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Hi Miamivice, Welcome to the PTSD Forum. I'm sorry, I can't help. I know nothing about that drug. I suffer with PTSD from multiple traumas, however, I don't use drugs. I am rather old, and don't know what the Baker Act is. If it is being put in a mental unit, I have been there many times...

Woo hoo.

Giggle. Silly man. It wasn't the alcohol that saved me. I had to have surgery and have my urethra replaced as well as have treatments. The alcohol saved me in the sense I didn't kill myself to just get it over with. I didn't want to drag out all the pain and suffering cancer causes before you...

HI Sheila, Thank you for your words. I hear what you say about the Lord helping you. I too have to turn to Him daily for any type of courage and strength. He is the only reason I am still alive. In fact, He is the only reason I was even born, and am still here on this planet. Because of all...

Hi BB1300, Welcome to the PTSD Forum. My heart is full of compassion for you, your children, and your wife. My heart breaks for you in particular. This that happened is not your fault. You are carrying the burden that belongs to your father-in-law. Give it back to him. I'm sorry you were...

Hi there, Welcome to the PTSD Forum. You will find lots of great, supportive people here as well as good information. All of us live with PTSD (even those who don't have it, but support those who do). Good luck on getting your kids back. Sorry you've been through hell. The good thing about...

Many of us have Complex Trauma, and the doctor's call it CPTSD. Even though there is no cure, you can get relief from many of your symptoms. With the right training, you can go years without have any symptoms. You just need to apply what you learn. And then keep your boundaries intact. Know...

I have my "bag". I call it my mental health first-aid kit. LOL. I recommend, at least for a while, using the items each and every day. In fact, more than once a day. Since one of my traumas, I can not sleep with the lights off. I keep a light on in the bathroom and in the kitchen so I can...

How was your weekend? Did you get to see the kids?

Hi bensnapped, Welcome to the PTSD Forum. I have been tortured, and know how hard it is to get over. Don't give up hope. There is help for you. You will find that a lot of wonderful people come here. People with PTSD from all sorts of trauma. There are also people who support loved ones with...

When I learned I had cancer, on top of everything else I'd been through, I got drunk. In fact, I stayed drunk for most of the 6 months they gave me to live. At the time, it was just what I needed. Guess what! That was over 40 years ago. I guess those doctor's time is different than my time...

I am really happy to hear that. I know one time, I found a really nice upstairs apartment. The front of the building it was upstairs, but the side and back of the building was main floor. When I first moved in, I didn't know there was a drug house across the street. Gun shots every night didn't...

I think what raven has been trying to get through to everyone is that he is not able to find a therapist. I believe in my heart, this is part of his frustration. People don't listen when he tries to explain why he hasn't been getting any help. It is not that he is not trying. He is just...

Raven, I have a book I'd like you to read. I think it can give you some clues that might help. This site or forum if you will, is a really good support for those of us with all types of trauma that end up in PTSD. Invisible Heroes: Survivors of Trauma and How They Heal" by Belleruth Naparstek...

I hear you, but even though you forgive, don't turn your back on him. Bullets can go through walls.

Ooops. I wasn't even thinking that at all. Sorry. And I agree with you.

Tribulations, I think the time has come for you to speak up and to hell with the consequences. Better to sleep in a car, than to live in a toxic environment. Monster, those feelings are now making her physically ill. That is not acceptable, ever. My logic behind this: being silent is causing...

That sentence tells me exactly what the problem is. The child is not "the damn child". The child was the innocent. Perhaps, once you learn that you can teach the child when you do it with love, you won't have that problem so much.

Thank you for your kind thoughts, Shawna. They are most welcome.

Good luck, amethist. Since hurting my shoulder, I can empathize with you. My physical therapist is coming again today to see if the inflamation is down enough for me to start working out again. I am sitting here with an ice-pack on it as we speak. Good luck. I do hope they can solve the problem...

Just so you all know, I don't check the "like" because I like what happened to you. I checked it to let you know I understand and feel for you.

Thank you everyone. Your thoughts and prayers were heard and felt. I slept with no dreams. Waking up this morning and seeing these kind words blessed me today. Thank you so much to accept me. I was so afraid I would scare you all off. I tend to do that in real life. I think part of the reason...

Hi cattsrangels2, Welcome to the PTSD Forum. Bless your heart. I feel bad for you, and understand what you are asking. When I'm under stress, I still jump and duck when I hear what sounds like gun fire. It is something that never goes away, but it does get better. When it is gun fire, you need...

May I ask you all to join me in prayer tonight so I don't have flashbacks or nightmares over the next few nights and days? I am having a hard time tonight. Too many issues open right now. Old issues, but the kind I have to see every single day I am awake. And since I spoke of them out loud...

Thank you so much, 91 Girl. I am so glad you are combining your faith with mine in prayer tonight. That helps me so much. Thank you also for understanding. I was so afraid no one would understand and shy away from me from now on. And you are right. If I got naked with the lights on, it would...