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To call someone selfish for wanting to die is rather ignorant. It's their life, is it not? Surely if they are in that much pain they should be allowed to do as they see fit. Also, threatening them with Hell is not the best way to get them to not feel suicidal. You'll just make them feel worse...

I can relate. My Grandparents are less than understanding about my whole situation. And when I found out that an ex-friend of mine had told all of his mates that I'd been raped, well, I saw red. So I can relate with your anger. But don't let it get you down.

Seriously cannot sleep unless I am absolutely exhausted. Which I am not right now.

Sorry I haven't replied. Been rather busy. It's incredibly difficult to fight through the doubt, to remind myself that it's the depression making me feel this way. I do indeed have abandonment issues, rooted in my childhood. My Mother gave me away to my Grandparents and wanted nothing to do...

Not very well. Trauma has brought back my childhood fear of the dark, so I sleep with my light on.

Didn't know if I should post this here or not. Basically, I've been dating this guy for nearly 11 months. It's been absolutely fantastic. But lately, my mood has been super low and depression has settled in. Again. And it's making me begin to doubt my relationship. When I'm wih him, I'm happy...

As much as I appreciate the advice, Dr Dredloc, I have tried telling myself that I am okay when I feel the anxiety attack beginning. It doesn't work. I have also tried riding it out, letting it happen. Same result. It just gets worse. Like the day I posted about. I tried the usual deep...

@Solara Nor does it have to be harsh parent-ego esque "get over it". If you're going to be rude, I will not respond to you.

No need to be so harsh, Solara. We all know what it's like when we start panicking. All sense and reason goes out the window. The last thing any of us needs when we feel this way is someone being harsh about how we're feeling. It doesn't help and only serves to agitate us more.

Is there any way you can phone her? Talk to her that way? Are there any phone services like Breathing Space?

I thijk it's the same reason as to why we laugh when we're being tickled. If we laugh when we're being attacked, it confuses whatever is attacking us, and as such the attack will stop. It's self preservation.

When it hurts, when it's difficult to do, that is when you need to do it. That's the only way to get over what's stopping you from healing. I know it's difficult. But if it wasn't, you'd never get anywhere. The hard things are worth pushing through. And remember. It's not your fault you were...

P.T.S.D is not a selfish disease. Don't ever feel that way about it or let anyone tell you it is. You went through an extremely traumatic experience. No one comes out of something like that completely unscathed. Some people can't handle being with someone who suffers from P.T.S.D. and that's no...

I haven't been here in a while. I guess things have been okay up until now. Basically, I had a really bad anxiety attack completely out of the blue. It started with the hollow feeling in my chest, followed by the thumping heart. Then the shaking and shallow breathing kicked in. I honest to Gods...

I can only repeat what everyone else has said and urge you to get help. Now. You may think you're alright because you had a civil discussion and admitted that you had done something wrong, but what if it happens again, and it's not your husband you hit but someone else? They won't be as...

Well, some good news. My support worker actually got through to them. They're being a lot nicer, they're not over reacting when I have one of my off days and while they may not be completely supportive, they're more supportive than they were. Lets hope this lasts.

Thankyou for the responses. Thing is, I've tried doing normal things that I don't want to do. I go out, I clean my room, I shower, etc... They make it sound as if I don't do anything.

The problem is, they seem unwilling to learn. I wonder if I should even bother getting my support worker involved because she'll just be repeating what I've already told them, and if they're unwilling to listen to me, will they listen to her at all? I'm just at my wits end here and I don't know...

It's been nearly two years since my trauma happened. This past year, I've only just begun to go through the motions of recovery. My Grandparents somehow find it difficult to totally understand what exactly the after effects of my trauma are, and tonight after a massive blowout argument (not the...

Sometimes people say things they truly don't mean. Imagine if you just got told that your partner had a job offer in another country, and you couldn't go with them. I'm willing to bet you'd be very upset too. I've been in long distance relationships. It's incredibly difficult for both parties...

For a long time after my trauma, I wanted to know why my Gods abandoned me that night. I was lost, I felt alone, I felt let down. I still don't know why, when I called out to my Gods to save me, to help me find the strength to fight back, they didn't. I don't blame them for what happened to me...

Hi. I'm NukaGirl. I found this forum through a random google search. I was recently diagnosed with P.T.S.D following sexual assault two years ago. It took me two years to get a diagnosis. It was only recently that the trauma started rearing it's ugly head. Panic attacks, anxiety attacks, more...

Hello. I discovered this forum through a google search. I decided to join because I'm a survivor, and needed a place to talk with people who understand. I was assaulted two years ago. By someone I called a friend. I reported him, but it never went to court. Lack of sufficient evidence they...