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Last night, I came home at 2am after a long day of traveling (airports, etc) and my boyfriend bad parked in front of the garage. I came upstairs and and asked kindly if he could please move his truck, so that I could park my car. I had work at 6am this morning and needed to move fast to get some...

My boyfriend works for a very popular video game company, so naturally their Christmas party is going to be a huge extravagant party lasting until 2am. The theme is steam punk circus. There will be people wearing provocative costumes, performers, loud music, an oxygen bar, etc. He RSPVed for the...

I recently relocated two hours from home and changed jobs to move into an apartment with my boyfriend. Naturally, this transition had caused a great deal of stress in both of our lives. Immediately after moving in, I went through a complete and total mental breakdown. I didn't sleep for nearly...

Starting tomorrow I'm getting enrolled in a clinical trial as advised by my therapist. During this trial they'll be adding a new form of abilify to my current (20mg) Prozac dosage. Has anyone had experience taking two similar medications before? What was the outcome for you? I primarily take...

I have experienced this occurrence at various points throughout my life, lately these episodes have been stronger than ever. I lay down in bed intending to fall asleep, then at some point I am spacing out. I don't realize it until I notice my eyes are open, it's been a couple hours since I've...

After a year and a half long distance (2 hours apart) relationship, I am considering throwing in the towel. Recently, I found out that I am five weeks pregnant. My boyfriend knows and has been supportive. We're both undergoing a lot of added stress because of this. However, being pregnant has...

The other night, I experienced a short-lived flashback episode. It was visible and audible. My boyfriend was in the same room with me while it was occurring (as we were getting ready for bed), he asked during the episode "What is going on?" I told him it was nothing and that I would be fine once...

My boyfriend and I have obviously dealt with a tremendous amount of issues revolving around my ptsd. I'm sure you all know the classics: emotional outbursts (anger, saying the wrong thing, delayed emotional reactions), dissociating when I need to be present for us, my flashbacks and blackouts...

This past week my psych started me on 20mg of prozac every day. While my mood is tenfold better and it feels as though space is clearing in my head, I seem to be coming down with a bladder infection. Has anyone else experienced something like this from antidepressants? I remember taking prozac...

24 - year - old female with c-ptsd. I'm a sufferer of multiple traumas (my most recent being about one year ago). I moved to Texas immediately after my last trauma to escape all of the triggers from my home town. I don't know anyone here that understands what I am going through on a personal...

It seems that every time I try to lay down, my brain becomes a million times more active and then next thing I know I am panicking to the point of thinking I am dying. It happens every night and the panic makes me so alert, it is impossible to sleep... I typically stay away for days and then...

The condensed version of my story. At five years old, my biological father decided he couldn't handle the burden (financially or mentally) of being a single father. I was dropped off in front of a church as I watched him drive out of my life. I sat on the steps and waited for him to return...

I was diagnosed officially around August 2012. After years of struggling with minor PTSD symptoms, I final event happened that year that sent me off the hinge. I am proud of myself for finally finding the courage to talk about my ptsd outside of my close friends and boyfriend (I am lacking a...

My name is Saoirse. I was diagnosed with PTSD a little over one year ago. I grew up in the foster care system, eventually adopted into a hectic home, suffered multiple abusive relationships and inevitably was kidnapped. A couple months after the kidnapping, I met my current boyfriend. At first...