Recent content by walter mitty

@DharmaGirl, i get it and agree that learning off a sidenote in a lab report is wrong, actually sorta nuts if you think about it. Especially as so many simple things can make your kidneys worse, but how would you know to avoid them without being told. Hydration is VERY important as well as...

i just went all the way through stage 5 and had a kidney transplant. i agree this should have been discussed, but there really isn't much to do till late state 3 or early stage 4. Even then monitoring should become scheduled like every 3-6 months. Does make you wonder though....

Hi Portia, thanks for your post. it can take some courage to state how crazy we feel inside when faced with what others do without thinking. I have a pretty extreme medical phobia too, and cannot go into an exam room without scanning (subconsciously) for potential weapons to use to defend...

I have been in recovery for 37 years, and spent 5 years as a inpatient and outpatient chemical dependency counselor. I have had PTSD symptoms from age 5, 20 years before DSM111 first listed PTSD as a condition.. Drugs and alcohol kept me from suicide from age 13 to 23. Although I identify as an...

Yup! Often I find myself unconsciously putting out physical cues that intentionally misdirected as well. I don't really think about it but I'd someone is making me really uncomfortable I exude calm and serenity. Done it all my life.

Thanks for the post RR. I am not a pro, but from your description I expect this event was traumatic enough to be a source of PTSD. Not everyone who had a surgery event has memories, actually it is a rather small percentage, most do not have any recollection or after effect. But some of as do...

I know you said writting is hard, but I had to start there. Even then it was just a few words to help T get started somewhere close to where we needed to be, clues more than a full explaination. Might help your T devise some grounding and calming exercises that will help you feel safe to peel...

Thanks Fred mom for being open and sharing. It can be tough to do especially if your new to this. Welcome to the group and I look forward to meeting you in chat sometime.

This is too weird. I never noticed myself doing this, ever. I just opened your post and before i read a word, was tapping my collar bone. OK, strange thing for the day......

Hayden, saw this post after I replied to another of your posts. So welcome again. By anesthesia awareness are you saying that you woke up or became aware mid surgery, or that the anesthesia never put you under at all? Either way it must have horrible and I can imagine the intensity of the...

Hayden, thanks for the reply. As I see you have just joined, I assume your medical experience had a lot to do with your seeking help now. I encourage you to get around and read stuff in the forum, and meet some people in real time in the chat. If you ever want to talk in a more private way, you...

Glad Ladee said this, i know for sure i had serious personality issues and PTSD at age 5. Saddly for me PTSD was not recognized in DSMIII till 1980, when i was 43.

Srexy, i am so sorry you are in such an uncomfortable spot right now. Most of us have been there as well, and i assure you that you will be meeting people here who understand and talk your language. For years and years i wished for someone safe to talk to, to compare notes, to understand what is...

whats missing?? something of significance or something petty, Is his chair missing or something?? And i agree with Gwen, if something is missing, that's an opportunity for discussion, no accusations and yelling. I mean, honestly, we do have the ability to act out, so you talk about it if it...