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If there isn't anyone in my area I'd also be up for email to swap stories etc....

safenow...thanks for your response. Yes I believe my dissasociation is PTSD related. that therapy session was the first time I've ever heard of dissasociation before. I have googled it as much as I can and I feel better now knowing I'm not the only one and that I "fit" a certain description...

Thanks KP :)

If so drop me a line. I'm a female looking for other female friends suffering/recovering from PTSD. I have a long history of childhood abuse and then two back to back abusive relationships.

Thanks Gizmo and Abstract for the wlcomes :) Abstract, yes grounding helps a TON. Even before I knew what these "attacks" were I was grounding myself. If I do it while I'm driving I tell my self what street I'm on and where I'm headed and do deep breathing. So my therapist was pretty proud of...

Hi all. I was glad to find this forum. I was diagnosed with PTSD about three years ago in the midst of an abusive relationship. I'm 33 and the eldest of four sisters. We were all abused by an alcoholic stepdad (physically, sexually and verbally) My mom is emotionally abusive, neglectful...