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Thank you Ms. Spock! I see how therapy is helping me with my journey and this reinforces my thoughts. I think DBT should be taught in the first year of high school as part of the cirriculium. Doctor Linehan story is inspirational, it gives me hope. Thanks again!

What is your definition of evil?

@Albatross "Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy", sounds interesting and something I will research. The one thing I have found with this messed up thing called "ptsd", is "thought traps". When I am feeling fairly functional, I am a rational decisive thinker. When I am not well I do the whole...

Thanks for your opinion Maddog! It is the skewed perception of self and others that causes the difficulty in reading what other people want or need. You are 100% correct that the adults involved are responsible for taking care of thier wellbeing. I was diagnosed with complex ptsd last...

I wonder sometimes if I rely on my family and friends too much. My husband is super supportive but I feel like he is getting tired of the whole thing. He has said to me a few times in the lastt couple of weeks,"Ya I know, you've got PTSD". I have one close friend who helps me with managing the...

When things are bad I think of ways of committing suicide. I also say I have no intention of doing it or that I have an actual plan. Then why do we think these things? Do people without PTSD have these thoughts? They ask you in the hospital, "Have you been thinking about suicide"? I say to...

I'm with you there>

I'm feeling really crappy, angry, shakey, sick, vision sucks, head hurts. I can handle the anxiety. It's the nightmares and the wanting to end everything, that scares me. Trying to get into a psyciatrist to get my meds. changed, ongoing for the last few weeks. I live 100 miles from any...

I feel life life justed punted me back 10 steps. I was told to apply for disability by my union rep. last week. "Disabled", I'm not disabled! I have all my body parts, I do things. I only have ptsd.

Fantastic news ashdawn! It is incredible and reasuring to me that I may get to a place one day, where I can function again. I look forward to this day when I can do something other than exist and go to therapy. Keep up the great work!

Feeling better today! It has been a difficult week so far. Monday was the 4th anniversary of my 18 year old son. I have only two kids, and my 19 year old daughter the youngest isn't really talking to me. She moved out a few weeks ago with her boyfriend, she thinks I'm not doing anything to help...

I am very in tune with nature, it is my sancuary. I find when things are going south it feels like a storm is coming. I am anxious for a few days, then I start getting annoyed at everyone around me. I don't want help or patronizing. Then I will have two or thre brews, T3, for my head, zopiclone...

I'm angry more and more it seems. Of course I take it out on the closest person to me, my husband. I push away all my friends and don't want to talk to anyone. Diagnosed for the 6th time with complex ptsd by the psyc. who is the expert contracted by my work. This DR. says my meds need changing...

Hi Folks, I'm looking for a ptsd trauma therapy center in the Pheonix area. Apparently there is a center in this area that is affiliated with Mayo Clinics. I don't know the name and I am trying to find it. If anyone has any info or other Centers in the USA, UK, Australia, or anywhere that they...

I went to bed around 9pm, fell asleep around 10:30 and then woke up at 11:30pm. Got up a couple of more times and then moved to the couch in the sitting room, slept til 5am. Went back to my be and got another hour of sleep. This seems to be the norm for me lately. Nightmares seem to be what...

:mad:The last few weeks have been a challenge. I feel like all I've bee doing is jumping through hoops. I'm on LTD with work the sent me to their psychiatrist last week. People don't realize how hard it is just to tell your story. I wear no one: doctors, therapists, psychiatrists read the file...

I miss my son he is a really great young man, 18 when he ws killed. I can't believe it will be 4 years on July 29th. Some days I feel like he's going to walk through the door, "Hey Mom".

I'm interested to connect with individuals with complex PTSD. To email or chat through this forum. Thanks

There is always help and you have to realize that. I'm sure that there are people who love you and want to help. You must let them help you and give yourself a rest. Remember its not you, it's the PTSD! Thanks for letting us know you are at the hospital. Hang in there, Anonymous.

It is a bad place to be, and I go there often too. For me I feel that it would be a relief for me and the people who try to help me. Somehow I make it out of the dark for awhile and I actually think I might survive. Then I'm triggered and I start to slip back down into that hopeless place again...

Dear CourageofSnow, I know it feels as if its too big or too hard to get through, you have to ask people to help you. I'm new at the ptsd forum, the one thing I have noticed is that we were or are all in the same boat. Everyone is right this thing is too big to do it on your own. You need to...

Thank you so much. This explains my anger outburst lately and also my daily pet peeves.

I think when you have PTSD its like a rollercoaster. Days that are good you try to do the things that make you feel good or build on your wellbeing, like going to the gym, walking, gardening. Whatever it is that makes you feel good! We all know that doing domestic dredgery isn't fun. The end...

I think the source of my anger is partly the frustration I'm experiencing trying to get additional therapy. I'm on LTD which runs out in this fall. Jumping through all the right hoops to get assistance and information is exhausting and endless. No one seems to know who to refer you to or if...

Thanks stenni. I'll try the metronome idea.