Recent content by GeorgiaOnMyMind

Movin' On--I hope you find it helpful! And, like I said, even if it feels silly at first...keep with it, you might find that it starts working after you practice a few times or find a mental "wording" that works better for you. I'm not an expert, obviously--this is just what I've found to be...

Olivia...thank you so much for that post. That last paragraph is exactly what we all need to hear. I actually got teary-eyed reading it. No, I did not receive any pamphlets about victims' rights--nor did I know that I have any!! Can I find this online somewhere? Sorry to hear that you waited...

Angry at the person who assaulted me, who probably doesn't even think about it anymore but has left me in this state where I think about it daily and it's affecting my quality of life. Angry as hell at that guy. Maybe a good thing I don't know who he is--I want to hurt him.

This sounded hokey to me at first, but my therapist told me to practice naming those thoughts in my head, and then moving past them. So when I have an obtrusive thought, I take a deep breath in and hold it (creating tension in the body) while I say to myself, "I acknowledge that I'm having an...

Thank you, Debbie! I will check out those threads. Have been going to a therapist and practicing some of the techniques I've found on here, and have been feeling MUCH better--thank god!!!!!

Thanks so much... Has anyone tried massage/bodywork (acupressure, etc) as a type of "professional help"? I've had a couple sessions and I feel great right afterward, but I'm don't know if it's long-term as helpful as therapy would be.

Thanks very much, both of you!

Yes, this happens to me too. I have random violent thought I would never have dreamed I could be capable of thinking up. I talked to a doctor who said that when you experience aggression (from someone else), it triggers your own aggression to fight back--even if this response is delayed (weeks...

Yes, this happens to me too, mostly in the middle of the night. It's very hard for me to think rationally late at night, so it's very hard for me to "reason" myself back into a state of calmness. I find that the best thing to do is to get up, turn on a light, and read or watch TV. Otherwise I...

Hi, I am new here, I was assaulted about a month ago by someone who was trying to mug me. He punched me all over my torso and I thought I was being stabbed. The next night, our porch was robbed, and just a few days ago, we had another porch robbery. I am living in a constant state of...

Hi, I am brand new on here, but I am going through some PTSD and having intrusive thoughts every single day, because I have a runaway imagination. They are mostly in the form of scary imaginary scenarios--but even though they're imaginary, my body/mind reacts like they're reality. I'm finding it...