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I was thinking about posting a similar thread to this, because I wanted to know about other peoples experiences with it. However, since you want to use it for a book, you might need to post in the Research sub-forum instead of the Dissociation sub forum, and may need mod permission. Might make a...

I don't have nightmares. At least, I do t remember doing it, except occasionally. But there's been a few nights, once or twice, where I was having a really bad, anxiety filled dream when my wife wakes me and tells me i was whimpering and turning. But it has only happened those few times...

:hug: @alilkatiekatt Welcome to the community. I hope it's helpful for you. Hope you're able to stay as well and healthy as possible.

I'm still trying to figure this out myself. My brain at work is pretty much constantly assaulting me with reminders of why I'm a failure and will screw this up, so I'd love to hear people's answers as well.

I'm a hoarder. I hate it, and I'm disgusted and embarrassed by my own inability to clean. We have so much crap that just getting it off the floors is a Herculean task, and quickly returns to a messy state. So this whole week I'm throwing away 90% of our junk. Commuted to it last week, and my...

I did have fun! And I'm really glad that I went. When my wife suggested leaving after it, I adamantly refused, because I was not going to let that asshole scare me away from the faire.

So I wound up getting to rent an awesome dress, and the ladies at the costume place were really nice and helpful. But the whole outing kinda got ruined right off the bat by an asshole working at an icecream shop who thought it'd be hilarious to call me "mancess" and got indignant when I didn't...

We're going to a local renaissance faire tomorrow for mother's day. I've been nervous about it all week, and it's really hitting me now. My wife was already upset that I was upset earlier this week, and almost cancelled it because she was worried it'd be awful for me, and that it'd make it no...

I'm really sorry. I was probably out of bounds. I didn't know there was already a specific "Christians unite" thread, but I do know there have at least been in the past cult survivor threads. I thought those sounded like two topics, one on how atheism and PTSD interact, and one on having come...

I'm an atheist who has not had any bad personal experiences with religion. I do know there's several people on this site who have been harmed by religion or are cult survivors, that are still theists, and your topic might be really useful for them, but they might be scared away by the title...

I don't have PTSD (at least, I'm not diagnosed with it, but instead agoraphobia with panic), but I think it'd have a lot to do with what you're comfortable sharing, and what you needed them to know. You can say as much or as little as you need to, and it doesn't have to be all at once. My wife...

Thanks, @joeylittle, I appreciate that. I don't want to coopt other peoples experiences, even when there's similarities. Though learning about the similarities an differences has also been helpful in understanding myself.

Thanks, and that makes total sense, and is absolutely necessary some times.

Good luck, and I hope they understand. If you don't mind, I'd be interested in reading that article you mentioned.

The other side of how I feel is worry and anxiety that I shouldn't be here if I have agoraphobia instead of PTSD, even though it came out of (little T) trauma. I love this community, though, and have found it incredibly helpful. It's a big part of why I'm actually going to group therapy next...

I'm not sure yet, but it's probably accurate enough, and definitely fits better than Generalized Anxiety Disorder. We were planning on running me through some tests and evaluations, but apparently they worked it out between sessions. I'd like to have been more involved in that part, but it's not...

My therapist and psychiatrist looked over my record and history of anxiety, and concluded that I have agoraphobia with panic.

My phone is actually a bit of a comfort object. If I'm nervous or anxious, reading stuff on it can ground me.

I don't think transition causes you to be happy, anymore than therapy does. It helps you to be yourself, though, and not being able to do that can make you pretty unhappy. And there's lots of reasons why depression and suicide is so common among transgender people, and transition isn't going to...

I don't know about any therapy with people in leadership positions in particular but I can imagine the specific challenges that would bring. I suspect there are therapists who specialize in that, though. I'm sorry you haven't had more support with friends and family, though. This group is...

:hug: :hug: :hug: @Blackjack All of the hugs, all the hugs you need. :hug: I could use 'em too.

And there's a huge and incredible variety in how minds work. Not only do we not know what's going on in other peoples minds, but the answer would be very different for every person in a crowd. Most of that huge range is completely fine, even when it might be amusingly frustrating at times...

:hug: Hugs, and well wishes with everything going on with you. It was good having met and talked with you through here, and you'll be missed. Go and be awesome.

Hey, Muttly. You're doing awesome, even if it doesn't feel like it. It's good you've reach a point where you can talk about this, whether to a support group or with your therapist. Hope it leads to lots of healing. Be well and stay safe. :hug:

@Hope4Now What counts as a huge gap in memory for childhood? I feel like I remember my life, and I can tell you certain things that happened, and roughly when they happened, but if I went year by year, I could tell you a tiny handful of one off events per year, and a general idea of what was...