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I will do that. Thank you so much, KwanYingirl. I grew up in a Buddhist household and we always had the most pictures and statues of Kwan Yin. She's my favorite. :)

Horrible, to be quite honest. I hop into bed and fall asleep around 11:30pm. And then I typically wake up at 6:40am, which my alarm is set to. Some days I'd just snooze until 10:30/11am, some days I wake up at 6:40 and sleep intermittently, other days I jolt awake before my alarm and just lay...

Although my experience can't even begin to match yours, I too feel a sense of this enormous weight I'm carrying, the desire to want to just end it all now, and the feeling I'll lose all the people I love at any second. Therapy and the subsequent healing takes time though. Step by step. And...

Okay, when all of this began, I would get hit by anxiety and fear hardest around noon all the way to five or 6pm. Then for a while, it was 5am to 7/8am. Right now, my peak anxiety hours are from 9am to around 2/3pm. I don't know what's going on or why my body keeps messing with me. I'm so scared.

I avoid the news like the plague. It's too scary. So much pain and suffering. I'm getting anxious just thinking about it.

Yeah, I've had a few people tell me that. I suppose they mean well, but they're a bit far-sighted. As if they're only thinking about the destination and not the long road ahead. They think it's a plane ride in first-class when it's more of road trip. Sometimes we get traffic, car may overheat...

Best of luck, @shimmerz. We know you can do it because you've done it before. :)

Hello, @intothelight. :) Thank you for the warm welcome. Yeah, they saw that that comment upset me pretty badly. They said that my whole perception of the world was rattled and changed dramatically. That it would take some time and effort to process. I find this forum amazingly helpful in doing...

I dropped video games a couple years back, but I've been thinking about my early life a lot these days, and I loved them! I don't think I could play them today, but I'd say that the Dreamcast was my favorite. It had this crazy-good Spawn fighting game, Skies of Arcadia(?). That was an awesome...

I voted No. 100%. 20 years old, no job, barely making it through college so far, I have yet to bring any joy into anybody's life or help them in any way, diagnosed with PTSD so all of the above is out the window. Yeah, that's a definite No. I wanted to become a World History teacher at my old...

I agree with @Recovery4Me it takes a tremendous amount of courage to let someone, even a proven, trustworthy friend, into your life. I'm still not at that level yet. Sometimes it just builds up, and it pours out of us. And who better to tell it to than those who consider you and who you consider...

I can definitely relate. What you did, what many of us do, takes a lot of strength. I, too, avoid my bathroom as it's a trigger of mine. I make dates to hang out with my friends or just go out, but by the time it comes around, I tell myself, "I'll just stay in. I'll just stay in. It's better...

Ever since my diagnosis, I walk a lot. It keeps me busy. Helps ground me. I just walk for miles. Listening to my iPod, seeing the beautiful sights around me. Makes me forget for a bit. I also lift 4 times a week. Not so motivated to go heavy anymore, unfortunately. It still gives me...

I've just been in a real bad place for the last week or so. The 28th was the anniversary and ever since then I've just been in bad shape. I went from 60 to 0 like nothing. A real whirlwind of emotions. I think I went from anger- just pure hatred towards the guy responsible, overwhelming me. I...

I've only been here for a little over 24 hours, but I agree with @Go Hungry. The supportive community here makes me feel safe and less alone. We're all at different, uh... "stages of healing"? But everyone is so kind, honest, and understanding.

50/50, I guess. Went to sleep at 12 last night feeling pretty okay, but then at 6, my eyes shot open and my heart started racing as usual. Just this intense, crushing fear. So I just hang out here until I fall asleep, then it repeats.

I love giving and getting hugs from anyone. Whether it's our first encounter or we've known each other for ages, for however long they want. We'll stand there all day if we have to. Only if they feel comfortable with it though, of course. If not, that's totally cool. There are many ways to...

A very cool idea. :) I guess... 1.) Going on walks. It feels nice to connect with my surroundings. 2.) Skating around. Same reason as above. And it's something I've loved doing since I was 11/12. 3.) Hanging out with my mom and/or aunt. Or just family and friends in general. 4.) Going to my...

Wow, thank you guys so much for replying, sharing your experiences and welcoming me. :) Not to draw things out, but it was just so scary and downright devastating at first to hear my psychologists tell me that I would never be the same person again. Still kinda coming to terms with that. But...

I don't know if this thread belongs here, but hello everyone, my name is Ti. I'm 20 years old. After only a few sessions with two different psychologists so far, my school's Mental Health Counselor and a regular... "outside" one, they both concluded that I'm suffering from "a trauma". PTSD and...