Recent content by DogTired

Oh No. The prospect of a 3 way zoom meeting has been foisted on me. With the Psych nurse who has been in contact a lot and is up to date. The trainee shrink has returned after a month and still wants to concentrate on what ails me in the day. This is the one who is ignoring the nightmares...

We lived on a 41 foot canal boat for few years and it was a lovely way of life. Yet after a while, probably because we were totally relaxed and happy, we suffered from boat movements. 41 foot boat, 37 foot cabin. Walking from the back to the galley we'd often forget what we were going to do...

Flying high tonight as my prayers have finally been answered. I've got a registered, trauma trained therapist, who is a Vet, and knows where I'm coming from! To add to my happiness, the all important first date went well. Something tells me I'm going to sleep easy tonight.🫠

I would guess they have or are close to surpassing the human brain? When I talk/type to one of those systems, it freaks me. Yes they are clever, but over time you can tell by responses it's AI. I have a little list of things that "confuse" current AI which, if I'm not sure WHAT I am talking to...

Thanks for the reply. I am aware of mindfulness training from others and try to be goal orientated in what I am doing. BUT I guess I'm still doing it wrong after 6 months as I still switch off. In the house I regularly blank and that's usually when reading the news. In the main that news is...

I am really happy tonight as I've been freaking about my "switching off" moments which can last up to 10 minutes and finally found out why. There is no apparent trigger apart from I'm not too happy with life at that time. Problem is I haven't got a "graduated" emotion switch. So I'm either...

Here speaks a once upon a time mainframe engineer. I always worry about software upgrades as I subscribe to the hardware engineers mantra, "If it's not broken, don't try and fix it with software".😉

The patient? He keeps the mugs full, the carpets swept, and the garden free of rats. Got to love the winter. Out come the rats from all the garden sheds around us to look for food. Meanwhile an update (official guess) when I'll get to see a real shrink. 4 to 7 months. (UK politics permitting).

GP (Doctor) first. I know nothing about PTSD, but come back and see me next week. Agency One. First "therapist" I've seen since the late 1980's, (no one told me he wasn't registered), a bit weird, and was regularly upsetting me big time, but he's history now. Agency Two. A trainee...

Ah, you must mean my SWMBO. She who would have made one hell of a front line grunt (with or without a gun).

It was our country, once upon a time. Now? I'm not so sure whose country it is but know it aint mine.

Sorry to read your story hyper. Your care sucks big time IMHO. There again, so does my lousy GP. If I could get out of this country, I'd go tomorrow. With what I could fit into and on top of our car. Leaving an agent to sell our home and forward the money. The UK I grew up in, and served to...

So, this therapist who isn't. The vet service working with me phoned and said "who"? The provider turned out to be a subcontractor. OMG. After explaining things, an email was sent requesting a combat vet aware therapist. Now I'm waiting to see what happens. Only it doesn't stop there. The...

UK based so no VA. Wanted a chat about my PTSD drugs and problems and walked into the doctors room with a young guy sat to one side. Seemingly invisible as the doctor got straight into it. Whoa! Who is this sitting in? A student, came the reply. Him out, NOW! No- - - he has every right to be...