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You have to do what's best for you! I don't know why you would have to be there. If you sign the paperwork for permission for the doctors to install the pacemaker, you shouldn't have to be present. If this will hurt you mentally, physically, financially, etc. - you have to think of you. This...

It's going to be hard to try to explain it to your son, but it's best for him in the long run. Just think about how much more he will become attached as time goes on and things get worse, as he sees things that children don't need to see, and then have to go through your divorce. Telling...

I completely agree with Whispering_Truth on this one. PTSD is very difficult to deal with and maybe his confidence in himself has been broken, but that's no excuse for his actions. He needs to turn to you and his doctors for help, not the computer and strangers. It doesn't matter if the...

Saiyan: This sounds absolutely terrifying! I'm glad you're aware and seeking help. Have you changed any medications lately? I know one of the sleeping medications I tried made me do some strange stuff in my sleep that I had no memory of when I woke up. I would definitely talk to your doctor...

Congratulations! I believe in whatever works for you - period. I have been through the same thing. I went through a list of meds that didn't work, finally found ones that did, and now I'm off the antidepressants. I still have to take Xanax at night to help me sleep and sometimes, when a very...

Jass is completely right! Take it slow - baby steps. I think everyone, to a certain point, is afraid of getting into a new relationship because it's scary. It's EXTRA scary for those of us with PTSD because we're more frightened of new things, we're more cautious because of our histories, we...

Oh, Socha, you were VERY lucky to have found your right person right away. Therapy should be comfortable and a place where you can open up easily and feel at peace. It took me years of going through "quacks" that didn't help me, but more frustrated me. I finally found my right person a few...

No man is worth that much anxiety and/or stress. If he's already stressing you out like this, you don't need to be any closer to him. There's someone out there who you will find when you least expect it. I know everyone says that, but it's really true. I wanted nothing to do with...

He's not worth your stress if he can't take out the time to respond to your message and only add you as a friend and think that's good enough. You're not vulnerable. I'm sure he just thinks you were trying to connect with him as an old acquaintance. Guys don't think too much into anything -...

Jass, I'm so sorry to hear about your work. But remember these things about you: you're strong, you're a survivor, you'll find another job and probably one less stressful and hopefully making more money. "When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the...

Just for the record, I didn't say that AA wasn't helpful, I just said that I quit drinking on my own without the program. AA has and continues to help many, many people. Congratulations on 24 years of sobriety! :-)

Alex, Please don't think you're whining - you're not. No apologies necessary. Your post was not incoherent at all - I understood every bit of it. When I went through my trauma, I also turned to alcohol. It was my escape so I didn't have to think about what happened, my bravery so I could...

OMG, Shady! You're going through so much right now. I'm glad you're on here with people like me who actually understand. This is not a healthy relationship, as you already know. Your health problems are going to continue to get worse because of the stress and anxiety. Your body can't fight...

Thank you so much for your replies. It's nice just to know that I'm not alone. :-)

Some days I feel like a survivor - strong because I've made it this far. Getting psychological help, being on here and talking to others, having surgery for physical help with pain, etc. Some days I feel like a victim - I don't feel strong, I feel victimized and violated. I feel weak, helpless...

Thank you all for your warm welcome! :-)

YES! ADHD without being treated can cause anger issues and outbursts. It's so sad that his parents have a diagnoses for him and won't get him the proper medication because they don't want to tell the school that "there's something wrong" with their son. He needs help and his parents are only...

We will all have more or less active times in your life. Don't let that "bad month" put you down. You are growing and strengthening in so many ways every single day! You're doing so great. Even just being able to get out of the house and take a walk at all is quite a feat. Be proud! :-)

You know I am still healing from surgery, but I found an app on my phone that counts my steps/miles/calories burned/etc. It keeps a memory and log of my past activity and it seems to help me find motivation. I look at it all the time and I always want to try to get more steps than the day...

I will look that up. Thank you for the advice/info. I'm only on one anti-anxiety medication and pain pills, which I'm trying to get off because I just had surgery to help my chronic pain (I have a spinal cord stimulation implant now). My husband was the one who was on all that stuff when he...

Of course your friend suffers, losing her child. Oh my goodness - that's just terrible. I know my late husband's family is just in denial. It's hard to admit that your family member did such a thing. Sometimes I get so angry because he took his own life and isn't here to have to face what he...

My dog is a Chow Chow / Black Lab / Border Collie mix. His picture is my avatar. He's very helpful. He's protective and kind of scary looking, so he helps make me feel safe. :-)

I'm sure I'll be fine, Whispering_Truth. I blend well with oddballs - LOL, :-)

Goodness, you have been through a lot. What a jerk to call out any kind of mental illness out lout in front of co-workers. WOW! To already deal with trauma from childhood and then have that jerk say those things, losing your profession, hobbies, horses, everything - boy have you been through...

You'll get there. You're strong!