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    Sexual Assault i think i was drugged and raped years ago, but i'm not sure

    back when i was 19 me and my friend went to this girls house, the girl that lived there invited these 2 guys over to help her carry some furniture in. i kinda had an uneasy feeling about the 2 guys, i felt like they might be dangerous or something. we were drinking and smoking weed. me and my...
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    is this derealization? if not, than what could it be? anyone else have the same symptoms?

    last week i remember waking up one time and i felt like i was in a dream for a while. can you wake up with derealization? would i have had to fall asleep with derealization? i recall acouple times when i dissociated and i had to fall asleep and than when i woke up hours later i felt like myself...
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    is this derealization? if not, than what could it be? anyone else have the same symptoms?

    i think last night was one of my most intense derealization episodes in my life. i felt like i was in a dream, i was dizzy, i couldnt see straight, i felt like i didnt have complete control over my actions, the world seemed less real, i felt less real. i couldnt focus on anything. but i dont...
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    is it obvious to other people when i am in a dissociative state?

    can people usually tell when someone else is dissociated? is it a pretty obvious thing? sometimes i wonder if my voice and personality has change. how would people be able to tell if someone else is dissociating?
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    Questions about specific triggers, phobias, triggers unrelated to trauma

    i hung up my bathrobe in the bathroom and later i came in and when i opened the door really fast the wind made the bathrobe swing back and forth, i saw the shadow of it and pretty much had a heart attack. i screamed at the top of my lungs, my heart was pounding, i got all dizzy, went and laid...
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    are emotional/implicit flashbacks always suppressed memories?

    im talking about when you have a certain type of flashback where you start to sweat, shake, hyperventalate, dissocciate BUT... there is no visual to it. you dont see anything or know exactly what event the flashback is..... are these repressed memories? you feel the intense fear and horror but...
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    Stupidest.trigger. ever. / what is your weirdest trigger?

    What is your weirdest trigger - not common triggers. what are some strange triggers that people have actuallly had?
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    Questions about specific triggers, phobias, triggers unrelated to trauma

    im trying to identify what my personal triggers are. ive noticed that certain sounds can trigger me one day when i hear i i get all anxious and feel like im losing my mind, but than i could hear the same noise a few days later and not have a reaction. did i MIS-identify the trigger? or does it...
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    decreased hearing and vision, loss of balance during dissasociation?

    sometimes when i dissasociate i eventually notice that its much harder to hear and harder to see, and i feel dizzy like im going to pass out. my legs feel like jelly when i stand up i almost lose my balance. is this just part of dissociation for some people? or is it some other medical problem...
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    Dom Violence i think something crazy happened, but dont know what happened

    i just started seeing a therapist for c-ptsd caused by domestic violence. i talked non-stop the first session but didnt have time to mention this other issue ive been having. i feel like i remember something, but i dont know if its all in my head or not. I remember a specific night when i was...
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    is this a ptsd trigger? Extreme reaction to cockroaches

    i have ptsd from domestic abuse and getting strangled. every time i see a cockroach in my house i literally freak out and lose it. its like it awakens this burning rage inside of me, i scream, throw things, and break things every time it happens. I cant control myself. other bugs do not bother...
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