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Oh I so totally know this feeling. Stranger touch. Possibly the worst thing on the planet for me. Ick. My advice for how to handle this is talking to your stranger and turning them into a friend. If you can't , try and honor your boby's response to the situation and find another Physical...

Thanks guys. Yeah the Happy Holidays thing was sarcastic. In my current living situation Holidays are just stressful. (apologies to the moderators-could you turn below into quotes? My android tablet is freaking out and won't do it.) Well I am better now. The quicksand in my life is the daily...

What really sucks in this world is feel the sunlight for a minute and then be pulled back into the cave. It's worse then being in the cave in the first place. To want to die but know you can't because you have other people you are responsible for, and to know that you can't even do anysort of...

So true Promicarus. Sometimes just putting something in the category of "I refuse to discuss this with you, it's not your problem" can be pretty empowering. You are in essence taking the weapon away from the abuser when you say "I don't need your advice, and I don't need your help. I am going to...

I don't know the answer to this but I just wanted to tell you I share your feelings. My ex grew up in the house we live in now. For me it's worse because we have split up and we still have to live under the same roof. It was never my house. It was one of those things that made this relationship...

I have sensory proceessing disorder (hyposensitivity) which is a condition that is often misdiagnosed as ADHD. You dissociate all the time, because you just need more stimulation. One of the major characteristics of people who have this is a really high pain tolerance. My father also had it...

I was 13 when I got involved with a 27 year old police officer in a position of authority over me. It's hard not to want to impress an adult. I was absolutely ignorant about sex, I had never even kissed someone before. He used to say he wanted to "Grow me up and marry me." Didn't do much good...

Strongly prefer bedroom doors to be closed, preferably locked when I have sex with someone. Even if there's no one in the house and the doors are locked. I am a visual artist and I don't like having my own work displayed in my house. I constantly go over it and critique it and it interferes...

I feel like that didn't have to happen. Promicarus is not a troll. He's just really stressed, He has PTSD too, in fact some of us here are friends from that forum. I am going to try to get you guys are all back together :) Wounded people, people in pain, are sensitive, about a lot of things...

This is a really interesting thread. Its interesting from the point of view of a supporter too. I might get in trouble for saying this but a lot of these quirks seem to be about control. Maybe because there were such huge parts of your lives you had no control over? Controlling what you wear...

I had a really great birthday, thanks for asking :) Everyone was pretty amazing. I'm lucky to have such great friends.

Promicarus, not everyone who does not have PTSD is rejective or afraid of trauma. It doesnt mean we suffer with you, or you "hurt" us either. Or that we reject you because of it. I have worked with traumatized teenagers and young adults one way or another, for nearly 20 years now. I see it an...

I have 2 children-both breast fed for 1 year. Both raised in the same house by the same parents. I had post partum depression with my first and thanks primarily to my doctor (who delivered both babies) making himself more accessible to me then most therapists after my second baby was born, and...

I really want to learn how to better identify narcissists so I can avoid them in my own life. I'm just learning I had a fairly nasty experience with one for 8 years. I don't want to end up accidently dating one or anything. Does anyone have any references to suggest?

Wow, Promicarus, I like that too, it makes a lot of sense.

My panic attacks seem to come devoid of emotion. They feel like someone is squeezing my heart and I can't breathe. It physically hurts and my vision can cloud over and I get signficantly dizzy if it gets really bad.

Sometimes being good isn't the same thing as being nice. I was told that by an elder in my life that I really respect, and it sounds like you were put in the position of deciding whether to be good or be nice. Being good wins every time. You did the right thing Snowangel.

Does being by yourself all the time tempt anyone else to drink too much and smoke too much weed or is that just me?

I don't know why I like to do this but my therapist and I always go for walks during sessions. That sort of eliminates the need for eye contact. But going in the same direction, doing something together like walking, well it's connecting somehow. In a non threatening way.

Ahh well update. I was ditched for Thanksgiving. Guess I could have predicted that one. Completely rudely too. Winter needs a few months out of MY life. I think I'm going to isolate. ;) From him anyway. I put my car down a snow covered embankment this afternoon because the road was slippery and...

Oh Grr...I feel you. My sufferer and his daughter were going to come here for Thanksgiving. I sent him a text yesterday to confirm. he waited 24 hours to get back to me and tell me he wasnt coming. We were planning this for a month and a half. There is now a 14 pound turkey defrosting in my...

Heck, I don't even have PTSD and I get the low grade irritation thing. I have a 7 year old and a 3 year old. There only so much dumping of salt containers on the floor and rummaging through your personal stuff that can occur before you go mad. MAD I say!!!! Grrrrrr...

Wow you just explained what I was thinking was wrong, I was thinking you were getting overstimulated by these little things because you arent engaged enough in your enviorment and your surroundings. Too in your head.

Im sorry, I meant overstimulated. It just came out backwards.

I think it's because you are understimulated. Go for a walk, get some other form of exercise and it will pass. Thats just a guess, but it also always makes me feel better.