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I'm usually good with managing flashbacks-when I feel them coming on. Then I can get myself to a safe place and cry it out. The problem for me is what I call "snapshot/slideshow" flashbacks. They are visual and come in pictures. It flickers like a projector from scene to scene, and in between...

Shutting down is often a way that people with PTSD cope. It usually has nothing to do with the supporter and I wouldn't take it too personally. The important thing is not to push him to talk about trauma; he needs someone trained for that. The best thing you can really do is tell him that you'll...

Trying to figure out what the point of this thread is... We're not allowed to advertise and links are usually removed..... I'm a bit skeptical about this conversation... but it might just be me.

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I don't mean to be rude or whatever, but I kind of want to challenge your thinking on why you think you're the reason people have ptsd. Have people specifically come up to you and said "I have PTSD because of you?" If so, what are you actually doing here? Are you supporting someone with PTSD? Or...

Um, if I could go back to the other original poster @Cha123 and the whole idea of joining the army with PTSD.... People with trauma are more likely to be re-traumatized, that's true. But if it's something you really feel you want to do, I suggest going for it. I would wait about six months or...

I can't stop crying. I'm so tired of this. I hate my flashbacks, other people hate my bluntness. I can't handle this. I hate people. I hate them trying to tell me who to be to accommodate them. They tell me I delude myself into thinking everybody's going to take care of me and I'll be stuck in...

I've been thinking about this for a few minutes, and in my opinion, I think you should maybe leave his father out of it. By that, I mean approach it like you would if he came to you and said he was scared. Say something like "You know John, (or whatever his name is), Mommies and Daddies see...

You should tell someone anyway. Tell the principal, tell your parents/guardian, take it to the next level if you have to, like the school board. Students do have power, whether you believe it or not. Without the students, they don't have a school system, and it would be a bad idea to keep quiet...

I would definitely tell as well. Do not wait any longer, as soon as you get to school tell the principal and ask other students who were in the room if they could confirm your recollection of events to the principal if needed.

I filled it out. A bit difficult, seeing as the instructions language isn't English. But since I've filled these things out before, wasn't too time consuming/wrapped up in instructions.

The Good Wife and Grey's Anatomy.

Hi. Welcome to the forum. I've been in a somewhat similar situation. (Friend tried to kill self, didn't succeed.) I was diagnosed 5 years afterwards. Shame is completely normal. It was a normal reaction. However, this also sparked a little bit of concern for me. The same thing happened with...

First of all, like the sense of humor. :D If you weren't trying to be humorous, sorry. Secondly, unfortunately this is what happens with forums, people leave and new people come. It doesn't make it better or worse, just different. Thirdly, ask yourself what it is you do want. Then, let people...

Anyone know that Johnny Cash song? I'm trying to make light of it, but it's not really working. I've been stressed since the suicide training thing I went to. I can't concentrate in class, I can't sleep, and for some reason, I can't even cry. I just feel numb, and yet, I feel like cutting...

I'm a vegetarian too. There's always that stupid turkey and that stupid one in the family who will ask me if I want it/judge me for my choices. "The turkey's the best part! Bla bla bla" "Plants have feelings too." Is also a popular one.

There's also a Charlie Brown t.v special that plays on Halloween called "It's the great pumpkin Charlie Brown." You might need to hunt around for it though. There's also "Scary Movie" which takes all these horror films and cliches and subverts them into something funny. There are no rape...

I don't know if this would work, but maybe Nightmare Before Christmas? It's a Tim Burton film and kind of crosses into Christmas territory a little. But there are cartoon skeletons and other stuff like that in it. One of them does this whole Santa act a la Mr. Grinch. Check it out. That's my...

Suicide Alertness Training Completed....Go Me! Okay I'm so excited. I'm seriously over the moon about this. I went to the suicide alert training; how to recognize and get help for someone with suicidal thoughts. I only had to leave the room once for about three-five minutes, and felt fuzzy for...

This could either be a great thing, or a disaster. I'm trying to keep an open mind and stay away from anxiety right now. I'm on the bus to get to school. I've decided not to back down, I'm actually surprising myself with this mood. Will let people know how it goes after. I can't ground touching...

The title says it all. At school there's a yearly suicide awareness training, how to talk to someone suicidal, how to recognize signs, and how to help someone who is suicidal. I've been wanting to go to the training for the past three years, but I've always been too triggered. So I decided that...

@Solara Oh, right. Sorry about that. Just read it again and realized I thought it was in the wrong context. And @Starlite Nobody deserves to be hit. Ever. If a child is "being a spoiled brat" It's because they need some form of entertainment. Or they might just not know how to communicate their...

That and hearing a child cry are big triggers for me. Best thing to do is just breathe in and out slowly until either they leave or you can make a quick exit. And @Solara I'm anything but a child hater. I want to be a teacher someday. Best thing we can do is own our triggers and try to wait...

My first thought? The rhythm is all off in that poem. Awful poetry writing. Also, since you still have your ex on Facebook, may I suggest opening a chat with him asking about it? (In the bottom corner there's a white thing that says "chat" open that and click on his name and just have the...