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I have visions of footage of gunships in Iraq because I watch to much you tube but I don't class it as a flash back, same as watching a good movie the memory stays, my father and uncle had war stories that were pretty real but I don't really spend much time thinking about it. The both came home...

Well to be honest no I don't consider myself mentally I'll, some real shit happened in my life and it's locked into my memory, Like the birth of my child or memories of my mum and dad, Most things I remember make me happy and one event in my life makes me sad, I guess we are classed as mentally...

I don't watch the news or listen to the radio, I have my head in the sand, To old for another bout of military service now so I just shut it all out, Works for me

I didn't tell anyone for 30 years and came here, I put up a brief post up here and got the support here to man up and go to the doctors, I have seen a psychologist twice in 9 days, as your a Aussie you would have the same access to help as I do once diagnosed with PTSD, Help is there, As for...

I text my psychologist on Friday out of sheer desperation, I started my day with a trip to the dentist and had two teeth rebuilt at the front and then could'nt talk and I was dribbling, Not so bad, Until I rang work to say I wasn't coming in and my manager got stuck into me on the phone about...

Thanks Fridayjones

On Friday I needed to see my psychologist and couldn't get in, so I went to the doctor, I gave a brief description of my problems and that Question was asked, Are you Suicidal? I always say no, but the thought has crossed my mind and so my question is how do you know. I have lost friends due...

Sounds like me, I sit on my own at work as I either have no interest in others conversation or I am in my zone of empty space, I do seem to attract people like me,

I feel for you and I have been bumbling along with issues for 30 years and only just saw a psychologist in the last couple of weeks, twice in nine days and I did that after coming to this site, I have never been able to talk about my trauma without breaking down but it is getting easyer,

Putting My 2 cents in as a Man, I worked away from home months at a time and at times rarely rang, Birthdays hrmmm I don't even remember my own, We have been married 24 years and my wife has had every reason over the years to leave but never has, PTSD is part of my problem but not to blame for...

Ok I have to ask what's MDMA

I cried my way through my story of trauma with my psychologist the first visit and revisited it again this week as hard as it was I think it has helped me, I have been in a numb state for the last week but on the up side or down side how ever you see it I have felt better

I just got home from my second session since deciding to do something about my problems, Last week was hell with constant intrusive memories that I have never relived since the trauma, so it was something I wanted to know more about but always closed off. I can now see how getting it out of my...

R U Ok day is a big joke to people without a problem, I was getting very angry at work today with all the R U OK jokes, I'm flashing in and out of intrusive memories and everyone else is having a laugh, It really made me loose respect for some people I work with

I wouldn't have a issue with it, I am open with my wife and I am not troubled when she reads my texts, I guess it depends on the content of the text and if it's helping her.

Well I haven't given up it was just my first visit, I have had these memories for 30 years and only now I have started having flash backs and after my session intrusive memories and I know it's a part of healing, But still not easy

I work full time always have and I take sick leave as I get it and then some, mostly when I am busy I am ok but there's a lot of stress in my job and that affects me, if I get teary at work I just go outside for a while mostly I would be the opposite, angry and short tempered

Forgive me for being vague but for me the details I have locked away in my memory are what causes me the most destress to talk about, I had the worst week after opening up a little to my psychologist last week, Our reasons for having PTSD could not be more different but talking about it causes...

Just add my friend has combat PTSD, I have spoken to him quite a bit lately and he is not aware of my problems,

Well I have always play PS3 with my kids and after talking to a friend I started playing minecraft, it's just a way of loosing myself in a calm game, I started my week with a therapist and I think it has helped me to focus on something else other than the intrusive images I keep getting,