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I'm watching a documentary on TV just now, about folk not sleeping properly. One of the doctors, who was treating a 26 year old woman, who hasn't slept properly for ten years, turns out it was PTSD that was causing her problem. As she saw her boyfriend get burned alive after a horrible motor...

Quote..........."I did not think it was possible to find a man willing to have a relationship with a female with no sex. Unless he is gay." Well, I can tell you for sure I am not gay, I love women, I've been married twice, divorce ended the first marriage and my second wife passed away. At my...

I know what you mean about a companion relationship, my late wife and I were very close, yet we never had a physical relationship in the last few years of her life, due to her illness. We still had a cuddle, even after I had to move to the spare room, for her last few months, as they needed a...

I am off the generation who were "given" cigarettes free while serving in the forces. When we were at sea we could buy them duty free, and the cost was minimal, so every body smoked in them days. Plus, I started smoking when I was twelve years old, a side effect of my violent childhood, so I...

Welcome to the site SA, I'm just the opposite now, as I have just started going out over the past few months! Before that I couldn't even go out at all, for about a year I had zero confidence, mood swings and deep depression. In fact, the only time I left the house, was to go shopping for food...

Quote.........."So it is a delayed response. Not sure if that is normal or not." Nothing is normal about PTSD? My nightmares are actual events from my past life, going right back to my childhood? I hope things improve for you, good luck.

For the rain staying off long enough for me to spend some time fixing my garden bench, before it started.

Welcome to the site Lazybomb, I can understand your desire to get your old self back, I did the same thing, at first. Then I realised after a while, that it was during the time of being ....."my old self" ...when all the shit that ruined my life, "happened".......... and that, it's the part of...

I'm afraid it never goes away, nor do we ever "get used to it" which seems to a phrase that people who have never suffered from it, keep telling us?

Greatful that my doctor said he will support me in my appeal with the PIP people, who have stopped my disability benefits?

Wow! that is scarey, makes me wonder why did they transfer them onto DVD? Was it so that they can view them again? No wonder you are worried about that, I take it you haven't talked it over with them? Would it make you feel better if you could destroy them? I never had anything like that in my...

I still get flashbacks from events that happened years ago, is amazing just what does cause them, it can be a smell, a sound or a vision? it's hard to cope with them, and I only wish there was a way when I could just turn them off.

Aye! and why is it when I eventually do go to bed, after fighting sleep for a couple of hours, that I can't go to sleep? I've even tired having a kip during the day, she in do feel sleepy, that I can't sleep? Is it just me, or is it a common thing?

I always try to find at least one positive thing, out of every day. Even on the bad ones, which for some reason, seems to outnumber the good ones?

I think it was all to do with me working away from home a lot, we just drifted apart and started living our own separate lives? That's when I met second wife, and we were together for 23 years, before she passed away.

I know what it's like, my ex wife and I were having a civilised split up, with no animosity what so ever, until she emploued a solicitor, then the sh!t hit the fan and all Hell broke lose! Her whole attitude changed, and she became so vindictive and greedy, I just couldn't believe the change...

I feel a bit more hopeful today, and have sorted out the bad thoughts I had in my head.

Sezetig you're right, I never realised that, as the only people I have seen for help and advice never had any personal experience of PTSD or anxiety. Anonymous, I really hope you take the advice that has been given, as it sounds like you need professional help straight away, and don't wait...

Aye! but like I've said before, the only people who can really understand, are fellow sufferers, people who have been there. Don't get me wrong, I'm not belittling the professional people who help us, it's just that they are lucky enough not to have PTSD.

Welcome to the site, I really know how you feel, as I was in the same frame of mind a few nights ago, in fact, truth to be told, Im still there, as are the pills? I've felt like this before, about two years ago when my wife passed away. Maybe we can help each other out, i also live in Scotland...

Today I feel like I'm at the end of the road.

I know you might think that this is totally impossible, but what you have to do is, don't allow it to take over, or change your life! A lot of people will say to you,...I know what your going through,......but that's crap! The only people who know what you are going through, are the folk in...

I saw my first swallow today, that made me feel so good, as I know summer is coming for sure now. That always lifts my spirits, I'm just so glad that I'm here to see another summer, it's been a horrible long winter for me this year, full of regrets and bad news.

Greatful for the lady from the cancer centre, who came here to be with me, during my assessment today. As I'm being changed over from the old DLA to this new P.I.P disability benefits.

Quote........." ridiculous or joking because I haven't seen Combat " You don't need to been in combat to suffer PTSD, any kind of trauma or bad experience can bring it on. I hope you settle in, and read a few more threads on here, as I'm sure you will find that you are not alone, and you will...