Search results

Thank you :). I am sure it is PTSD more than anything. I need to stop reading because i just freak myself out and worry about possibly having something else 'wrong' with me!

That is beautiful Bloomy!! I hope so :)!! I feel like I am personally managing my symptoms well with the right support but I just hope the monster doesn't come back full-blown again!! I guess if it does... then we can go back for treatment :). I hope we can live a mostly symptom free life :).

Hi everyone :)! I have a few questions about PTSD that I wondered if you lovely, knowledgeable people would be kind enough to answer. Firstly, I know PTSD is permanent. But I have some questions on what this means exactly. Firstly, if you seriously work through a lot of your trauma - and heal...

Thanks so much guys :D! I've been reading up on cyclothymia and I don't actually think it is that..I've always been kind of moody in nature or moody swingy and do see that my moods are getting better - guess with PTSD everything is so out of balance!! I definitely say I'm mood swingy, but it...

When my PTSD first kicked in, I was having really severe mood swings - from elation to depression and back again - that would be triggered by the slightest thing. I think a lot of it was also down to adrenaline and panic attacks and sometimes when I was feeling very fearful but averted the...

Hey Nadia, I also get the shakes... once I posted on a yoga forum asking what it was, and they were all like "don't strain yourself so hard, take it easy" and I was like "I'm not straining myself, I just get these shakes whenever I do certain poses" - they didn't get what I was talking about...

Try one of these :)? Raspberry Ripple - I Quit Sugar 100 Calorie Protein Brownies | Ambitious Kitchen I make this one without the chocolate chips and it's soooo good ^_^!

Hello, I'm so, so sorry. That sounds so hard, I can't image how painful and difficult it must have been and how much strength it must have took. I think that some psychologists or health professionals feel that the young know nothing of real life and real suffering or maturity, because they...

Fair game. What I'm getting at though is that he says a lot of things as though they are fact, when they are not fact, more opinion. He definitely said the synapses were severed - maybe that's just opinion? And he is very 'mind made-up' about everything... so, that leads me to be skeptical about...

Thanks lostforgottensoul :D! I've been making sure I do that :)! Hope you're having a good day :)

Thanks for your reply...made me rethink whether I should be seeing this therapist or not for treatment :/... he seems more theory than evidence based... I think he means well but just panicking a bit about his organisation treating me...

Hi everyone, Hope this is okay to post :). I have searched the forums and haven't found that much on this technique. I'm a little ambivalent about trying it as I can't find much research on it at all. My counsellor uses the rewind technique and trauma based CBT and I'm starting this week. I'm...

I also want to say that changing my diet has made a big difference and I am so much happier, more balanced, have way more energy, far less anxiety and depression and it weirdly boosts my self-esteem a lot too (not sure but must positively effect dopamine and serotonin levels!). I do not eat any...

In terms of the brain damage thing, my counsellor specialises in trauma and he says basically it's the synapses that have been severed, so your brain cannot move it from the right side, to the left side. So therefore you will always have flashbacks, but with the right treatment you can GREATLY...

Thanks everyone for your replies!! I've been meaning to go with my friend who has PTSD. I was a bit worried it might trigger me but I'm so excited to start!! I've ALWAYS wanted to learn a martial art or kick box. Can't wait :)!

Hi Sally, I'm really sorry to hear what you're going through, it sounds really hard. I have chosen the non-med route personally. I decided to because I really didn't like the side effects (made me exhausted and exhaustion at the time would make me feel a little bit suicidal - no energy to...

Thank you for your lovely post lostforgottensoul - it really warmed my heart ^_^! Thanks so much for your kindness and encouragement ^_^ :hug:!! It can be very hard sometimes but I feel like I am doing so well at managing it and have some wonderful support in the form of everyone here, my...

Love this Anthony :). Also, don't sometimes screwed up people have more to offer? Empathy, compassion, understanding, depth, intensity? As well as what is rough and messy? Isn't it sometimes one in the same? And sorry Eve if my post came across 'be yourselfy', I think that's more me just...

Thank you everyone for posting such uplifting and helpful posts!! Framed as something highly manageable (though not 'curable') really gives me hope and helps me feel so much better :)!

I personally don't necessarily think having PTSD makes it hard or impossible to fit in.... i think it's how we feel about ourselves based on our PTSD: that is the struggle. Both my badass counsellor and my good friend, who both have PTSD, are very magnetic, social and popular. I'm sociable, I...

Hey @CrowFeather - how much do you take? I'm trying to move towards a diet with lots of greens and fruit and veg and don't want to overdo it but very interested to try this for my anxiety :). Thank you!

Thanks @Mal Content - that brightened my morning :D! I will :)! Have a lovely day! *hugs*

Thanks for your care :)! I spoketo someone and they said it's fine as I only took one. Thank you ^_^

Hey @Justmehere, awesome thank you! Do you have any resources on DBT that you'd recommend? I'll look into booking some CBT....currently using a book for panic attacks on CBT - very helpful for me! I took like one pill and haven't taken another one...think I'm okay?

Hey @She Cat! Are you talking about beta blockers? I have them and am fine taking them...it's nice to have something in my arsenal! Without actually impacting brain chemistry...I am interested in doing this via acupucture and exercise - but in those cases I can see clean, predictable results -...