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Thank you, @Lulu95. I'm glad the walk worked for you. It often helps me. I'm glad my words helped you feel supported on a hard day. Glad to be of aid to a fellow weary traveler. I hope you have many good days to come. Woodsy1

Thanks for sharing this. 😊

Thank you for your empathy. It is hard. It's even harder expecting someone to have to go through it with me. That's a long hard road to go down. Exactly! You seem to be understanding what I'm saying. This is it precisely, or at least a big part of it. It's never really that cut n dry in...

Holiday Weekend. Yeah. That's what happened. Thanks for that! I think I will use it. And, uh, yeah....I'm totally really not processing. LOL.

Yup. I'm just taking it easy, nursing my cold. Processing can process another day. I'm on vacay! 🥳 Oh! BTW, lol at me. 🤣 It's SUNDAY. Ooops! Sometimes I lose track of time. That ever happen to you? Days just disappear. Or at least I don't pay attention to what day it is as much since...

Thanks @Freida. I appreciate you!

Precisely! And the avoidance reaction might be worse this week, less next month, then worse than ever the next day. There are so many variables. What is my current condition (which changes daily, sometimes even hourly)? What was the trigger? How did intimate interaction relate with the...

Thanks. Yes, the cold makes it easier to distract from my usual misery. Lol. One thing at a time indeed! Thank you, Woodsy1

It sounds like all the cards are falling into place for you. It might not be a perfect Royal Flush, but at least it's a hand you can work with. Sometimes it's helpful just to talk things through while all the pieces are falling either into place or out of the equation. I'm in no hurry to...

A time for everything, right? I've been processing stuff almost non-stop for about a month. I just restarted therapy about 3 weeks ago. I've got an appointment in about an hour from now. But I'm currently all processed out. It's almost like writer's block. I've simply hit a wall. I just...

I honestly never thought of either option.

Hell @UrDutchFriend, I'm sorry to hear of the struggle you are experiencing. It must be very challenging (and exhausting!) attempting to be in a meaningful relationship with someone with PTSD. I know that I have C-PTSD, and I find it hard enough to be in a relationship with my own self! That...

Today's therapy session will be a wash. I haven't felt like processing anything all last week and still don't today. I came down with a cold, so I didn't do my diaphagmatic breathing exercises (homework). And it was Thanksgiving. It's a wash. Let's try again next week. That's all folks!

Hiya @RussellSue, What a dilemma you are in! You finally get a shot at a job you would really like if the circumstances were different. You are terribly afraid of failure there, which your therapist thinks would be devastating for you at this point in time. Ugh! Do you think your therapist...

Congratulations 🎉

I think maybe a lot of us are nervous to write something here or respond to someone else. This whole reaching out thing can be a very new part of the healing journey in our traumatic experience. Anyhow, despite my intellectualizations, welcome! Glad to meet you, to spite the circumstances...

You are totally not overreacting! We look forward to your update. May you have a good day regardless of the outcome! Woodsy

I find playing keyboard (Piano) to be very therapuetic. The feeling it invokes, kinda reminds me that I'm still human. Maybe you can relate. I've attached one of my favorite love songs. Since Spidey can't be close to Mary Jane, I'll just share this song with you. I think she knows. Woodsy

I'm sorry that you are going through this right now. If you are like me then you're probably in a place where many standard grounding techniques don't even come close to working. Breath. Touch. Smell. Listen. See. Rubber band on the wrist. Distract. Sometimes mindfulness stuff helps me...

Wow! Sounds like you have every reason to be angry and feel betrayed. It sounds like this therapist may still have a LOT to learn or may need to consider finding another career. My hope would be that this leads you to a therapist that is going to be a much better fit for you. I had to try...

Hiya @oakleaves, The words are the worst. And those facial expressions. They strike, instead of at your flesh, at the very core of who you are. They attack the very essence of who you are. The words are the worst. My dad once told me, "You can't be my son. Get out of my sight. I can't...

I am sooooo interested. 🤔

On my way out the door. Chat ya soon. 😁

Wow @Digz! You've come a long way. Congrats big time! Thanks for sharing. Your progress gives me hope. Woodsy1

I AM NOT ALONE!!! 😆 Thanks for sharing. Woodsy1