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In writing a post that really was a more detailed response on decision-making and anxiety, I ran across a piece of recent literature about the reward pathway in the brains of PTSD patients. Yeah, that sounds like double-speak. But it basically provides a physical clue to why many of us lose...

Grandma-Herc brought up an interesting topic in a prior post about indecision and anxiety. One of the perks of working for higher education is free access to the research journals. There are very concrete reasons why PTSD affects decision-making. In survival terms, if you step into a...

I've been in and out of therapy for two decades now. And no, that doesn't mean that I'm some kind of expert at judging these therapeutic relationships. Tija, I'm another Complex PTSD. There are a couple of things that I have learned over the years. Like, the bond to a women therapist is...

Hi Tija, If it's possible to reply back to that young man (age 33) that is exhibiting memory, stress, tiredness, and shivering symptoms, you may want to pass along a gentle warning to talk to his general physician and get his thyroid checked. At his age, the shivering is a dead give-away for a...

To Jestadud: Oh yeah. For hours after, and even in the dream I had last night, I was having angry thoughts about him. Suppressed rage, but it never channels into impulse on me. With the exception of 10 years ago during heavy therapy when I was taking a medication that I felt was doing harm...

(Obviously I've been thinking about this topic for a while) Virtual assistant. If you know how to use office applications, can answer phones reliably during work hours, can arrange for travel/conferences, etc, then this could be a job for you. You don't have to be in the same state. Another...

Popeye, Pet house sitters are in high demand in our area. Pet sitting usually includes dog walking twice a day, feeding, play time, as well as plant watering and mail/newspaper pick-up. Sometimes turning lights on or off to make the house look occupied while folks are on vacation. This is...

Mortician. At least one of my coworkers did it and she's blissfully happy. Doing makeup and hair for dead people is quiet and actually in a way rewarding because the family is grateful when their loved one looks young or peaceful again. At least that's what she says. There's a book called...

I almost titled this "My Passive Aggressive Idiot Boss," but that wouldn't have been polite now, would it? I'm just now coming down from a major panic attack at work. Caused by him. In one of my other threads, I discuss the fact that work is placing me in a cubicle environment. The cubes are...

Yesterday the cubicles were built in the bullpen room. The room down the hall had more traditional squares with private areas. The room that I'm assigned to was built with four corner units and a long center desk, desks facing into the corner, and the entire diagonal corner where your back is...

Some Progress on the Cubicle Work Situation It's been about a month since I checked in on this, and I wanted to give an update. The cubicle is really a room of an open bay of desks facing the wall around the perimeter with knee-high walls between each desk so that it facilitates 'open...

And I should have emphasized the "DHEA having negative effects with certain drugs." Most of us are on something to adjust serotonin levels. DHEA could affect serotonin levels. Therefore, you may need less of the other stuff OR the other stuff may interact with DHEA in a Very Bad Way. Or...

DHEA, PTSD, and cortisol Please be careful when adding DHEA to your system. While in some people the depression symptoms lessen, other people see their depression worsen. DHEA is a precursor chemical to several important hormones in the body: progesterone, cortisol, estradiol (estrogen...

After 10 years in an office by myself, our work group is being shifted into cubicles. And not just real cubicles with shoulder high walls, but basically a large room with desks lined around the walls and 3 foot dividers between you and the next person. The worst is that you are facing either a...

Another hug Hi Charly, You know, anyone would be feeling depressed in a situation like that. You have kids at home. I'm assuming that since the relationship is 6 years in duration that the children are yours. He's distancing himself from you and the kids. And you're pretty needy right...

Charley, first off, you get a mental hug because I'm sensing that you're at the end of your rope and need to know there's someone out there. It sounds like your partner is ex-military and is possibly being treated by the VA? You mentioned calling combat stress. The VA has groups and...

The Sooner The Better Hi Brian, I urge you to get in to at least see your Primary Care physician right now. Please, time is of the essence here. PTSD surfaces after untreated trauma occurs. Think of it as internalized grief and guilt. You have to get into a place where you can safely...

Amethist, Shiraz --thank you. I am definitely trying the extra panel (if it can be gotten at this late date) and the headphones. Disability is just not an option --if I can help it. I actually am pretty handy at making furniture and sewing and other handcrafts. There are options to making...

I have chronic PTSD. I'm also (unluckily) not able to take SSRI meds, and tri-cyclics work to dampen the anxiety, but lower my cognitive ability. I've been fine for 10 years following a couple of years of extreme therapy sessions (with the trying of all medications possible then). I've...