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Ive been giving my ptsd symptoms pet names...here is the cast of characters...makes it all a bit cuter doesent it. Danny dissociation Andy anxiety Peter paranoia Ronald rage Darren depression Percy perfectionism can anyone think of anymore.

its a very tough journey to be on but its good your aware of your shifts in mental states and awareness is the key to change..when we was using and numbing out we did not know what when or why we was the way we were. Its a painful process but just keep on being mindful of whats going on and what...

I think that there are so many methods out there and what works for one sometimes does not work for another ...its good to try stuff it can take a lot of trial and error to find the right formula

I do not plan to go back into isolation because i know now that I have to learn how to face up to why I feel this way and I do know this is all to do with whats going on in my own head...a chat with my sponsor is a good port of call..he was not there but he also has a traumatic background so...

I am still triggered up to the eyeballs today over something what happened last night. I dragged myself out of isolation to go out for dinner with my AA home group. How I feel today just reinforces why i like to isolate. I said something to some people across the table. Was not trying to be...

yes in long term PTSD learning how to cope with triggers is important because people and the world are never always going to behave how we would prefer at the same time we need to work on triggers in a way that is not going to overwhelm us.

First things first I have met people with no money with much more class than some people with money but thats just my own little world I live in I judge class on the spiritual plane not the material.

sounds about right its difficult to avoid the fact tai chi has its origins in the martial arts but generally tai chi is learned as a relaxation / meditation exercise and it sounds like the instructor intends the class to be just that as he/she only touches upon the martial origins of tai chi. it...

The fear of change can be worse than change itself..its ok to feel scared its ok to feel anything right now.

Yes absolutely i got this it is testament to how much i am growing i never used to know how to take care of problems.

A little while ago I was praying asking for guidance on living with the uncertainty of things...my prayers have been answered..but god just picked me up and dropped me in at the deep end and i must swim now...I was renting a room to live and then my very old landlady fell ill and could not live...

yes indeed drama is best avoided but when someone has been being paticuarly violating setting a boundary in a formal way is needed like what I needed to do with my family members.

Yes I find twelve step groups useful but I am well aware now that there are unhealthy people in these places and the amount of time someone has been in recovery is no measure of how healthy they are..but I just focus on the elements of it which I know is helping me and is good for me...I like...

yes I am considering that I do not need make a big announcement ending the friendship I can just simply get on with other things and leave it up to the universe

Yes I know what you mean..for me as I have gotten more in touch with my emotions I began to notice my interactions with this friend would leave me feeling negative..without really being able to put a finger on why I would feel so negative after being with this person..I guess part of the...

How I understand what you say is ..you have figured out you was staying in a relationship for the wrong reasons..for you out of loyalty. For me its about fear of being alone and the unknown...wondering what my life will be like without these people.

hello I am recovering from co-dependency I have a desire for healthy relationships. I am learning a lot right now about the futility of trying to stay in freindships with those who I used to be codependent with...I used to hang out with a crowd and we used to smoke and do coke together. I got...

Mother visited this morning I guess it was a dream but it felt very real or me. She was sitting by my bed..she leaned over and gave me a kiss. i was so sad and upset with her I asked her why she did it...she did not say anything she just sat a little while and then left..I guess she does not...

we all need someone to love us..I think christmas time is a big one for feeling loneley and unloved and needing someone..there has been many a christmas I have wanted that so much from someone or somewere...what I am realising this christmas I i need to know how to love and be there for myself...

feeling like i am ready to accept what comes up this christmas

feeling like i am ready to accept what comes up this christmas

absolutely and I really have been feeling ok about it this year ...ironically by embracing what i have been running away from has made it better these emotions is just like vommiting it feels rotten at first but once its all up and out it feels better and makes more space.

Wow its been a very painful day..Been working a lot on emotional healing this year..meaning I do not supress repress or run away anymore from feelings...was anticipating Christmas was going to be an interesting time..I always had lots of measures in place to not deal with my feelings at...

well its good you came on here because we can talk you out of it..to be honest if your so called friend helped you commit suicide I am afraid that would be murder rather than suicide...I hope you find some better support and solutions here.

By the artist formerly known as Terry W ;-)