Recent content by NewHampshirite

I don't know if this fits your description of a traumatic birth but I had an awful high risk pregnancy. I was in and out of the hospital. I ended up being induced because my blood pressure was sky high. I had a c-section (which I was okay with)... Halfway through the procedure, right after my...

I think patience goes a long way. How do you like people to show you support? Listening to her, talking to her could be helpful. I have a boyfriend who's also a Vet like me (and you) and while my PTSD is not service related, I feel that it can be just as debilitating. Whenever I express how I...

I am sorry this happened to you. My ex-husband threatened to kill me several times, went as far as choking me. Once when I was in bed and then as I was driving after he got upset over something he thought I'd said (he heard me wrong). Pushed me several times, said he was going to stab me to...

Yes it could. My mother was never in my life (left me when I was 2) and my father was in and out of my life - I only have bad memories of when he was around from physically attacking me in the dark and giving me a black eye (I was 12), beating me up when he felt like it and saying nasty things...

I have had a hard time talking to people about this because nobody seems to understand it. This is about to be long so please bear with me. :) I have always had anxiety issues but nothing that affected my daily activities. I suffered trauma in my childhood and then I was physically and...

Hi all, I am Jessie and I am a newbie. I have always suspected I had PTSD but finally started seeing a mental health professional three months ago who confirmed by suspicions. I am an Army Veteran but my PTSD is not related to it but to trauma suffered during childhood - I have an abusive...