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I've recently started volunteering at a museum. I love doing it especially when we have groups of school children. I do okay with that kind of casual social encounter. My question is about the director of volunteers with whom I have a fair amount of regular contact. I can tell she's noticed...

How Is The Weather In Your Neighborhood? Good morning! (even if it's afternoon) :hello: Here is semi-rural MA we have about 6 inches of snow, but the bitter cold has gone for a while. It's in the 30's today with more snow expected tomorrow. The snow is lining all the limbs of leafless tress...

Hi GodSeeker, I'm lonely too. And I have faced the fact that to others I am weird. I have next to no social skills and that's weird to other people who were lucky enough to learn those skills in a caring family as children. To deal with my loneliness, I A) have a dog. B) found situations...

Thanks Anthony. And thanks to everyone who contributed here. This thread has been very informative. A motto I've adopted for therapy is, "Knowing is always better than not knowing." All of you helped me to know more.

Well, at least I know my shrink isn't deluded because that's what he's been implying. At least that's what I get when I read between the lines or grunts as the case may be. Thanks for replying. maria

anni Abuse is always, always, always the fault of the the abuser. That's something I had to come to terms with in order to get out of a 16 year abusive marriage. maria

Ouch! Eleven plus sounds so much like me, unfortunately. I have no core personality that isn't the result of trauma, but I am not destructive (except toward myself). Socializing might as well be the behavior of a secret society to which I am not initiated. I do have some positive traits such as...

Thanks everyone for your replies. I found Anthony's blog about symptoms getting worse and that's what's happening to me. I take medication (Prazosine) because I can't control my symptoms without it. I'm not really fond of the side effects so I try to take as little as possible. My shrink is okay...

Thanks. I did find a section for communicating with staff which will be useful in the future. maria

I can't find a official place to ask this question so I thought I would just post it. maria

I get upset, maybe anxious (?), when I read information or posts about PTSD. Does anyone else have that problem? maria

It seems that PTSD which begins in childhood is different in some ways from PTSD that is the result of adult trauma. For one thing, it took me years to even admit that I had been abused. And it seems that the amount of recovery possible is limited. I don't seem to even be capable of the ordinary...

Hi Comfort. I'm new here too. I can understand how you feel about seeking help because I was misdiagnosed for many years. PTSD can be tough to diagnose even for a professional. I contributed to the problem by not seeking help until I had strong suicidal ideation. It was natural for a diagnosis...

I agree with your kind thoughts about not dropping him. Those of us who are sufferers need "normal" friends. But I hope you are aware that one of the problems that comes with ptsd is relationship issues, sometimes very large relationship issues. Good luck, maria

I don't think I can be of much help. My traumatic events started in infancy. I put this in the wrong place.

I'm new, but I'm also a long-time ptsd-er. I've been in psychotherapy for what seems like forever but didn't identify my problems as ptsd until a few years ago. Forgive my brevity, but sometime I get sad talking about my life.