Recent content by songcat

I am having unusual trigger situation. I am being asked at work to write reports that are not true, essentially to lie about how the clients are doing to make the agency look good. My mother was very abusive to me throughout my childhood and is the main cause of my PTSD. She was a habitual liar...

You are being brave talking about it. Hurtful words and shaming have long lasting effects on even the nicest people who have suffered them. I suffer this and I find that in today's political world, the way some politicians bully others for things that have nothing to do with the issues but just...

Yes, there is a lot of music that is off limits for now. For me listening to some instrumental music, like Vivaldi's Four Seasons is okay and even relaxing but lyrics often serve as triggers, or songs that bring back memories.

I find that even what I might think of benign activities or words have become triggers for PTSD, anxiety, depression. I am seeking ways to detach the trigger from the act or word which seems extremely hard to do. For instance, I am now seeking constantly different routes to drive to work because...