Recent content by Surefoot

Thalia, It is an amazing step to acknowledge and address the disabilities that screw up our lives. I can tell that once you know your enemy, you can start healing. It was a lengthy process for me but I have gained a wonderful life. I will always have the enemy but it will no longer cripple...

It sounds like you are moving in a good direction. I too experienced similar reactions by my family. I finally made the choice to separate myself from the problem. After my father passed, I stopped having any contact with brother and sister. That was 16 years ago. PTSD does not have to...

Arfie, it might sound simplistic, but there is light when you come through. Keep working the healing. When I finally knew how to identify my enemy (PTSD, and it took a lot of years), I started healing Hope this might help you.

Rose, this sounds familiar to phases I went through many years ago. It fits some elements of 'Manic Depression ' . This was part of the offshoots of PTSD with which I was victimized. I am not a shrink but the fact that you recognize that this is a problem, sounds like a good place to be. Best...

My dear SeekingAfrica , Many here including myself have walked the painful grounds you are walking. When the PTSD I lived with first manifested I was 6. I walked in what was to me a most brutal childhood. I attempted suicide 3 times up until I was 18. I did not have any answers or real help. My...

Silverlinings1069, I would fire your therapist. Sounds like she is not going to give you the guidance and support you need in order to heal/reclaim your life.

You have come to a good place with really good people to walk along beside you. Be patient and don't give up or throw in the towel. There is life where PTSD doesn't rule you.

After reading some replies to my statement "For those who are in relationship with someone in the grips of PTSD, you have to be willing to step back and give space for however long it takes.", I recognize that I made this sound like a 'one size fits all' statement. That surely was not my...

I understand what you are saying. I wasn't as thorough as I should have been. In the throws of PTSD, it typically is a position of internal survival. Isolation is not uncommon in the perspective of the victim because we often times cannot deal with the dynamic of family members or intimate...

Murphy17, You are hitting some important thoughts in this discussion. A person with PTSD is not going to be able to change unless and until they recognize the 800 lb Gorilla in the room is the problem not just the way things are. This may be a short lived event but typically it is something that...

Justmehere, I think your assessment of these 'specialists' is spot on. Unfortunately this is more the norm. Finding a good physician should not be the exception. I dealt with this bad physician issue for many years. Some wanted to label me bi-polar and others claimed I was manic depressive. Each...

For some like myself who suffered the assault at age 5-6. there really is no memory of the immediate pain or suffering. The true pain and suffering comes from the way those events twisted my psyche. I grew up thinking I was no good and I was ultra sensitive as to how others viewed me. The real...

Yellow Rose, No one can see the darkness that we see inside of us. It is hard to see past that. It is difficult to have any quality of life with such a burden weighing us down. I remember being so lost inside and recognizing that those in our circle of contacts/friends likely can't understand...

I must agree with the line of thought that says there is no cure. But that does not mean there is no healing. What is damaged is our psyche and our ability to function/live once a rift has occured. PTSD is a vicious and real enemy to our lives. As a result, there are different types of breaks...

I feel your delima. I have been there! I encourage you to not discount yourself. You don't deserve to be dissed like this. I agree that if you have the opportunity to sit down and have a very frank (gloves off) discussion, then go for it. It sounds to me like your time and interest are not...