Recent content by maria

Any thoughts on where in the Bahamas? Any guess as to the cost minus airfare? I'm getting cheered up just thinking about it. maria

I just read Tony's blurb on exposure therapy in the trauma forum. It says to start with your worst trauma. Unfortunately I don't remember most of my childhood trauma. I thought for a minute or two about one I do remember. My distress got high enough for me to be very uncomfortable. Cheese, I...

Thanks all. They're gone! :clap: I have soooo much trouble accepting myself. I just keep wishing I were different and looking for someone to blame and feeling cursed. maria

They're not finished yet. They're coming back after lunch. The crazy thing is they're okay guys, not threatening or anything. But I still feel threatened. You're right about me feeling this is a safe place. But home was never a safe place, either as a child or when I was married. And it was...

Maintenance staff are coming to fix the tiles in my shower any second now. Just because the water is leaking into the apartment below. What do I care? I hate, hate, hate having anyone in my apartment. Today was supposed to be a no-people day. Yesterday I went to my volunteer job, and tomorrow is...

If his trauma is service related, his chances of major improvement are good. Did you know there's a forum specifically for service-related PTSD? You might want to try it. Good luck, maria

Never, ever book airline tickets on line unless you are absolutely sure you've entered the right day and time. And never show up at the airport until you check the date on your tickets. Wonder why I don't fly anymore? hehe maria

There are many varieties of PTSD, all of them painful. You don't say what the origin of your bf's PTSD was. That makes a big difference in the amount of recovery hard work will bring. If he suffered his trauma as an adult, he can improve a lot. If the trauma was as a child or teen and it was...

Pasta with homemade sauce or at least doctored store bought. With meatball, with meatballs and Italian sausage. Yeah!

Glad you found someone to help. You get a feel for things like casting on after you've done it for a while. I make sweaters for my little dog. It's a real pain to get them to fit right even though she's good about fittings. maria