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Reds, I am really glad to hear you are doing better. If I were in your position I would definitely go to your appointment, but before hand make a list (either mentally or on paper) of what my concerns are. I've "Broken up" with multiple therapists before because we just can't seem to work with...

I guess I feel like I am tired of fighting something un-winnable. It's time to realize how to live with it as best I can instead. This is very much a new realization for me, and I have no idea where it will take me, but I think it is worth a shot. EDIT: And I AM in a better place today. I...

Yes. I run into this often, and it just triggers me, and...yes. You're not alone. :(

Thank you. I am really trying to just accept I am stuck with this thing, and figure out how to get along with it. However, it needs to know I am back in the driver's seat.

A short forward: I have been thinking about my PTSD and decided that if I am going to have to live with it, we are going to have to get along better. This letter is addressed to my PTSD, much like I would address any other letter to someone in my life I was having an issue with. ______________...

I am going back to my therapist after about a half year hiatus. In my head, I think I feel a lot like you do for the opposite reasons. It is like total chaos in my brain, and I think it is because I have not seen my therapist for so long. It strikes me over and over that I need to strike a...

I'm sorry. :(

I used to be very vibrant when it came to my humor. Mostly because my humor stems from my storytelling. After my trauma I found I am much more reserved, and sarcasm is a way to still allow me to be funny without having to open myself up anymore. Basically, it is my way of maintaining my...

You have no earthly idea how much I can relate to this. Also, thank you for the suggestion.

I love your conclusions, Philippa. They have actually given me some things to consider that I hadn't.

I definitely agree; I don't believe humor (humour, sorry, you must be from across the pond...:) ) is in any way bad. And with much humbleness, I find myself to be a humorous person. I do notice, though, when I go to sarcasm as my "humor outlet" if you will, it tends to be because I...

Hello, welcome, and Congratulations! Recognizing you have an issue is always the first step to working on solving or coping with it. It's brave of you to even make this step.

Hello. I actually have some experience in this regard. Let's just say that...*thinks* ... Well, with PTSD, I use sarcasm and wit as a defense mechanism. I don't have to reveal to anyone how afraid I am, yet can convey in a snarky manner just what I think of them. I have sadly become very...

*coughs* Roll Tide. :) And this is a nice thread, thank you for starting it. :)

Without reading any responses so I can give my unbiased opinion on my feelings.... Scared. Always my first feeling. then...Hope. I did all this, I can do more. Then more fear...how? Everything will always go bad for me - how do I have hope? Then I think - "Hope. It was hope and my...

I agree totally. Sometimes, if people knew just how much courage and strength it takes for me to open my front door, I would likely be awarded a medal. EDIT: I am going to downstairs right now and open my front door. Because I know I am strong enough to. I am also starting to accept that my...

I very much like the way you put that. I often find myself where I have to stop and think...formulate a plan, think it through, cover my contingencies...expect the worst but hope for the best. If one duck falls out of a row, though, I will start to lose it.

I've very much been in your position. I have had limited success with using headphones and falling asleep to meditations. Believe me, if you knew me, You would look at me with your jaw agape at the fact I am willing to try such things - but they have been helpful to me at times and when it...

My wife and I have learned that if a show is triggering me, one of us really needs to start picking up on the warning signs. The way my body shifts, if I close my eyes, if I gasp in what is seemingly a normal scene...it's time for me to go somewhere else. If I don't, the TV will...

Ice_Fire, thanks for the tips. I go through this sometimes as well - and it is terrifying. For me, it feels like I am about to pass out, but can't. I actually want to - because in this cloudy state I am still vaguely aware but completely out of control. The idea of an object I really like...

That is wonderful news!

I wanted to thank all of you for your input, it has been extremely insightful. I've tried multiple therapies and found some help and some don't, and I haven't been to a therapist in several months. I know that is not good, but I recently went through a number of life changing events and was in...

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. Your last words in particular were quite moving to me, as I feel a strong kinship there. I feel now as though my greatest strengths are also my greatest flaws, mostly because I know what I can do with my strengths. Thanks again. (I also want...

I'm sorry Ayesha - for ME, it seems to come down to trust, at least in part. I didn't mean to imply anything, but I definitely can relate to what ya said.

I too am sorry, it sounds like an extremely difficult situation. I have 2 kids - both teenage boys - and they in any given moment in time can seem either completely well adjusted or about to go "bell tower" crazy. When I don't know what to do, I try to remember that love, for me at least, is...