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I've recieved service from the disability office at my university. Really, the only person who I disclosed anything too directly was the program coordinator, just one person. From there he arranged everything with my professors and never told them what my issue was specifically. I was actually...

Hi Dalmaom. I do think what you're describing is a manifestation of the healing process working its magic. Something similar started happening to me about a year after I started real therapy. I never used to be troubled by images of domination and sexual violence. On the contrary I sometimes...

Your symptoms certainly smack of PTSD, but cherry is right, only a professional can tell for sure. Go see a psychaitrist or psychologist that specializes in neurological testing and say you want to get evaluated. I sometimes have feelings similar to yours, especially when I'm writing down my...

Only a professional can tell you if what you're experiencing is specifically PTSD since it effects different people in different ways. But it definately sounds like what you're experiencing is fallout from trauma. Whenever you are in a situation of heightened stress, regardless of whether or...

Knowing when the symptoms started for me is very difficult because my trauma started at a very early age and my PTSD resulted from chronic child abuse. I don't know where your trauma came from, but if it resulted from ongoing trauma that may be part of why you're having a hard time pinpointing...

I am still healing (no pun intended) from a bout with severe SI (self injury). I have had a few relapses, but aside from those, which never last more than a couple weeks at a time, I've been cut free since June of '09. I know it must sound like I'm minimizing a problem, maybe I am. Your...

There's a saying, "Misery Loves Company." I would just be careful what your are doing will actually be helping your brother rather than just giving him a safe place to feel sorry for himself. I'm not suggesting your brother's a faker, only that you shouldn't be afraid to show a little tough love...

I think the key is to always be waiting for that moment when everything will be just fine and peachy, but to recognize the progress that you have made, even if there is still plenty of work left to do. You will always have challenges, challenges that will be exacerbated by your trauma, but the...

I think you've got it. Places where you don't feel safe are places where your ptsd "instinct" gets triggered. Your mind cannot absorb anything except the next potential threat. That's part of why I am permitted to take my exams in a quiet room by myself, because it is very hard for me to...

I like that idea of meeting the treatment team. I never had the opportunity to undergo therapy that intensive, but it sounds like it could be very helpful. As you yourself pointed out, it could get you over the hump by preventing any backsliding or avoidance. The only thing I would say is be...

There's never a "good time" to start exposure. The longer you put it off the harder it will be. Talk about that with your T. Talk about ways to get past that wall. For me and my T, it took some pushing on his part. I guess you could say he got a little confrontational at times, but that was...

As much as I hate to admit it I once felt the same way, I felt as if I was proving something to everyone, even though I was keeping it secret. Go figure. I know it doesn't feel like it at all right now, but that hole is not as deep as it may feel. The sun filled world above is not far away at...

Flowing water. Pens. Baby cheeks.

Couldn't have put it better myself. The T made a promise she apparently couldn't keep.

I actually took up abusing OTC drugs during a period where I was not in therapy or taking medicine. I would swallow or even crush and snort things like allergy medicine and dramamine to help myself relax. One night after a particularly stressful week, I took 12 pills all at once. The next...

(((Sending you a strong, warm hug)))

I have no experience with it but I would have a very serious and open conversation with your T before undergoing this procedure. Have a discussion also with the T who actually does the hypnosis and talk in depth about how it feels and the different possible expriences. If you do decide to do it...

Oh honey, I'm so sorry you had to go through that :(. When something like that happens when we least expect it, it can throw us off in a horrible way. It's bad enough even when you're anticipating it. Is there anyway you can distract yourself and/or calm your brain down? Watch a movie perhaps? A...

That's a great idea. I also is uplifting to my spirit to know that there are happy situations out there. Sometimes when I read all these bad T experiences it makes me feel guilty for having found the amazing team of professionals I've been working with for the past three years.

Take a deep breath for starters. This is just the first step of many, and at times it may feel like two steps forward, three steps back, but trust me when I say if you perserve it will be completely and totally worth it. So I'm unclear, are you seeing a therapist through the VA or something...

That's awesome that he's willing to put in the effort to change. If he showed no real motivation to alter his behavior then I would say you need to drop the ball as you can't make him want to change. Be patient. Give it some time before you start working toward having a child. You will be glad...

It sounds to me like your T is not taking you seriously, which is definately a problem. If she really did so carelessly forget that she had betrayed your confidence, then she isn't giving you the consideration you need and deserve. If you decide you want to seek a new T, I would handle it like...

"The truth is everyone's going to hurt you, you just have to find the ones worth suffering for" ~Bob Marley

In many ways, you just described me. ;) The world needs more people like you, more people who consider what they do as it relates to the bigger picture and more substantial goals in life. That sometimes was a problem for me in therapy. The T would try to get me to just talk about "my own...

There is no greater blessing than a good friend. I'm so sorry you've had to endure such loss. There are many out there who will never experience such a blessing. You can be that joy in someone's life. You've experienced love and loss. Be an angel for those who will never even know love.