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(Also, forgive me - I meant "watch tower." Hehe. In (again) the interest of levity, I have never had to watch a man post. :) (If just someone sees what I did there I promise I will smile.)

I hope a brief insert of levity is okay. I had a thought earlier I would like to share. It made me chuckle, I hope it may make you. :) I was thinking earlier - what if we were on an NFL football team completely comprised of PTSD sufferers. An image popped into my head. I saw a very weary...

I think it is time you take a stand. I think there are some things I can share with you that may be helpful, but before I presume anything, if I may ask, are you the PTSD sufferer? I presumed you were, but before I type what may be an elongated message I want to make sure I have a grasp on the...

Hello DaleD, welcome! I'm new myself and have found this site a wonderful tool thus far. This is probably not cliche' advice, at least I hope not - I know that feeling as well. It's frustrating to read and do the same things over and over and not see different results. It makes me start to...

Wow, does this hit home with me. I do this constantly, and not just with people...I will take on projects and set expectations of myself so high failure is almost a certainty. I'm trying to be more realistic with my choices now.

A lot of what you say resonates with me. I have lived in an abusive relationship with my mother for a long time up until recently. Firstly - this is just my opinion, but you don't sound like a "loser" whatsoever. *smiles* Actually, you sound a lot like me, but for some slightly different...

Regarding therapy, as I read back... With my PTSD...I have to have a therapist. Not just a guy that sees me once a month and gives me a drug prescription, but a person I can talk to for about an hour a week (sometimes more) regarding how to make sense of all these thoughts. I would recommend...

I recently thought about where to start with my therapist too, as I haven't seen him in a while and am going back. I decided that I am just going to tell him what I have done, bad or good, tell him how I feel about it, and go from there. It is a big leap of faith, but one I think both of us...

Recently I was experiencing night terrors and flailing in my sleep. I realized it was a result not of any one trigger, but I had placed myself in an unhealthy environment. I had to take a lot of steps I didn't want to and was afraid to, but I removed myself from that environment. It has...

Hello Shulamit. I'd like to say that if you are here now posting this, you are also seeking other forms of help for your PTSD, and firstly that is to be highly commended. It's not an easy step, one I hope you are proud of. The one piece of advise I can give you is, try as hard as you can to...

I'm glad. It helps me as well to write these things because I, too, re-read the things I write. It is helping me make better choices. Without you sharing, I would not have shared that, so let's all keep paying it forward. :)

Wow, that is cool and something I can very much relate to. When I was in 5th grade I was in a presentation. *chest pump* That's right, Toy Soldier #3 for the win. I gave up my acting desires shortly after, and turned to writing. :)

I am not certain how many of you are familiar with the story of The Frog and The Scorpion, but I was recently thinking about it, and decided to do a slight re-write. I hope you enjoy. :) ____________________________ One day, a frog is sitting alone on the edge of a lake, staring at the lake...

I'm trying hard to imagine how my wife handles this sort of thing (living with someone that has PTSD must be so exhausting...) Well, we have a deal. It's on me to be (as your guy is) open and honest - tell her the things I can and can't do, and to let her know when those things change. To...

I had another "conversation" with my PTSD today, and something odd happened I didn't expect. My alcoholism also developed a voice. I know this is a PTSD forum but these two problems I have are very much intertwined, so I wanted to hear him out. _____________________ Bob, I couldn't help but...

(On a very positive note, my wife is the only person in my life that can trigger my responses, and I won't leave. So please know, as a sufferer, if we care enough, we will generally try our best over and over...pick up on that. It says that we are in many ways trying to overcome that...

Sometimes, it is forever. I recently went through this with my roommates. I was pushed and pushed and pushed. I felt so trapped that I had an episode...several. And the damage was no longer repairable, at least in my eyes. Living with them, at this point, would mean living in constant fear...

Absolutely. If anything I say helps anyone else deal with this disorder it would only make me feel happier. Consider everything I say here public domain.

@TwoDee2ThreeDee - When I have calm moments, my family looks at me like I am broken. I am like..."Really? For the first time in like a week I have a moment of clarity and you NOW think I am crazy?" :)

I think in many ways people with PTSD are quite the opposite from lazy. We work our asses off day after day to live with things in our heads most people could never dream of, truthfully. I am certain that adds to our frustration. I do try to think of this, though - what if I DIDN'T have PTSD...

As a PTSD Sufferer, I can tell you that separation is a necessity for me. Sometimes we...just know we are about to explode in some way, and we have to leave. I've recently been looking at PTSD as my companion in life, not something I can fix. This has proven helpful to me. However, it is...

I'm trying to get back to the good parts of the old me, along with the good parts of the new me. As bad as things have been for me, well...I simply wouldn't BE me without all of this. And by the by, do I get a trophy for using the word "me" so many times? :)

For what it's worth Reds, I was going through a really tough time and somehow found you all recently, and it has proven extremely helpful, including things you have said and been willing to share.

I would like to share with you some thoughts I have been having as I have been going down this...journy...of personifying my PTSD. And (as crazy as it may sound) I think if I am going to give my PTSD a voice, it has a right to speak. So here is my PTSD's open letter to me...

Hi Raige. I feel that way a lot - today even. It's also funny you bring this up - I was just talking to my wife about something similar. Sometimes I think I am depressed because I curl up. Sometimes I think I am claustrophobic because I get extremely anxious in confined spaces. Sometimes I...