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^ Same here, I try not to think that im less than everyone else that goes out now. I think I did all the things that people do at this age when I was a teenager, soo maybe its ok that I dont party every weekend; it was the excessive partying that put me in bad situations in the first place. When...

Thanks for all the responses, I get alot of comfort from everyones input and appreciate it alot. The weather made me not want to go out for NYE, thats fine I just came to the conclusion that it was more of a childish thing to feel insecure about not going out when everyone else does; what was...

Knowing what one is doing, is very important for my family's security. They seem to do everything but admit that they are unsure about how to help me; illness in the family brings out the need for an even deeper level of communication that I feel may be impossible to achieve based on my...

My family triggers panic attacks, paranoid thoughts, and anxiety; the biggest problem is that they dont understand this no matter how much I try to explain it. My sibling triggers me the most lately, its usually with insensitive remarks about the condition of my life. I dont know if she catches...

When I was younger I was asked out alot but was too shy to really make anything of it. The more I felt like my adulthood was pushing me too; the worse my life got. At the moment I still have the dating skills of a middle school child. Women look at me like im some sort of a player, then become...

I have a car for the first time in my life, I want to start forcing myself to go out more and be in social circles. I just got back from a holiday in the east coast, the trip left me feeling pretty run down compared to what I was expecting. My parents dont understand PTSD very well, so if they...

PTSD to me feels like just a bunch of unanswered questions; I'm pretty much doing the only thing that I know how to do. Intellectualize my issues, it hasn't done me much harm. I've come to accept facts about messed up people, but I think it takes a little more thinking to realize that these...

Anyone here with PTSD studying philosophy? I can see it being both good and bad; but ever since I have had PTSD, subjects like trusting people seem almost like philosophical dilemmas. For example, are people inherently good, or why do bad things happen to good people; are common questions for...

I bet the superficial stuff are the worries, christmas is over so hopefully your feeling better now. Everyone stresses over the holidays; everyone reacts differently to stress. Regardless, some of these stresses are rational. I never think its a bad idea to worry about my health, I worry that I...

Are you taking vitamins and supplements? One that I highly reccomend if you are not currently taking SSRI's, is 5-HTP (a serotonin precursor). I have some very long lasting and unexplainable anxiety that comes and goes; sometimes it can get out of control but it is without a doubt controllable...

I think I was more ready to deal with this issue when I came on the board, but im happy to say that im taking it less seriously (but seriously enough). Normally I hate talking about these experiences because it causes me some emotional stress; but I need an outlet to tolerate that as well for I...

Its all good, im glad that im not the only one havin similar experiences. I try to make my anger an asset, but I usually scare someone to death in the process. I feel like some people know how weak I am emotionally, and do their best to provoke my anger in an attempt to make me look bad around...

Hello im 23, still a bit new to the forum so let me know if im breakin any etiquette. I have some bad PTSD thats going somewhat untreated. I have done therapy before which entailed some eye movement thing; it wasnt that effective for it was also part of drug treatment (Such institutions tend to...

Hello my name is Jon, I have PTSD from a legal situation where I was tortured by law enforcement, and a hallucinogen induced assault at school; after I was traumatized, there were a few people that thought I was vulnerable enough to take advantage of. I survived all of it though and im really...

This is my first post and wanted to welcome ya. Im 23 and I feel like I had some similar experiences with a cult but im still tryin to piece the experience together. Just wanted to let you know that im Korean and that its more traditional for the wife to be supportive when the husband is truly...