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If you are going to fly, be aware that tensions could be (not sure in general) high due to the recent amount of viral videos depicting very "hands-on" and aggressive approaches to dealing with unruly air passengers, some of whom are probably just tired and confused. Whatever has happened to...

I would go to the nearest sheriff's or police detective's office and ask to speak to the sexual assault detective on duty immediately. If they won't help, contact the FBI through their website. Meanwhile, is she held against her will, her T. should be able to get her moved or out.

The naivety that passes for virtue goes against the very teaching. Paul urged the early converts to be "shrewd" but that is not a virtue that is really being asked for anymore. Rather, forgiveness is the order of the day. We are only turning cheeks, and even before the slap. My sister-in-law...

Your family has a concern maybe based upon what you have told them. Knowing what I know now, I am not sure how I feel about having children with PTSD. I think having a family with PTSD is possible, but it will control everything about that family in so many ways that I have seen others live...

Moving is very stressful. I'm a sufferer with PTSD that has been very stable for a year, off meds, and am now having my first symptoms/taste of PTSD in a long while based on moving soon and money fears. I would NOT be cool with my spouse insisting on me dealing with my using a med at the moment...

@deedlerock I can relate to all of what you said, especially when my PTSD is active. When it's not active, I am better able to have a more positive outlook and smile and interact with folks with more freedom. Often, though, I feel a lot of anxiety creep into everyday social interactions that...

I like the movie idea. Helps the time go faster. Or go do something that you can do by yourself but prefer someone else along. I go through this whether or not I enjoy the visitor's company, or if I am at home or in someone else's home. I have a lot of trauma and trust issues. Having someone...

I believe that it is very difficult to "take candy from babies" without it being political suicide. How can a nation's gov't force this issue without massive resistance? It needs to be a grassroots effort. The reality is that more young people are awake to the fact that forcing any child to...

Seemed like a good survey. Gave me a chance to reflect a bit on my current and past functioning, which I appreciate. Also, helped me evaluate my own behaviors. Not as fun.

Rather than subtract, add. Bring a support into the mix. You are stuck with the additions, so add your own support to it. You don't have to play the role of victim. Take it for what it is and make it good enough for you that you are in more control of your own reactions.

I wish I had answers for you, and for myself. I go through a process of questioning also. I asked my Dr. today if I should be working from home online. It was his idea in the past. But on further examination, he felt today that I would be too isolated. If I am able to handle it, he feels that I...

Thanks guys, I am in agreement entirely. I think the dogma is "don't rock the boat" and it's not loving to traffic in truth. 12 steps would call it "denial" and "enabling" or codependency, and I can't argue with that. My mom enabled my dad to be a monster and yet only sees what she wants to...

I just wondered if anyone had any thoughts on this. I was told by my T. years back that since I was processing the trauma from my father that it is "like a death" actually to grieve. She also said that when he died, I would be better off than others because I've already grieved the loss of a...

I actually had to double-check the original post to see if I had written it myself. Wow! That's never happened to me on this forum! I feel the same way. I am able to work, but I am sick 90% of the time. We're talking headache, dizzy, nausea, fatigue, can barely get through the day and walk to...

@Freedomfighter I really like your post here about setting goals, including to just enjoy yourself. Also the part about learning how to function without the input of abusive types or the prior abusers. Would my situation qualify? In my case, I think I learned to define myself in terms of...

Thank you, @gizmo, it's nice to hear your online voice. Your words bring a lot of comfort to me every time I see them here. I hope that life brings you the same peace and comfort whenever you need it, too. I don't ever want to see my father again in any way, now that he's dead, but I am...

Sherman Alexie writes on his website that he reads other people's work at his bookstore "readings" and always catches flack for not reading his own work to his fans. He says that he wants to perform what inspires him at the time and what helps him keep his creative life going, not just reading...

I hope someday you find out that this is not all your fault. I think PTSD can lead to taking all the blame, when we only deserve a part of it. You are a kind person to me. I'm so sad about your son's passing. I don't know your beliefs on afterlife, and you don't have to speak to it, but I am...

Oh, I forgot my tests show a weak immune system also, so can't fight off the Chickenpox virus. I'm supposed to be looking for T cell counts for possible cancer, maybe on a regular basis, due to the autoimmune disorder. At this point, I can work, I just miss more work that most my age, and it's...

Today, I wonder why I'm not just trying to quit working altogether and give up trying. I'm doing fine as far as evaluation. I seem to be holding my own, but my health is just not great. Privately, I suffer pain, fatigue and illness almost every day to the point that I cannot walk or do anything...

It was your ethical obligation to report it. Reporting it is not the same as proving wrongdoing. The good thing about (most of the time) our system in the US right now is that we may have an obligation to report what appears to be sexual harassment or misuse of power, but we don't have the...

Thank you, Gizmo, with the death of my abusive father on 2/28, sudden as it was, I'm feeling I guess pretty angry with life right now. I feel anger at life for how its treated some of us worse than most and how it keeps going (and how I feel angry that I can't stop it). Instead of seeing my...

In addition to the abuse, My family was very dysfunctional. They would likely be a slightly more severe form of dysfunction. One of my T's could predict very quickly how it was at home just based on the sexual abuse because of the fact that it goes within Dysfunctional family. I wonder if this...

The entire letter is an exercise in how long you can put words onto the screen without actually saying anything (from the heart). This tells me you do not feel safe opening up to her, which you say in the letter. Therefore, the letter is premature. It's not ready to be sent/read. I wrote...

It's hard to read such a full block of text. Please "report" your own post and ask to break it up into topics/paragraphs, so that I can read it and try to be of some assistance. I got a headache trying to read. So far, I only got that the new GF is jealous of the oldest child of yours and is...