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Srain, I thought that pic was you at first, and considering I already like your posts and what you have to say, I was about ready to fall in love. Oh well.

Yea, you have some valid points, but the things is, guns don't need to win the fight, they are a deterrent. Every totalitarian regime has started by enacting strict gun control. An armed population is not easily controlled, and therefore an effective deterrent against tyranny.

No. I never reported anything. My parents are awful people, but I don't really think it will help anyone to send them to start that process. My mother, and possibly my father, sexually abused me, but I don't really think they would do it to anyone else besides their own children. I could be...

Thats a good point albatross, but there are a couple problems with it. One, theres no way to do that without creating either a national registry of firearms owners, or a national registry of people seeking mental help, both of which I am very much against. The other is this, it is the shrink's...

I don't remember many of my most traumatic memories, or at least don't think I do, so my flashbacks are purely emotional.

No, I am free to have a gun. I dont mean my freedom from tyranny, I mean that I'm free to hunt, go target shooting, without the government breathing down my neck. Thats the freedom I'm talking about, I already have it. Just like the freedom to use cars kills people, I wasn't arguing cars are an...

Well I'm glad you're able to see this stuff now.

Because safety isn't the greatest good? Safety is also an illusion. No country is 'safe'. Cars kill more people than guns. Despite the fact that mass shootings seem so common they are incredibly rare, we just have them shoved in our faces on the news. I am perfectly ok with accepting them as a...

Switzerland has a fair amount of restrictions, but none of which would prevent someone from going on a mass shooting. Handguns are heavily restricted, target shooting happens only at highly regulated ranges, and ammo for previously mentioned military assault rifles is regulated and kept very...

I think talking on the phone is a fairly awkward interaction for many people who do NOT have ptsd.

There is a difference between correlation, causation, and coincidence. Switzerland has assault rifles (real ones, as in select fire) in every home, yet has almost no violent crime, and I don't think they have EVER had a single mass shooting. There is something sick with American society. Lots...

Hahahahahaha, sorry to laugh at you, but thats only funny because its someone practically everyone says in their introduction, no matter how bad of stuff they have been through. Seriously, go look at them, everyone says that. Sorry, just trying to lighten the mood a bit. In reality it sounds...

Even without a traumatic event, you can never go back to being the way you used to be. People change over time. This ISN'T who you are though, this is just a bump in the road.

I think you're looking at this in kinda the wrong way, not that I blame you, I understand the obsession with wanting to know exactly hat happened. The thing is though, you might never really know exactly what happened. The more important thing is that something happened to you. If I were you...

Exactly, its an assault rifle. Assault rifles are by definition select fire, which means machine guns. I HIGHLY doubt it was an actual select fire ak47. Select fire weapons are highly regulated and not a single legally owned Class III firearm has EVER been used in a violent crime. I seriously...

Do you even know what an ak 47 IS? No googling, be honest.

Rejection, failure, humiliation, wasting my life, choosing the wrong path career wise and winding up out of options, being completely broke someday or being trapped in a job I hate. Never being able to find someone to marry or have kids with. Not ever even having any friends. Also, physical...

I find the anonymous post really interesting. In survival situations many people have told stories of hallucinating another person being there who offers no physical aid, but lots of encouragement, every time they want to give up, the person is there saying no, you'll die if you stay here, keep...

Ok, let me clarify, benefiting, and getting something from it, are two very different things. I did NOT benefit from my relationship with my parents. Well, I mean, thats a bit of a bad example because they did do SOME things. They were horrible, but they fed me, taught me to read, bought me...

Could you elaborate on this? Why in the world would you put up with behavior that was harmful to you unless you got something, some need met or wish fulfillment. I'm not saying it was good, but they prey on women's desire for approval, love, validation, etc right? I'd be very curious to hear...

You probably don't want to hear this, but the possibility of some sort of mental disorder other than ptsd should probably be ruled out first. Namely schizophrenia, probably others.

I would say there are a great many parallels to abusive parents. I am a man, and have never even had a girlfriend, much less an abusive one, but I can say a lot of this rings true for the way my parents acted, blaming me for their immoral behavior, etc. I've selected a few parts of your post...

https://www.ptsdforum.org/c/threads/yoga-meditation.27505/#post-416307 I'm completely serious. You may have your doubts, but the series of mindful movements, physical exercise, and mental focus really seemed to be key for me. I was able to feel almost every muscle in my body, ones I'm not even...

There is no law preventing people with PTSD from owning guns. I know this isnt the point of this thread, but thought I'd clarify. The closest thing to such a law is a question on the 4440 form, which is the background check you must fill out if buying a gun from a dealer. The question is Have...

The results don't matter. You know the truth. They will never admit it. I mean, are you going to be there for the tests? I read your other thread. With all due respect, why are you even in touch with these people any more? Cutting off all contact with my parents gave me a LOT of clarity. Just...