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Art therapy interests me, mainly because it is less frightening to contemplate than traditional therapy. I used to be much more creative, but a lot of that was lost and I am still struggling to bring it back. When I was first diagnosed I did some very dark stuff that I still have, but I'm not...

Am I the only one? I can't even have PTSD the "right" or "normal" way. I wasn't in the military. I wasn't abused or attacked or assaulted. I didn't survive an accident or witness a death. From everything I've read, PTSD is supposed to cause depression, not be a result of it. I don't have...

Bluelilly, I can tell you that people can make it feel as if it were your fault when it wasn't. If you're feeling that there are things you could have or should have done differently, (i.e. you feel you acted up at times) I think it would help you to realize that it either wasn't your fault at...

Does anyone know what I mean? When it’s been some time after the original trauma(s) and you’ve dealt with parts of it and moved past some triggers, and think you might be healed, and then moments and events and days happen that make you question how much healing you’ve really done? For awhile...

It is interesting (if somewhat disturbing because of the subject) for me to read other people's thoughts on inpatient treatment. If you do decide to do inpatient, please, please be careful and find out everything you can about the facility you would be placed in. I was dealing with deep...

I don't know if I can put a percentage on it. We had a family dog, a big lab mix that was just wonderful. After I was first diagnosed with PTSD and depression, I kept odd hours when I came home for college breaks and being the only one awake in a silent house didn't exactly help my mental state...

Thank you all for your kind words. I am glad to be somewhere that understands a lot of my feelings without thinking I am just crazy. Although it has been almost 6 years, I still don't know how to successfully deal with an anniversary. Sometimes I do all right, and other years are really bad...

I had a therapist tell me that my depression was never going to get better. (we weren't talking about cured, just better). I asked if there was any hope in me leading a happy, normal life and she told me that this was as good as it was going to get and I shouldn't hope for anything more. She...

Hi there. I've had PTSD for almost six years now - actually, one of the things that drove me to this site is the fact that the six-year anniversary is coming up in less than a week and I'm having more trouble dealing with it than usual. I thought I was getting better - and I suppose in many ways...