I usually wish to be alone after an argument, so as to reflect on it, understand it, and go back to the person and sort it out ASAP. People who don't give me this opportunity, I don't want to spend much time with. I like being alone most of the time (drawing, painting, playing guitar). I feel...
I don't think it will necesarily take a long time.
Is it a metaphor or a physical feeling: the insides being on fire?
Please try not to be critical of yourself right now, and do take as much time to relax as you can find. Make opportunities to relax.
How are you feeling today?
S.
P.S. I...
* The Sun, for without it there would not be life on Earth. * The Moon, for the same reason as previously stated. * The Beach. * Music. * Friends. * Family. * God. * Chocolate. * Oxfam. * Fair Trade. * My Scholarship. * Current living arrangements. * Access to the world through the net. * Limbs...
Can you get any financial reimbursments for seeing therapists throught he govt?
(I'm in Australia, I don't really know how it works over there).
Just don't give up.
I'm sorry, I don't live in NYC.
I can only suggest that you keep looking, and keep using this forum at least until you do find someone good. Can you get reccomendations from therapists? It's not a question of 'loyalty', it's a question of keeping your life together. If they're any good, they...
Pat, you havn't fallen to pieces. Something(s) has/have been shattering you, and you've been holding it all together like glue for 40 years, that's what's really going on. Now you got to help the glue set. Does that idea sit with you?
If you can get your stress down to a manageable level, that...
I keep changing my mind about this argument. One day it's, "the bastards can all go to hell!", the next it's, "mercy is better than revenge/condemnation".
I just wish I could feel safe. If all the people who assaulted me were in gaol, I don't think I'd have PTSD. Because every time someone...
Yes, when someone tries to pick a fight with me, I get the warning signals and get out of there ASAP (even if it is just a message on a computer screen). Stupud instincts: they don't kick in when I am in danger, and they do when I'm not. Great!
clumsy, dizzy, tired... almost always... when I'm not tired, I'm usually still clumbsy and or dizzy... sometimes free of all of them (though very rarely)
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"was he attractive?" (a 'friend' reffering to rapist)
I asked, "what has that got to do with it?"
"Well, in court, if they are more attractive than you, they get off scott free, and you get all the blame and costs."
"Alison wouldn't do a thing like that. I've known your Mother...
Ok here goes, I am not ashamed of being in need of medical care (including medicines), but I am certainly ashamed of the people who put me in this position. I am ashamed of those who think I should be ashamed for needing treatment for a problem someone-else caused me. I am ashamed of those who...
I havn't completed the book yet, but I reccomend 'The Brain That Changes Itself' to anyone with a Brain, basically because it is about healing the physical brain, which in turn can help heal the emotional aspects, changing the subconscious decisions which are unhelpful into better...
crazygirl3000, please forgive my posts for being weird. The content is serious, and in no way a joke. Unfortunately I have made some form of editing Error in Microsoft Word (should call it Microsoft Work), as I like to be sure my spelling and gramar are ok, before sending posts (usually). I...
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! What happened to my post, it's got all stuff in it I didn't put there. Thanks a lot Microsoft Word!
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crazygirl3000,
I can't relate to the particular experiences leading up to the PTSD, but I do relate to delayed onset of symptoms (and some of the symptoms themselves). In fact, whenever something traumatic has happened to me (usually) I have found myself to cope as if it did not happen...
Kind of you to mention this Nicolette. Thankyou for everything you have provided through the forum. Enjoy your time on Hollidays. Merry Christmas to yourself, Anthony and family. I hope 2009 can be an awesome year for both of you! :D
S.
I feel better than I have recently. When I get anxious, I pull my head into this 'space' where I just think about lovely things... even to the point of being able to genuinely smile (when I'm on my own even). I'm amazed I can do this. I never could do this before. I don't know where it came...
Pandora, my God that is scary! Take extra care of yourself. The family history does mean a higher likelihood, but it doesn't mean you have it, or any one of you have it. Just do the checks, and think of them as precautions if you can. Easier said than done, I know. The human mind is an amazing...