Recent content by Loris

It sounds like you have nice plans for the weekend! Sometimes nights are hard for me too...so I often try to get engrossed in a good movie or a good book....or do some baking...tackle a creative project...call an old friend....anything just to keep me busy and distracted until I am ready to...

Congratulations!! I love days when I feel proud of the steps forward!

I was in a very dark place a year ago. I had been already struggling with PTSD for several years,when my husband unexpectedly died last June, at 41 years old. I got very depressed...really had a hard time seeing beyond each breath, each hour, each day. I isolated myself, sometimes did not go...

@Justmehere I know how you feel. Only too well. Except that no one tells me that I push people away,anymore. Because everyone is too far to notice. I also got to the point in life,where people closest to me had hurt me so many times,that I stopped letting very many too close. I slowly...

Talk to your therapist. Perhaps he/she can give you specific suggestions about talking this through with your husband. And how to work through it,next time. I hope that tomorrow is better. :)

As an American,I am often mortified by the narrow "It is my right!! "attitude of gun owners. Go ahead,own a piece of metal whose only use is to destroy. But,before you can buy/own that gun, I want to know that you have gone through a thorough background check. Very thorough. Meaning that many...

I used to be very involved with community through my job and my business,my interests and socially. I served on non-profit boards and committees,volunteered, worked on community events,etc....I liked being involved, liked helping people and my community,so I was quite active. Now? Now,is very...

For years,this song has reminded me that every one has experienced pain. Everybody hurts. And that,no matter what...we need to hang on. R.E.M. Everybody Hurts When your day is long and the night The night is yours alone When you're sure you've had enough of this life, well hang on Don't...

I try to find beauty in the smallest things. Even on the darkest days, if you a pause and look,you can find beauty. I am grateful that I can still see it. *Looking at a flower. Really looking.The soft lines of the petals,the pollen on the stamens.Whether rose,or wildflower...so perfect. *Waking...

Very true, itsKismet... unless someone has PTSD, understanding what it feels like and what we go through, is not fully possible. That is why I am here. My daughter knows what happened, as do my sons. Like many who live in a domestic violence situations, I tried my best to not let those...

A little bit of my history... I grew up in a very abusive home. When I went off to college, I cut ties with my family, and was thankful that as a strong,intelligent,independent young woman I had escaped relatively unscathed. In spite of feeling strong and capable, in college I was in a...