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I remember when my therapist and I went over all of these I was smiling in a nervousness type smile and she asked me why I was smiling and I said because recognize all of these in myself....

I slept like crap last night... between my brain throwing me into almost like a virtual reality when I closed my eyes and my one year old crying for me about every five minutes until about midnight even when I was holding him I remember seeing the clock saying midnight and then I think I...

for me it's kind of a yes and no type thing... When I go to sleep I notice that when I snuggle with my pillow and hold my blanket close covering me up to my shoulders I feel safe I guess is the right word. When I'm at work or just about anywhere I have a stress ball that I got from the wounded...

I'm with you there @Notsowild luckily I had the oprotunity to tell my story. It was a big healing thing and the main reason why I have my real first name and shortened version of my last night as my name on here and a real photo of me and my wife. I was ashamed long enough of myself and tried to...

@WildMermaid sending some :hug:'s your way. Today I'm tired and my brain feels like it's still asleep. I just typed it's three different ways and they were all the wrong way before I typed it correctly... I need some hugs today from you wonderful people.

I remember at the storytellers thing there was a lady that told her story about her childhood sexual trauma and then military sexual trauma and said that PTSD is like a mirror that gets smashed into a bunch of little tiny pieces. Each little piece reminds you reminds you of the trauma.

It's not that we love our ptsd... if anything its the oposite. It is just that we are far enough in our recovery to see some optomism in the darkness of ptsd. Also I have come to accept that I have ptsd before I have accepted it I hated it and hated myself for it but now that I have come to...

I really like the mideval stuff but I must admit I do enjoy the WWII erra history just because at least to me it was the last war that we jumped into only after being attacked by a very clear enemy. But I love the different mideval renactments and all that. It is nice to excape the 21st centery...

but to add onto just that video. It never is easy. I struggled with a really long time getting my wife to understand that my ptsd wasn't something that I was just going to get ride of and then our brother in law moved in and now he's at the point thinking that it's just something that I should...

See if them watching this video might help It is really tough to get family to understand that technically it is in our head because PTSD actually changes our brain and how it functions.

It is really tough though I never really knew what I needed until my therapist recommeneded talking to the phycologist about being put on some meds to help out and then the phycologist told me how doing meds and therapy is like a two pronged aproach at helping me and that there is research that...

I don't think it was offensive at all this is a forum for sufferers and supporters. If a supporter posted in a cancer thread about the benefits of cancer like being more appreciative of the small things in life and/or having hair I wouldn't see why that would be offensive. @Lemontree was just...

I think I know what @Lemontree was getting at. Having PTSD does suck because of all the bad stuff that comes with it. But I have noticed a few of the positives that she was talking about. I have a greater appreciation for the small things like when my two boys are playing together or we are...

I know that my therapist and psychologist talk because they work in the same building and their offices are only a couple yards away. I'm pretty sure my primary care manager (pcm) doctor doesn't talk to them and to be honest I don't mind at all because I don't have much respect for my pcm...

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I don't usually I have a couple times because my three year old has said that this or that stuff animal wants to sleep with me. I usually cuddle up with my pillow and my blanket. But growing up I did sleep with a stuffed animal. It was the first stuffed animal I was ever given his name is...

Sleep seems to always be tough for me especially this past week. Haven't gotten to bed when I normally like to it's been a few hours later and I still tend to wake up at least three times in the night. I always wake up tired and wanting more sleep.

I was right there with you for the longest time MT. I'm really not sure quite what happened maybe I heard some other stories about people getting help but I was like you know what f*ck it. If people find out and don't like it then f*ck them I'm proud of myself for getting help and if they don't...

I think I know it will be a life long condition but I don't think I have fully accepted it quite yet and that is mainly because when I stoped treatment the first time my therapist told me that I was as good as I was going to get and that I had made a lot of improvement, and the therapist that...

I don't know about others but I have a really tough time with social situations as well. My trauma is partially from my deployment so even though I can't fully relate to you I can see where you are coming from. As soon as somebody knows I'm in the military which is pretty ovious due to my...

You know you have PTSD when you can remember the vast majority of the questions on the questionnaire that they give you at every one of your appointments.

You know you have PTSD when you go to mental health and they see you and already press the button to unlock the door because they recognize you from all your appointments... well technically you could say you know you have a mental illness when but it works all the same.

speaking of self care I just noticed the paper that I got from my sons doctor this morning has some self-care management resources on it in regards to links so here are a few www.patientslikeme.com www.healthfinder.gov www.mayoclinic.org Link Removed Link Removed www.choosemyplate.gov

I'm so glad there has been so many responses. I remember my parents making us brush our teeth before bed and some other self care things. It seems like self care is something that could be posted on the you know you have ptsd if thread... I'm sorry all you have the same issue but it gives me...

I totally am with you there healing. I think I read to much into your post before.