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I have had so many random problems. I (and my family practice doctor and my therapist) firmly believe many of my problems are caused by the PTSD. The worst problem has been that my immune system does not respond appropriately to infection, and I often end up so I'll that I need to be...

I don't have any resources, but I DO understand your pain. I have CRPS in my right leg. It is definitely worse when I'm triggered. But a flare of the CRPS can cause flashbacks for me, too. I've had surgery on my leg 23 times in the last five and a half years. I'm now 18 months out from my...

My therapist and I are reading The Body Keeps The Score, by Bessel Van Der Kolk. We discuss it a little, but it isn't the focus of my appointments. But it has brought up some interesting discussion points. We're both learning from it. I like that my T doesn't feel like he knows it all...

I think you should email her and let her know. If she doesn't know, she won't support you. At least give her the chance to keep her word. Maybe a face-to-face would help. It doesn't mean you have to delve into the trauma - you can just focus on the here and now, if that's what you need.

I'm not mute, nor have I ever been. But my best friend growing up was. She stopped talking in kindergarten. I met her in fourth grade, and we quickly became inseparable. As I've said to people before, I was her voice and she was my wings. After we graduated high school, she went away to...

Congratulations! My husband and I work with a no-kill cat rescue. We bottle raise the orphaned kittens that come in. It's super rewarding to take something so helpless and innocent, and help it grow into a confident, affectionate, healthy companion. What type of work have you applied for?

1.What it’s like to live with the disorder? Do you feel that you are treated differently because of it? How so? I have frequent, daily flashbacks, and at night I have a lot of nightmares that wake me up. Frequent, extreme panic. I'm often very irritable. I struggle a lot with intimacy with my...

Thanks everyone.

Riot, I started martial arts twenty years ago. Due to life circumstances, I had one break that lasted eight years, and another that lasted two and a half. So factor those in, and it would be about 9.5 years to go from white belt to second degree black belt. Our school is very traditional, and...

Third dan, here I come. I absolutely love doing it.

I do traditional Tae Kwan Do, and we incorporate a lot of boxing, too. It is AMAZING how much better a person can feel after a good workout. So glad to read about another "convert."

So despite the fact that I have a badly damaged right leg (the result of many, many abscesses and 23 operations), I was able to focus on the task at hand and pass my test to get my second degree black belt. I'm proud of what I've accomplished. This opens the door to a whole bunch more stuff I...

I haven't had them done, but they were recommended. I didn't get worse without them, but every case is unique. You can probably get a better idea of what they will do for you by talking to the pain management doctor.

I try to stay as active as I can. My mother in law has RSD following a total knee replacement, and has NOT stayed active. She is absolutely miserable, and has deteriorated to the point of being unable to do much of anything. I am terrified of ending up in the same condition she's in, so I...

I'm sorry that the pain management doc refused to help you. It's so frustrating when that happens. I once had a doc refuse to treat me in the ER when I needed stitches, because it was self-inflicted and "I brought it on myself." I ended up having to call my family doctor at home and he came...

My family practice doctor is the one who prescribes my pain meds. I have to sign a pain management contract that says I won't receive pain med prescriptions from anyone else, and that I agree to random screenings and pill counts. My symptoms are reasonably controlled with what we're doing, so...

Not too personal at all. I take hydrocodone and gabapentin for the pain. When I have flare ups, I take dilaudid, but try to really limit that. I do a lot of muscle relaxation, and use heat and ice. I find that it's better if I stay active. I also take naproxen daily to help with the...

I saw my Therapist Monday. It went fine. I remember getting home afterward, and then nothing until last night. That's way too much dissociation. Usually, it only lasts a few hours. I don't know what triggered this and I feel okay now. Just "normal" PTSD stuff. Anyway, just curious if...

I have CRPS following 23 operations on my leg due to a sever, recurring infection. I'm sorry you have to deal with it - I know how much it hurts.

Five years ago, I was stuck in a pattern of severe self harm. I cut my leg and it went through an artery and severed a tendon. I had surgery to repair it and was then admitted to the psychiatric unit. The nurses there weren't used to dealing witg dressing changes, and there were no sinks or...

Just to throw a different perspective out there. I am 32. I am a straight female of moderate attractiveness. My best friend is a straight male, also of moderate attractiveness. We have been best friends since I was 18. We have never once tried to have any remotely romantic aspect to our...

I like this, very much. It is wonderfully well written and I feel like I know the Man.

This caught my eye. I am in the US. I am a professional photographer. I'm doing a series that will eventually be put into a book, called "Lest We Forget." It is a collection of photos taken of soldier/war memorials. All proceed will be donated; I'm not sure where to yet, but it's still in...

I do. I have PTSD, and I also have CRPS in my right leg. The CRPS is purely physical. BUT, sometimes I experience increased pain because my PTSD is flaring. So my doctor often wants me to try to "will away the pain" instead of prescribing stronger pain killers. It's been a battle to get the...

My therapist is definitely good. He cares, very much. He listens, very well. He gives suggestions, very practically. I've never once felt judged by him, or trapped, or in danger of being abandoned by him. Don't give up - the good ones are out there.