Recent content by waterv1

Thank you so much; you've all been really helpful.

Honestly, I just want to get the right treatment. Could I ask why Criterion H exists? From how I understand it, I feel as if there is a genuine belief that your life is in danger, I'm not sure how the brain would differentiate between an actual traumatic event and a perceived event. I want the...

Also, I've just looked it up and doxycyline is actually being studied for it's effect on the fear center and people with ptsd; it's said to reduce fear. but for me, it was the opposite. So it's not unrelated; it seems to be two sides of the same coin. ok, thank makes sense, thank you. Side...

She has a Ph.D. and she is a psychologist. My mother is also a therapist, and she agreed with the diagnosis, as she saw first-had how the event affected me. I'm going to see my Lyme doctor soon (he's also a psychiatrist) to ask him about it, but I really need to get into treatment quickly, and...

She said that it would qualify because I felt as if my life was in danger and that I was going to die. It was all of the intense fear of a traumatic experience without the traumatic event; it's not as if it were a bad drug trip. There isn't much research on it, the side-effect is almost unheard...

No, she didn't tell me much.. I've never heard that that would disqualify it, I can't find much info on it. She suggested mindfulness and EMDR as treatments, but she was unsure of how effective they'd be. I'm going to see her next week, but her specialtiy isn't ptsd (she's a cbt therapist), so...

(I posted this in the wrong area but couldn't delete my first post, sorry about that!) Hi there. I'm new to this forum but I wanted to ask for a bit of advice. This might be a bit long, but if anyone can help me I would really appreciate it. I was diagnosed with ptsd just this week, but I've...