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In what way are you a failure? You have PTSD by definition, sufferers more likely than not, expect to die without ever telling a soul about their abuse. That is not failure. You are allowed to tell or not tell anyone your history. Having said that, breaking your silence, as scared as that seems...

What you have achieved is taking the steps you learned years ago to get back on track. That doesn’t sound to me as failure, but rather a plan of action. Just having a plan can be enough to get you through til you see your T. Welcome back.

Ugh now I am feeling so sad about my friend that died in Feb. I had a tattoo in her honor on a Tuesday and now she’s with me wherever I go. You guys are awesome. I miss having her to call and scream f*ck!!! When I’m sick from fumes, the pesticides that will be used, the smoke from the campfires...

I had AAA make me a Triptyk.

I wish I was excited by the trip, but it’s goingvto be 15 minutes of bliss for the ceremony followed by stupid drunkenness. If anyone is looking for me, I’ve gone to bed!!

I could use help developing strategies to use for a trip several states away for my daughters wedding. It’s next week and my anxiety and panic attacks are wearing me out. I worry about getting overexposed to pesticides, many people, and the traveling.

First do no harm. I could not trust this woman.

Some come and go, then circle back. It takes: Vigilance Shamanic journeying Reiki twice a month Acupuncture Massage therapy Playing guitar Writing songs Singing songs Traditional trauma therapy Concerts Movies at the cinema Beach Starlit Sky Tara Brach talks on YouTube Live from Daryl’s House...

And that is why rapists get life in prison. Popular or not, that is where that boy deserves to be. We have a president that is a serial sex abuser and I just can’t get over that he’s not being held accountable. I think it would help you to be in therapy. You go to college, right? It wouldn’t be...

Welcome. This forum can help support you in areas like anxiety, insomnia, flashbacks. Dissociation is a phenomenon that many of us cope with, child abuse doesn’t leave much opportunity to develop coping skills. Being an international forum, there are folks online pretty much 24/7. I’m American...

This is a subject that I haven’t had the fortitude to tell my T. Reading the posts here, and considering how much suffering we have endured from being photographed/videotaped, now I’m not so sure about disclosing it. What could be gained by it anyway? I know my photos were from the 60’s. But...

PTSD. The gift that keeps on giving. Good days, bad days. Awoke with a panic that I just don’t know how I’m going to survive my daughters wedding. 150 people. I asked her please don’t make me do the mother in law/son in law dance. The thought of all those eyes on me has me full of dread. What is...

I don’t think you’re full of shit. Far from it. I am on disability. Not due to my chemical sensitivities, but for my depression and PTSD. My lung doc permanently disabled me, but I am single and my vocational identity was so important to help me feel wortwhile. I do Electrolysis for the past 15...

@MyWillow i am not much of a talker especially in a room full of strangers. I have done yin yoga with this particular teacher and she’s wonderful. She and a few other therapists run a wholistic counseling center and Mindy runs their body centered therapies programs. It would require a long drive...

Thankyou @Sweetleaf it sounds safe. I would have to change my schedule because it’s during the day.

Teaching sounds like it has way too many triggers that it’s overwhelming. Can you think of a different job that would be interesting, low stress? If you’re in the US the disability takes about two years to get a decision. This is mainly a glitch in the prosess of collecting all your medical...

My yoga teacher is offering a four week session of yoga for trauma victims. I took Yin yoga which was not taxing or triggering. I took it for a long time. This is different. Just wondering what people’s experience has been with it.

I would suggest using biller points when you contact her through email. Short, to the point. It will make it easier to stay on track and not have to worm out what exactly you’re asking her for.

I’ve had three therapists since 1999. The first saved my life. Literally, his steadfast appreciation for the emergency stage and how well he kept me in a safe place. Sometimes back then I was just curled up in the fetal position. He kept me out of the hospital. I was seriously suicidal and...

Do you feel like you’re in a fog and at the same time see a clear view around you? I get that happening daily. Makes me very anxious when I can’t remember what just happened. Then it’s acid flowing through my veins.

@PiggyBack seroquel caused visual hallucinations.

Yes, yes, yes. I have been daydreaming since I was a wee little girl. It manifests in many ways. Professionally, I will be talking to a client, telling them a story and then from their reporting of it, I just stop talking. I don’t hurt them, I do slow down, but I’m in my mind just fantasizing...

I’ve been a grateful recovering alcoholic for 27 years. Every day I remind myself that I am powerless over alcohol. Until you come to believe that you are powerless over drugs, you will never get sober. You can call in God or a light bulb, whatever you call a Higher Power. You are not the Higher...

I suffer with the same thing @Overcoming . I get tired and just conk out. Then around 2:34 in the middle of the night I awake in a panic. I’ve tried everything to get back to sleep again. I call it my night migrations. I try to find a safe place to sleep. Then my mind starts racing and I have...

@Rumors lonely is the perfect word