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I would post this under a different heading, but I find that for some reason, I am unable post new messages (anyone??). I have been gone because I broke up with my boyfriend. He has totally lost it. I was the string that held him together. He got angry and screamed into my phone and my friend's...

Hmm... I actually am really working on getting the sailboat. What does that say about me? The survivalist instinct—to get by in all kinds of situations—is so strong it's hard to bear. I want to be ready for anything. It's hard to sit and relax and let time go by. That list was eerie, reading it...

A History, Just My Way Of Connecting I have to laugh at myself. It's the only way to keep sane. I'm posting a little history just to introduce myself. My history inevitably became intertwined with that of my boyfriend when I met him, so I'm sorry if that seems a little off topic because for...

You know, it's nice to hear someone hanging in there. I know it's tough. I have PTSD and I believe my boyfriend does too. Our therapy benefits were cut--but I finally found someone who would take his insurance. And he's finally taking a med which seems to help. All I can say is that I totally...

I try not to talk to much about my background in my relationship anymore. I have lived with my boyfriend for over three years. He was a positive person since I met him, but he has lately gotten very dark. My background is that I've been dx'd with PTSD for over 10 years. I was sexually...

Bobby--Have you ever thought about going on disability? I know it's hard. I've been on it for five years. But the health insurance is good until the no-pre-existing conditions thing kicks in in 2014. I'm poor, but I have a good doc and a decent life. It's a thought. Community organizations...

Hi Sammy, I was just going to say can you make a short statement that you keep repeating to church members (the "broken record" thing)? Something that keeps your privacy but doesn't push them away--allows you to get some time without sacrificing the bond? Maybe, I need some time for personal...

Honestly--that sounds like a devastating experience to me and I can imagine that you wouldn't feel safe anywhere--regardless of where your parents were. It sounds like you're coming out of their realm and into your own, where you're able to feel more and experience more and it's painful. It's...

I wanted to reply and just say I feel for you. I know a man who was in special ops and was a POW and my boyfriend was a Marine and was also a Commercial Diver in the GOM (which he said was a different kind of war). I can't imagine what you're going through. I hope you get what you need. Good Luck.

I'm for the punching bag. That sounds good. It's a gift, a guy thing, doesn't say specifically *you need to work out your anger issues*.... more like an opportunity to get in shape. I find that doing and not thinking helps--and a punching bag is more doing and less thinking...less staying in...

All I can say is to keep persevering. I suffer from child abuse and then I was assaulted and raped for 2.5 days and basically kept hostage. I've run the gamut of drugs, dbt, cbt, partial programs, hospitalizations, dx's, doctors... It's only since I've had a good doctor and a good therapist that...

Thanks Sammy. I completely agree. I am seeing a trauma specialist and I feel she understands me. I feel like I am sort of in a bind because I described my boyfriend to her and what he's been through and she's pretty sure he has PTSD as well. But I get EMDR.. He has no therapy or EMDR. He was in...

I feel kind of lonely. I guess thats the main reason I've come here. For validation and support. I feel as if my world is negative. Everyone seems a downer. No matter how much therapy I get, no matter how many good lines I learn to get my point across, I change and the people around me stay the...

I am not sure where to start. I'm living with my boyfriend in an apartment. I've been dx'd with PTSD for a long time now, been on every drug in the book (except esctacy but including ketamine), been dx'd with all kinds of things incl. DID (which I'm doing a lot better with :) ) and depression...