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@Autumn76 i honestly don't think about it at all until I have dreams. It's been a very long time. I feel like dreams reveal stress in the subconscious. But I don't understand why that ones such a broken record.

I haven't spoken to my family in 10 years and it's been beyond hard. EXTREMELY worth it, but the complete opposite of the easy way. Be careful what bridges you burn and what bridges you keep. Good luck with everything!

STILL having this reoccurring nightmare. It's been AT LEAST 10 years. When I was a kid and I would start getting semi distracted from a pet, it would mysteriously die. All the same way. I later discovered that they had symptoms of poisoning. My mother had a strange interest in poison. I...

I know people with PTSD have more to deal with than most. But I feel like I've learned so much from mine. I'm greatful for more sociological insight. And people with PTSD are almost the only people I get along with. Usually I meet them and they're not judgemental and more aware than most...

YES!! Animals can be the best therapy <3 they're so calming, non judgemental, and loving.

I agree with @Cj77 .. Good luck and hugs!! <3

Yup! Agreed :)

Right!! @ground crew .. But you just never know unless you're in it. People are so complicated.

@Cool Cat hey!! I hear ya. I tell people about my PTSD and they get freaked out or don't believe me. The thing is, people aren't going to believe you if they've been stuck inside their bubble their whole lives. They should get to know you before they decide you're lying. I find it as a part...

@PTSDbegone hi! I'm sorry.. This sounds awful!! If I were in your shoes.. I would think about how I am without the meds vs with the meds. Think about some pros and cons and try to talk to the psychiatrist about lowering the dosage.

@Anarchy WOW!! That's nuts. You honestly don't know what goes on behind closed doors. Everyone has a perspective. She could've been psycho.. Or he could've been a manipulator pushing her to her limits while making her feel trapped. I've had guys do that to me, and when I react and they...

i got a random security gig for an event from posting my add on Craigslist. It seems like a great opportunity, but it's at this festival and I've never even met my boss. So, thoughts are running through my mind. My dad is such a raging sociopath that I'm freaking out about being kidnapped and...

Awesome :) thanks @FridayJones !!

That makes sense thanks @Cashew !! Any advice on how to get over not knowing things about your childhood? I just want to leave the low self esteem and confusion it gives me behind.

Hey!! @Cashew thanks for your reply :) I don't think I know what you mean by my brain shutting me off!! Would you please explain that further?

Ugh.. Stony face is so hard because you're being so vulnerable with them and they're EXPRESSIONLESS. We usually look for some comfort or empathy to build trust in those situations. Smiley and painting a picture freaks me out. I've never had a good experience with those. The ones I've been...

i used to go to her during every anxiety attack, and I tried to explain to her that panic attacks make you feel like your dying.. But she thinks I just won't get help, but I do. So she tried to sell me on some wonder drug today and I laughed and made fun of it.. And I guess that was the last...

would it be considered DID if the persons not sure if they made up bits and pieces of their childhood because a lot of things were very unclear and traumas are repressed now and again.. So they live by an identity they're not sure of.. But do it anyways just to have one? Like the putting things...

I think that's what I'm gonna do @WillyKat I've just started telling him about how this forum helps me discover triggers and how that helps me in day to day life. How much more functional I can be, or at least on the path to functionality. But I'm sure it all just sounds scary to him.

I understand!! I just started smoking it to relieve my symptoms. Sometimes to sleep. I don't do it more than once a week.. Just when I really need the help. I think the momentary relief really helps. But it took me a while to get here. I was a drug baby and HATED anything that could be...

@Kefira im sure you're right!! Thank you :) maybe I can ease in talking about my PTSD and maybe that will make him more comfortable to think his very similar symptoms. But, you're right. I can't make him seek help.

He's kind of frightened by my PTSD. So it's hard to inquire about the fact that I think he has it. I brought up the idea once that he might have it and he gave me a crass "probably" but ended it there. Is there a good online test? Or a good way to approach this? I'm trying to be gentle and he...

It does @Anarchy @ground crew !! Because it's such a break and so refreshing. Some females might even be like, "hey wait a minute, why isn't he paying attention to me?"

Very informative @Anarchy . I love it!! Thank you for taking the time for all that :). I liked your point on how entrepenuers function better in society than people with a larger IQ. It makes sense that people who are socially intelligent will go farther relationally. Very excited to look...

I wish I worked like that!! I'll wait a while to date.. Maybe think I'm ready to try something slowly.. Then once I'm in the relationship triggers go off right and left. My traumas are lifelong and go too deep to avoid. I have to go in face first to work through them or I won't even know...