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Thank you for the suggestion. I will check into it.

Oh, kodiak, your breaking my heart. Please, know that the pain won't be this intense forever. I have Lupus as well, if like me you're on Plaquenil, then you probably won't get the virus, anyway. From what I hear it has protective value. I know it seems like the end of the world, especially...

She wants me to be medicated to help me. I spent the better part of two decades trying out vaious madications none helped, many made things worse. I tried so many combinations. I consider it self harm to try anymore. I would like more support than I have, now. But being locked in a strange...

Losing my faith in other people. Felt the need to clarify. Lest someone thinks I'm giving up on myself.

Don't know if I should have stated a new post for this, but... My f*ckin' great psychologist whom I thought I could trust, just said she wanted me to go somewhere in-patient. And she's going to reach out to my psychiatrist about it. I am so livid. I told her numerous times today, that I am...

Well hell, I've never been stable in my entire life by that definition. Thank you for sharing it, by the way. Your life sounds very similar to mine. As soon as I start to feel as if I may actually have a chance of making something of my life, something triggers me big time and all hell breaks...

Hi, PandaPower. I'm sorry you are feeling as though you've been abandoned by your therapist. If I may ask, before the incident that led you to feeling abandoned, did you otherwise feel comfortable working with this therapist? Was she someone you previously had a good relationship with? If...

Hi, nork5k2. Hang in there until you get some help. I know it’s difficult, but you're heading in a good direction. Everything you are feeling is very normal considering what you've lived through. I am going to remind you once again, because you can never hear it/read it enough: You did...

Hi, RoseByAnyOtherName. As someone who sufferers with PTSD, and not a supporter, I'd just like to commend you for all thar you do to help your husband. Living with PTSD can definitely be a nightmare, and I know it isn't a walk in the park watching someone you love suffer, either. Most are...

I could have written this post myself 23 years ago. I am so sorry that you are hurting. I wish I could say it will magically go away, but the truth is it is probably going to hurt like hell for a long time. You opened yourself up to him thinking that this was going to be someone you could...

I'm glad to hear you're in a better place now. Still, it's a little discouraging to think it might take a couple of years to get out of this crisis mode. Doing my homework for my sessions feels like torture these days.

Just wanted to thank zero and everyone else for the information about Prazosin. I have been having a terrible time sleeping, because of intense nightmares. Reliving trauma nightly or not sleeping at all is tough. I called my doctor and he sent a prescription for it to my pharmacy. It will...

I had bad side effects with Effexor, too. If I remember correctly, it was tremors. But I'll double check next week, when I see my psychiatrist. Sorry to hear about your marriages. Sounds like you're in a much better place, now. Hoping some day to somewhere decent myself. Hey, if you...

Thanks for the suggestion, Rainman8772. I was on mirtazapine for a long time, and went off it last year. Didn't realize how much it messed with me, until I went off of it. So, I'm not trying it again. You're right, though, it makes you foggy.

Hi, Fahrenheit451. Great name for a firefighter, by the way. I can only imagine the horrors you've witnessed over 32 years. Thank you for your service. And thank you for the suggestion. I actually looked into the EMDR thing. However, many things persuaded me that it was not the best option...

Thanks for the suggestion. I have a call into my psychiatrist. I'll see what he says. It's funny you mentioned dream catchers, because a while ago I bought a dream catcher kit. Still have it somewhere. Don't think I have the patience right now to attempt putting it together. I also use...

Yes, the psychologist I am seeing is aware. She advised me to contact my psychiatrist about medication, which I finally did today. (Still waiting to hear back from him, though). I've had such terrible experiences with psych meds, that I was a little more than hesitant. Right now I take...

Sh*t, Ronin! Obviously, I don't want to give money to further the exploitation and abuse of children in the Congo, or anywhere else for that matter. I didn't realize. I'm just trying to get a decent nights sleep every now and again. I've built up a tolerance to the Xanax, and I'm really...

Hi, somerandomguy. Thank you for the healthy dose of reality. I'm really struggling right now. Not sleeping. Reliving the worst events of my life. Crying. Feeling overwhelmed. Basically a complete mess. So when I think about stability, it might be a little different from what you...

Heaven help me. I don't think I can endure a few years of this. The lack of sleep alone would probably kill me. I am hoping you mean a few years until you felt completely stable.

Hi, Ronin. Thanks for your concern and guidance. I agree wholeheartedly. In my 20's I had some tough lessons about people taking advantage of my situation. Incuding, psychologists/psychiatrists. Retraumatizing to say the least. Also, with snake oil sales types. The herbal supplements were...

Thanks. Sounds like it's worth looking into a bit further. I'm glad you have been able find help for your anxiety. I'll post if they help with my nightmares.

Hi, Mach123. I like the way you worded things, "treading water." I pray someday soon you will be able swim freely. Most of my life has been spent just getting through things. I would tell my self I just needed to get through the day, school semester, year, what have you and then things would...

Thank you for responding. You are so right, it only works when you're open to the process. I know for me that first entailed getting to the point where I trusted my psychologist. To say I have trust issues is a huge understatement. That is exactly where I am: unable to sleep and reliving...

Thank you for your input. Do you find using these stones to be helpful to you? Or is it more of an it can't hurt kind of thing? Just wondering about your experience.