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    Do you experience instant pain and then drop into depression...

    or anxiety? I just copied the following from my diary and thought I would repost it here. I am curious if others have this happen to them. How do you deal with it and have you been able to overcome it? <Mod edit: To see the OP's question, please follow the link (above) to Member's Diaries...
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    Buprobion

    It has been suggested that I consider taking Bupropion. I’ve never heard of this. Does anyone have experience with it? Is it the kind that will cause withdrawals if it is stopped? Are there side effects?
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    Waking to real pain

    Ugh... I just woke to discover that the pain I was having in my dream was actually real. This does not happen often...dreaming of pain. Took a pill hoping to rid or control it. My legs feel like they were overused and are rebelling. I don’t know what brought this on. My dreams were...
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    DBT - Interested in what you think of this therapy approach, if you have used it

    Ok, I would be interested in what you think of this therapy approach if you have used it. I have downloaded the booklet but am overwhelmed with all the information. Admittedly, I’m not able to process it well because of lack of focus.
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    Is this routine? Do psychiatrists always insist on bringing in and talking to another family member during sessions with you?

    I just canceled all appts with a psychiatrist assigned to me after having called a suicide hotline. Yes I was in deep despair at the time and suicidal...very desperate for help. They arranged care with the psych doc, a clinical social worker trained in trauma, and a case manager. Now here is...
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    Don’t use my name.

    (I’m not sure where to post this so if it needs to be placed elsewhere feel free to relocate.) Has anyone reacted strongly against their therapist addressing you by your name? The few times mine has used my name, my whole insides rattle like an earthquake. It jars me to my core. My head...
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    Identity Issues: People's names

    (Admin. I am not sure where this thread needs to land, so I will post here. Feel free to relocate it, if need be.) Yesterday, I was overcome with deep emotion and was shocked at how upset I was over this matter. I have difficulty with people that are close to me changing their names. I have...
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    Saying "thanks".

    It is Thanksgiving, here, in the States, tomorrow. Since there are so many of you who have touched my life in so many ways this past year, in support and cyber-friendship, on this forum, I just wanted to wish you all Thanksgiving greetings. I know many will be alone for the day but it does not...
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    So What is it?

    I could not figure out which place to put this under so admin' can place this where they think best. As I was adding a post to my trauma diary that upset me a bit, by the end of it, I got druggy tired. This normally happens after the session of therapy is over, especially after EMDR. Many...
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    Solution for those who use a cane when walking a Dog.

    When I had my pooch in dog obedience class, I was unable to take advantage of the 4 out of seven classes because I could not run or walk my dog concerning leash training. The instructor had no suggestions for me on how to do the training, in light of my disability. So, discouraged, I was not...
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    How did you pick your therapist?

    I've been wondering, off and on, this week, how many of you went about picking the psych doc or therapist you are seeing? I can say, I was ignorant of the whole process and simply, and randomly, picked a guy from a huge list of providers from the internet. All I knew is that I wanted to see a...
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    Homework - finding positive counterpoints to negative self views

    Ok, right up front, I have to say, "I don't get this." I have looked this over and I understand the statements but cannot see how they relate to me. At the same time, in a logical way, I do get it. But to claim the positive responses apply to me would be a lie. I will be disingenuous if I...
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    Share a funny story that happened to you

    A good chuckle or laugh can help lift a down day. So, I thought it would be fun to share a funny story on ourselves, our family, friend, or from the work place. Only rule is that it has to have really happened. Deal? I will start... Oh for the joy of childhood memories! It was a time...
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    Freaky experience

    While driving, today, I had a sudden experience of an alternate world. Instantly, I knew that I could choose to slip into it and sorta disappear from being me and in that, I would no longer have to deal with this world. Wha???? Along with that was deep sadness. It was overwhelming in it's...
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    Now i'm scared - therapy changing to emdr

    Ok, I have a question. Therapy is changing to EMDR. Because I have the curiosity of a cat, without the nine lives, I have made the mistake of reading back posts concerning EMDR. The reactions that some of you have/ had with EMDR scare the beejeebers out of me :eek:! I have to tell you that...
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    How does one integrate spouse into your care?

    I am being vey serious about asking this question. How does one include a spouse in your care? I have become very private and self-protective, selective in what I share with my hubby. I have no idea if he has educated himself, via the internet, on PTSD or not. I have said very little to him...
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    Identified a long-standing trigger

    Being anxious about the possibility of having to move, as I was driving errands, today, I was thinking about NY's dense population and city with its tall buildings. Everything in me has my heels dug into the ground, so to speak. Then I thought about Seattle and how, even as a young kid, never...
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    Possible need to relocate - thought of all new docs is upsetting

    There is a huge possibility that we will be relocating across country to Long Island, New York. This means that everything will be new and unfamiliar. I will have to reestablish with new medical docs, Physical Therapist, and a mental health Therapist. The thought of starting all over with a...
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    At an impasse

    Someone is going to have to come rescue me!!! I have binge-eaten through the day. I need a pack of gum!!!! Though I had a little reprieve with homework for therapy, I am back at it...or better said, "I am staring at it." It is my nemesis:sour:. I want so much to please and have it done for...
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    Inner critic?

    Searching4Self had a thread discussing this. And I found it really insightful. I have never heard of the "inner critic". It gives me something to think about... I struggle with a few types of thoughts of suicide. The one is in the depths of depression...just want things to end. The other...
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    The best avoidance excuse ever!

    This Forum site!!!! Geesh! I come in to check out to see what kind of activity is happening, and I can't pull myself away! Right now My PTSD Forum is keeping me from getting dressed, dumping out my filing cabinet from unwanted paperwork, brushing my teeth, doing my therapy homework...
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    Getting stuck on stuck points

    Not sure where I should post this. I am staring at my worksheet again. This time it is listing stuck points. We have addressed a couple in therapy, so far. But, when I look at the few on my list, they all look to be repetitive in various forms, which we already addressed. There are a couple...
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    How many have/had a mentally ill parent growing up?

    This is another thing I have wondered since joining this site? How many grew up trying to navigate around a mentally ill parent? I was the only one in my world who had one, that I knew about. My mother was a very difficult paranoid personality disorder person, which only got worse as she got...
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    Medical Here we go again

    This is mostly a rant of sort. I know none of you can really help. But, I have suddenly started back into diverticulitis. I took myself to the hospital a month ago for an attack, in the middle of the night. Calling an ambulance seemed too embarrassing and I didn't want any nosey neighbors...
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    Do any of you get sleepy after therapy?

    I am assuming this is dissociation of some type? For the second time, after therapy today, driving home became very difficult because I simply wanted to fall asleep, at the wheel. It was all I could do to get home. And once there, I took just enough time to get into the house, take off my...
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