I appreciate it. Fortunately it was a specialized field, so it's relatively easy to avoid triggers. I am worried that aspects of the job routine might be rough, but I wouldn't know for sure until I tried.
The incident happened about six months before I left, and I'm not sure my...
I can say with all certainty that there's a far distance between the normal fight or fight response and PTSD symptoms.
When I am yelling at my (wonderful) partner because he reminds me of my ex by pure coincidence, that's not helpful to my survival
When I have intrusive thoughts when I am...
Hi, all.
I've recently been diagnosed with PTSD. I have an abuse history and a mood disorder, but I really got a spike in severity of symptoms recently after working in a violent workplace.
It's very frustrating because I had a lot of PTSD-like symptoms that were manageable with therapy...
If it were me, I would not engage someone who was accusing me of cheating. I think I'd deny it once, and then refuse to act as if he had said it a second time. It's not appropriate, it's not in your power to change his mind about it if he has arrived at it out of the ether. I, personally...
Hi, this is my first post here. I appreciate any advice you have to offer. I'm not going to recount details of any assault, but I will acknowledge some happened and that I was injured, so if anyone is easily triggered, this may not be good reading.
I recently quit my job. I won't say...