well, she takes a .05mg of prednisone daily. If she has too much stress I can give her an extra prednisone, but we don t want to give her more prednisone than absolutely necessary due to its toxic effect on the kidneys and liver. At Christmas I took her... Green Tea For Reducing Anxiety? Comments
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/green-tea-for-reducing-anxiety-comments.51551/

Therapist In Training - What Advice Can You Give Me?

Hello everyone. I am therapist currently in my Masters program studying Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy. I am trying to research more on PTSD and thought this group of people would be able to teach me more than any book could. I have a general knowledge of PTSD and have learned what was taught in my grad program, but I would love to hear an insider perspective on anything you think will be relevant for me to know in my work as a therapist. I want to be as... Therapist In Training - What Advice Can You Give Me?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/therapist-in-training-what-advice-can-you-give-me.51557/

Today Was A Good Day

Feeling good after several rough days. Hubby didn t have any episodes, no disorientation, slurred speech, nothing. It was a good day!
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/today-was-a-good-day.51555/

Trying This Out

I had just wrote a very long thread and somehow it got deleted.. Basically I m seventeen years old and have been diagnosed with ptsd near the end of 2014. The traumatic event happend my first year of high school four days before the start of my first year my brother was involved with a bad girl and he attempted suicide I was the one who found him to my knowledge as a 13 year old he was dead but he infact lived which was a miracle because he took over 120 pills and tried to hang himself I was... Trying This Out
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/trying-this-out.51553/

Just Watched American Sniper. !

As the Title Indicates. Except for me has caused a really nasty Military flashback. Panicking now.
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/just-watched-american-sniper.50224/

Propranolol

So I have 20mg tablets, doc says I need to take two per day. I ve been kind of chicken to even start them. Any positive stories? negatives? I m taking it for hyperarousal. I know every person s experience is different and what works for some won t for others. I just can t decide if I should stick with what I know works or try something new.
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/propranolol.28750/