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I don't know much about it myself, but reading your post reminded me of TRE - Trauma Release Excercises. They are a type of therapeutic exercise that unlock body memories and supposedly expel negative tension that is stored in your body after trauma, there are some interesting (albeit slightly...

Maybe I am completely the wrong perso to be adding my two cents here and maybe you should wait and see comments from other supporters rather than a sufferer of PTSD, so I'm sorry if I upset or offend it's not intentional and certainly not personal. Maybe you should try seeing the PTSD as a part...

@Ayesha yes pacing must be my #1 form of exercise! Thanks everyone for your replies it's great to know I'm not alone in this! If anyone else has weird or quirky nervous habits or just plain ol' regular ones please feel free to share. You know what they say; "admitting you have a problem is the...

When I was younger (early teens) I was always told I looked older for my age. Now I have the opposite, twice this week I've been asked my age and told I look about 18, maybe younger (I'm nearly 25) by two very different people. Also I've been told by several others in the past year or so. I've...

Earlier I walked into the kitchen downstairs and up to my sister and then apologised for no reason, we were equally confused. Though on afterthought I may have been apologising because I forgot what I was going to say, which reminds me: Forgetting what I'm saying (every few seconds/sentences...

@Fadeaway I also am protective/possessive over my nail biting but less over the others, though rarely do people say anything.

Flicking things so they tap between my index on middle finger (like a debit card, my phone or the thumb of my other hand. Commenting on random things like a bird outside the window or stuff to take attention off of me. Rubbing my hands together until skin comes off. Pressing on my eyes till it...

For me after spending more than a decade unable to function, not able to do anything except sit or lie down curled up in a ball, unable to even concentrate on the radio or tv and turning to self-harm and suicide attempts. Now I'm on the first meds that have worked in more than six years of...

If it's for the whole of the UK rather than just Ireland, I would like to do the survey. :) Feel free to PM me the link or if you give it to @amethist in private, she will put it on this page.

So I've always known biting my nails has been a bad habit - but I've never cared, it doesn't do anyone any harm and nails really creep me out. In the past few years I've noticed it getting worse, bleeding frequently and gnawing down on to the nail bed so today I decided to google other nervous...

EMDR - Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing?

I know very much how you feel. For me the fear goes on and on and on because the longer my abusers haven't retaliated the longer I'm scared that they're just brewing up resentment and anger making it both more likely and less likely for them to come and do something about it as the...

Do you know what, I did know, I read it at its released (much like the last wheel of time novel, I got quite hyped up about it:rolleyes:) and I even think I was reading it just yesterday :wacky: and there was me thinking it was such a good idea !:cool: For some reason I thought pre-existing...

Severe bullying and being beaten is definitely an appropriate cause for PTSD. Though I agree that psychological bullying/abuse can hurt equally as much if not more. I know it might seem pedantic, but it helps us understand and therefore help you. Again, I am sorry if I caused you upset.

I also hope I didn't come across as insensitive.I was typing on my phone and didn't type longer sentences everything looks much longer on a smaller screen and I was worried about going on too much, as a result I may have sounded snappy and I certainly didn't mean to. Ditto to this and actually...

In the UK, as far as I'm aware there is no way to fully change your identity unless you go through witness protection - this is typically not available to people who are fleeing abuse and there is no other way to fully change your identity like there is in the US. You can only change your name...

I know @anthony keeps a lot of info about the up-to date DSM diagnostic criteria on help articles and I'm sure I remember a thread when the DSM-V came out discussing the differences between the DSM-IV and DSM-V but I wanted to provide a list of the DSM-V criteria as I found them a useful and...

PTSD has to involve a life-threatening (implied or real) or sexual trauma (rape/implied rape and sexual assault). I'm not minimising your painful experiences and memories but I am providing you with the good news that unless you have another trauma like that, you do not have PTSD. This is a good...

I am an active self-harmer (predominantly cutting), but I am not in the USA. I'd be ok to answer questions if you want me to, but I don't know if my answers will be useful.

If it helps I actually want to grow my hair out so I can get dreadlocks ;) More on topic however, I know what it's like to be unable to keep on top of basic things like self-grooming and for me I start blaming myself and thinking I'm lazy, but truthfully it's not that at all. I'm spending all...

@franciemarnie Thank you for the book suggestion, I will look into it :) Thanks @arfie for your comment, I find I forget words a lot and stammer when I'm stressed - I can't get the words out! I think it's caused more by dissociation for me than anxiety - although I dissociate more the more...

At the end of the worst part of my abuse I had about a week and a half where I was unable to talk. I don't remember most of it but I couldn't force any words out. I dissociated most of it away curled up in the fetal position. Exhausted. I remember the sunlight and falling asleep sitting upright...

I apply this to every type of relationship I can think of, professional, friendship, romantic, anything!

Can you say that you're not going to be able to meet up with her as much because you're struggling with time and managing to fit everything in - in part to do with lots of appointments but also just you're struggling. Say that she means a lot to you so you will still meet her every week but you...

Could you say, "I had some serious personal health issues that required a step back, but now I'm ready to come back to the world of work"? It's true without being so true that you might be discriminated against and reassures them that you're ready and OK to be a good employee.