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Recent content by carapace

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    What Kind of Music Do You Listen To?

    I like ambient music. It soothes the mood. Jazz - mostly the improvisational kinds like bebop Any instrumental. I have a new addiction to traditional and non-traditional Japanese Taiko drums. It is amazing stuff. I like Gregorian Chant too.
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    Maybe Not As Crazy As We Thought

    Maybe its just me, but I think it is very unhealthy to label ourselves as abnormal/sick. What we have is a disorder that makes us suffer in a particular way. I consider myself 'handicapped' in terms of dealing with stress, fear, anxiety, ect. Some people need a wheelchair for life and some...
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    If You Where an Animal, What Kind Would You Be?

    I'd be a freakin hedgehog. My quills are sharp but small. (Don't f with me) If i'm handled right there will be no sores on your hands (again Don't f with me) I lay in a small self-made burrow (I avoid a lot) Being nocturnal I gleefully eat up insects til the sun goes up (I am up all...
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    Cutting Off Family

    Heh. My last one was: "A new location makes all the difference" :rolleyes:
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    Cutting Off Family

    With all due respect, what you call Christianity is not what Christianity is. Those inside politics are found in every aspect of life. Sorry if I offended. I just think that it is important to note that there are many Christian churches with good and bad in them. My Christian faith is what...
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    How Do You Deal With The Pain You Cause?

    I want to add that currently me and my mom have patched things up. I don't want to risk my pain to be added unto hers and then I am blocked out of her life again. There has been too many positive strides for it all to go up in smoke. I'm getting help for myself and everyone concerned/affected...
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    Cutting Off Family

    I'm getting that way with my dad. My last visit has been a long struggle that has a lasting effect. So much so that I want help for the first time in my life.
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    How Do You Deal With The Pain You Cause?

    Sure. It would help to explain my traumas as a whole to not only explain this trigger but to also as a honest introduction of what I've been through. When I was 4 my mom had very strong suspicions that I was sexually molested by a male babysitter. The only reason why she didn't pursue...
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    How Do You Deal With The Pain You Cause?

    Good grief. This week has been bad for me. Last weekend my mom asked me if I would like to go to a nice restaurant. We went and it was great. On the drive home my mom put on some loud music and sang real loud. This is a trigger for me. I asked her to stop and she was lle "I'm just having...
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    Movies About PTSD

    "In America" - Very triggering and healing at the same time "The Kid" - Bruce Willis is in it "Angel Eyes" - Superb
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    What To Never Say To A Ptsd Sufferer

    This one happened the other day. "I hope I survive you living with me" (I am unemployed and live with mom)
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