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Thank you @Kailani Wow a PTSD and DID group would be amazing. When I first started this group I made a promise to myself to try and put myself out there more, and share. I will try not to chicken out tonight. Anxiety has set it, but I know that's normal. Thanks again.

Thank you @fuzzypenguin I have been in other groups where I decided it wasn't for me. I do understand that. I think it depends on many factors for it to work. I wrote down a lot of my story for my individual therapist just recently. It was super unorganized, and just written out in point...

I love the support group I started going to a month ago. It is for childhood sexual abuse survivors, and I think it's exactly what I needed right now. I have tried other trauma groups in the past, but I always found something was missing. Tonight is the night I tell them my story. I wrote it...

Yes I go into a trance like state quite often. It can last a few seconds, to a few hours. I have no warning ahead of time that it's going to happen, and through therapy we have yet to figure out a way to bring me out of it. While in the trance I do not move. I have no memory of anything that...

Thank you, thank you, thank you. @Chava I could have written your post myself. Thank you so much. I know exactly where you are coming from. Thanks again everyone for the support. I sent her an email saying I will indeed go back to her again. What a crazy roller-coaster of emotions!

I've been seeing my current therapist for a few months now. She is great, and I think she could probably help me. All I keep thinking about is leaving her though, and ending therapy. It wouldn't be the first time. I have done that before with my previous therapist. I get to this point where...

Wow @mytai thank you so much for sharing that moment with us. Sounds like wonderful work you are doing, and it sounds like a good step in the right direction :)

My therapist doesn't take notes during our sessions. I kind of wish she would as I think she'd remember more that way.

@illusionist I have been there. The flooding is so overwhelming! it makes you question so many things. Mine started almost 3 years ago (was triggered by a photo), and it has been hell ever since. I often question if flashbacks are true memories even. It's all very confusing, frustrating, and so...

@mytai Please keep us posted please. I wish you all the best.

Sorry I haven't read the follow up posts, but @mytai I can totally relate to everything you said. It is very scary and confusing at first. I have recently gone through this with my therapist. She actually told me that if it is DID then that is a good thing because she can help me with it, and...

I am getting really tired of therapist's asking me where I go when I dissociate. I have no idea. I am not aware of anything at that moment. I just say I don't know, but my therapist disagrees. It's so frustrating, and annoying.

Sorry I don't have any experience with this situation, but I just wanted to give you an ounce of encouragement. You are doing the best you can, and you are doing amazing just being there to lend support, and to seek help for you both. That's not easy! I have seen a few books out there like the...

@greenleaf You got it. It's the attention I am having such a hard time with. I know others struggle to find the support they need. Here I am with way more support than I believe I deserve. I feel like I am bothering them, and their time would be better off helping someone else. Maybe that's why...

Thank you @itsKismet Glad to hear the appointments may become less frequent. Up until now it's been my family doctor prescribing medication for my PTSD symptoms. The Psychiatrist is new as of last week, and I go ever 2 weeks right now. She adjusted the meds slightly last week. The...

Is it normal to be seeing your regular family doctor, a Psychologist, and a Psychiatrist on a regular basis? So many appointments. I have a hard enough time with one let alone three. How do others cope with so many appointments? I have no issues keeping track of them. I just hate having to walk...

Thank you @DarkSideOfTheSoul I appreciate your note. Glad to hear you've had no bad side effects so far. I hope that continues for you, and you have a little relief. Hang in there.

Thank you very much for the suggestion @Neverthesame I will definitely do that. Thanks!

That is very interesting! thanks for the info.

Hang in there @Digz and keep us posted please. I'll be thinking of you. It's a tough one. Trauma in the body does do us harm over a long period of time. I believe it does anyhow. All that stress is bound to effect us physically at some point. We're here for you.

That is good to know it's just not here @Ocean5 Thank you for that. I am also in a major City and don't quite understand why it can be difficult to get. The past few days I have been exhausted all the time. Not sure if it's from the meds, therapy, or what.. a combination maybe? it's so hard to...

Yes I agree @DarkSideOfTheSoul there is no cure for this. I am still trying to accept that I think. It's taking a long time. I'm sure many of us start down this road thinking there are little quick fixes along the way that will help us keep going. Not sure if that makes any sense or not...

Just an update.. I am back on Prazosin. The pharmacies finally received stock. I am not sure why this happens with this medication. I do notice a little difference on it. I didn't realize before stopping it for a short bit.

Hello, Yes I tried Nabilone for a short while last year when I was having a hard time getting Prazosin which I had been on for over a year. The pharmacies here in town were having a hard time getting Prazosin in stock. It was my GP who prescribed the Nabilone as well. The dose was increased...

@Fadeaway You deserved, and still do deserve all those things. I have actually never really thought of this before. I try so hard not to look at the past, and only concentrate on the moment, and future. You question got me thinking though, and I thank you for that. I wish I had parent's that...