The Angry Thread

So many of us supporters have a lot of anger about our situations, about the actions (or inaction) of the sufferers we care about, about other things in our lives that are not under our control. Especially if we re women, we are often socialized NOT to express our anger at all. And whether we re women or men, if we re close to a person with ptsd, it s usually not such a good idea to direct that anger toward the sufferer we love. Nor is it healthy to yell at our kids or our pets or family or... The Angry Thread
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/the-angry-thread.31209/

Should I?

I m trying. I really am. The periods of wanting to die are getting harder and the peroid of being sort of ok are getting shorter. I don t know what to do. I ve started an email and a text to my therapist a couple of times but I don t know what to say. "Hey, T, I m feeling suicidal"? or maybe "I m thinking it may be time to kill myself but I need a plan"? Maybe go for a little gallows humor? I don t know. Maybe I shouldn t bother. I mean, he knows. He said he knew this morning. So I don t... Should I?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/should-i.51584/

I Wonder What Made Me This Way

A discussion about Criterion A stressors on another thread got me thinking about a question I ve mused over for a while. I have a few of them. Criterion A stressors, that is. I don t want to say much about them at the moment, but they date to early adulthood. There was also a situation lasting about a year when I was unable to leave my abuser because he would not let me take my daughter with me. My heart is pounding as I write this, feeling I don t have the right to say this or... I Wonder What Made Me This Way
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/i-wonder-what-made-me-this-way.51585/

Dragging Your Spousy Back To Bed

So my guy does not like to sleep in his bed but in other places (like in the doorcase). When it is evening he often does not come to bed but has things to do. I try to get him to get to bed. Sometimes I get angry. He gets annoyed and ignores me. Any advice? I am a bit worried about his health. He is pretty fit but I think this might not be healthful.
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/dragging-your-spousy-back-to-bed.50381/

Am I Wrong?

I will start by saying finding a therapist since I move to my current location has been an uphill battle. I started actively trying to get into therapy in Oct. But the wait list in this area if you don t have private insurance is months. Finding a new therapist will take forever and I don t feel like I have that kind of time. Plus, I have lived in two other states and the mental health system here is so horrific, it makes the bad mental health places in other states look like a gift from... Am I Wrong?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/am-i-wrong.51582/

Triggered By My Body

A pain psychologist that I met with recently seemed to sum everything up for me in saying, "You re triggered by your body." WHOA. yeah. We weren t talking trauma details. She knew I was working with a trauma therapist, she knew my list of medical issues and major symptoms (anorexia, panic, chronic pain), and we talked about the pain a little. But just hearing in phrased that way felt like a major "duh" and also reaffirmed the somatic stuff I m working on. I don t feel like I have a... Triggered By My Body
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/triggered-by-my-body.51581/

Too Overwhelmed To Name Properly

I don t know if this will end up in a different section, but I need to try to get a few things out and I m failing with writing. I feel totally overwhelmed, exhausted, disorganized, and all of the attachment anxiety/issues. I reached out to my therapist. She has an open call/email between sessions policy. I emailed her yesterday afternoon after I got the first official response to a lawsuit I m in the early stages of (employment discrimination due to disability). I really needed some... Too Overwhelmed To Name Properly
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/too-overwhelmed-to-name-properly.51583/

Unloving Return

I ve probably sat here for an hour or two, just trying to figure out how to say what I want to say, and where to say it. I made my account here over a year ago now, and while I tried to be active at first my activity quickly died out. Even so, I ve occasionally found myself thinking about this site, even drawn to it for seemingly no apparent reason. While I was thinking about what to say though, I realized what brought me back. I hate this site. I hate this site because when I first made my... Unloving Return
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/unloving-return.51580/

Looking For Someone Who Has Been There

It s all a lot to think of an introduction. Man I don t know if I want to make this post serious or funny to lighten the mood. I guess one of my biggest issues is that I constantly feel like I can t say I have PTSD. Even though I know I have it. I feel like it is selfish of me to say I have it when my life was not threatened. I ve been in therapy since last summer specifically for PTSD, so I guess I can no longer deny it either. Really I m just looking for someone.. who at least kind... Looking For Someone Who Has Been There
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/looking-for-someone-who-has-been-there.51578/

When Bad Things Won't Stop Happening

There is something inherently wrong with me since birth. I attract bad things and drive people to hurt me. I have an aurora that seems to compel people. My ex found me and has made it a point to let me know he knows where i live and how to find me... via the person who sexually assaulted me as a child. I was 17 when I told him, I never thought he would use it against me like he has so many times. I would give anything to take it back. Of course I am not coping well and ended up going to... When Bad Things Won t Stop Happening
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/when-bad-things-wont-stop-happening.49636/

Flashback Or Not?

Hi. I ve been searching the internet for the last couple hours to try to figure out exactly what happened to me today. I m hoping someone experienced can give me some insight. Anyways I m a veteran and going to school full time. I ve been seeing a psychologist and psychiatrist each week for about a month for what I thought to be generalized/ test anxiety, depression and/or ADHD, all the while getting evaluated for 2 hours a week by a third psychologist. I don t have nightmares, but have... Flashback Or Not?
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/flashback-or-not.51577/

Ptsd Comic 2017

Looks pretty cool... http://www.comicsbeat.com/exclusive...o-be-released-by-first-second-in-winter-2017/
https://www.mycombatptsd.com/threads/ptsd-comic-2017.3778/

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/