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I use that as a tool in my journal here. If I want to record something for myself, but don't want responses, I bury it in a long, wordy entry.

I can't "sit with it"; this doesn't seem to be something that can be felt to order, or even held on to when it appears. But it comes back in flashes, in brief circumscribed moments, and I don't want to let it go. I think there is another (positive) emotion in there, that I don't even feel able...

You can do this, because of the courage that has carried you through today. I shall continue to think of you often.

My sixty-something year old friend is engaged, for the first time in her life. I'm almost dancing with delight that this happiness has come to her.

and none of it seemed irrational to my PTSD brain. I followed along with the logic until you pointed out it was twisted. Thanks for this thread - useful for me as sufferer too.

Can you describe what severe stress, level 8+ is like for you? We all know how we define it for ourselves, but your experience of it may be different from mine.

I suspect that by writing about it, I'm moving the experience back into the realm of thought rather than feeling - observing it from a distance. Still, I want to mark the moment of change. Interesting - my old boss once asked why I was so hard on myself, when she wasn't, and I responded in...

Yes, another one here whose husband would and will do whatever it takes, including never, ever putting any pressure on me over sex, even when I am beating myself up over not meeting his needs.

I noticed that I can either think of myself "Nothing much wrong here" or "Everything is a disaster", and I have a lot of trouble inhabiting the middle ground. Stating to myself a more accurate middle view - that I have a couple of conditions and I am slowly learning to manage them - actually...

I could have written that list of "fails" almost word for word. Breathing exercises tipped me into hyperventilation, my T said I wasn't even to try progressive relaxation because focussing on my body would trigger me, mindfulness is a disaster and so on. There are more skills out there, and you...

I can believe that an approach that offers consistent, reliable support and attachment could be very healing. For myself, my biggest source of stability is my husband, and his unquestionable support and cherishing have been both unexpected and healing. Unlike you he is determined not to learn...

You might not need to explain it to your psychologist. The one I saw on the NHS was brilliant and explained myself to me better than anyone else I've dealt with. Meanwhile, there is a lot of good support and information here - welcome.

Yes, I question the diagnosis all the time. I think it is part of the condition. But my doubt isn't based on not having specific symptoms. Though would be more convinced if I had had more than two flashbacks.I've been over and over the diagnostic criteria, both here and with therapists, and I...

In Japan it is now the year of the Dog. I like dogs

Nowadays, I treat it as any other night, and go to bed at 10pm. So no-one would think of inviting me anywhere; they know I'd rather sleep. It might be too late to change what happens this New Year, though you could try thinking about who you would enjoy spending it with and invite them round...

ICD 11 isn't removing BPD, you can read their planned definition at ICD-11 Beta Draft - Mortality and Morbidity Statistics They are adding CPTSD, and that is defined at ICD-11 Beta Draft - Mortality and Morbidity Statistics The differences I see are Relationships BPD - unstable and intense...