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I had been suffering from a number of personal issues throughout my life and things got much worse up until about a year and a half ago.
I felt lonely and unworthy. I felt resentful to others on a deep level. I hadn’t forgiven much in my life up to that point. I had also wondered what the...
Stories about this has been told for a very long time. It is in the legends. There is always a monster of some sort and there is always some smothering something to do with the bed. I just read one legend that names the monster “ The old hag “. She sits on top of our chests in our sleep and...
I also went non-functional overnight. I got myself halfway manageable by three months and was able to return to work. By then, a management company had moved in and was in the process of illegally laying off everyone, so then and only then did I lose my job as hotel maintenance manager. It was...
I was once resentful to her for ruining my long term relationship with my girlfriend but I wasn’t thinking rationally back then. Totally my fault, needed to grow up some.
I think these weird dream states happen to us when our brains processing of falling asleep is compromised somehow. It is as if we happened to fall asleep before our brains natural process is ready for it. It’s terrifying, imaginative and also very real. I actually knew I was dreaming but...
I have had sleep paralysis before under huge amounts of anxiety. I had difficulty falling asleep. When I did it started a waking nightmare where I was pulled out of my body and floated above it, looking down. I scanned the room, seeing articles of clothing of mine and my bed and other furniture...
My breathing pattern used to be so comprised that my oxygen saturation was low. I would also be pale or bluish. This was back when my meds weren’t managing my anxiety well if at all and month after month just felt like one huge and continuous panic attack. Doctors and clinics had no idea what...
I picked Celexa because it was the medication that worked wonders with me. Later I switched to Paxil due to possible heart issue that can develop in some people, which worked about the same.
I was on medications for 4 years, but I have been off all medications for 2 and a half years now. I felt...