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My t that bailed on me had a disaster for an office. It probably should have been a sign. There was stuff and papers everywhere.

The PTSD Workbook: Simple, Effective Techniques for Overcoming Traumatic Stress Symptoms It is primarily focused on CBT. It doesn't have too many examples, which is something that I appreciate, too. It has a lot of simple exercises. It is easy to skip sections if they are too much to handle...

I also know people that swear by it for helping with their anxiety disorder. I took a class, but it wasn't too effective on me. I am finding that methods that involve the whole body are more grounding for me. It is something that I might give another shot one day.

A boundary needs to be enforced with consequences and you need to be prepared to follow through with them. Your therapist could help you practice what you want to do and say.

Training the dog is not going to help anything. Your dog is having a normal reaction to someone physically harming them. No trainer is going to help you stop that. The problem is your girlfriend's behavior. You and the dog both need to find a new home. Your girlfriend is physically and...

Tea. The specifics don't matter as long as it is lukewarm or cold. I don't like hot drinks. I'm not even much of a fan of got food, either. I do love tea as black as I can get it with a lemon cookie or something else lemony and sweet.

It is really great that your therapist is helping you navigate things with Workers Comp. Sometimes when dealing with them it seems that anything short of death is temporary and can be recovered from. Personally, I agree with this. From my understanding of the effects of PTSD on the brain, I...

No, anxiety and hypervigalence is not a mood disorder or part of a mood disorder. That conversation would have me very concerned, too. Do you know what they have recorded as your formal diagnoses? A lot of people are prescribed anti-depressants for PTSD, but that conversation would have me...

What is the worst that could happen if you ask about switching therapists? You are already at the point that you would rather not receive therapy than continue with your current therapist. If you are concerned about them thinking that you are unwilling to do the work, cancelling appointments...

Do you take any medication to help you sleep? I have had similar experiences because the medications cause me to dream more and have much more vivid ones. It occasionally takes a few minutes to realize that I was sleeping.

Have you asked her about seeing someone else in the organization rather than terminating therapy completely? I would hope that she would prefer to help you get therapy from someone else instead of completely going without.

I don't think that there is anything wrong with a couple sleeping in separate beds. There are a lot of reasons that their sleep habits might not be compatible. I am a night owl that has to have a fan blowing on me and moves around a ton. It doesn't necessarily say anything about me or my...

My national chain preference is a pan pizza from Domino's with cheddar cheese and pineapple. I also have a fond spot for the pizza that every gas station in PA serves. I used to cut it into small pieces and stick it in a container and take it to class with me. Pizza is always good but I think...

I liked the one for senior dogs even more than the Puppy Bowl. They had it on before the Puppy Bowl. I hope it becomes a yearly thing too.

I'm sceptical about this because every goat I've known was a total jerk.

I think that labeling all negative dreams as a PTSD nightmare is a more efficient way of seeing things. I'll occasionally have a nightmare from playing a horror video game that doesn't wander around to be about a trauma.

This is something that I want to talk about with my therapist in a few days. I don't know that I feel physical pain. I'm a klutz and injure myself quite often, but I don't know that I'd ever describe it as being painful. I've also passed several kidney stones and only felt a little...

When talking to medical professionals, I usually describe my nightmares as being related to PTSD if I can draw a connection to my trauma. For some reason, they are actually much more symbolic than dreams that have no connection to trauma. I think it might be because my memory of some of the...

What are your goals for therapy? There isn't one thing that you have to work on in therapy at any moment. It doesn't have to be something that is directly related to the treatment of PTSD. If you want to feel more comfortable having a conversation, that can be a goal for therapy.

I think the biggest way is to pause and ask myself if I would treat someone else the same way that I'm treating myself. Usually, I wouldn't. It helps me to put things in perspective.

I would say that I lean more towards sharing what is relevant. I've found that the process of thinking about what I would like to discuss in a session is something that has been really helpful for me. It makes me identify what is the most important and think about what should be my priority...

Doing it in 15 minute bursts sounds like a good thing to try. It might be better for you if you are able to do it in small doses and then avoid thinking about it for the rest of the day. I can tackle clutter for a few hours, but I eventually get too overwhelmed if it becomes the focus of my...

I don't know that there is a specific word that can be used. I think I would most likely say that I was experiencing the return or resurgence of symptoms.

It seems like your insurance limits your options quite a bit. Maybe the Human Services Center in your county? Even if they don't have someone there that fits your needs, the people there are usually very knowledgable about what your options are locally.

Have you tried contacting your insurance? They may have a therapist directory.