Recent content by GwenDR

I need to do more art, but this is a sketch I did in a group therapy in.water pencil.

Much better, thank you. I had a session of i dividí al therapy on Friday the following day which helped sort things out. I’d recounted my trauma in detail at group therapy on Wednesday, and in addition to other stressors, that may have been a major contributing factor. Thanks for the concern!

I’ve had a rough couple of days. My anxiety and depression for the past day has been so bad that I can barely lie on my couch and cry. I don’t know what’s wrong with me right now. I’m antsy and shaking and breathing heavily. I’m dizzy and feel like I’m falling apart. I’ve napped but my sleep is...

Hey, everyone! Long time no see. I’m he Ping through a difficult highly symptomatic time bad enough that I’m on medical leave from work. Hopefully things get better soon. Doing intensive therapy through the VA as wee as individual therapy outside the VA, which is where I finally got a PTSD...

Thanks, Friday, so much. When I mentioned people I remembered, you were at the top of the list. It had never occurred to me to get su pieces or memorabilia as a way to expose myself in a controlled manner. I’ll look into that. Thanks!

it’s been several years since I posted, or have been active here. I recognize some of you regulars who are still around, even though I’m likely to have been forgotten. I was never diagnosed, not through the VA, but really felt like something was wrong with me beyond just having anxiety and...

I went to a non VA therapist and may finally get an assessment to see if I have ptsd or not. But it had been such a bad few weeks of panic attacks, feelings of dread, shaking and freaking out bad enough that I’ve missed work several days. Also hitting myself. I’m trying to stop. Hoping the new...

I’m 7 atm, was 8 or even 9 Sunday and Monday and have hovered below that since.