Recent content by Victory

I used to imagine that I was an orphan, and that my real parents were loving, tragic figures, who had passed away while I ended up being adopted by this psycho couple looking for attention. After all, that's the way my mother and father acted toward us kids. At least my imagining that I was...

I think it's wonderful that you have the capacity to do this, and wish I had thought of doing it during all the sleepless, hopeless nights I've spent with my PTSD.

Has anyone tried low level laser therapy? I'm reading a book on how the brain heals and it's mentioned. How did it work for you? How long did you have to do the therapy before you felt any different? Who administers it? So far, all I've been able to find is a local chiropractor who has never...

Yup, me too. Then one day it stopped and hasn't come back. I don't know why and I'm okay with that.

Oh, my. I'm so afraid for both you and your son. Yes, stuff like this escalates. That poor kid. Your story triggered memories of my (Borderline) mother flying into violent rages over nothing, the stuff that caused the hell I now live in called PTSD, 60 years later.

I just posted in another thread that I react to just about everything. Meds, supplements, food, personal care products, you name it. I've been experimenting for a long time trying to find something I could tolerate that would lessen my anxiety without driving me into depression. I've been on...

I've reacted to every medication my Doctor has given me to try. Right now I'm getting some relief with L-theanine (amino acid) and Inositol (once known as vitamin B8), and will add Choline (vitamin B4) into the mix later this week. You'll have to Google dosages, times to take, and side effects...

I don't have any helpful hints for you at this time, but I wanted you to know that you're not alone. I've been like this for as long as I can remember, yet never realized that my obsessive planning was the result of my need to survive until you mentioned it. My husband and BFF don't do this...

Is anyone familiar with the late Dr. Guy DaSilva's work with PTSD? I understand that he was very in tune with the physiological symptoms of PTSD and thought that PTSD stemmed from low cortisol levels. Has anyone tried the low dose cortisol treatment with 10 mg hydrocortisol? How did you go about...

If it's the bright light that is bothering you, I've just read a book on adrenal fatigue by Kathryn Simpson that says bright light annoyance comes from our pupils not being able to contract or stay contracted because our adrenal glands are so tired from pumping cortisol and adrenaline because of...

Ha! I like your idea better than my therapist's idea. Let's go with yours... :)

Talked to my husband. He says he just has thoughts, but definitely doesn't talk to himself or participate in internal conversations. Maybe my therapist is right, and this is a PTSD trait.