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Hi, and welcome to the forum! When reading your post, and other supporters in a similar situation as yourself, It makes me sad! I should properly not stick my nose into this, but I have now seen too many examples, for me not to comment: PTSD is not an excuse for that type of behavior...

How I have understood the Mayan calendar, is that it is about a shift of energy. What is coming to an end, is not the earth itself, but the old energy of the earth. There will seemingly be a shift towards more light, more love and more enlightenment.

Hi Case, First of all, welcome to the forum :) It was clear that you didn't mean to do it, and from reading you introduction I will say this to you: You learned to be violent from your father hence his violence towards you. Violence was the 'way of it'! That is what he showed you. He did not...

Now I am a bit confused:) It is hard to keep track of what your goal is. As the title suggest, you want him to understand. As Junebug suggested, communication is the key. If I have understood it correctly, you did not know at the time it was PTSD that was the root of your behavior, and he...

Hi Sailorgal, I know you are not making excuses! And your discription is very similar to why I sometimes feel like I am 'faking' PTSD. I don't have alot of wisdom to give you, since I haven't been able to get understanding from my surrondings the way I truly need. However, I do think the way...

Thank you! You too :)

Waw, cool! I didn't even know that! Being Danish, I grew up listning to H. C Andersens fairy tales. My gandfathers name was also Hans Christian Andersen, and I remember once as a child, when he called my house. I answered the phone and he presented himself as H. C. Andersen. I was stunned and...

Great, thank you Hiding the Pain :) I had located that, just thought you guys referred to a different one :)

Hi Cristy, welcome to the forum! :) To try and answer your question, I will say, the next step is entirely up to you. You can start by reading the threads that intrest you, and you will discover that you are not alone in your experiences with PTSD. Or you can interact with others by...

Hello again :) I have never been a part of a forum before, and I guess I did not really take into concideration, that when you post something, it is 'out there' - for good! When I posted about the situation with my bf and the christmas party, it was, at the time, my true (PTSD) feelings and...

I just feel the urge to elaborate this: My approach may seem harsh in writing, when you can not hear my tone of voice. It is never my intention to dismiss any problems as unimportant. Nor is it revieved that way. I only respond to people in that fashion, who knows me well, and when appropriate...

Thank you again, Gizmo :) The people I care about, and who cares about me, actually find me secure to be around. They can always count on my intergity. They do sometimes find me a bit annoying, for example, when a friend calls me up complaining about her husband for the 100 times, searching...

It is not quite that way for me:) I do not lose my temper, I am just very, very straight forward, and that makes people feel insecure and make me feel even more alien sometimes :) I should learn to just shake my head, quietly, to myself, and not take up discussions or battles with people who...

Hi Gizmo :) Thank you for your kind words! I have been reading a lot of your posts and comments, and seen your compassion for people, and I admire you too! After my trauma I have developed an aspect in my personality I have named 'the bulldozer!' This is an aspect I like my self. Driven by...

Hi conan, Yes, I am here, but no, I don't think you are doing this right :) This thread does not work as a chat section. You introduce yourself. Welcome to the forum! You can start by reading a bit and learn your way around.

Some of the most misguided 'advice' I actualy got from a T I went to at some point, and this is some of her best work: In respone to my hypervigilance and constant feeling of being in danger: "Why don't you just drink some chamomile tea and read a good book? My bf at that time and I had...

Where do you find this brochure? I have been looking all over the forum but can't seem to find it :confused:

Tapping.com is a good website. I have not tried tapping related to PTSD, but it is kind of fun :)

I am sorry for your struggle! Nothing about your situation strikes me as selfsih. I have a very strong oppinion that it is a sufferes obligation to get help in order not to allow PTSD to inflict damage to your self and your loved ones, more than it already does.

Welcome to the forum. I am glad you joined! :)

The first time I went to se my current T, I asked her: "So what can you do for me? I know experiments have been made by using ecstasy in PTSD treatment. Will I be able to get ecstasy from you? I'll pay extra!";)

OMG! This is a mantra I have been saying to myself! You are right, that is so misguided! I will stop that instantly. Thank you for pointing that out!

My mother on the phone to me when I was hospitalized for PTSD: " why don't you just take a trip to Bhutan or something?" Me: " Mother, I am in a hospital because of PTSD. And I really think I should take it a day at a time, and learn to cope and function in my everyday life, before I plan any...

Oh yes, I sometimes, often, feel like such a fake! I was so good at faking feeling okay for so long, that maybe I am just as good at faking being so ill! I think that sometimes.

Thank you for your insights, Sidneysider! I really appriciate them. Life really is too wierd. And PTSD adds a twist. Just a thought that keept running though my head, as I stood in my window this morning drinking my coffee, smoking a cigarette, while looking at the beautiful white snow that...