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Well done, what a great start to the new year! Very inspirational and I love what you said it's all about not putting too much pressure on yourself :) You're evidently very strong and you are right to feel proud of what you have achieved. Getting rid of the nasties is great..like cutting out a...

:) had another session this week, it wasn't as effective because we had two therapists sitting in for the ones we had last time and they weren't as..not sure but there was something missing, maybe communication or trust because the group had just started getting used to the other two women last...

This morning I felt awful, like the anxiety was really taking hold of me...I didn't check the message about the trip until after I had gone out for a jog/run and it was raining, cold and windy but I didn't care I just needed to stop myself from going mad. In the afternoon, my group leader who...

Met a guy through my youth group - he belonged to another one in my city and was at an event. A couple of months later he asked me out on a date, I went and it seemed ok except I noticed he seemed very jealous which was a bit weird as I didn't know him that well. I noticed he kept shaking...

Even if you think it appears that way and you are coming across as sociable etc. the therapist, if he/she is a good one should not be influenced by that, as that could be your way of coping or it could be that you are still a sociable person when in a group despite the PTSD. Yesterday in a group...

g6kh0, I love it..it's brightened my day and is so true good old Gandhi knew what he was talking about :)

Im sorry to hear about that, I can imagine it would be frustrating and it's interesting how speech is affected by PTSD. I find I slur my words and sound either drunk or..well, yeah drunk I guess and it's only when other people point it out that I really notice how bad it is. Stopping mid...

Welcome votedmostcheerful :) hope you're finding the site useful It's an interesting one..triggers. I don't know, I mean for me when The Simpsons comes on TV every weekday - that is a trigger because as strange as it sounds, during one of the traumatic events that took place The Simpsons was...

I had a psychosomatic seizure which was PTSD related in October, it had never happened to me before and was really scary..I think it was around that time I had to admit something was wrong because I tend to get on with life and put pressure on myself to keep busy etc. That was the time when I...

Im interested to know if anyone has any visualisation techniques that they find useful? I often find it very difficult to imagine that I am somewhere else especially if i am anxious. If you use a visualisation technique is it one that you have created yourself or is it one that you have been...

Yesterday I was anxious about my lack of sleep during the night (which is normal for me lately) affecting the day..that I'd be trying to catch up with sleep in the morning and if i did sleep at all, I'd miss my appointment, even though it was at 2pm.. Luckily I was ready and had plenty of time...

yeah, Im sorry. Reading it back just makes me realise how the anxiety takes a hold of me and I do a lot of self criticism all the time...sorry, it was a silly thread to start I think I did it on impulse but wish now that I could delete it because it's so silly. I didn't go in the end and the...

I belong to a youth theatre group..it's just a part time thing, a hobby not related to work or anything and is an outlet for me. I have been part of the group for over a year and have met some lovely people...but I've also met some not so nice ones. In the summer I met a guy and dated him...

:) Congratulations on the good grade for your essay, it's times like that that you know it's worth it. Your decision to go to university being a mixed blessing is on the whole a positive step forward and the PTSD has spurred you on to make a change, which you obviously felt was needed at the...

Welcome Kat :) I am sorry to hear of your loss and hope that you will find comfort here at the forum. I started using the forum before Christmas and it has been a positive experience. Here I can be myself, if Im having a cr*p day or I want to talk about something that's happened no one...

MouseWedger, how are you getting along with the sleep? Your thread was very interesting to read and I can totally relate to this part of what you said: That just about sums up my situation any updates would be nice, hope you are managing a bit better now.

Good luck with that, I hope the doctor can give a helpful diagnosis or carry out some tests. I take hours and hours to get to sleep, I'd try everything milky drinks before bed, exercise..I'll be awake feeling tired but jumping at every noise, it was torture, feeling so exhausted but anxious...

if you know the link to any of these sites, let us know. I'd be interested as my father did something yet again yesterday. I phoned him out of the blue to say 'hi' (deep down thinking, only 6 more months until you move to the other side of the world. I just need to bide my time and probably...

I agree with this, especially the part about them having abuse issues themselves and that is a toxic situation, especially if you meet someone like that and you have an abusive father (for example), it's a major trigger. In my experience the guy did not know how to act and his behaviour was very...

I applaud anyone who is strong enough to put their own needs first and to leave a job that is making them miserable. I know that often it is not solely a job that makes you miserable - unless workplace bullying is going on, but that having PTSD whilst working within a stressful job can make life...

A pet is a great idea :) especially a dog, if you like dogs and you can always rely them, they love you for who you are and they are with you through thick and thin. Had a dog for 15 years, then I got a bengal kitten thinking it woud be therapeutic lol...it drove me crazy climbing up the...

Im feeling strangely positive and happier than I have done in a while - like I was in a very very dark place and somehow...without the help of drugs, without the help of talking therapy or anything like that...I just feel content. I have been worrying for ages about handing my notice in to my...

I agree with the above posts with regards to Hashi's situation (which by the way is disgusting, the way this guy feels so comfortable to behave the way he does). I think if any physical violence occurs, even if he is aiming it furniture, should be documented and reported - no question. You...

I searched non epileptic seizures and found this thread which I see hasn't been active for a while but I hope someone will be able to help I had a non epileptic seizure in october and have been off work since then, I am on a waiting list for CBT and had an assessment. The therapist said it's...

I always say I'll make a resolution but then feel pressured by it so you're right, one day at a time is the best way forward. Kimba you said it well: