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I'll split the cost with ya on a couple of acres!

Thanks. I think it's a good thing; finding this place.

Thanks and love the dragon.

Thanks.

It's cool. I'm open-minded and advice well-taken. We all do react differently so it's hard to put a fine point on PTSD sufferer's as a general population; which is what I was trying to convey. My point was just to be patient and not look too deeply into her guys' fading in and out. Speak your...

Diagnosed PTSD. I have a lot of friends who are combat vets with PTSD. I never in a million years thought it would be me. I am a strong, independent person who doesn't take crap from anybody. I speak my mind as easily as I know instantly what's bothering a stranger. I've always been the one...

Another bit of helpful advice...if you get perturbed at him for being late/not responding in a timely fashion. BE PATIENT. PTSD sufferers get frequent "scatter brains". It makes us feel like idiots; especially when we come from a background of serious multi-tasking; now we can't remember what...

It's hard enough for those of us with PTSD to not be disappointed in ourselves. When we psych ourselves up enough (it's a workout) to give someone we like a chance, the worry of disappointing you is even greater.

PICK ONE PERSON THAT YOU HAVE SHUNNED. CONTACT THEM. SIT DOWN AND HAVE COFFEE. YOU MIGHT BE VERY SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THE BRIDGE JUST NEEDS A LITTLE MAINTENANCE. I LOVE YOUR ANALOGIES. WE CAN ALL RELATE. WE ALL NEED THE MOAT BUT WHEN THAT GREAT GUY/GIRL OR POTENTIAL BEST FRIEND IS IN THEIR...

I don't know if it will help, but I used to work in a trauma center. I also managed a morgue for a major healthcare facility. I often dealt with patients and their families, if they had any, "from the door to the floor" and sometimes all the way to the morgue. I too have seen horrific things...

Broken A white snow owl is sitting in a tree. I look at him, he's looking at me. Locking eyes with mine, assessing my soul. Over this invasion, I have no control. Just as I can keep my gaze locked no more, This white owl sheds tears, down they pour. He has sensed it, felt it, my overwhelming...

Hello. I'm the newbie here and I do not do social media or forums; but in my own attempt to reconcile myself, I thought my experience may help some of you out there as I could not find anything to help myself in the aftermath of my own hell. So here goes ... IT DOES NOT MATTER how he said what...