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I'm great at throwing things over my head by complete accident. Once I threw a glass rod across a lab class and nearly hit someone in the head. Whoops, lol. I also walk in to door frames and corners a LOT because my legs decide they want to go in a different direction to the rest of my body! I...

I took a slow-release melatonin drug, 2mg, for two or three weeks. Before I took it, I would take at least an hour to fall asleep, and wake up 4-6 times a night (2am, 3am, 4am... FUN). After those three weeks, my body had reset itself, I don't have to take it anymore to sleep through a night...

I know it's kind of a "duh" question. Just looking for some support and/or validation. My PTSD was caused by sexual assault, but the panic, flashbacks etc was all set off when I found out my partner (at the time) had cheated on me. We tried to work on it for a while but he'd just keep going...

Aussie Aussie Aussie! Hope you guys have a good day, whatever you're doing and whoever you're with :)

Yay congratulations!!! You should be proud! I hope you learnt a lot?

Having been seeing my T for over a year now, we've delved into some stuff from my childhood that I don't ever think about. I know I was abused as a little kid by a variety of childcare workers (one after-school-care lady who used to terrify the crap out of us and occasionally locked kids in her...

Welcome to the forum. I hope being here makes you feel like you are less alone! I'm glad you have a good friend and a husband who loves you. I hope you can keep fighting and progressing, you've done pretty amazingly to get to where you are as it is. Sounds like the therapist you went to was...

Whether or not he did it to hurt you is irrelevant. Whatever his "motivation", hurting you was a consequence, and he knew that, and ignored it. Cheating is almost always about the cheater, not their partner. PTSD messes with our emotions and sense of reality but it is not an excuse for terrible...

I know the feeling. My first partner abused me too, so then when I got into intimate situations with people I actually felt safe with, I found that I could not. Get. Enough. If it weren't for my religious views I'd be with guys all the time. I think maybe I appreciate and crave the good stuff...

Hi, welcome! As a trauma survivor, this probably sounds weird to you, but we're one of the few groups of people who actually often mean it when we play the "it's not you, it's me" card. From what information you've given us, it actually sounds like he's got a bit of experience in managing his...

Always blown away by how helpful you all are!! Everyone who said that "fireworks" and "drama" are what we go for becuase it's what we're used to, or it's exciting etc, that's kind of what I'm thinking at the moment. I've done the whole "swept up in the moment", need to fix the guy, in love...

Hi guys, I've thought that one of my best friends might have had feelings for me for a while, and tonight he made it pretty darn obvious. You know, compliments, finding every reason to be near me/hug me etc, all that jazz. We went driving to look at all the pretty Christmas lights together. I'm...

Good point. Thankfully we as a whole have a very good relationship with them both but I can see how bitterness or general bad feelings could seep in here. They're coming over tonight and Mum's in a position where she's ready to talk to them about it, so I'm going to stay out of the way! No...

WOW, thankyou so much for all of the love guys! This is why I love this forum, seriously. Mum's calmed down a bit now, she got to talk to her sisters and I think that was quite therapeutic for her. While it won't be the same, we think we're going to call the venue and ask if we can spend an...

My older brother got married yesterday to a lovely woman, and my whole family was really super happy. Everything went perfectly and beautifully, I had no anxiety or anything, up until we realised this morning that the stupid photographer didn't take ANY photos of my family together. NOTHING of...

Friday, you are the best at metaphors. :P Thanks for all your responses guys! I've been thinking about it for the last few days and have come to the (tentative) conclusion that I'm going to base it around my emotions about the situation like a few of you guys said. As in, the difference between...

It's so hard, but I think it hurts everyone's feelings less if you do your own thing rather than trying to explain to them. Toxic people are very often all about themselves and will try to make the fact that they're hurting you YOUR fault somehow. It depends on the nature of the relationship...

Sometimes I wonder if specific memories contributed to my trauma, or if they're just a bad memory associated with my abuser. Does the fact that he abused me mean that all my bad memories of him contribute in their own little way to the trauma, or is there a distinction between traumatic and...

Will do! Booking an appointment soon, meanwhile I'm going to get right back onto my dose :) thanks for the quick response, it'd be good if it was just the zoloft because that way I won't have to mess with the rest of my meds! Thanks :hug:

So I've been on 75mg of Zoloft for several months now (no more than 6) and I didn't take my dose this morning (chemists were closed and I ran out, silly me). I've been shaking quite a bit today (muscle spasms, mostly in my hands but also to the point where I couldn't walk for a while) and I feel...

Triple J (Australian radio station) was talking about PTSD today. It was lovely to hear a tribute to those who still survive and are suffering, and hear it explained in such a tactful way in public.

@Unaware can I just say how remarkably well you are dealing with all of this! It sounds like you have a relatively concrete self esteem in that you refuse to take abusive behaviour anymore, and perhaps having that attitude (in a kind and loving way of course) might show your wife a little...

Welcome to the forum. I'm sorry you've been suffering abuse from your wife. It must be very difficult to work through and it's great that you've turned to therapy for help! I hope you find some help here. Abuse in any situation is unacceptable, regardless of and individuals past or mental...

He sounds very angry and manipulative. PTSD or not, Graves or not, that's a dangerous combination and you deserve safety. If your friends and family who actually know him feel that way too, that's a definite sign you need to leave. Love is blind, but those outside of your relationship are NOT...

I'm sorry he's doing these kinds of things to you! The thing is, PTSD or not... that behaviour is not acceptable. That's abusive, and PTSD is NEVER an excuse for abuse. It sounds like a logical link between him hitting the car and hurting you, and it's ridiculous to think you "should have known"...