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Thanks for this thread everyone. I have started to experience some mild to moderate disassociation symptoms recently and have been thinking of them as new things, but, after reading a lot of you comments, I think I've been disassociating since I was a kid. --I would create games for myself...

Avatar is from the Roger Waters 'The Wall' concert. The most amazing show I've seen. My username is one I've been using since AOL days.

I feel weird, like I'm not attached. The world is giving me information, but I'm not processing it. Things seem like they are far away, but not really. Like they're coming from a cloud, but not really. Like the is an extra layer of something between the world and my brain, kind of like a...

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. . .when you 'Have a Case of the Mondays', every day.

I get the same thing. Sometimes my brain is fully alert, but cannot make my body move. Sometimes my brain is not much there and my physical movements start slowing down and many times come to a stop. Sometimes if I'm walking, I suddenly slow way down and it's difficult to take the next step...

A couple 'light' songs that have a joyful, bouncy feel to them: Pop Goes The World -- Men without Hats Kiss Me -- Tin Tin Actually, Men without Hats have lots of positive tunes. . .so if you like your music 80's style, they are worth a listen. Some songs that I find positive lately, but you...

T: So how have you been handling the suicide ideations? Me: Well, I made it here, so I must be doing OK. :)

Thank you Muzikluvr, Your stories about playing are awesome. I seem to play a lot like your husband does. I must eliminate my To Do list!

Thanks for that Jen93. I think that is why I'm interested in this subject. My opinion is that the phenomena surrounding False Memory Syndrome creates a huge stigma for us in public, but also preys upon our normal symptoms to deny and minimize our traumas. It hits us from both sides AND it has...

. . .when you describe people as 't' 'h' 'w' because actually spelling out the words are triggering.

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Just adding another post, so Gradstudent can link. Gradstudent, It may be able to post the URL in a post without posting a link. If you bring up the front page of your survey in your Internet broswer, you can highlight the URL and try to copy/paste it into a post. Then all we have to do is...

I think Meadowsweet's comments are valuable. Most of our cultures reinforce that our memories are equivalent to facts, but anyone who has to work with memories on a day-to-day basis, like police, therapists, lawyers, etc. will often tell you just how inaccurate even normal, healthy memories...

Gradstudent, I'm not seeing a link.

I'm interested in research on how PTSD sufferers have been affected by watching Molly Ringwald movies like Pretty in Pink and Breakfast Club :geek:

Hi gizmo, I struggle with the same thing. I don't have any evidence except for these little pieces of stuff that are popping up decades later. How can I trust them? Eventually, I came to realize that whether they were true or not, they were still messing me up, so dealing with them is more...

Here are some links that may be good starting places regarding False Memory Syndrome and the controversy surrounding it. A relatively neutral overview http://www.dsm5.org/Documents/Diagnostic Criteria for Personality Disorder (Comparison of DSM-IV DSM-5 old DSM-5 new.pdf The experience of a...

I voted yes, but only because I have redefined who my family is. The people who I grew up with are not my family. My family is my wife and kids. My friends have been supportive thus far, but I am only starting to tell them about the recent diagnosis and escalation of symptoms. . .so who...

False Memory Syndrome was created by a social activist group in the 1990's to offer a legal defense for those accused of child sexual and ritual abuse. They have had some success introducing this concept into legal proceedings to defend accused abusers. There is no such recognized syndrome...

To my wife, I really don't have words for how amazing she is To my kids, for giving me a reason to fight To the writers who helped me survive the crap, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Robert Anton Wilson and Harlan Ellison. To music. To the police in my little home town who scared the bejesus out of me when...

Baby Steps: I few posts have touched on this, but the concept of baby steps have really helped me. If I can't do a big thing today (like go to work), then rather than beating myself up over not being able to do something so apparently simple, I try to focus on what I can do today, even if it...

Anthony, Thank You. I had forgotten about DESNOS when I posted. After giving it some thought, I have to agree with you. Given the way that DSM V is going, it does seem more practical and it really does accurately describe the disorder. Plus, it is much easier to say and sounds cooler. :)

Love 'The Wall' reference in your subject line. I get to go to Roger Waters The Wall concert in about a month. Life would be so much poorer without that album. Welcome to the forum, Pretty sure you can find some relief and support here. Wouldn't hurt to look for trauma therapists in your...