Recent content by Mark JT

Good luck Joan - I hope that the night is as easy for you as it can be.

Was your psych supportive??

Really good points @Chava and appreciate you taking the time to post. Thanks very much.

With your hyper-vigilance, perhaps get a cple of trusted friends to sit there and then you know that you are safe. Then you can put the headphones and drown out the noise of the fireworks. Like what @FridayJones has suggested though. Facing your fears is extremely difficult to do but once you...

@TonyG - sorry mate but im in Melbourne. If you are ever down this way though, sing out!

Thanks @The Albatross - much appreciated.

Thanks all very much for the replies. In my mind i'm thinking that it wont be a traditional group therapy set up where we all talk about our experiences etc rather a group where we just hang out. One matter that I found when first diagnosed was that i felt so alone and just spending time with...

Thanks Joeylittle. Awesome to hear that it helps you. I think one of the most pleasing aspects of my recovery has been the ability to help others. I hope that you journey is on the upward scale.

Thanks Gizmo. I am really pleased with the progress.

Thanks Digger and yep that has been made very clear. I think that i am potentially stepping on some toes of people who's job is to support but not doing such a good job at it.

I started off on sertraline and it completely destroyed me. Sent me into a complete tail spin for a week or so. Started on 50mg of pristiq once i was clean of the sertraline and it worked reasonably well. Had that upped to 100mg of pristiq and after about 8-9 weeks of tiredness and fatigue, im...

So after being hospitalised in Feb 2013, 7 weeks off work and then steadily increasing hours as I travelled along my PTSD journey, I have completed two weeks of full time work and have to say that I am doing it quite easily. I think that this is living proof that you have to take your time and...

Being a member of the Emergency Services I am putting together a group where members can meet that have PTSD or have recovered from it, or are just interested in helping etc. I have got a bit of pushback from various areas saying it is not a good idea without having a psych there in case someone...

Update on this one. Had a good chat to my psych last night about this. Your memory will retain sights/sounds etc from incidents that spike your emotions, be that a good experiance (wedding day, kids births etc) and also traumatic ones (no need to give examples here as we all know what they are...

Wow, some amazing stories going on here and so much courage to write them down. I am "lucky" in the sense that my traumas are not pysical only numerous incidents that i have witnessed due to my occupation so I dont have to worry about unlocking traumatic memories that I have suppressed - I am...