Recent content by riverbrook

I'm a very empathetic person. As corny as it sounds, I spent alot of my time helping people with Alzheimers, abused women in womens shelters, vietnam vets, and those less fortunate. As a christian, I have met narcissistic people. Some of the traits they mention for symptoms don't fully go into...

It's ok. Actually. The point was. I didn't know that I was doing it. Hypervigellence I realized is like this. All people know about protecting themselves say if they are leaving work at night. Sure many people go out to their car with other co workers. I do all those things. It's interesting...

Thanks. I'm new to the forum. Found it by accident. I bet you I was trying to avoid it for a while. The things that good about this site. There are tons of threads and experiences on PTSD. I find out something new every time I read. I want to be strong. Stop relating to my kidnapper. I do it...

I have bad bouts of insomnia too from PTSD. I can tell you that Melotonin is very helpful. You can find it at most grocery stores. Further Melotonin is natural. It's allready in your body. Drinking can cause rebound insomnia. Caffene should be avoided. But it sounds like you might need to...

I remember it all too well. I had flashbacks starting about 6 months after I was kidnapped and raped. Man were they intense. It was like they seemed real. I knew they weren't because they were always of the situation that happened, and the events that happened around my kidnapping. Mine have...

Sorry about you hypervigellence. Sounds too familiar. I too was sexaully assaulted and kidnapped (98). For me it's been a roller coaster. I can't honestly say that it's gotten better in time. For me it's gotten bad. Speaking of hypervigellence. Mine was unknown to me. About 6 months after being...

Yeah. That's definitely depersonalization. I have had days when I feel like I can't get in touch with how I feel about being kidnapped after too many days of anxiety about it. I hope you feel better. I'm rooting for you. I was kidnapped in 1998 for two days. I also have stockholm syndrome...

I was just going to rap about Stockholm Syndrome and start a new thread. Good. Yes I was kidnapped at knife point for two days. Right now I am suffering from Stockholm Syndrome. I guess about six months after I was kidnapped. I had a bad idea. Why not relate to my kidnapper. It was bad idea...

Noah. I hope you feel better. I just joined MY PTSD. I have the four different PTSD events in my life. I didn't know what PTSD was when the symptoms began. Wow. I was really scared. When I tried to move to another state, some of the symptoms faded. But I was lonelier than ever. This didn't...