Recent content by ground crew

The VA saved my ass. SI, homeless and broken. To be fair, I bitched and berated the people till they kicked my case to a very qualifed EMDR therapist and department head. (I have a high IQ which has its own set of traumas, but i do make my points...) So the VA was where it happened, but it...

So, i have CPTSD, many episodes of assorted trauma, nothing huge, just many many little traumas. I by chance found an excellent practitioner i quickly had trust in. I had like ten sessions over several months along with weekly supportive therapy sessions with my regular therapist. After the big...

Women with knives. Long story, and possibly a sensible precaution.... Given my habit of honest answers. And volital women... "No the pants don't make you look fat! It's the ten pounds you gained!!"

A liberal church maybe? UU's have some small groups down that road.

I have that six ti twelve month job loss problem too. And i am old so that ain't good. But i am getting better. I have some cooping skills, only a few are from therapy directly. Not sure you can find this in rural anywhere, but meditation and mindfulness groups were very helpful for me. They...

So that was last year. Eventually I became homeless. Just got an apartment and a job. Life is good. Got VA Chiropractic Care and VA physical therapy. I guess my back is as good as it's going to get. It's not great but it's okay. Best thing for me is to stay limber and active. I am feeling much...

My point is that by pulling the trigger, no matter who pulls the trigger, is assuming god like powers. I am worried the state will abuse its power, true. I am also aware of places like Las Vegas, a class of first graders, an elected official, where mad men shot up croweds with military grade...

I called Mom, gave her my new address, I moved last week. From a homeless shelter that I was in from Halloween to new years eve. I got busy and didnt update her. so, my bad. Anyway, I threw an olive branch and apologized for not keeping them updated. I further owned the failure to communicate...

So, you bring up a good point, don't do unhealthy relationships... But I don't really do relationships well. At all. With anything more complex than a german shepard. So, perhaps trying to amend family relationships could be a growth path? Downside-they haven't grown. So it would be an...

Like the lose you feel as a child when your big brother says"don't go away mad! Just go away!" In front of his friends and they all laugh and you slink away. Kinda like that. Like they drove me off. Which they did but I left... I won. Kinda...

I get that. Maybe i just can't stand to lose and this feels like a lose to me.

Excellent question! Respect. Compasion. Understanding. Forgiveness. Acceptance. Never had it before. How could that possibly change? Still, I'm told family is important...

Not really. I'm on the west coast and they are mostly in indiana so no real plan. I have learned to feel my anxiety and take steps to calm down. They are intellectually aware of my symptoms. I have not talked to anyone about it. I have not listed my traumas to them, but most of the childhood...

The men who understand are in therapy or need to be. Lord knows that is true of me. I get it because I got it. do 2 with PTSD make a better couple than one with ptsd?