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I actually think that our minds travel faster at times and then slower at times. When PTSD is involved then these kind of symptoms are exacerbated. Your thinking reminds me also of victim thinking: I often will be mistreated but I am unable to stay mad for a long time, my brain wants to move...

Your post saddens me, because what you describe is not just nice to have but rather consists of needed support, the patient needs to be able to vocalize which stressors can be eliminated and how to be more comfortable, when health care personnel either avoids such discussions or even makes you...

Uhuhuh, hands up, I know this one, I know this one teacher (pun fully intended buddy): Someone that acts like this knows that when the abused patient gets better he or she will be out the door going towards a life they really deserve..... As long as you are under his control he can prevent you...

After I got PTSD my immune system worsened. To this day I believe there is a connection. Physical health is severely affected by this condition. To me there is no doubt about that. When a person is attacked mentally then the mental immune system is affected, that bleeds into the physical well...

Its not only that, to be an innocent child, it is also such a complicated issue because most adults choose not to help.... totally floored me when I learned that. I knew that the abuse was real when certain body memories crept in, I knew that the abuse was real because some of the behaviors...

Yeah, those symptoms so suck, there is no way out of those symptoms for me either. The headaches are murder afterwards too. It amazes me every single time how physical PTSD symptoms are.... I feel for you, know you are in pain, I do the same thing, just hold my head and try to comprehend what...

I think trauma based therapy is very very tough, to go through that one needs to be very very strong. It is a very painful way, but often so effective that I now know there is no better way. Also, there are many untruths and half truths out there and you have to navigate those. As soon as I...

Nope, I don't believe so, because there are many PTSD sufferers that have crossed lines I will never cross. Many are violent, and once you get to know how many of them are abusive and it really has nothing to do at all with their PTSD diagnosis, they are simply dangerous loosers, then you have...

Well, having PTSD places us all into weird situations with fear and anger often overwhelming. I have learned a lot about people. All of the people who have faked caring, who have faked love, who have faked helping me are now the dangerous ones I am running away from. And I really truly learned...

Well, that person may have said something that caused you to go into a psychotic breakdown, tough to say. But yes, you need that help. Try to look at people instead of their profession. I was and still am horribly abused by strangers, security guards who are involving looser cops in their...

Yeah, I would experiment with that. I think there may be problems the doctors simply can not locate. Do your own research on that, try to figure out online what the cause could be. Before PTSD I never had Tinnitus either, so that was a new phenomenon. PTSD changes your brain and your sensory...

It pains me to read your posts. Was abused by my own dad, he is the most selfish coward one will ever meet. Running into church every day pretending he is religious. Had no problem abusing me when I was a little child, had no problem abusing my mom her whole life. He is disgusting, plan your...

Sounds to me like you are just early in your recovery period. A good recovery period takes several years, to get you in a stable condition in which you can live a better life. If a relationship is attempted too soon, then a lot of the healing has not happened yet, which short changes the...

Have you guys thought about relationship counseling? A child will place immense stress on any marriage, but if there is any type of abuse before the child arrives you owe it to yourself and your child to get into a better situation, that situation may get better within the relationship with...

It is rooted within us that we want to be able to support ourselves, that we are useful people, that we are needed in society. I would be weary of such a proposition, I think a good partner would just have to listen to you and you can tell him how important it is to you to being able to...

Well, we all have to distinguish between PTSD and being plain abusive. I have PTSD but would never behave that way. It sounds like he is happily using the PTSD diagnosis to hurt and abuse innocent people. Run away from that one, do not answer any letters, none of that, that person is just plain...

What is the health situation of your husband? Does he need daily care? Is he mobile? Can he cook, clean, do errands? If there is a handicap due to his past illness then additional help may be needed. You can not handle all of the stress working and taking care of an ill person, eventually you...

A support group like this sounds like the right option for you. Talking is not necessary to receive the help you need. We all understand what PTSD is about and that alone feels great. You will be able to heal in your own way, without interacting with the group you talked about. Give this forum a...

I think it may be similar to physical therapy. Every time I have had a physical injury I did not only train until the symptoms of the injury were gone, I incorporated that training into my regular physical training. I believe mental health matters are similar, heck, with all of the friends you...

Well, your post is sad, the fact that you are not able to be in the room is totally understandable, I hate such situations too. But what strikes me is the fact that if the therapist is too busy, and maybe has too many patients to do a good job with every patient, may need to scale back. It would...

Yep, self care, do things you enjoy, it is hard work to be in therapy, physically and mentally, incredibly tough.

So your insurance will not allow you to see the first therapist at all? That is where a lot of work and therapy was done. Is there perhaps a way of the first therapist to share the work that was done before you transfer to your second therapist? I know medical doctors share the information of...

You can schedule fewer sessions with the good therapist, but at least you will get therapy that is really helpful to you.

You handled that well, nothing more needs to be done. You stood up for yourself, did not give into anger, and handled the situation diplomatically. Trump could use people like that, hihi

I think you two might just want to look at this a little bit differently. PTSD will add a lot of different challenges to a relationship. And in my case I have noticed that PTSD has added several factors such as being afraid of: Loss of identity Loss of freedom Loss of individuality I think...