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Jump in and add to the threads, and you'll get to know everyone in no time. There's also a chat room here. Another good way to get to know people here. Welcome to the forum.

You DO NOT want it to be PTSD. Trust me. Best to have a therapist make that assessment, rather than make the decision yourself. The people here that have been diagnosed suffer a life sentance when they're told they have this thing. I truly, truly hope that you are incorrect. Please see a...

I was prepared to jump in here as a female that has several male friendships that are very valuable to me, as well as a happy 15 year long marriage. All hyped up and prepared to defend the platonic male/ female relationship. I probably have at least as many friends that are male as I do female...

Okay, I understand. It almost sounded like you were diagnosed before the trauma. Guessing THAT'S not right ;). I haven't seen many people here as results of childbirth, but there are people here with all manner of traumas. I've seen others with trauma related to a severe injury or serious...

You had the trauma almost 4 years ago, but you were diagnosed 4 years ago? Was there a second cause of your symptoms? Or maybe I'm misunderstanding the time frame?

A good place to start might be to understand PTSD as much as you can. That seems to be a large hurdle for many PTSD relationships to overcome. Understanding exactly what you're both dealing with. There's good information and support here on the forum, but I'd also suggest reading the Wiki...

I can relate to difficult births. Only one of mine was "easy". One involved the delivery of a stillborn baby, one was 36 hours long, and one involved my crashing during a c-section. This is not why I have PTSD, however. Have you been diagnosed by your therapist with PTSD, Georgina?

My family seems to have the attitude that we're really just making a mountain out of a molehill here. Maybe it happened, but if it did, it wasn't really his fault, it was the victim's fault. And really, can't we just all get along anyway, and forget about it? Make nice nice, and pretend we're a...

I need to figure out a spot in my house quiet enough to be able to have time to focus so I could learn, without hearing, "Mom, can I Nair the dog? Mom, can I have a popscicle? Mom, can I be an ice cream person when I grow up? Mom, can I go play in traffic?" I'm thinking the roof, maybe? ;) I...

Thanks, Deb. That's actually pretty close to what I said to my cousin.

There's actually a form of yoga called iRest that has been very effective, I understand, with combat PTSD. Though my PTSD is not combat related, I looked into it a number of months ago (okay, I was looking for ANYTHING I could do that did not involve talking to a therapist, lol! ;)). Here's...

I've heard from one of my cousins. It's been an interesting conversation. We've discussed family dynamics, and are very much in agreement that the pattern of secrecy, deceit, and manipulation will only come to an end if our generation makes a conscious effort to end it. The rest of my family has...

Okay, it took walking away from it for for a bit before I was interested in finishing the first book. By the time I got towards the end, it was getting so repetitively redundant, it was getting on my nerves. Jesus, can we have ONE exchange that does not involve Anna biting her lip? They do it in...

“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ~ Elie Wiesel I'm angry, and I can feel the depression taking...

I knew I came from a dysfunctional family. I guess I've known that to some degree for a long time. But they baffle me sometimes, they really do. I was manipulated into seeing my father last week. My father is a child molester with at least 6 victims within the family that we are aware of. Seeing...

Welcome to the forum. There's a lot of good information and support here.

My father. Again. My grandmother came in to town from Ireland and was staying with my parents. I'm angry that I had to go through them to see her. Angrier still that he knows exactly what kinds of effect he has on me, but could not just stay in another room long enough for me to pick my...

Yea, I'm almost done with the first book, and already finding the same thing.

LMAO - "chubby" translates to American with no problem. I knew EXACTLY what Anthony meant! Okay, so are you two reading the series too, or is it just Anthony and me so far?

I figured it would be triggering to some people, number one, and number two, PTSD seems to pretty universaly attack the libido. Gotta tell ya, this was a pick-me-up for my libido! :D I had decided that avoiding something that "might maybe possibly" be an issue wasn't healthy. So I dove in. So...

Gotta tell ya, Anthony, I was a little surprised to see this series here. I'm about 3/4 of the way through the first book. Definitely quite erotic, no question about it. ;-). It's also made me think, particularly about the issue of control and dominance over another human being. Being controlled...

HA! That's great! Now he just needs a pair of boxer shorts to dance in!

Welcome, Kitten. There's really good information here, especially in the Wiki section. The chat room is a good place to find support too. And I LOVE the screen name. :D

Sounds like you've come a long way. Good for you. You faced the fear, you did it anyway, and you came out on the other side. (where's an applause button when you really need one?) :tup:

This looks like a pretty old thread, but it looks like it's been bumped up. Exposure to triggers was something I worked on a few months ago. I was about the most "anti-therapy" person on the planet, but I'll openly admit, this really worked wonders for me. I did about 9 sessions of prolonged...