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So happy you are finding knitting therapeutic! So important to support things that help!!!!! I don't knit because I have never learned but can appreciate the beautiful work and time that goes into it! I find art therapeutic. It's so great to have something that shows your accomplishment!!!
Hi TX, I am sooooo sorry this happened to you!!!! What is up with all the suicides there?! You don't deserve the pain!!!! You are working so hard to get better and I hope it helps you at this time! You were a good friend! Hugs to you and yours!!! Prayers for you!!!!
Hugs to you! You are an amazing person and so great at sharing the ups and downs of this situation. Suicide always is so difficult! When my uncle died it was beyond difficult on my family! Over time and with my own suicidal thoughts it has developed more compassion for those in that...
You are an amazing survivor and am very sorry you had to endure that horrific experience!!! You are a great writer and maybe should consider a book or column if it makes you feel better!
1. Hope my dog's paw doesn't get infected from stepping on glass
2. I'm obsessing on my grandparents and they died; why am I doing that? The estate sale?
3. I've got to finish these two classes! And get my certification and change my mail
4. Dissociating a lot
5. My poor neglected friends...
I believe in God, Jesus, The Great and Holy Spirit. I believe The Bible. I believe that PTSD also spiritually hurts people and may rock any belief people have.
I like so many kinds of music for different moods and emotions; rock and pop for fun then reggae. Like folk music like James Taylor, jazz, Christian, Hawaiian for calming though. So many more music loves
I am sorry you are hitting a barrier in treatment! I have had those kind of sentiments several times in my battle with PTSD. It is such a hard battle! You are doing great though and seeking support and help from professionals! Don't give up and keep seeking. Sometimes it feels like it's not...
I have gotten severe PTSD from a lack of appropriate pain management by doctors. The severe pain over an extended time frame triggered physical abuse and attack memories and then into a downward spiral. Have triggers from medical experiences but not PTSD.
The neighbors dog I love kept me up barking for three hours which made me really irritable and now I am in excruciating pain from moving and I have too much to do and it hurts to type.
Have been moving and moving and may have re-injured my neck and back by lifting too heavy stuff. Not a good time to take a job. Hopefully it's just a flare up and the pain will go away!
Having a hard time getting health insurance cuz I got paid in cash at one of my jobs and now they want...
I say injury; similar to a car accident. The car accident is the trauma and all the results like broken bones, pain, nerve damage... Are the PTSD in the form of dissociation, flashbacks, anxiety, sleep disorder...
HI Fadeaway,
So glad you will have some support financially and hopefully things will get better. I have to say though that if he left so abruptly and has been considering leaving seriously, I would use every day to get every situation in order to protect yourself should this happen again...
In the front of local phone books are crisis and support lines and important numbers. One call could direct you to resources ...and tell him if he wants his cat to stay well he has to figure out the cats future cuz he left you with nothing to help the cat. Churches and women's shelters may be...
I am so unbelievably sorry this happened to you!! He sounds like a horrible ignorant person and I agree with Stickler to do everything you can to prevent this from happening again. I would get a counselor right away to help with the PTSD. Any rape support groups and here. Hope you have good...
What a great accomplishment!!!!! You continue to put in the hard work of getting better and supporting others here. I can imagine that you work that hard at your job too and you deserve to reap benefits and so much more!
Hi, I could use prayer to find the right place for me and my pets to finish school and get the right job and that my back won't be injured again from moving stuff into storage. Sooooo stressed