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I've taken quite a few of these tests over the years and always get INTP, which is pretty accurate, I think. As for compatibility between the types, I've always had a hard time relating to people who are S/J. My husband and friends are all N/P, though the other two traits are variable and don't...

The Seroquel is probably out of your system by now, but all benzos should be discontinued very slowly because they can create horrible rebound anxiety, much worse than the anxiety they were originally treating, and that can last for months. 30mgs a day is a high dose of Valium and should've been...

Can you see another psychiatrist or possibly a psychiatric nurse practitioner? Not only is calling the police like that a horrible and traumatizing thing to do, but you do NOT prescribe an anti-depressant alone for someone with bipolar disorder. The bad reaction you had to an SSRI in the past...

I was completely re-traumatized by things I saw in a psych hospital too (I'd already been diagnosed with PTSD from other things), so I understand where you're coming from. I share your fear of dealing with psychiatric professionals too. In my state, we can get psych meds from family doctors, so...

No, you're not the only one Ativan doesn't do much for. My anxiety just turns benzos into sugar pills. I'm on a completely different class of meds for my anxiety now. Glad you found something that helps too.

Because I have ADD, the stimulant medication I take makes me feel calmer and more focused rather than actually stimulated. It doesn't raise my anxiety at all. But it would probably be very different for someone without ADD.

For me, being alone allows me to shut down my emotions more than I ever can in a relationship. In order to be in a relationship, I have to keep myself open enough to feel the goodness when we're together, as well as the let down when we're not together and the anxiety about keeping the...

Is it a bad idea to go somewhere you know could be triggering when you don't have to go there? My problem isn't with my destination itself, but with the road that goes to it. It's the road I had to drive to and from the place where my most recent trauma happened, and not a road I had occasion to...

I've experienced that type of depression before. At the time I wasn't on any meds and the fatigue and lack of motivation was definitely a depressive symptom for me. I did find it somewhat easier to overcome that the severe depressions where I feel all the bleakness and sadness because as I...

@brat17, I really thought I could save people too, that it was one of the few things I really had a talent for and that my efforts would earn me care and respect from the people around me. Needless to say, it didn't work out that way. Instead of building them up, I got systematically broken down...

Do you take a mood stabilizer or anti-psychotic to treat and prevent the manias? Valium can be useful for keeping control during a manic episode, but it doesn't actually treat the Bipolar Disorder, only masks the symptoms until you can get it back under control.

Yeah, that's pretty much what happened to me. But I wouldn't listen to anyone who told me it was a dangerous road either.

Welcome to the forums. It's great that you want to learn more about PTSD, and that will doubtlessly make life easier for both of you. As someone who's been a supporter many times, I'd suggest you don't worry too much about triggers. When you spend a lot of time with someone with PTSD it's...

I agree with brat17 and greenleaf that this is beyond the emotional regulation problems which occur with PTSD. Your partner was intentionally cruel to you and mentally/emotionally abusive--all because he made a mistake and blew your budget. While PTSD might cause someone to lash out in the...

This is all very, very true. I wouldn't say someone could get PTSD simply from having sex withheld, but the systematic emotional stress of being the supporter to someone with a serious mental illness absolutely can cause PTSD. That's what happened to me. Lack of sex is only a small part of it...

There's no set time-line for relationships. Some people are very much in love after 2 months, or 2 weeks for that matter. It just depends on how quickly the people involved share themselves and what sorts of experiences they've gone through together. No one has the right to judge whether someone...

This is a great thread. It took me a long time to learn to respect and appreciate opinions that are different from my own. What really forced me to learn wasn't real life but creative writing. In order to create a story which isn't flat and without conflict, you basically have to learn to...

Go Hungry pretty much has the right of it. Thinking about them will just depress you and not bring them back. Spend more time with your friends. Make new friends. Work on hobbies or find new hobbies. Just find ways to pass the time and eventually the worst of the sting will go out of the loss.

I'm really glad to hear you got some meds and are doing better! :) You're definitely not the only one who gets crazy from lack of sleep. I get paranoid and even start to hallucinate when I can't get decent sleep.

Can you see a medical doctor for an emergency prescription for an anxiety medication? I don't know about the UK, but in the US GPs regularly provide anxiety meds for patients going through a difficult situation. Benzos are the obvious choice, but my doctor put me on Trifluoperazine, which is a...

Yes. There's one particular situation which any mention of triggers me and it seems to show up in TV and movies a lot more than seems statistically probable. I'll either get very quiet or start berating the fictional characters outloud for being stupid and weak enough to end up in the situation...

I've been in this same situation so many times. You're already being an amazing friend just by being there. There's no special thing you can say or do that will save your friend. Just being there is really all anyone can do. It took me a very long time to let go of that desperate feeling that...

My fiance has Bipolar I with several hospitalizations and so on. My best friend has depression. My other close friend has severe PTSD from childhood abuse. My mother has clinical anxiety and trauma issues. I have Bipolar II and PTSD. You want to know how many times any of us have treated each...

Yup. This is why I'm so open with my issues. It's not really bravery; it's laziness. I don't have spare energy to invest in forming relationship with people who aren't worth it.

Thinking is necessary. We need to think about our thoughts and behaviors in order to identify negative ones and come up with plans to change them. Thinking about the past can help process it and reduce its power. Even if these times of thinking make you feel bad, they have a purpose. But when...