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I am not sure about this for anyone else, but being here is like being in my hospital room when I need to get up during the night and cry so people are around who understand. UP until right now, tonight, I have felt safe here. Among those who understand my feelings, and don't make fun of me and...

Don't trip, chocolate chip. I hear you. Bless your heart. It really sucks when your youth is so rotten you have nothing to fall back on. I know how scary that is as well. I am in the position now myself. For the past 67 years I have managed to stay alive only by the grace of God and by me...

Only God.

Just as many of you, I also have scars inside and outside from various ages. I'm sorry for being so graphic. Please, forgive me. I am also not looking for sympathy or attention on these things. I thank you all for being so brave as to help me be brave enough to share these out-loud. Such scars...

That is one way you can tell who are His children and those people who "claim" or only say they are. Words are cheap, actions make all the difference. Compare, and you will see there are good and bad in all church on the face of the earth. Truth from error is by the actions not the words. i...

I hope I can help in this area, Hashi. Once you first start to face what your issues really are, it seems overwhelming. But within a short period of time, you will begin to find ways to help them heal, and as that happens they will become a lot less traumatic for you. For most of us, when we...

My safe place is up on the top of the rocky mountains away from all humans. It is just outside of Rifle, Colorado, USA. I'm sorry to say it now has a high fence around it. Over the years others found it, but they desecrated it, so the government fixed it so no others can get up there...

Music plays a large roll for me. When I was young, I lived in an orphange for a short time. It was while there I had access to a piano. I found that I could talk by playing the piano. I could make it sound like nature and I liked that a lot. Over a period of months, I found that when I heard...

Raven, I have one male in my system. He is one of my protectors. Since I was abused by male as well as female it was very confusing for us when younger. My uncle's groups did some major stuff to the mind as well as the body when I was young. If it had been possible for anyone to not get so...

I hope your therapist didn't say it in that way. Because it does get better. While PTSD is one of those things that is always with you, you can learn how to control things. It takes work, and being constant, but when you apply what you learn, it is better and controllable. For myself, I rarely...

Thank you, goingonhope. That is a definition I can live with. It makes perfect sense to me. That word "durable" makes sense as well. I hope you have a good night.

Carla, you bring up a really good point. Part of the problem is, you don't know you are triggered. You have no clue why you go into these "flashbacks". Am I correct? Now, about your grounding style. The one you are using is good, but not good for a flashback. It is good for a "trigger". A...

I relate to the title of this thread. "Why do parents hate their kids?" My step-mother hated children. All children. Not just me. My birth father hated me, because he thought I was why his beloved wife died. For me, that was bad, but for them, it was perfectly logical to be cruel to me. I was...

I'm not a doctor, but it doesn't sound like any flashback I've ever experienced. I do recommend you get specific with your therapist. It is not ever a good idea to allow a non-professional to give you any type of diagnoses. Good luck. I sure do you hope you begin to feel better soon. I do...

Hi Katarata, Welcome to the PTSD Forum. Your English is very good. I"m sorry you went through all you did. Please, don't beat yourself up over feeling overwhelmed by that earthquake. I've been through a few of them, and they can rattle anyone. (no pun intended) I moved out of the state so now...

Dennis, the more you try to figure out her logic, the crazier it will become. She is just talking to hear herself talk. She wants to justify what she is doing. There is no logic in that.

Okay people. We are waiting on you. This only works if you come

Thankyou, Nighthawlk. In that case, I'll go take a nap now, and be there on time.

May I ask how old your children are?

Because of my early years, I start off at a disadvantage. Then, we put PTSD on top of that, and I am off the charts in social settings. Way back, when I was first recovering, I could get violent at the drop of a hat. Anyone bump into me, I'd knock them out of the way and grab something to...

I believe you did the right thing. It was necessary to protect yourself and your children. I hope he can get the help he needs while he is in-patient. Know that it won't change a lot though. I hope you can stay safe. Take good care and let us know how it goes. Welcome to the PTSD support...

Nicolette, Rolling on the floor, holding my sides, laughing hysterically. Thank you so much. I really needed to see that. You have made my day a lot better. safenow

That will make it what time for MST USA?

I took care of it for you, chaoticwings. I've been a member there for a number of years. I actually like it better here. There is more divirsity to keep the mind busy on positive things, not just the negative. But she has a good site over there. God's time is different than our time. I hope...

calijean, you need to contact your doc and let them know what happened. This is unacceptable for them to do this to you. Shame on them. In reality, they could be sued if you freaked out and did something while there. Shame on them. (((( calijean)))), if you will allow me to hug you.