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I have heard stories of injections of indural *immeadiatly after the trauma. But I think it mainly to curb the flight or fight response of a single incident trauma.

I meant a rubber stopper up there. Additionally. If trazodone weren't such a difficult drug, I'd take it. If Lunesta worked, I'd take it. Now I am sleeping but having horrible nightmares. Trapped—I think your experience says it all. It can be a truly dangerous drug. But I make that choice when...

ooo I had an ambien attack. Pulled a stopped out of something. Have no idea what. And placed it on my night table beside my bed. Usually I clean, I was kind of hoping for that one. sigh—who has something in common with Bubba

Hi She Cat. I'd love to talk to you, maybe pm?

Sort of. It wasn't to dissuade you so much as to remind yourself that life isn't looking things up. It includes other people, so many things. Reading about trauma can be triggering. I find that I would obsess over something, go to Barnes and Noble so I could read the books I couldn't buy, and...

I agree 100% with Anthony. Ioqu, I would take it to a doctor if I really needed to know. But the question is, why is the label important to you? Do you want to have Acute Stress Disorder or PTSD? What does having them do for you? If they reaffirm your symptoms, that's understandable, if youre...

Good Luck!!! I wish the best for you, you deserve it. Having a good psychiatrist is like looking for the needle in the haystack. One who is competent and knows medications well is hard to find. And finding a good therapist... geez... that's like an arm and a leg. I'm lucky because therapists are...

I use the CBT 5x5 technique and it really helps. You name (in your head) the first five things you see, the first five things that youre touching, the first five that youre smelling (which might be hard), and the first 5 that youre hearing... and repeat indefinitely. It doesn't matter if you say...

Evergreen, thanks for the story, and She Cat, thanks for the reminder that we can replace thoughts. I think about it a lot. Just the thought floats into my head. And it floats away again. The real reason is not because I don't want to die, it's that I'm scared sh**less of what's after.

I'm with Evergreen on this one. No hospital I've been to will admit you unless you are suicidal or homicidal. Then, under law, they have to. If you use that reason and it becomes evident that you are not there because you are s or h, you may be kicked out—especially if you have no insurance...

Oh, Nicolette, I think that was the smartest thing I've ever read. I am really struggling with not telling people because they are so dismissive and don't understand. It's one thing to say it, it's quite another to do it. I think it takes strength, fortitude, and perseverance to get through...

Mean People Should Go Away I am so sorry. I am so so sorry that this happened to you. He is now a mushroom. And you know how they grow mushrooms and what they grow them in? He's a mushroom. And in so far as your other co-workers go, hold your head high and ignore it. If they look at you funny...

I was just at this Mexican Dive Restaurant. I was talking to the guy in spanish about what kind of drinks he had. And then my boyfriend (whom I normally think of as a safe guy) came up behind me and said "eehhh. She can't speak spanish. Don't listen to her." #1 I can. And #2 hearing the "dont...

Keep writing, wherever you do it. Or going for a walk, or whatever distracts you but lets you think (for me, it's art). Sometimes you don't know what it is, but you'll just look at yourself in the mirror one day and it'll be there. Be nice to yourself. s.

There's good sleep hygiene (some of it already mentioned, sorry if I repeat) Using the bed only for sleep and sex. Dimming the lights. Exercising and taking a shower in the afternoon so as not to stimulate oneself Eating small meals throughout the day and not one big one before bed Relaxing with...