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you sound like you have a good plan , ahh the muscle relaxants ..great for sleep - know that feeling well

its sad when your partner does not respect your privacy. I have not suffered from this with my previous partner , but from previous experience , i liken it to being robbed and having that feeling of being invaded - its a serious breach of trust and creates some very toxic dynamics. There are...

if it is so recent , then i would suggest if you feel it is already affecting you to deal with it , anxiety is not ptsd, and anxiety can be a stand alone condition or co mingled with many other things, i have to ask why you would want to label something ptsd so quick whilst you have the perfect...

Thanks so much for all the helpful responses , it certainly makes sense and gives me a greater understanding of why it is a problem

I recently became aware that i spend most of my time disassociated, i am aware i dissociate and have for many years , but im unaware of the negatives. I always thought i was spacing out or leaving the situation because the stress became to great, and recently my therapist who i have started...

i forgot to say , you have to be careful with opiate based pain meds , as even the slightest withdrawal can kick in flashbacks and what not , many times the doses they give will not lead to real serious withdrawals , but you will withdraw at some level and even if the physical is not much , the...

i would suggest taking a look at your medication and also watching your blood pressure , many sleeping meds play havoc with your blood pressure and further to this its also quite common what your are describing for people with low blood pressure , when they get up too quick they suffer dizziness etc

In a situation like this i would suggest getting an advocate to speak for you , i have had many people ask me about ptsd and of course i like to educate people in the hope of dispelling any misinformation, but what i have found most times is its a step into a minefield , of course they want to...

please dont run away or even feel bad, after what you have been through it would be seen as entirely normal in such a situation. I have had a flashback with my son over a different set of issues and ended up breaking down in front of him and yes like you , i felt ashamed , guilty and deeply...

i have found certain pain meds will make me hyper , im fine with hydrocodone , but oxycodone and percocet make me hyper and i dont like them, its almost like they have a upper component. It took a while to get the right dose and medication

i know exactly how you Feel Solara, i tend not to tell anyone whats going on and slowly but surely hit the wall, i have no friends here in MD and yes it gets lonely and of course i crave a good hug and want someone to tell me it will be okay.Sadly only i can tell myself that, in fact i must as...

its important you apply discipline , get up and start your work like your in an office, start at 9.00 and actually get dressed. I found the hardest thing in freelancing was time...i always thought i got all day, no longer just 8 hrs ...bad mistake . treat your day like a work day , otherwise you...

id go for Enigma - Boum Boum

Trauma is Trauma plain and simple..it does not have a yardstick for measurements. It is a personal thing and affects us all differently and as such that is all that matters. Getting help to get the best you can from yourself is the end goal and that is what it all comes down to. Welcome and feel...

that sucks Chava , finding a good pain dr as we already discussed is very trying and i would certainly arm myself with any specialists reports etc . As always if i can be of any assistance dont hesitate to let me know -

if your medicated and still in pain ....is the medication adequate ? i have suffered similar and was in pain and being under medicated which left me feeling suicidal and everything else along with it , my psychiatrist intervened and told my pain dr to medicate the pain appropriately or else my...

Tumeric is an anti inflammatory and has found to be very good for arthritis pain

I had a similar situation with my work, i always painted normal things so to speak , nice watercolors , some surrealism , but nothing too biting. Over the last few years i have gone much more into abstract , at first it was more aesthetic than emotional , but now i let my creative spirits free...

can totally relate - have moved mountains to help people , to only have them turn when the pressure is on. been all those you listed and more. And through all of this i have learnt one simple lesson. Look after yourself first and foremost regardless of how you or others perceive you. Helping...

i must admit i did not feel AA helped at all , nor did NA ...i am not saying they not a great organizations, i just couldnt get into the whole meeting thing and just hearing many many war stories. As another person stated there are many unsafe people and sick people within these groups alongside...

So true and its all made for TV like CSI and whammo , all of a sudden you have a informed misinformed public who think..gees I got x gene with so and so and im gonna have grey hair with purple spots, but as always they leave critical factors like environments that shape a gene, and can decide...

im sorry to hear your being put through this....i can certainly relate, when i was diagnosed with ptsd my partner of 18 years turned to me and said ...so what i dont want to know anything about it. I was hospitalized for 10 days the first time - i seen her for 2 hrs and granted you werent...

dopamine and serotonin...look out - looks like pre marketing for another round of so called wonder drugs...not

i can relate to the tiredness..its hard to even think of work when you exist on 2 hrs sleep, but its something that aids our survival so its necessary. I work hard physically , so if im tired it is really hard, but what i try to do is just enough - when im good i work hard , real hard and i use...

depending on your pain meds...you have to be careful with muscle relaxants as they are similar to benzos and if your taking opiates ...be very careful. I have them too , but use them sparingly as continual use can cause emotional problems/reactions . Hang in there Chava , i know its not easy and...