Recent content by carharjo

I'm in the process of switching from 225mg Effexor XR (which I've been on for 8 years) to Zoloft (or, well... the generic). My doctor started me off by dropping to 150mg Effexor and 25 mg Zoloft, 3-4 weeks. The withdrawal symptoms have been many and various. Started with being very jittery, then...

Thank you! I wasn't sure how to do that.

I have recently realized that most of my fears are not related to dying. Being a victim, a survivor of a school shooting, my fears have been ample and varied. Everything from small fears like not being able to find the exit, to medium ones like being stuck in a crowd to big fears like guns. When...

MaggieMay, I know when I walk across the stage I will be yelling in my head "F*** You, A**hole!" I know its crude, but man, will it feel good!

Its okay, Sarafina, I do not mind. My mom is very much like you. She has been very adamant about me expressing things, especially to her. She also was very affected by the shooting, but deals with it in a different way than I do. As much as there have been times when I felt she was pushing me...

I find new triggers all the time!!! One thing I have realized is that my anxiety is triggered... get this... by anxiety. When I get anxious about normal things, that usually ends up triggering the PTSD anxiety and my fears of being overwhelmed by my PTSD again. Then, those normal things become...

Hi Sarafina, You commented on my post so I thought I would come to your aid as well. It sounds like you were kettled by the SPVM. Classic riot tactic for them. Not cool. Because of my PTSD I cannot attend protests - even ones that are supposed to be peaceful. I was saved by the police in my...

Thank you Sarafina. Your daughter's story sounds eerily similar to mine. Was it by chance at Dawson College in Montreal? I was in the locker room at the time of the shooting and could hear everything. There were even moments that we thought we were being shot at. After being evacuated, we heard...

A new chapter in my life began a year ago when I started seeing my boyfriend. I haven't had a stable relationship since my trauma(s). My three traumas are from when I witnessed my mother die - her heart stopped- and be brought back to life when I was 8, I had an emotionally and sexually abusive...

Thank you both (JarHed and Ed Norton). I had never posted anywhere online, or talked to others with PTSD. Your responses reassured me that it was the right thing to do.

One thing I can say is.... Try not to say "I know this sounds stupid"... It doesn't! Nothing you say will sound stupid. Give yourself some credit ;) Your feelings and thoughts are completely valid and valuable.

I am a survivor of a school shooting. (Ouf! That was hard to say...) I was 17 when it happened. Now I am 24 and have finally graduated from university. It was hell having to go into the same environment as my trauma every day for the last 7 years. I have done many years of therapy and I am on...