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My son is now 7 years old. He is funny, kind, thoughtful and very smart. I would say he has had a good childhood so far. He has two loving parents who are sensitive to his feelings. His environment is safe. There hasn't been any obvious trauma in his life that I can speak to. While I was...

My husband had been up on our roof for several hours, doing some repair from a storm. We had an argument earlier, so I went up onto the roof to try and talk to him. I can't recal the conversation. I do remember becoming completely panicked. It was hard to breath, I couldn't hear his words, I...

I've been thinking a lot about suicide lately, feeling like it would be a big relief. I've imagined doing it, and felt comforted that I could if I really wanted to at some point. It took some courage to mention this to my T, but I thought it was important because of how strong the urge can...

I am feeling so exhausted right now. The kind of physical exhaustion you feel when you have been crying really hard for a long time. I was wondering why I felt like this, then tried to remember if I cried while I was meeting with my therapist today. In trying to recal, I realized I don't...

I was just attempting to work on a very difficult memory for the first time. I was struggling to not disassociate. Then my therapists dog starts barking at a painter right outside her window who is talking loud on his phone. She yells at her dog to be quiet, and I get a glimps of her angry...

On the days I have an appointment for meeting with my therapist, I have so much anxiety! It is 8 am, my appointment is at 1pm, and I have having a hard time breathing, and really panicked. I really want to work on this stuff, but the thought of sitting in that chair, talking, remembering...

I got the courage last week to tell my therapist that sometimes I hear screaming and crying. I used to try and find the source of the crying, as it sounded like a child needed help. Now I've mostly learned that its not real, although I sometimes still look around to see if there is in fact a...

Last week, during a session with my Therapist, she said something which really hurt me. I was wondering if anyone else has heard there T. Try and explain anything similar? We were talking about an experience I had the previous week. I had a disagreement, over the phone, with my husband. He...

It's 9am and I already can't breath. I am so overwhelmed by anxiety. Ok, I am still alive, so I must be breathing:) (somehow sense of humor is still here) My little boy is watching a cartoon, and I am about to make breakfast. I feel like there is someone else in the house. Someone...

Hi, I'm back. I just wanted to check in and ask people's experience with anxiety medication. I have never taken any prescription medications before. I finally broke down and talked to my doctor about the constant anxiety I have been experiencing. At first he wanted me to stop therapy because...

I think I might need to stop coming to this site for a while. I have found the memory that triggers the urge to harm myself. My therapist is really urging me to work on this memory using EMDR. I won't write about it. It is very violent. The chaiotic feeling in the memory is the same...

My therapist says I have PTSD. I don't like having that label. I haven't told my husband, or anyone else. I don't want them to see me differently. I think it is because I have always worked hard to be okay, even as a kid. I would take care of my own injuries, and focus on the things that made...

I have had an on going issue with self harm. It's kind of complicated to explain. It's something I have felt very ashamed about, and able to keep a secret from everyone I know. It can help me feel in control again, when things feel totally out of control. I just started seeing a trauma...

I had been in therapy around 8 years ago... Mostly to deal with anxiety, panic, and I was harming myself. I developed a pretty good relationship with my therapist. He taught me about finding the triggers in my present life that had me feel like harming myself. He asked if I had experienced...

Hi. I just found this site yesterday. The thought occurred to me that there might be people experiencing what I am. Although relieved to have found this site, I have to say that reading some of the accounts here saddens me. Not having come to terms with what happened to me has hearing the pain...