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    I felt like I was raped all over again :(

    No, you're not. I also get hit on inappropriately all the time. It can feel good a little bit, but mostly keeps me from trusting that men can be just good people who see me as a person.
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    Sufferer Isolated from the world — Need to know I'm not alone

    I'd also recommend cats! Can you have pets/emotional support animals where you live? I talk to my cats all day long, they help me when I'm heartbroken or helpless. Therapists can be hard, sometimes it is hit or miss. Getting to find who and what kind of therapy works for you is a challenge...
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    I can't describe it… How to sleep without alcohol or drugs?

    I put Wayne Dyer on repeat. It's free on YouTube. He has a three hour track that repeats over and over [paraphrased]: I am pure spirit. I always have been, and I always will be. ... The answers are speeding their way to me. When the tie comes, the answers will be there.
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    Dealing with a lot on your mind & how to cope?

    It happens to us highly sensitive people. But, we have our superpowers! I go for long walks/hikes in nature. It helps me calm down, and I can often prioritize things. If you can't do that, other exercise also helps. And meditation: when I'm really wired, it can be hard to meditate...
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    Struggling with Avoidance

    It's 4th of July. I have all these great tools to help my PTSD and and anxiety, and my other issues. And all this awareness I didn't use to have. I am also exhausted. I feel like money should come easier, and MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL I am tired of being alone. I want my partner NOW... I feel...
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    Weaponized Gifts

    I'm currently working on releasing toxic energy, and emotions, that get stuck in my body. By using techniques of listening to my subconscious through my body. Have spent so long trying to process stuff that gets stuck,... and then it doesn't get released. Or it is so long and arduous. Sounds...
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    Childhood Is this abusive

    It was wrong, is that enough to know?
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    Advice on living alone

    It happens. Sometimes, pretending is the safe space.
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    Is my partner emotionally unavailable?

    You are not the problem. Not sure if he is. But, find people you can talk to! Even if it's on the phone or online, if getting together is hard. Nothing wrong with needing long conversations.
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    Advice on living alone

    You have a good plan and good awareness of yourself and your resources. Congrats.
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    One Thing That Made You Smile Today?

    Took some big steps yesterday on projects I've had for a while. Then, I went for a hike during the new moon last evening. I slept like a rock. I feel like it IS my new chapter.
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    Finished program

    Yes, slow and steady is best! That's so great for you!
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    Prison visitation

    I hate the power dynamic at a prison visit. They can search you and your belongings, you can't take your phone, etc. I like to take some reading material so I can act like I have my own thing going on when I have to wait 45 minutes for them to transfer me to the visit room... instead of staring...
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    One Thing That Made You Smile Today?

    All the chicken videos on Instagram. People going to the Starbucks drive through with their chicken, people having their chicken in the bed with them because she gets severe separation anxiety, people taking their chicken on their RV adventures...
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    Sufferer Hello, my PTSD darkest moment

    Welcome oscarette999! BTW, I love 'oscarette,' it's such a cute name. EMDR is something you should try; I'm hoping to get back to it myself.
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    Can I please get some support? Feeling so stuck…

    Interesting, I may try this.
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    Sufferer Isolated from the world — Need to know I'm not alone

    Yes. We are here; now you're not always alone. I'd also recommend a therapist, if you have the means for it. Or, start thinking about it, someday.
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    Can I please get some support? Feeling so stuck…

    I've discovered the rapper Rod Wave recently, and I really like his songs. He has one song, "Sky Priority," that makes me cry whenever I hear it (usually on repeat). It's about pain and betrayal. There is one line in it, "Death must be easy because life is hard." It makes me feel good to...
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    One Thing That Made You Smile Today?

    Love those moments! Something good from fear.
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    Can I please get some support? Feeling so stuck…

    Thank you for sitting with me. Thank you for saying you are stuck, also. I feel like I've been in the same exact place for four years, of insecurity, fear, and congestion. There are shades of grey and not actual colors out there for me. I got a piece of it yesterday :)
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    Can I please get some support? Feeling so stuck…

    Can I please get some support? Feeling so stuck,,, stuck in being stuck. Don't want to go into details, no energy for that, already done it, just need my miracle.
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    I don't have anyone to turn to, and I'm drowning in myself - Therapist’s response to physical insecurity is confusing

    Honestly, the way she handled that sounds mean. Even if she accidentally smiled the first time, as your therapist, she should've apologized when you bravely brought up later how it hurt you. Even if she was just apologizing for making you feel bad. I wasn't there, so I can't gauge the...
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    mindfulness. How does it help you?

    Meditation has helped me immensely. You just start where you're at. E.g., you're supposed to sit up straight and be alert, etc. I give myself permission to lay in bed while exhausted and meditate, if that's what I feel like. There are times where I'll sit up straight, too. Meditation really...
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    What stopped you from exercising and how do you overcome it?

    Once you start enjoying yourself, and feeling good after having exercised, or getting compliments from others, you stop giving a f*ck *as much as you used to* about other people watching.
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