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i need to vent. I feel like I can’t talk to anyone in my life. They’ll either think I’m... crying wolf, or just feeling sorry for myself... I don’t know. Sometimes I think my therapist doesn’t see the real me. I’m a master at holding myself together. Correction. “Appearing” to be holding...

I’ve wanted to be a nurse for 35 years. Finally got the guts to go for it 2 1/2 years ago. I did 2 years of prerequisites, got awesome grades, full points on my entrance exam. This is end of my 3rd week. Yesterday we had our first patient assessment skills check off. It’s pass/fail. If you...

Going through a med change, switched therapists because I felt my old T minimized my feelings. I'm just... Overwhelmed. My anxiety and fear are taking over my life. I'm waking up in the middle of the night again. My vivid nightmares are back, as is my feeling of despair and hopelessness. I'm...

I switched to a new therapist, this would have been our 3rd visit. I live a bit over an hour away. (Due to $, insurance etc I drive to a Native Clinic is why it's far) well I get extremely anxious driving sometimes. Today it's particularly bad. I had to stop less than halfway there and cancel...

My dr. Switched me from Effexor to cymbalta last month because Effexor seemed to not be working. I also take Wellbutrin. Getting off the Effexor was brutal, but withdrawal symptoms seem to be lessening. I'm so far not seeing any change w the cymbalta. I'm starting to worry nothing will help...

Fell for him... Now I find out he is not only not single like he said, but LIVES with his gf. He says he just was lonely and wanted to be my friend. Lied to me about being interested in me because he didn't think I'd be his friend otherwise. I know that I shouldn't be affected by others...

I don't understand. He seems to ignore me when he has "home time" and is in town. We've talked about it before and he said something about having been alone so long and he's afraid etc. but then few weeks later he tells me he's requested home once a month instead of every 2-4 months. But here it...

I have PTSD from childhood sexual abuse and multiple sexual assaults as an adult. I do NOT trust my little voice. I've been talking to a guy since May and today he said he was in another state (he travels) due to mechanical issues. I don't want to get into it because of personal identification...

My life is going pretty good in the big picture. So it surprises me that SI's have been popping up in my head lately. I'm not in a pit right now, they have NO business hanging out in my brain. It's like a different evil person pops into my head and says... Everything would go away if you just...

I've had an incredible amount of stress the past month or two. Anxiety like crazy. I've had THREE cold sores in this time. As if the crippling anxiety isn't bad enough it triggers these painful embarrassing ugly sores. Anyone else get this???

I was just diagnosed with sleep apnea today. I had it 7 years ago, lost a bunch of weight no longer had the problem but I've gained back most of my weight. I don't often dream anymore. Which means my nightmares have been greatly diminished. I found out that my sleep is all messed up. I didn't...

So, if a guy doesn't really want me I can't get enough of him. But if a guy is polite, respectful, essentially what I am supposedly looking for... I realize I don't feel like I'm good enough for them. For example... I struggle with self care. Wednesday I showered and had a sleep study where...

Just over 3 years ago I completely lost my sh*t and long story short wound up being forced to quit my job as a legal assistant. I was on disability for about a year and a half and then my psychiatrist said I was able to go back to work. No job. I looked and looked and looked for work. My...

I have another thread on the supporter forum. But, as I'm no longer in a supporter role, it's just me, figured I belong here now. I'm starting to think that I just can't date. There is something in me that is broken. I don't understand the games and "the chase" and all that bullshit. If I like...

When I get anxious, which is pretty much anytime I get ready to leave the house I sweat profusely from my head. My hair gets wet and if I don't wipe my face I'll have trickles of sweat roll down it. I HATE it. I've given up on even trying to do my hair and makeup as I look like a drowned rat...

My Marine (never mine, but what I call him) just texted me. I haven't heard from him in 2 weeks. I caught feelings and he didn't want me like that. Well, he just texted me that he had a dream about me. He was having a party and went into the garage (there is pool tables etc out there) and I...

I've been very heart broken lately due to unrequited love with a fwb. I cried a LOT yesterday and actually felt my heart breaking. Today I'm feeling ok emotionally but my chest still aches. Have any of you had lingering soreness from anxiety chest pain? I feel like I'm sore from a work out...

So I (PTSD from childhood abuse, rapes, sexual harassment at work etc) fell for my FWB of three months. He does not feel the same. He's a fellow PTSD sufferer (but his is combat related) and says he's just not capable of dating anyone right now. Even if he was capable I don't think he would be...

I'll try to keep this short but will probably fail. My sufferer (fwb) called me and we talked again. Great talk, but then I was talking about my friend D***** (we used to date) and he was almost trying to talk me into giving D another chance. Weird. Made me feel bad. Then he talked more about...

I feel like I'm doing everything I'm supposed to. I'm in counseling, I'm eating, I talk to family, I journal, I take my meds on time, I'm ahead in my school work... But it's getting harder and harder to force myself out of bed. I lay there and try to motivate myself to think of something to...

I'm currently giving my Marine space as to not overwhelm him and push him for more than he can give. I'm having a really hard time with this. What do you guys do while your twiddling your thumbs waiting? I feel like I'm going crazy sometimes. I poke around on here a lot, study a LOT (I'm in...

I have PTSD from childhood sexual abuse triggered by being sexually harassed at work. I was in a very dark place for about two years. On 5 meds, weekly counseling, outpatient all day therapy for a few months. But I'm doing pretty good right now. I was released to go back to work last October...

I'm down to two antidepressants. This is down from 3 antidepressants and two antipsychotics. I've been off the last antipsychotic about a month but today when I was at the chiropractor and giving my list of meds I was actually NOT embarrassed by my list of meds. Yay! Small steps.

I'm currently friends with a guy that was an Infantry Marine and was on the front line of the taking of Fallujah in 2004. He was stationed in Iraq three times during his 8 years he was enlisted. He tried to reenlist but couldn't for medical reasons. He is now on disability from the VA-various...