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On occasion I've lived to regret losing that cognitive skill from the meds though

@Lost Marbles If you believe they skipped it, I wouldn't make an issue over anything.

Were you not told that cynicism can be co-morbid with the drop dead gorgeous and highly functional conditions occurring simultaneously according to the latest edition of the DSM?

Take it from my experience. If they get you to stop being cynical and seeing the irony in everything while they won't say to your face what they're perfectly comfortable putting on paper, you've almost been cloned and ready to face society. (Don't laugh).

If you're anything like me, (and it sounds at least a little on the high functioning sarcastic side ), the only real help you'll get is supreme annoyance with them first and then yourself for having put up with them thinking of things to say that might sound intelligent like being high...

We're good. The lost in translation and uncharacteristically more succinct comment was for the benefit of whomsoever capsulized that to me too, or something close..

It looks like something got lost in translation of my Thai referring to the number of times I've been told that I don't look like there's anything wrong.Such is life.

@Lost Marbles - Trust me I am too.

Welcome I'm looking forward to a scathing challenge. I'm sure you've been told that you look alright too :)

I can't tell how much I sympathize. I still don't think my PTSD would have manifested if not for so much getting lost in translation among desk jockey doctors, T's and everyone else except maybe 2 people. As I try and explain to anyone there, (Canada), I moved to Thailand in hopes to get better...

I completely agree with that idea of writing it down and really wish I thought of it when it wasn't as counter-productive as it became dealing with therapists. The reason I think it's wise is partly because of that and most of them simply being good talkers, that really only hear what they want...

Happy to share that. It's slight variation of what I said when it was suggested by therapist while a skeptical GP was convincing me I had to have bipolar disorder in 1996, somewhat before much was known. "No way I've got a problem dealing with stress and trauma now after how much I did before"...

Possibly the best move you could have made was joining this, at the very least to help with those balance weights.

It would be an interesting poll how many of us at least partially (if not completely) consider their PTSD may not have manifested to the extent it did without exasperation from dealings with professionals.

Good read. Thanks

I haven't come across a theory of how something like winning court battles after the damage caused by the injustice, negligence and incompetence within the justice system helps repair the injury and have had a hell of a time convincing anyone that's really what it's all been about. (I wasn't...

Thats a positive

Mind if I make an understatement.......... You.........have your hands full and then some! Hope to at least help as sounding board

Always remember it is a phase.

Seeing that analogy I wonder how many here compared to all the alleged "professionals" I had the pleasure of dealing with in Canada before escaping years ago, comprehend that I'm not as crazy as them when saying something like I used to think like I was superman, but know I'm not now.

it's a good place to be

Good luck. Mind if I suggest that in the meantime as others seem to concur look into augmenting the meds with "recommended daily doses" of things like Magnesium, Calcium and D3. I'm happy to see I haven't been as alone as I thought, at least in my thinking.

Took me more than 3 months to begin getting close to "normal" again after the last series of triggers from none other than family which was when I came across this site having given up on all therapists and medications ages ago and moved to a less antagonistic environment. Mind you it was a...

If not PTSD one might consider the circumstances to be the perfect storm to manifest and a very good thing to be looking for support among those with coping experience.

I hope this isn't taken as more discouraging than supportive because I certainly understand. As a bored police officer in a rural setting to security in one of the most violent environments, to safety consultant for government services prior to being diagnosed bipolar and medicated "Because of...