Recent content by GRANOLA

Thank you Ms. Spock! I see how therapy is helping me with my journey and this reinforces my thoughts. I think DBT should be taught in the first year of high school as part of the cirriculium. Doctor Linehan story is inspirational, it gives me hope. Thanks again!

What is your definition of evil?

@Albatross "Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy", sounds interesting and something I will research. The one thing I have found with this messed up thing called "ptsd", is "thought traps". When I am feeling fairly functional, I am a rational decisive thinker. When I am not well I do the whole...

Thanks for your opinion Maddog! It is the skewed perception of self and others that causes the difficulty in reading what other people want or need. You are 100% correct that the adults involved are responsible for taking care of thier wellbeing. I was diagnosed with complex ptsd last...

I wonder sometimes if I rely on my family and friends too much. My husband is super supportive but I feel like he is getting tired of the whole thing. He has said to me a few times in the lastt couple of weeks,"Ya I know, you've got PTSD". I have one close friend who helps me with managing the...

When things are bad I think of ways of committing suicide. I also say I have no intention of doing it or that I have an actual plan. Then why do we think these things? Do people without PTSD have these thoughts? They ask you in the hospital, "Have you been thinking about suicide"? I say to...

I'm with you there>

I'm feeling really crappy, angry, shakey, sick, vision sucks, head hurts. I can handle the anxiety. It's the nightmares and the wanting to end everything, that scares me. Trying to get into a psyciatrist to get my meds. changed, ongoing for the last few weeks. I live 100 miles from any...

I feel life life justed punted me back 10 steps. I was told to apply for disability by my union rep. last week. "Disabled", I'm not disabled! I have all my body parts, I do things. I only have ptsd.

Fantastic news ashdawn! It is incredible and reasuring to me that I may get to a place one day, where I can function again. I look forward to this day when I can do something other than exist and go to therapy. Keep up the great work!

Feeling better today! It has been a difficult week so far. Monday was the 4th anniversary of my 18 year old son. I have only two kids, and my 19 year old daughter the youngest isn't really talking to me. She moved out a few weeks ago with her boyfriend, she thinks I'm not doing anything to help...

I am very in tune with nature, it is my sancuary. I find when things are going south it feels like a storm is coming. I am anxious for a few days, then I start getting annoyed at everyone around me. I don't want help or patronizing. Then I will have two or thre brews, T3, for my head, zopiclone...

I'm angry more and more it seems. Of course I take it out on the closest person to me, my husband. I push away all my friends and don't want to talk to anyone. Diagnosed for the 6th time with complex ptsd by the psyc. who is the expert contracted by my work. This DR. says my meds need changing...

Hi Folks, I'm looking for a ptsd trauma therapy center in the Pheonix area. Apparently there is a center in this area that is affiliated with Mayo Clinics. I don't know the name and I am trying to find it. If anyone has any info or other Centers in the USA, UK, Australia, or anywhere that they...

I went to bed around 9pm, fell asleep around 10:30 and then woke up at 11:30pm. Got up a couple of more times and then moved to the couch in the sitting room, slept til 5am. Went back to my be and got another hour of sleep. This seems to be the norm for me lately. Nightmares seem to be what...