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You've probably heard this before, but it takes time. Lots of people get frustrated with therapy because they feel like it's not working or not working fast enough. The key is just to remind yourself of that old cliche "A day at a time, a moment at a time." You've been through something that is...

So what? There is no denying he was a passionate believer in peaceful resistance and was staunchly anti-violence. The things that were done to the African American community in his time were equally as horrific as any act of terrorism. And yet he never wavered from his aversion to meeting...

I know it feels like a deep dark pit where you are. However, I've been where you are right now. I held on because I kept the hope that "maybe tommorrow" things would get better. I kept telling myself that maybe something wonderful was going to happen tommorrow and what if I wasn't there to...

I've taken a fair share of karate, kick boxing, and self defense classes. In all honesty, I can adequately summarize the entirety of the art of self defense in five simple words. Kick him in the balls!

I was unfortunate enough to actually cave to my impulse to cut and it lasted for four years before it got so out of hand I ended up in the hospital for two weeks. It's been a year and a half since the last time I cut myself but I do still have to fight the impulse from time to time. Believe me...

“I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out...

Oh great, now I have to think of a phrase besides "anxiety disorder" when I want to tell people I have mental health problems without going into detail.

That's a common trait of PTSD sufferers. PTSD is usually caused when a person feels like their life or physical state is in extreme and immediate danger. Then as the symptoms set in that moment is relived over and over again. What you're experiencing is not unusual.

The first movie that comes to mind is "The Guardian." I think it's just an all around good movie, but somehow the experience of the senior rescue swimmer speaks to me on a personal level. Even with his role as someone who must lead others and be a calming force in a chaotic situation, he's still...

I'll be totally honest with you Simply, I'm very selective about how and when I tell non-mental health doctors and nurses about my PTSD. The reason for this is in the past when I tell someone like the intake nurse about it whatever ailment I came in for gets immediately written off as a panic...

Your problems don't become more or less real with diagnostic labels. And like Empire said, they're classifications, nothing more. I've been diagnosed with PTSD, and that's all I need to know. Any other diagnosis or label anyone attempts to give me (that's mental health related mind you) is just...

I have the exact same problem, only with my father. Last year when I was working in a gift shop for the summer, the radio was on most of the time and at one point I went and turned it off because they commercials kept talking about Father's day events and gifts and it just got too depressing for...

Curl up in bed and listen to some music. Sometimes just shutting out the whole world like that is the best medicine. Maybe the fact that you can't call your mother is part of what's stressing you out so much; not having that coping tool at your disposal. I know I can get very tense when I don't...

I'm so happy for you! I'll be praying it goes well.

Nope. I've pretty much let every cat out of the bag. Once I found a therapist who knew how to walk that fine line between pushing the boundaries and making me feel unsafe, I divulged more in the first two months than I had in the whole year I worked with the T before him.

The times I told people other than mental health professionals about my trauma were usually preceded by them telling me about some traumatic experience of their own. That made me more comfortable and at ease with opening up. There were some times where I felt compelled to just tell people point...

I'm sorry you're so upset Adrienne. If this forum is making you angry then by all means, find alternatve modes of expression. Honestly I get a little puzzled when people describe this forum as hostile or defaming in any way. Maybe that's because before I came here I was participating in a...

Thanks for the support everyone. I am back home now and trying to decompress a bit. I sent an email to my roomate apologizing about the whole incident. Like you said KP Nut, there's really not much more I can do to rectify anything that I haven't done already. I'll try to be at peace with that...

So today is that day I moved out of my dorm to go home, and everything that could've gone wrong did go wrong. I got up early to do a little more cleaning and move the rest of my stuff to storage. I went to go take out the garbage, and as I went to go back inside, I looked down and saw that my...

Congratulations! That tooks some really tremendous courage. I'm seriously impressed that you did talk to her even though you felt so afraid. You should do something to reward yourself for such fortitude.

Just start by talking about what you remember. The way I did it was I would talk about something that I was having trouble with in the present and add on, "In the back of my head I could hear my dad's voice telling me so and so." You know, stuff like that. Maybe you could do it as kind of a team...

What an awful experience. My heart goes out to you. There is no way any of what is happening to you or your kids is fair and it absolutely is not your fault. Remember that. Hurting yourself will not make the situation better, nor will it do anything to help your kids. I'll be keeping you in my...

:coffee: Well, I survived finals week. It was rough, very rough. It was a vicious cycle in that the stress of it all made it difficult to concentrate. I just submitted my term paper this afternoon for my last class. I had stayed up the night before to try to finish it ahead of time. However I...

You don't know that for sure. You don't know that she won't understand. Take the chance and touch on it with her. I know it's frightening, but there's a very good chance you'll feel a lot better. You can just share little bits and pieces at first if you want.

Hate to burst anyone's bubble, but Osama bin Laden was just one man. There is no guarantee getting rid of him changed anything. It certainly hasn't brought back the people who were killed on 9-11. And I guarantee you it has not gotten rid of those who despise America for social, political...