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I do too. I have reflux/burping whenever I get bad anxiety or am about to have a flashback. Diarrhea, vomiting, "fullness", or like right now and for the past few days...nausea that makes me feel like I'm on the edge of vomiting all the time. It can't help that I also have an eating disorder...

@Movin'On this looks great! Thanks - I just bought it on Amazon.

What does that mean - "Feeding off of our emotions"? Do you mean responding to our negative emotions with a fear like response (Anxiety, lack of eating, etc), or do you mean something more than that? Also I just booked a 11 hour day doggy daycare for her Monday - I had a free day left. I really...

brilliant! so, creating an association between my PTSD symptoms and "treats." So when I start to have flashbacks, her mood may even elevate a bit in anticipation of the treat. Or, at least the anticipation of the treat could help minimize the negative effects of her anxiety. Cool, thanks.

Thanks! I love Temple Grandon but didn't know about this specific book. A good source to check out, perhaps I'll add it to my collection with Sophia Yin, DVM, MS; and Jean Donaldson's "The Culture Clash." Thanks!

Yeah @Movin'On ...I just remembered that she has a whole day at "doggie day care" to take advantage of...a trip that's already been paid for. Perhaps now is a good time for her, since I am probably in the midst of my most intense symptoms in my life. (She LOVES doggy day care...running and...

Your comment here really resonates with me... When I see my dog acting anxious/submissive/scared, it's a cue for me to "check in" and see what sort of symptoms I might be exhibiting. In this way, my dog warns me that a flashback is likely to come soon. I really hope that soon my more specialized...

Does anyone have a dog that helps them manage their symptoms, especially emotional instability associated with complex-PTSD? My dog very visibly reacts to my PTSD, especially when I am particularly "on edge." Nearly every day now for the past few weeks (since my Christmas Eve 2013 aspirin...

This only happens to me when I am dissociating. Otherwise I don't have any experience with this. Are you referring to dissociation, or something else altogether?

Don't be so hard on yourself...you didn't "choose" this path, or purposely/consciously "choose" to deny things and cause this pain. Repression, by definition, is subconscious, so it is not a choice. Your subconscious did the best it could to protect yourself from the trauma(s), and probably...

What insight you have! I am going to think about this - I think I may be the same way. Thanks. <Sigh> I vascillate wildly between feeling hopeful and deserving of love/happiness (primarily because of my faith in God), and feeling utter despair and hopelessness and wortlessness. This very topic...

Haha, same here. I lose interest in conversations and my mind trails off into la la land. I compartmentalize my life to an extreme - a previously effective defense mechanism. This renders me unable to detect and process emotions (in myself and other people) when I am working on a project. A part...

Good call...thank you. I assume you did this or received this advice from a doctor?

Yes, @franciemarnie, aspirin overdose is incredibly physically painful. The tinnitus caused temporary hearing loss and migraine headaches that were so incapacitating and painful that I couldn't move my head or eyes. Not to mention the nausea and incessant vomiting. I still have the "acid"...

Thanks...your thoughtfulness here is encouraging all on its own!

Thanks for the encouragement, @Radise. I should also add that while my emotionally-induced nausea is a barrier to eating, I also have some anorexic tendencies, so that complicates my eating patterns and weight issues quite a lot. I have never been congratulated for smoking marijuana before...

Thanks, Helen. This is a "Jesus take the wheel" kind of situation; I appreciate the blessings.

Hello...I haven't been active much lately but I do come here often and read. I wish I had the energy to help others more, but my symptoms have intensified tremendously lately... Christmas (Dec 23rd-26th) was spent in the hospital ICU after I intentionally overdosed on aspirin...36 adult...

For those who struggle with self-harm - does anybody use sleep deprivation as a form of self harm? I find that I can't get motivated to do things until the very last possible minute (this is not good because I am in grad school). I stay up all night the day before an important assignment is due...

I booked an appointment with an EMDR & eating disorders therapist. My current therapist recommended it.

Good idea, @DMerish. Let's generate a business plan. We'll be back here on this forum in a year or so.... "Any PTSD sufferers with noise sensitivity, especially whilst flushing a toilet? We have JUST THE TOOL FOR YOU! Flush Muffs are a one-of-a-kind item perfect for your deepest toilet noise...

It happens EVERY DAY :) Sorry, maybe TMI...but it is humorous!

Oh my gosh these puns are "cracking" me up! What a gas!

Looking back, I can actually see some humor in one of my most common triggers. I have a noise sensitivity that, when triggered, can cause me to go into an emotional flashback accompanied by intense muscle tension and self harm. Well, one of my common triggers happens to be when I flush the...

Thanks @amethist !