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Hahaha! Yes, Frog is awesome! That one is my fav too... Normal is good too though, reminds me of the expression I get on my face when someone is eating potato chips. The sound drives me nuts, and Ive been known to stare at them like that til they get uncomfortable and stop eating LoL

This is a good thread... I'm a pretty diplomatic person, mostly out of my "don't start any waves" personality. It's a lot easier online than in person though, when I'm set off in person my reaction is on display, but online or say, in a private email, if something sets me off I'm here annoyed...

That's pretty interesting @marylouise ... I may try that out next time I'm having a problem leaving home. And indeed...kiddo turns 18 soon, and will be on her own and I have been thinking for years about getting a dog. I'm thinking that this summer, we will be heading to the shelter to see who...

This is pretty awesome.. Thank you!

Thanks for the book recommendation @EvenStrongerNow, I'm going to check into that. Not knowing really is hard!

I don't know what my triggers are, and it's very frustrating because I don't know what to avoid or work on. From my point of view, I will disassociate for no reason at all..one moment I'm fine and the next thing I know, anywhere from minutes to hours have passed. My therapist though told me...

My home is my haven...I feel totally safe here, it's just the way I like it. It's peaceful, nothing bad happens here, and totally predictable. Just me and kiddo and we never have any issues with each other...so yeah, safe. And then there's all that madness going on outside my door. Even if...

I feel your pain. It sucks when I actually am looking forward to wherever it is I'm planning to go... I will start getting ready even 2 or 3 hours ahead of time, because I just know I'm going to hit that moment where I just can't bring myself to leave the house and deal with being "out there"...

I would be very happy to not do this anymore! lol Really though, I'm sure at one time I did it as a way to escape what I was going through in the moment...it definitely started when I was a kid, and now don't do it purposely...it's an automatic reaction that just happens and I don't realize it...

I wasn't so sure that this had anything to do with PTSD, but when I read what you said here, I realized it might just be? Because I am not a shades of gray person at all. And I know it was something that my Therapist talked with me about...that I do see the world in black and white, and I'm...

I don't know, I mean...when it comes to political / social topics, a lot of times people say things in a way to emphasize their point and do a lot of inflating of ideas to get their views across. Most of the time I find those convos tiresome and so don't really pay attention. But I am literal...

Don't beat yourself up...I get anxious when I have to make a phone call over something lame like ordering a pizza. You have no idea how grateful I am to be able to do that online now hah! Seriously though, when I have to make a call..any call, it takes me several days to talk myself into it...

At first I laughed about this...and then realized wait, that's a dang good idea. Might do her attitude / professionalism a bit of good to see how the reaction is towards the way she is blowing off the needs of someone who is coming to her for help and the negative effect it is causing.

I tend to get involved with guys who have some sort of history of their own... because of this, I am able to completely push myself aside to be there for them 100%, while not putting them on any pressure to be there for me. And this way too, for the most part, I've been able to keep things...

I waver between wanting to be in a relationship but terrified of it happening, and resigning myself to it that I'm going to be single forever. It drives me nuts when people say "there's someone for everyone" no, that's not true at all. There are so many people in this world who never marry and...

You're not alone @Loloma, I wrote about my mother on here somewhere, I think I did anyway. She has never been diagnosed with anything, but from the way she treated my sister and I, there is just no way possible she is mentally healthy. I lived in constant fear growing up. She told me an angel...

Goodness yes, a new therapist even if you end up at the bottom of the list and have to wait. Continuing to see this person would do a lot more harm than good. Of course there are people with problems / issues / situations than yours...but that does not make your problems / issues and...

That's why I never get jealous over what other people have @marylouise, because while it may all look great and definitely a much better life than what I'm living, one never knows the lengths one will go, who they will step on to make it to the top..and that's all stuff I'm not willing to do...

I wish that I were still in therapy to learn more techniques, and also that the meds they gave me had been more helpful. They had told me that the meds would help slow down my reaction time, so that I would have the extra awareness I need to realize I'm about to be set off, so that I can do...

I feel you on the major victories! I did manage to wash my dishes...well half of them (I have no dishwasher, so I have to hand wash, and my sink is small!) so I did one load and I felt like a champion because now we weren't *totally* out of dishes and silverware! LoL I havn't been back to...

I'm going through this right now, well...for the past few weeks really, and I'm curious to know if it's just my personality or anything to do with PTSD. I find I go through moments when I can't focus...or maybe a better way to put it, can't devote my energy to more than one or two things at a...

I am the same way @Suzetig, there isn't anyone on this earth who knows everything about me. Not even me considering how much I block out and don't think about! But really...letting anyone get to really know me is scary, because I'm afraid once they do, they won't want anything to do with me...

Oh this is such a major problem for me! Asking anyone for anything? No way! Trusting someone to be there for me or pull through for me is incredibly hard...it just doesn't happen. But...on the flip, I'm there at the drop of a hat for anyone else. My close friend has told me that she wants to...

Check out grounding techniques..there was a good thread on it I saw here recently, but I cant post links for some reason! You should be able to find it in a search though. Also, I swear by meditation. I'm still learning myself here with how to cope, and when the moment hits, it's very hard to...

I'm not sure what you mean by you go back into yourself? When I disassociate, I completely disconnect. But it varies with different people. Like with flashbacks, I never thought I had any, and told my docs that I didn't, but then just found out (on here actually) that I might, just not like "in...