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I did 3 loads of laundry, went for a walk, made a big lunch, and I posted here.

I haven't felt like that with the forum, but when I first did group therapy - I often had panic attacks before anything even started. I think part of it for me was knowing that I was going to a place to talk about things that would probably trigger me, and that I was going to have a place I...

It took me a few days to let everything sink in a little more. I had a talk with him about the relationship - it was possibly one of the few times that an argument hasn't arisen. He said he'd go to counseling, and he booked an appointment with his GP to get a referral to a counselor. I'm not...

Hello all, I've come to a certain point in my relationship with my boyfriend of a year and an half, that I'm at a bit of a crossroads. I can either stay in the relationship where I am not happy, or I can leave. The situation hasn't been good for almost a year or so - or that's when it become...

I've had quite the plethora of symptoms when coming off of anti-depressants and benzo's. Feeling sick to your stomach and having chills, along with dizzy spells is quite common as far as I remember. Generally speaking, you can search the medication and the side effects, as they tend to be...

Thank you both for your help in this matter. I took it to heart and spent a good deal of time working through it - and it has passed. Actually, it passed very shortly after I let my defenses down and felt the pain and didn't try to push my way through it. Feeling my way through it didn't hurt...

Hi Frances, Welcome to the forum. I look forward to getting to know you and reading your posts. I'm new here as well - and I've found this forum to be a very warm environment. Hopefully you'll find this place to be a safe place to talk. Blessings.

Hey guys, I had quite the nightmare the other night - so disturbing that I can still, days later, remember the most minute of details about it. The nightmare in itself isn't so hard for me to work through, it's the unexpected inability to lose the mental image that appears every time I close my...

I grew up with abuse, and it wasn't until I was out of the situation where I was in danger that my symptoms really got going. I was having anxiety attacks and some other symptoms, but I didn't really put it together until I was "safe".

Hi Audrey, Thank you for the warmn welcome, it means a lot. As for school, I guess figuring things out while one has PTSD isn't necessarily the easiest task, but I do find hope by knowing others have been able to get through it.

Yeah, my anxiety levels are getting higher, as I have checked with others, and its not just being able to recognize and translate it into English (which in itself is scary enough) but be able to put it into Cree. I'm tempted to apply for Aegrotat (sp?) because I'm supposed to be recovering from...

I'm learning Cree - finding someone to learn Michif is difficult, especially since there are so many regional dialects. Hopefully, down the line I'll be able to pick it up, but right now I'm working on Cree - there's a good chance my university will be offering it up to certified translator...

I've actually been able to learn quite a few of my more common smell memories very well. I haven't been able to quite get through all the trigger smell memories, but I'm working my way through them. Mine range from the smell of sweat in certain areas of the body to the smell of cherry scented...

I studied for my Cree language exam on Thursday and didn't have an anxiety attack about how much I had to learn by then, but focused on making it a game, and confusing my poor dog by talking to him in another language. I stopped studying when I knew I was getting too much information. I wrote in...

goingonhope, Thank you so much for that message, it means a lot to me. I know I'm still young, but I've faltered, I've gone into quite a few depressive episodes, but somehow, no matter what happens, I get back up, dust myself off, reflect in my journal about it, and push myself to go farther...

reallydown, it means a lot to know that there are others like myself out there. I took a class on women's abuse this term - yeah, I really wasn't ready for the course. I'm struggling with the leftovers from it, as it sent my PTSD through the roof. Thank you both for your warm welcome to this...

Hello Everyone, For now I'll go by my screen name - it was thoughtfully created and has served me well over the years. I am Metis, which has something I've had to learn quite a bit about - being native wasn't necessarily something I grew up with - more than polishing the wood carvings and...