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I usually cry during flashbacks. I've also said some stuff, like asking where my mother is and that I want to go home. It will be completely out of the blue; and feel as if I'm almost regressing when I say this stuff. My friends telling me where I am can help calm me down sometimes. Other times...

I've taken up dancing again. Yeah, it's not in a dance class anymore since I grew out of it when I finished high school, but I'm dancing in my living room with the blinds closed- I realize that it doesn't matter if it's for an audience- and I can get better without someone having to notice. I'm...

Your dog wouldn't happen to be a Bichon frise by any chance, would she? Because my dog does the exact same thing! She whines when she comes home from her walk, and I have to be downstairs with her in the afternoon. When my grandfather died, my dog was searching for him at the cottage going from...

If I could I would: tell people when I feel uncomfortable with what they're telling me, instead of shutting down.

This happens to me too Jar. Just try to change your routine. I like the idea of a plan. It may be hard at first to follow through, but soon you get used to it.

It sounds like math.... :oops: I feel like an idiot for asking this, but would you mind placing the whole algorithm meeting criteria thing at all times part in layman's terms please?

I voted for I have PTSD and I shake externally. When I used to get into a hypnogogic state before I knew it was PTSD I would be lying down on the floor trying to do the relaxation exercises, and I'd end up crying and shaking all over my body. I shake during some flashbacks too, as I was actually...

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Um.... It sounds like something that makes sense... but could you use explain it in a way that doesn't require the dictionary and a headache-free reader? That'd be helpful. Thanks.

Thank you for clearing that up. I started to panic. Panic all gone. :) Lesson learned- You should always read the entire thread before freaking out over the title.

So, what do you guys do when you read books which trigger you? Sometimes I read stuff that I have to for school and research, and I don't necessarily want to avoid reading this material... but is there a good way to ground myself when reading- keeping in mind that I am an English Literature...

You know you have PTSD when you walk out of your school building (not knowing where you are) without a coat; and are surprised to see the snow on the ground. Meanwhile your friend coming in just turns you around, places her arm around you and says cheerily "We've got class. It's not time to go...

Should have looked here first. I thought the change was just me. The St/ex thing is gone too- is that part of the site improvement?

You know you have PTSD when you shampoo your hair in the shower five times in an hour because you can't remember whether you really washed your hair, or just thought about it. Lather, rinse, repeat...and repeat...and repeat. :confused:

This thread isn't about relationship problems, but more about relating to people. Does anybody else ever feel like the people they talk to some times must have bumped their head falling down the rabbit hole? I have a blog, and I wrote about trauma (in children's books; not my own) and I had a...

Thank you for this thread! I swear I thought it was just me. I hate the dark. I was at school Friday night, and looking out the window I ended up nearly crying because it was dark outside and I knew it was nighttime. I hate going to sleep-the dark terrifies me. I often watch t.v until my eyes...

I really need this, but I don't think I'll be there. :( Is there any way afterwards you could share the skills in a thread? Or would that be breaking the bringing more-private stuff to less-private stuff?

I sometimes do. However, I know that it is only temporary. The best thing you can do is the opposite of what you feel in those times. Eat healthy, eat healthy food, and eat when you are hungry. (I don't eat when I get like this) Get enough sleep. Try doing stuff like taking a bubble bath, or...

Yup. That was my point in making this thread. When people are depressed, they isolate- and then because they shut themselves off, nobody knows how they feel. It comes as a shock when people kill themselves, simply because they either reached out to the wrong person, or were too ashamed to reach...

Okay, this is going to be really difficult to write, but read this before you think of suicide, please. There are two sides to every story. I know those who have posted on this thread have felt suicidal or like they couldn't go on at some point; but I'd like to say that there are people who...

I'll join. :)

I am feeling extremely disgusted with myself. I should just.... I don't know.

Same. I've had my psych, I grew out of the program. I'm with another now, but I've still no therapist. They see us for 15 minutes at a time, just to ask if the meds are okay, and then we leave. I always feel like I'm on an assembly line or something being assembled by them and then sent off on...

In my experience, I do think it is a warning sign of suicide. Always take every form of self harm seriously. I made that mistake a few times, never again. If you feel like self harming, the important thing is to figure out why? Is it dissociation? Ground yourself when you feel fuzzy. Are...

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