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I'm really pleased to hear that Froggie, as you can see I still have my 'Froggie' avatar! Doing ok here as well thanks.

Froggie, Good to hear from you. :) How are you doing? Thanks for your post. Yes I will keep in touch from a distance. Now I know how some of my friends feel when I keep them at arms length!

27th is fine with me. We need to stir up more interest though, any suggestions?

Lol amethist, what a story, hubby doesnt do things by half does he! :( Wishing you both well with this, you for your great patience, hubby to have some patience.... Ps think its a man thing amethist..... my son broke his knuckles recently & like your hubby has had a number of casts, they have...

If anyone has heard from Ladyhope Somerset would you let me know please. I haven't heard from her for months (we usually text or meet up) & I'm concerned about her. I understand we all go through tough times & dont expect her to contact me if its too much for her. Just wanting to know she's...

I believe so, if in directly. Following years of emotional then physical abuse, I was diagnosed with cPTSD, my immune system failed causing me to contract a virus when abroad. This in turn attacked my heart valve & I from there I have developed severe heart failure. At the moment I am...

Confused Sad Tearful Angry Lost Old Fat I could go on but it wont do any good.....6 weeks ago I decided to reduce my meds, only by 10mg & all seemed to be going well, but gradually ptsd symptoms are back..mind chatter, exhaustion (but I have heart failure as well so could be that) hyper...

Sorry to hear that Amethist, hope the NLP helps xx

Hi Everyone A few years ago we held a meet in Birmingham which seemed fairly central for most people. Is anyone interested in meeting again? It was so lovely to put faces to names & have a laugh together so I'm hoping we can get this organised. I was thinking of middle/end of July, on...

You go for it Measowsweet, tell your T what you want.... my psychologist would welcome you with open arms! What I want from therapy has always been a huge struggle for me & I've dreaded my T asking me? What me? why was someone asking my opinion? i didn't think it counted?! Ingrained from...

I've just read up on Sensorimotor psychotherapy & realised my psychologist used it with me. I found that part of therapy very helpful in understanding my traumas & why I reacted in the way I did. It has helped me to stand back in other situations before I react to them.

I too was scared about taking meds. As a child I saw the effects they had on my father (he had cptsd too ) & sure that would happen to me. However, my ptsd symptoms were preventing me fully engaging in therapy to the point my psychologist told me I was in effect self-harming & she couldnt...

Hi Maggie, don't let go of that hope! What you experienced with EMDR was, although distressing, perfectly normal. As you know our bodies remember trauma as well as our brains, always remember that with this therapy you are in control, well done for asking her to stop, it's hard to do that isnt...

Hi intrasearching I hear what you are saying about feeling unloved, I think its all part of our reaction to trauma. Did you feel this way before your trauma? it could be connected to your childhood. It would be worth raising these feelings with your T & sooner rather than later. I grew up...

Hashi, I agree with what you say about relying on your therapist, I felt the same & that was part of my decision to finish therapy. At first I felt very vulnerable & wanted to contact her daily, but I got through that by writing emails to her that I didn't send, when I did eventually send her...

Hi ninkekaa The way forward for me was with therapy. Once I'd got over the embarrassment of telling my T my beliefs about myself therapy became easier. I thought the way I was thinking was my fault that I had made myself think that way therefore I must be the bad person my mum told me I was...

Hi SoL I'm just interested to know why you are looking for a new therapist. Were you unhappy with your last one or is it because of insurance? I've returned to therapy several times now but always go back to the same one as she knows my story & I trust her.

Hi Sarah What you are feeling is perfectly normal for your first session. Although my T warned me, as yours has, it still caught me by surprise, I felt so angry! Well done for using your breathing to avoid a panic attack, keep using that & looking after yourself - sleep when you need to...

That looks fantastic, relax & enjoy! xx

Happy Anniversary KP & hubby! enjoy your celebrations xx

Hi Sur, I thought I'd developed social anxiety when my ptsd was at its worse. During therapy thought I realised it was that it was hypervigilance, I was so on edge just waiting for something bad to happen I just could not relax. Once I knew that, my T helped me develop strategies to help with...

Well done Sur, a great achievement! Reaching acceptance that our traumas happened & we are strong enough to get past them is a huge step. My T always finished our sessions with the words 'Stay strong & keep going' they have been a great help to get me through my trauma anniversaries.

I wish you'd written that before Muse, I thought it was only me that did that, it took me ages to tell my T! I thought I'd appear ungrateful or my worse fear that she would be angry & give up on me. Of course all that was unfounded & she was pleased I told her.

Yes Raven, it makes a great deal of sense to me. I am so sorry to hear this has happened to you . I was diagnosed with CHF in December & know what a shock it is. At first I was too scared to do anything but I'm gradually getting stronger. CHF has come as part of a long list of physical...

Hi Becky Unfortunately how you are feeling is a side effect of therapy, you are reprocessing your trauma to understand it. I'm sure you've heard others say 'it gets worse before it gets better' & it's very true. Try to think of these times as healing, the more you reprocess the quicker you...