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I'm feeling really stressed tonight. That drowning feeling. The more stressed I am the more confused I get. It's like my thoughts are racing so fast that I can't concentrate. I was going to look for something on the computer and it seemed important but it's gone. Gone in a flash....I can...

I think my sister is interfering because my Mom feels I'm rushing things. It probably does feel that way to her. I've been looking for a place for months. I guess my Mom doesn't know that. As far medical stuff they have a day clinic that can check her cumadin levels once a week and a good...

I've never been homeless. I've dealt with a lot of homeless folks, arrested a few and many are/were vets. Unfortunately they can't get the help they need. It's a screwed up system. No the family doesn't understand. My sister said well you just have to get out and you will feel better. I told...

My Mom is 82 and is doing OK for her age. I've lived with her since I divorced 20 years ago. I'm able to help her and she keeps trying to make me fat. She has said many times in the past she wanted to move back home to Mississippi. I asked her if we were able to find something down there would...

My Ex asked me to help move some packages for the troops overseas. Everything was all well and good but then I found out the pickup was at a kids hospital where I worked for awhile. Needless to say I have some real issues that surround that place. I started getting real anxious and I finally...

Thanks that is what I was looking for. For some reason they had asked about my banking accounts before. I guess they were not looking at the correct list.

I'm in the US and I have a Disability question. I can't seem to find a clear answer. I'm hoping someone here knows. I get SSDI and my T recently said the amount I put to savings doesn't matter. I understand SSI has a limit of savings and this is what I was told when I signed up. I recently read...

Crying kids don't bother me. At times in the Emergency Room and you knew something bad was coming in it could an unbearable wait. Hearing them cry as they came through the doors meant they were alive. As for now I don't do well with a silent house. I hear every creak and pop. I may keep the TV...

It's part of you but I have been able to turn it down some. I don't think it's something you can change without losing one's self. I like being around my kids and grandchild... and my dogs. They are always honest and don't have issues like adults. I hate drama.

Yes I'm in therapy and I am doing much better but it's taken years. For many years I stayed it seems in a constant adrenaline state. I'm not frightened of going on a killing binge. I'm frightened of getting mugged for instance. A fella got mugged at a location I frequent very often and I was...

I don't think it's Dissociate. I looked it up to make sure. I've had one episode that definitely was otherworldly. It feels like adrenaline mixed with hypervigilance. It does feel like a switch is turned but I don't feel out of touch. It's more a place I go that isn't normally used around my...

TV show my Mom was watching about a former Army Ranger who shot up a car after they came up to his house which is in a remote area repeatedly. Hard to explain to her that I would rather not listen to it. He said they shot at house and shot at him while he was chasing them. He related he went...

It's been a long time since I've even considered it. I've isolated myself so much. Sometimes I feel like a hermit. (no offense to the hermits) I get along with my ex but she only tolerates me for a few minutes at a time. I get lonely but I guess I've gotten use to it. It helps to think that...

Only little memories....only verbal/emotional abuse. I doubt it feels small or insignificant. When you remember something nice like a Xmas morning or learning to drive it can make you feel happy. The bad memories have all of the negative stuff attached to them and they can make you feel...

PTSD is fear and anxiety. It's the survival instinct gone a little haywire. Fight or flight is a deep, deep basic function of the brain. Like the fear of heights it's with us when we are born. I think one book called the reptile brain. It's the reason it's so powerful and the higher brain...

I have been able to dismantle them in the past except for the really bad one. The problem is it lingers and doesn't go away. I can be doing something else and I feel the adrenaline and the fight or flight the rushing thoughts. I can acknowledge the problem start to breathe again and bring myself...

I guess it's too much stimulation. I was on the phone trying to get through to the Therapist since I think they fouled up the appointments again. At the same time my son was texting me to check on his checking account. I was trying to log in to his account. Well I fouled up the log in and got...

Past always affects present. Suppose you walked into your kitchen doorway and I hit you in the forehead with a 2 X 4. You will never walk through that same doorway (or maybe any other) without a part of your brain saying be careful for the crazy guy with the 2 X 4. It's instinct and what kept...

I would go crazy in a condo. I'm only 52 and I maintain my sanity by getting out and working in my shop or in the yard. I would have to buy a tent and move into the mountains if it came to that. Echo I'm in the US and I've consulted with an attorney. There are ways to legally change a deed...

I feel trapped by the PTSD. I get disability and I live with my Mom who is 82. I take care of her the best I can. I suppose it's very self centered but when my Mom is gone I'm not sure I will have a place to live. I handle her financials and I'm the exec of her will. I figure by the time I...

It's not a breathing problem. It's just a symptom of the anxiety. It's the brain telling the body a tiger is chasing me so run like hell. The first one I had I ended up in the Emergency Room. Feels like your body is out of control and it is in a way. You have to work the anxiety end of it...

Isn't the name HAL a little spooky. It might make an interesting interface for the computer but I don't think it would have the same impact as discussing things with a human. Then again you are the one doing the real work (talking) and the Therapist only directs the pathway. Then again there...

When I say that I mean in relation to PTSD not your everyday poltergeist or spirit. Mine don't stick around for long but they are upsetting. I haven't seen any in awhile but that actually worries me. I think it's upsetting because they come around at the times when I don't expect them. Too bad...

The pain is still there but I have picked up another puppy. It was more for my other dog who was grieving and lonely. She wouldn't stay outside for long when she didn't have company. She clung to me a lot which was OK but I couldn't replace the friend and playmate she had. She would even stay...

I was doing pretty good doing repair work on my house then my dog finally got to where he couldn't get up anymore. Regretfully I had to put him down. Unfortunately it was a set back for me. I only get along well with my dogs and kids. They both love you unconditionally and accept you for who...