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Hi there. First of all incredible congratulations to you on your sobriety. I have staked my claim in my reputation as a `partygirl` for nigh on 2 decades (see avatar pic for evidence, although it`s also my way of humanising ptsd), and haven`t managed to get to the point you`re at. In my humble...

I think many of us can identify with this, especially with parents who have been abused, sexually anyway, it screws people up and makes their reality completely buggered. We are all here with you Just, have no fear.

This is where emotional abuse can be just as if not more powerful than physical abuse.There is little understanding from `healthy` individuals as there are no conventional marks or scars to be seen by the outside world - it is literally just tsrating to be recognised as a form of abuse just as...

Not just good, soul-saving.

Sorry, technophobe(!). I`m lucky in that I have been .... traumatised for so long, nothing is too overwhelming for me. I`ve coped and handled it all. But I had to do it alone and you don`t have to. Please don`t. Reaching out is also helping you form healthy connections and better foundations for...

Hi Suzetig.... I get the same - it`s like you want to peel your skin off, bleach and yourself and then put it back on again all lovely and clean afterwards. I know... *sigh. I know. You`re not alone. I`m trying not to fight it and just manage my feelings so I can go on coping with day to day...

I feel for you, and the depth of emotion in the responses, and how true or distorted some of them may be, shows that life in the world of PTSD is always complex and strongly opinioned. Yes, you made a stupid decision. But I also know the culture of the netherlands, where things are a little more...

It is traumatic and so upsetting. Be kind to yourself, firstly. I think you know what it was ie the dynamic of your relationship was and its scary as hell. Talk to your T, you will know when and how to tell whomever you feel should know when you are ready. It sounds as though you have an amazing...

let him know you are sorry. Say you are only contacting him once. Let him know you know you are a stressor. That it went too far. Let him know you love him, and will respect he will talk when he is ready, even if it is to hear you explain how you will ensure this will never happen again. Then...

I don`t think we should ever give up on anyone - and tbh the role they have played in society is secondary - they are suffering, pure and simple. However, my boyfriend has aged years since being with me.... that`s all I know x Again, best of luck.

jessica, I am very gald you seem to be such a strong woman, just lookafter yourself and your babbies. You are evidently a very sensitive person with great depth and very drawn to his vulnerability and the connection you have with him. PTSD does have a tendency to alienate and..... cut people off...

The only view I can offer is my own; which is this : Protect your children and yourself. Not in a bad way, but ... I am .... very similar in my relationships to the man you met. We don`t mean to get close to people and then distance ourselves. The grip of ptsd is such that we are eternally...

Hi there :) I help people get into work, all sorts of people from super vulnerable to ex CEOs. Don`t know if you can on here but perhaps you can copy and paste the main bit of your cv onto a message on here and p.m it to me, would be happy to look at it :) Not surprised cal centres etc aren`t...

as a relatively recently diagnosed ptsd peep (1year), my heart breaks for you, as it has done for myself and the person i love. Sadly my 'trigger' is trying to get close to someone, period. My partner, and me too, are now utterly exhausted, super stressed and burned out. I have left many many...

huge leap, well done you!!

Every day i am learning new things on this site. I have exactly the same thing, to the point that peoplehave commented on it - almost like an exceptionally evolved sens of empathy? Especially when it comes to painful experiences on the part of others - even if i don`t them at all i can almost...

I would have to agree. Laurie you`re not on here to hide your episodes - this is one of the very few, if not the only place we can come to where others understand just what happens during those times. I`d hate to think you were hiding it from the people you are close to on here.. Really. Me...

Hi Laurie, You are so memorable to me because ofyour replies to my thread the very first time I came on here. I admit I did wonder at the time how it came to be that you were seemingly so able to support others, yet you are a sufferer yourself, with responsibilities and heartbreak I couldn`t...

I came across this thread by chance - I have been so fortunate - haven`t recently needed to be on here that much. The injustice of your story tears me apart with sadness for you. We cannot have any understanding as to how you might be feeling right now, and the insanity and chaos that your world...

I would agree with the above. But I think PTSd sufferers and their partmers need to accept that we attract people also because instinctively we see a dynamic that we recognise. You need to change in yourself first. and that means setting up boundaries because she is utterly in control at the...

Thankyou. And yes, it is very true. Every time we ignore a homeless person, a drunk perosn, a mentally ill perosn on the streets, you can guarantee they are trauma survivors. Well, i revealed on my fb page about an hour ago that I have PTSD and the devastating effect it`s had on my life. The...

My dear. I think the above is 50% pof the struggle we face on a daily basis. YOu are so very not alone in that aspect, I can`t even begin to tell you (!).

I`m so sad to hear this - injustice comes in all forms.

Thankyou for that. I just hope people on here who have partners/ loves ... realise that some of us can`t even manage that. Surface friends are okay - you have that one person you are true with. It only takes one, from what I can see. I am trying not to think about what I have lost as that pain...