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Hi Eedara, I'm sorry to hear that you have experienced such a thing. If you are a very sensitive person already that is alot to go through. Yes, I think, for me anyway, that it is the fear of the unknown and not being in control that causes the paralyzing reaction. You could be having...

Hi Phillipa, I think a Fairweather friend is what's called an oxymoron. You know what I mean? The definition of a friend is something much more than someone who wants to just share the good times. It seems that your friendship for him was a one way street and not reciprocated back to you. Still...

Junebug, when I have to do this, I fill my heart with unconditional love for both myself and the person I am going to speak to. I imagine that I am talking to a precious child and that I am a loving parent. Even if what I'm saying is about myself, I try to maintain my heartspace and let my words...

Hi Junebug, thanks for replying. Can you remember where you read that?

I had this thought today. That suicidal ideation is a life threatening event to the self. I wonder what effect it has on the parts of the self that respond to life threatening situations. So it's like we are traumatizing ourselves further each time we 'go there', even though it is just ideation...

The lady I'm seeing is a clinical psych with a Phd (which was not related to trauma). She advertises one of her specialties is ptsd and she is a child psychologist as well so I do believe she has a special touch with the damaged inner child too. I feel safe with her even though it's early days...

Thankyou so much Chava, I relate to so much of what you said. There is a scientific observer in me too, that analyses everything. To some extent it has protected me from feeling unsafe and just plain feeling at all! What you say about things moving closer to centre is really reassuring for me...

Thanks scout86, I really appreciate your welcome, feels like being the new kid on the first day of school, except that this is a really good school full of great people. I'm hoping that those things are possible, so so much because it feels like I've lost someone....ie myself, who I used to be...

Hi Greenleaf, thanks for replying. I read the 'category for poor prognosis' in the article on here on the articles page, I think it was the one 'Cureable vs Uncureable'. I've kinda gathered that from other things I've read prior to that. It says that prolonged and repeated trauma can be more...

Today the penny has dropped for me to realize this is an incurable disorder and that I'm in the category for poor prognosis. I always thought I was strong and that my ptsd was my ego states. I've realized over the last few months, at 45, that my nervous system has a life of it's own, independent...

Thankyou so much for providing the article, I learned so much from it. Very helpful to someone starting to learn about ptsd and for family members who don't get it yet :-)