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    What Are You Grateful For Today?

    Peanut butter is amazing.
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    Is it unusual? ptsd interaction with amount sleep needed and reliance

    I can't remember the last time I slept more than 6 or so hours but I know that even when I get more than that with nightmares/pain etc then I am prone to feeling the same symptoms as I did when I get 6 or less oddly it's just exacerbated when I get less. Sleeping well is a foreign concept to me...
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    Make it stop

    Having crippling flashbacks to my head being slammed into concrete and breaking my teeth. I can hear the horrible sound and feel it again. Keeps replaying over and over. Tense from flinching. Rough day.
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    What Did You Eat And Drink Last?

    Matcha green tea with ginger And wheat crackers. Had a banana and watermelon earlier. I love fresh fruit.
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    Numbness in the brain?

    Yes that's true and I agree. It's definitely a real feeling and not a phantom feeling. I read about possible nerve damage of some sort, or at least that's what several sources say. Or abnormal blood pressure levels perhaps? It feels like there is swelling in my brain, nausea, pressure...
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    Numbness in the brain?

    Over the last couple of months I've experienced 'brain numbness' upon waking up. My brain feels like it's swelling, and just a general numb feeling. There is no pain like you'd experience with a migraine and I can still feel my face. I have had several head traumas within the last 2 years so I...
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    What Made You Angry Today?

    My stupid friggin ex telling me I'm just like my mother and to fix that before I date again. A**hole!!
  8. M

    What Made You Angry Today?

    Mental illness being written off as the devil, something to be prayed away, something condemned especially in POC families. Having to keep reminding yourself that you ARE actually struggling
  9. M

    What Made You Angry Today?

    When someone tries to speak about/on your f*cking life like they know it all or give a damn. F*ck you!!
  10. M

    You Know You Have PTSD When...

    This is GOOD.
  11. M

    5 Things I'm Thinking Today

    1.) I'm in hell right now 2.) Losing weight but not as fast as I'd like/ new changes depress me 3.) When will this end 4.) Find your peace 5.)Find your plan
  12. M

    5 Things I'm Thinking Today

    That is true, thank you and good luck with everything! *hugs back* :) @Recovery4Me
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    5 Things I'm Thinking Today

    1. I really hate this 2. I don't want to go see my T 3. I'm running out of time 4. I want pizza and a cold brew 5. Life is unfair tired of suffering
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    What Are You Grateful For Today?

    @Friday LOL! Whoops I am sorry for the scare! :-P:-D
  15. M

    What Are You Grateful For Today?

    Also grateful for @CrowFeather s cats eating again
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    What Are You Grateful For Today?

    Sushi, poetry/reading, vanilla bean ice cream, employment, sleeping in
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    Looking For Anyone That's Out There Dealing With Ptsd 100% Prescription Medicine Free.

    @JadesJewel I'm proud of you for weaning off as well! And I'm glad you've found ways to cope through it all. Thanks for the suggestion of the light box, would you believe I've never heard of that before? I'll definitely look into it. It's been a long time since I took a sleeping aid but it might...
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    What Are You Grateful For Today?

    Being able to learn a new language
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    Looking For Anyone That's Out There Dealing With Ptsd 100% Prescription Medicine Free.

    PTSD med free to an extent, now taking something for side effect of the several head traumas I've had in the last 2 years. Melatonin here and there. Blood pressure meds. But it's rough a lot of lows. Considered antidepressants but heard too many stories of feeling like a zombie. I don't need...
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    You Know You Have PTSD When...

    @MariaY haha I can so relate!
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    You Know You Have PTSD When...

    Going nonverbal when passing a place/person/thing where trauma has occurred. Locking up the house. Then locking up several more times. Then having a sleep-paralysis type nightmare about your house being broken into. Then locking up again.
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    You Know You Have PTSD When...

    When you stare into your coffee hoping it will give you perspective and sanity and the ability to make sense of it all and that's a lot to ask of your coffee
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    Today is my birthday

    Hahah I'm gonna eat some cake for ya! Appreciate it! @JadesJewel
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