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It is not a race Anni. It is a journey. It is not about speed, length of time, but endurance. Learning to be kind and patient with yourself will help both you and you family. Please try and not "should" on yourself, its like walking with rocks in your boots. You have strengths already and...

Dear Junebug, I guess at the time I felt that I had no solutions to my thought and feelings. They all felt so out of control, and literally painful. I used to wonder how other people managed. There had to be another way of "being" that I didn't know. So I would look at others hope for "rescue"...

Hi Bubble Welocme! I am glad that you are here. I am glad that you shared a little about yourself. This place is great for support and kind words. Sometimes we even laugh! Hope to learn more about you soon, O

I find this sad. I attemped suicide several times. Did I really want to die? Looking back I don't think I did. I was desperate. Desperate for rescue, terrified that I wasn't strong enough to out last the pain, and hopeless. Without any other solution I thought that it was my only option. I now...

PTSD can become VERY insistant of being your main priority. Your job is very demanding and dependant on an ablitiy to put aside your emotions and think clearly. Kinda the oposite of what PTSD requires. The injuries that PTSD is recalling will continue to insist on being attended too. The longer...

Something to remind yourself is that PTSD is insistant on looking back. Training your self to look ahead takes time. So a good T not only helps guide you through the past but also can help you train your brain to look to the future.Even learning what it feels like to be happy can wierd a person...

I found your post very beautiful. You relationship and perspective sounds very healthy to me. I do not have DID. Like growingpains I have comforted the injured little girl inside me. I especially liked that you have times of enjoyment with Bethany, that is truely amazing. Well done! O

A Joke- One woman says to another "So what are your beliefs?" The other says "Oh, I don't subscribe to any lables" The first woman says "Oh, yeh, I've heard of you people!" IMO,Conforming is not always a bad thing. If it is a healthy and realistic outlook I agree with it. YOU decide who...

I have had a few significant people that I have confided in. Their reactions were I'd say "Dis-satisfactory" and this hurt me for some time. But as I grew older and wiser I realized that their reactions were based on shock and an inability to know how to respond perfectly. It is very unfair...

IMO, it is a tricky topic. First of all, I am cautios of blanket statements saying how long a person should be in T, or if it is an unhealthy amount of time. A proper T is very careful of not enabling and is not after a regular fee coming in but rather realizes that T needs time. Every one is...

Ahh, look... ANOTHER Brave Girl! I am very proud of your determined efforts to live a healthier life. Big Fat Hug, O

Hi Lost, One definition of insane is to repeat the same action over and over again and expect a different result every time. People who like to call others "crazy" are ignorant. Ignorant is defined as lacking knowledge. The way I see it, a person lacking knowledge does not have a right to form...

Hi there. I am Onebravegirl. Your short story was very touching to me. Baby steps dear one, just small steps. I HIGHLY recomend inpatient treatment. It saved me on many occasions. An added bonus for me was the Amazing women I met there, fellow patients that taught me so much courage. This place...

There but for the grace of God go I... O

First of all I am very sad for your loosing so many friends. But, they died, not you. You cannot beat yourself up for surviving. While surviving you cannot keep track of dates, times etc. And really think about it. How important is the actual date? People get hung up on dates and I don't...

Yep, I call them "AIR COCKTAILS" :thumbs-up O

Just because a person has PTSD never do they have the right to treat you abusively. As a carer you are aloud to state what is and is not acceptable treatment towards you. PTSD can be all consuming but that never has to mean that you give up all of your needs. Part of his illness is that he needs...

You made me think of that song "This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine!" Let it shine, shine, shine, let it shine! O

I have always had a racing mind. I felt a good dozen steps ahead of conversations, even books and movies. Figuring out people quickly was always my "specialty". I don't consider it a bad thing, and I am so used to it now that it usually doesn't tire me anymore. I will say though, that for me...

Maybe because you are opening the doors to your little people, lots of new thoughts are starting. All those little ones might a questions, and differences of opinion. You, the "Biggie", get to decide for yourself what you want to choose as your own thoughts too. Again, I think you are doing so...

Robin Williams - the known actor and comedian defines crazy as " repeating the same action over and over and expecting a different result" No ones crazy here. One definition of eccentric is " To deviate from a circular path". I am Definitely eccentric. O

I always wanted a MAN. Not a boy. I had Way Way too many boys. After countless failed relationships... My second husband is a MAN. Not because he is Macho and can bench press 300pounds. He can't. But he is kind and honest, works hard, loves hard, makes me laugh and has stood by me even when I...

I took up smoking when my PTSD was at its Zenith. SO it was easy for me to recall WHY I started. Remembering Why helped me to be able to stop. For me I started to notice that the Cigs were like a friend too me. They gave me permission to step away from what ever was happening around me. When...

Well JohnnyM53, I think it would be great too. That's actually what the bible talks about happening. Earth being returned to Paradise conditions, everyone equal and all wanting goodness. But that is with GOD in charge. That's the only way it would work IMO. Look at the TV show survivor. Horrible...

:rofl: Oh, come on, it IS kinda funny! O