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I've never had a drivers license before, I'd love to drive but have no one who has a car who would let me be a 2nd driver. Maybe one day lol. But I know what you mean, I too avoid the crowded times if at all possible. :/

To add to what francie said: don't use quinine every night or you will build up a tolerance to it. It also comes in capsules of higher dose btw. I believe it's used to treat malaria actually (cramps too).

The regression thing I've experienced as well a fair amount, I find that it is part of an emotional flashback myself. Learning to nurture and reassure the child you that surfaces through identification, and actually verbal reassurance. It might seem a bit silly but what works for me is verbally...

AWESOME! I agree with Philippa, that is probably the best approach. At least I've found it to be personally.

I still self-medicate with pot a couple times a week, it's nice to have a break from the big waves, provides much needed clarity and in the past I had used various psychedelics to delve within and heal, or at least identify and develop a clearer understanding of the thought patterns relating to...

Way to go everybody. If you fall of the wagon, just hop back on. You can't take away the tumble right?

Hi there, and welcome.... I remember having a million pills shoved down my throat as a teen and it left me with a very bitter taste in my mouth. I think medication should only be used in extreme circumstances. There is a distinct difference between a therapist that specializes in trauma and a...

Thanks for the link guys, it didn't turn up when I searched. I can avoid the paralysis if I am super sleep deprived and smoke a bit of weed. But I don't wan't to depend on anything to sleep. When I was in my early teens I got heavily addicted to benzodiazapines so I could sleep and get to school...

Wow circe! your posts never cease to impress. & Pathos - Well put, I couldn't agree with you more.

I relate to your current situation quite sincerely. I was in a relationship with a girl for four years who used my ptsd as a tool to manipulate and torture me in a variety of ways. I loved her dearly and put my entire heart, and soul into the relationship. It took me over half a year after I...

yoshi I completely relate to your sentiment regarding toronto. People love to pretend no one else exists or matters here, granted there are some wonderful people here too but they are a distinct and virtually invisible minority. I'd be happy to chat with ye. :)

I relate to your experiences quite strongly. I may be significantly younger but if you'd like I'd be happy to chat with you sometime about how I personally was able to unveil and confront the innumerable horrors of my childhood. Everyone has a different process, but there are techniques that...

Well let me start this by providing some context. My father died a few weeks ago at age seventy-six, he fell ill and was in the hospital for just over a week. He was a main contributor of awful experiences during my childhood. If you want specifics see my intro thread for a few details. I...

Hello! It's great that you did find the forum. I have experienced many sleep issues in the past, and lately they've been returning; mostly nightmares, insomnia and sleep paralysis. You aren't alone. What sort of issues do you experience?

In my teens I experienced pretty regular bouts of sleep paralysis (maybe once a week). I would for long lengths of time become terrified of sleeping because I might go into the paralysis. The resulting sleep deprivation would make it a million times more likely that it would happen to. Recently...

I think this is a marvellous idea. I'd love to join in as I've been treading the path of getting back into shape. And also, like many of the above posters, I have bigtime difficulty with working out with or around others. Well there was one exception - dancing in a massive dusty drum circle, an...

Unfortunately it seems that I didn't explain myself effectively and thus was for the most part misunderstood. Of well it happens I suppose. I have to include that I'm not a fool and have experienced and been exposed to a lot. Providing textbook answers as though I'm just some ignorant...

Well, it's been exactly 10 months today since I broke up with my former girlfriend of 4 years. I still remember how relieved I felt to finally have that giant cruel controlling judgemental weight lifted from my shoulders and I still feel fairly confident that I have the experience and self worth...

This story brought about a similar calm that I experience from reading a koan, meditating, or playing an instrument. Thank you ! Unfortunately when I NEED to take a vacation instead of attempting to reach this calm more often than not I just get drunk and eat chicken wings.

A lot of the work that I have done with my therapist is psycho-somatic in nature. I experience the same disconnection and intellectualization that you do. In order to draw out the feelings themselves I've learnt to focus on the physical manifestations that arise when I 'think' about them; such...

Socializing I think can be very beneficial and upifting in certain contexts. We are naturally social creatures, interdependence how we came to rise above the food chain and dominate the planet. Therefore completely isolating ourselves goes against our nature and is harmful. Socializing can also...

oh Rexdale hunh? I used to goto school by islington & dixon. I live in long branch now right near humber college. I've been wondering how to approach supporters on here, I have so much respect for you guys I don't know where to begin.

Thank you so much for the welcome circe it warms my heart and it's instantly apparent that you have. A few words can say a lot. I thought of a bunch of other things to include after posting this but it was very hard to share all that I did. In this case alone I knew the only way I could do it...

^Your post reminded me of volunteering for adbusters while in high school. I couldn't agree more! However instead of saying no clue I'd say no concern. However I know there are ways around it, I have an old friend who used to work at a compassion centre who I should really muster the courage to...

Wow Little, your analogy is awesome and vivid and entirely what I was trying to say. Sorry to hear that shocker 'news report' caught you off guard and caused a panic attack. P.S. I also detest the P word.