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Hi all! Just dropped by to let those who remember me know that I'm still on the Forum. I don't drop in very often as I have been mega busy setting up my arts and crafts business. I have been doing business courses, learning the ropes and generally making connections. This has been a...

Eeeeeeekkkkk!:eek::eek: I have an interview for a job in a new craft store today at 3pm. I am terrified!!! Although I have a complex form of PTSD (multi trauma) my biggest trigger is work. I was blamed for the death of a patient when I was nursing - which I was innocent of. The nursing...

I have made real progress over the past year or two but there is one thing that still drags me down. People from my past (and one family member from the present who treats me strangely). They still seem to live in my head, I think about them - what I would say to them if I saw them again. I...

I have a very close relationship with my husband and sons and although we have our difficulties (some of which make me want to leave at times) we do face up to them, discuss them and move on. His sisters husband has had many a dig at me and my husband over the years, always speaks gruffly with...

For a while now my son's have been talking about 'Prepping' and 'bugging out.' Now I had never heard of these phrases before but my son's explained that it was a method of preparing for an apocalyptic event. Prepping involves having enough supplies to survive an apocalypses and Bugging Out...

At the end of November I will be celebrating my 50th birthday! I have nothing planned although I have saved up some money I was given for cat sitting for a friend plus some my husband and son's have clubbed together and have bought a Kindle. I bought it early because I had a strange phone call...

I have been having difficulty with this for a very long time and wondered if anyone else did. I could call it self-blame but it isn't quite the same. I would say that I feel responsible but I know the feelings are wrong. As a child I was blamed for many things; some I did, most I didn't or...

:eek: I can't believe I've done this! It was so impulsive of me! I'm so nervous!:eek: Near my hairdressers there is a community centre and there was a sign in the window, 'Art group, beginners welcome, £1 plus tea and biscuits.' I went to get my hair cut but couldn't get it our of my mind...

I have recently become the proud owner of a Samsung Chromebook, a gift from my sister, and I love it! It has a few pro's and Con's Pro's I love how cute it is, how small and light. It boots up in 8 seconds! Connectivity is fast. 8 hour battery life! Lots of free aps. Stores everything in...

Some of you will know that I've been having problems with my stomach and anemia. My mouth has been swollen and sore and the pain in my stomach and around my back has been awful. I had to stop taking the iron tablets as they were making it worse but the tablets the doctor gave me to reduce the...

The Wanderings of Crafty Cath Walking for health or 'The Wanderings of Crafty Cath...and Satnavsteve!' I love walking; being out in the fresh air, seeing natures beauty and getting a bit of well-needed exercise. Thing is, having been poorly since March I haven't done much and I have...

I went to see the Queen Elizabeth last night. It wasn't this Queen... Eliz 1st. Or this one... Eliz 2. But this one... There was a mass of people gathered to see it off and a real party atmosphere. I was invited to go along by by brother and his wife and thought, 'It's just a...

Most of you will know that I'm an avid walker and an experienced hiker. The weather here in the UK has been so bad that my exercise has been limited to walking around the village on our country roads and pavements. So guess what? I went for a walk on Monday and Tuesday - no more than 2 or 3...

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2012 sees London hosting the Olympic Games. I recently watched a program where the narrator told the story of the Olympics in the UK. He said that there was a medal given for...wait for it... Olympic Poetry and Olympic Town Planning!! This made me think...'is it just the Brits that are this...

I'm watching this program on BBC 2 now (UK time). It seems very good although I have missed a bit due to having to do the dishes and not being able to focus. There are some good stories from the guys with the PTSD but they might trigger some. Worth a watch. I'll have to watch it again on...

I have been wondering about this and thought some of you clever folks might know the answer. I dissociate when I am triggered by my major triggers, someone falsely accusing me, screaming at me etc. But what happens when the little part comes into play? When I'm in T she often appears and it...

I have been struggling with my adult self battling with hurt inner child recently (well, I always have but more so as I become more aware through therapy). I went for a walk in the rain today, along a local brook where an old cottage stands. It has been derelict since before I came to the...

I remembered having one of these pictures as my PC wallpaper once and it reminded me of how beautiful rain can be. That led me to think of Srain and that led me to post these pics...especially for Rain or anyone who likes rain.

Yesterday, while I was facing one of my biggest fears/triggers, I went into a small Cathedral and lit a candle for everyone here. There was a prayer request form and I wrote 'for everyone suffering with PTSD especially those on the PTSD Forum.' I don't normally light candles or ask for prayers...

I know I haven't shared much about this with anyone; it has been too painful for too long. Basically, I suffered a lot of physical and psychological abuse/bullying as a child and it continued into adulthood. I was sexually assaulted by a man when I was 16 and there are parts of my childhood...

I always wanted to be invisible, (I feel like that most of the time anyway). I wanted to be able to disappear whenever I wanted to, to do things without anyone knowing and to sneak up on people and listen in. The danger here is that I would hear what people are saying about me, not a good...

I was having therapy on Friday and My T was doing some EMDR on the anger I feel. When he stopped he asked me how I felt and I said 'numb' and that I'd crawled into my dark box, closed the lid and gone into hiding. He asked me if I could come out of my box (where I always go when I'm triggered)...

I recently found out I was loosing my little cleaning job. I have only been doing 3 hours a week for the last 6 months and this is the only job I have held down in over 25 years. Well, I contacted another company and the took me on. Thing is, I came down with Gastroenteritis the day I was due...

Hi, I'm a C-PTSD sufferer from Warrington, close to the Lancs border. Anyone know of a support group in the area or interested in starting one?