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    General Does One Time Of Day Trigger More Than Another?

    I agree with Anni. My mornings need to start out smoothly or I'm off the rest of the day. I need to ease into my mornings.
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    I Get Really Angry Seeing Others Disrespected

    Disrespect! Oh, this is a big one for me. Whether it's directed at me or someone else, it gets my adrenaline flowing and I get very anxious. I've lived with this all my life. I wish I knew where it came from.
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    PTSD Super Powers - Reading People & Assessing Risk

    I call it intuition. After years of not giving it the credit it deserves, I have learned it is never wrong.
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    Ultram/Tramadol/Naltrexone

    I have a chronic pain disorder and the doctor has recently switched me from Darvocet to Ultram. I was researching Ultram online and found that in addition to being a pain med, it also works in the same way as an anti-depressant. Some people have found it to be helpful. I was just wondering if...
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    Ultram/Tramadol/Naltrexone

    Has anyone ever tried Ultram for depression? OR Has anyone tried low dose naltrexone for depression?
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    Herbals?

    I have not taken anything specifically for PTSD since this whole idea is so new to me. I have treated depression quite successfully with daily doses of 5-HTP as well as the homeopathic Ignatia Imara occassionally. I take milk thistle on a daily basis becasue I have been on narcotic pain...
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    Herbals?

    Thank you for the information Mina. I will check out the links you posted. I have been medicating quite sucessfully with herbals for about 25 years. I do understand the concerns with these remedies. Thank you for cautioning me. :)
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    Poll Are You Afraid Of The Dark?

    Yes, I have a night light in every room of the house. I am afraid of encountering supernatural things or alien beings in the dark.
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    Poll What Position Do You Sleep In?

    I am all over the bed all night long. I don't stay in one place, I'm always moving and shifting positions.
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    Poll Do You Make Lists?

    I have been a list maker all of my life.
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    Poll How Do You Cry?

    I'm good about crying.......does that sound right? I'm an emotional person. I don't hold back my tears. I let them flow as they may. I am crying now as I go thru these polls and realize more and more about PTSD.
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    Poll Do You Have Difficulty Reading with PTSD?

    Sometimes I can read and re-read a sentence and not understand it. When I do read, I must be calm and I must do so in a completely quiet atmosphere. Even the ticking of the wall clock is enough to distrurb my reading.
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    Poll Do You Grind Your Teeth?

    I do teeth clicking. I guess that's what you'd call it. I have seriously worn down teeth due to this.
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    Poll Do You Have the Urge to Run When Upset?

    Yes! Under tense conditions I want to run away. I do not want to be part of tense situations and I just want to run away. I hate the way a tense situation makes me feel.
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    Poll Are You The Firstborn, Middle or Lastborn Child?

    I am a middle child. My sister is three years younger and my brother is 6 years older.
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    Poll Do You Have Pets / Animal Companions?

    I have two cats and two little dogs.
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    Poll Do You Employ Spirituality As Part of Your PTSD Coping Strategy?

    My spiritual practices are sporadic and I can't say that I have specifically moved in this direction as the result of PTSD
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    Poll Substance Abuse - Did Illegal Drugs Help You?

    Marijuana is the only illegal drug I've ever taken. I quit about 18yrs ago when I stopped drinking. To this day, I recall how much better I felt when I smoked pot. I've since tried it again in the past year and the effects seemed too insense for me, even in the very smallest amount. In years...
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    Poll Has PTSD Caused You To Attempt Suicide?

    I have never physically attempted suicide. Altho, there have been times when the stress has been so bad that as I lay in bed at night, I'd be thinking how nice it would be not to wake up in the morning.
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    Poll Do You Automatically Clench/Tense Up?

    I suffer from upper torso pain. Neck, arms and shoulders, but I'm not consciously aware that I clench up there. I'm quite sure I must. I have caught myself in a full body clench in bed on a number of occassions, as I was trying to relax in bed before going to sleep.
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    Poll Who Primarily Traumatized You Part III

    Father - Alcoholic Mother - Verbally abusive Brother - Sexually abusive
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    Poll Are You Artistic?

    I'm an aspiring writer and photographer. I've been writing all my life and in the past year have discovered a love for photograhy. As the result of photography, I feel I will never see the world in the same way as before. Everything now has become some form of beauty and I see beauty in...
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    Poll Does PTSD Present You Noticable Memory Problems?

    In addition to the above I also wanted to mention that during times of emotional stress, my thoughts feel short circuted. If I try to talk it's as tho I can't get the words to come out. Can't think of the right words. I have always likened this to short circuiting because that's how it feels...
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    Poll Does PTSD Present You Noticable Memory Problems?

    My bf tells me that my memory is awful. He says I frequently ask the same questions. For the longest time I thought it was him exagerating, but I'm begining to think I have memory problems. I also have to keep notes in order to remember stuff. It seems there is always so much going on in my...
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