Recent content by Estelle

I work at a dollar store, and you wouldn't believe the bargains and good deals that are available. Our store has clothes for just $1 per item, and some of them are really nice. We have a large variety of foods and medications, sundries, laundry and dish detergents and kitchen items. Some of the...

Welcome to the forum and to the chatroom, too. Keep posting and reading and you will find lots of information to take you on your successful journey. EE

So sorry to hear that you aren't well. Best wishes for a speedy recovery and that you get your strength back soon. Please continue to keep us posted. EE

Good for you for coming on the forum to help with your wife's problems. I can imagine how diffcult this is for you when there seemed to be no previous hint that such problems existed. Look for help and advice from people who belong here. I know my husband has a hard time dealing with my PTSD and...

I too well understand the problems of racing thoughts and lack of interest in "distracting" things. I have turned to this forum for relief and have managed to find some among the posts and in the chat room. Welcome to the forum and may you find peace here.

I wish for tolerance. EE

I am constantly checking where my keys, glasses and cell phone are. It's almost become an obsession, checking two or three times a day to make sure I know where they are. Yes, short-term memory does fail me a lot. I think it's part of the PTSD territory.

I used drinking as a coping mechanism for many years -- decades -- even through a DUI where I should have realized that I had a problem. It took a second DUI before I came to that realization, but I still continued to relapse a couple times over a matter of years. I've been sober for 16 months...

Harmony: I have followed this story about you and your bf from the beginning, and I had a sick feeling in my stomach that it might turn out this way. Right now you have to concentrate on YOU and your healing. My heart is breaking for you, especially because of the way your bf is behaving despite...

My husband and I went to his brother's house for Thanksgiving -- we were able to walk there, so I wasn't apprehensive about going in a car, much less driving. (I have agoraphobia in addition to ptsd.) I was so preoccupied with not having a panic attack and crying that I really didn't enjoy...

I'm in Pennsylvania. I understand about not wanting to drive, to let someone else do it. I am afraid to drive and only do so when necessary. So I'm sending hugs from a person who knows what you are going through, even though I am far away. Estelle

My short-term memory has gotten worse over the last few months as my anxiety has increased. This morning I couldn't remember the address of the house that I just surrendered to the mortgage company because I couldn't make the payments. I still legally own the house. I forget the times I'm...

I was diagnosed with PTSD by a forward-looking psychologist at least 10 years ago. I was seeing him for problems at work with difficult colleages -- I worked in the newspaper business, which is quite stressful -- and he heard my story about verbal, physical and emotional abuse during my...