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Hi - Glad you liked the quote - it is one of my favorites. I rejoice that you had the courage to talk to your sibling. I know that when I am in situations like yours what works for me is to work on staying in the present moment. Whatever is going to happen is going to happen. It never...

Hey Willow Marie - Any feeling you feel is yours - it is legitimate and it is part of the process of healing. For me the memories unfolded the way that I needed them to. I know for me growing up with my rageaholic alcoholic father, one of the main problems I had was trust. It was hard for...

I believe that guided deep relaxation can trigger disassociation in someone with PTSD. From my side, I could see how it could because you are having to trust someone to guide you and you lose your ability to be in control. I am not sure I have an immediate answer though I like what shell said...

Hi - I can totally understand why you would feel unsafe closing your eyes in a room full of people you don't know. And it makes sense as well that as you drew your tension into your shoulders, you could not drop them. I would think that drawing the stress toward you would make you feel...

Hi there - One thing that helps me is to remember that I don't have to believe everything I think. When my thoughts are really intense they seem so real and I don't seem to be able to differentiate myself from my thoughts. What works for me is to be able to lean back from my thought even for...

Amelia Earhart once said "Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace". If you are afraid of finding out the truth maybe work on letting go of your fears about what might happen first. Hoping much success for you. Namaste - Laurie

Well it sounds like symptoms my father had - where did your husband get PTSD from?

It definitely sounds like you are heading in the right direction and asking the right questions. From my side, worrying about the future and not being present in the moment is what helps perpetuate my PTSD. A theatre director I used to work with always said "Don't suffer future pain" I have...