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I'm just wondering if anyone else has lost weight (or has trouble maintaining a healthy weight) as the result of their PTSD or anxiety. Since my diagnosis last September, I've lost over 50 pounds without trying. I've found that when I'm anxious, which is a lot of the time now, I lose my appetite...

I am with you on loving horror movies. Its also my favorite genre. I literally crave horror at times, and I've probably seen hundreds if not thousands of horror movies and TV series. I liked them well before my PTSD diagnosis, but since PTSD, I seem to have a special attraction to them...

Nice! I would definitely be interested to watch if the vlogs were on YouTube, though I understand you are not self-promoting. But either way it is an awesome idea to help yourself and others. You are so courageous! I've thought about doing something similar myself, but I hate myself on camera so...

I am grateful for the kind nurses at the hospital, who helped me fill out my disability forms yesterday. I am grateful for feeling energetic enough this morning to clean my apartment. I am grateful for a good friend who I will be visiting with this afternoon.

Its still winter here in my part of Canada. This morning the forecast says it feels like -31 C with the windchill (that's -24 F). I'm starting to think spring is never going to arrive. Rick Mercer's hilarious skit about Environment Canada (from a Canadian TV show, but also on YouTube, if anyone...

I hope I'm posting this correctly. Please let me know if not. I'm currently reading the Maze Runner trilogy by James Dashner. It was recommended to me by Goodreads based on my love for the Hunger Games series. It is of the young adult / science fiction / post-apocalyptic genre. Its a pretty...

I don't think anyone walks on eggshells with me. Quite the opposite. I have so much trouble relating to others now that I tend to avoid people. When I am with others, I am constantly scrutinizing situations to make sure I am doing nothing wrong. Like @Pottershand says, its exhausting. Most...

I chose war, though I also could have picked natural disaster, assault, or rape as I've experienced all of those. I'm a former humanitarian aid worker, most recently in the Central African Republic, a country experiencing ongoing civil war / unrest. Most of my trauma stems from what I saw and...

I exercise pretty much daily; I find its great for relieving stress . Since my diagnosis I've had troubles with eating and have lost a lot of weight, so the exercise also helps me to feel more hungry and eat a fair bit more. I have to be careful though, because I also want to exercise when I am...

My trauma is from working overseas beginning when I was 20, so I was already an adult at the time. But, I never had relationships beforehand, and I absolutely can't imagine having any now. I have trouble just being around people and keeping a couple of platonic friends, never mind an actual...

Thank you all for the responses, I really appreciate the welcome. @Shan-Nav01, I didn't realize there was the opportunity here to just chat about whatever. That's good to know, maybe I can get my mind off of things once in a while. @Echo, you aren't the first person to mention about the...

Hi. I'm 25 years old and live in Canada. I was diagnosed with PTSD last September, as the result of being a humanitarian aid worker in Haiti and the Central African Republic. I worked in those countries for 4 years after graduating from university. Not sure which piece of my experiences caused...