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I have a new therapist. We've only had one appointment, but she told me all about how she does therapy, the three steps to trauma work, and that she would see me, max, 2 times a week because therapy is just too much work to do every day like I was doing with my ex therapist. She also told me...

So, I picked a therapist. She's a trauma specialist. She works primarily with clients who have had a hard time getting better in other therapy situations. She told me that she can help, and it won't take 27 years. Now all I have to do is tell my therapist...gah...

I have three appointments with new therapists, but I am totally scared.

I actually have quite the extensive cardiac history, that's why I know it was probably not something dangerous, but at the same time different kinds of tachycardia are part of my problem, or were, before two cardiac ablations. Now I get tachycardia occasionally, but not nearly as long as it was...

I called her. She said to cut the dose in half tonight. If I continue to have shortness of breath and weakness upon standing/walking she's going to decrease it permanently. BUT if it happens as bad as it was last night, with the weakness and not being able to catch my breath, I'm just going to...

I recently started taking seroquel, and it's been pretty good. My doc increased my dose to 300 mg at night, and since then I've been having tachycardia and irregular heart beats. It's not dangerous, just a pulse of around 120-150 for about two hours at bedtime. Should I tell my doctor? I...

I'm also keeping you in my thoughts. If I could wave a magic wand and have it disappear I would.

It might take time. You've already survived the worst. You can do this. It will pass.

It's okay that you can't see positive things. Right now you need to process your intense feelings. They will pass. Things will get better. Last week I felt the same way and this week I have hope.

I really understand where you are right now. I've been there myself. I've tried to commit suicide 8 times. I am SO glad I never succeeded. I know right now that is what feels like the only way to relieve the pain, but believe me, it is the wrong choice. Feelings are fluid. Hang on. Feel...

@Hopeforlife Quite possible. My therapist always tells me that I have nothing to be sorry for, yet I continue to apologize, so maybe it's for me, too.

@Hopeforlife I do the same thing. I say I'm sorry because I feel guilty for what happened, and that I inconvenience her by having a flashback that she then has to help me get out of. I feel bad for puking on her floor. It's embarrassing for me.

@CdnCopper I think you're right. I also appreciate you. Just wanted to say that.

@Sweetleaf I'm glad she's so responsive. I think that builds trust. You can see that she cares. I always wonder when my doctor doesn't reply, but she has told me in the past that she hates text messaging. My therapist, on the other hands, will always text or call, no matter the time of day...

I think that it is quite possible that she is giving you your space and possibly hasn't seen the text yet. I text my psychiatrist and sometimes she doesn't answer, but if I leave her a voicemail she texts me back...strange, but it's how we do things, I guess. Also, big step to text her when...

VERY informative! I'm hoping to get to the "no longer meet criterion" status through the MDMA study. I read that it's happened to a lot of the people in the second trial.

Good for you! Very inspiring!

thank you for mentioning that. I've never heard of a stress cup.

Oh yeah? What is it? What do they do?

I will for sure keep you posted. It doesn't start until the summer. I sure will!

@Sweetleaf makes sense. I'm sorry you had to go through that. It is good to know that other people have similar experiences. I often think that I'm just insane and no one else is like me, that I'm alone. Thanks for helping me understand that I'm not crazy or alone :-)

@Never_falter First of all, good for you for being so supportive. You're awesome. I have the same issue with sleep and hypervigilance. My psychiatrist likened it to a combat veteran with PTSD not being able to sleep because when they were in war, sleeping could kill them. I often can't sleep...

"On particularly rough days when I’m sure I can’t possibly endure, I like to remind myself that my track record for getting through bad days so far is 100%. And that’s pretty good." - Unknown “I am doing my best and that is always enough.” –Unknown (And we are all doing our best.) “Do not...

I have an ear infection and it hurts really badly and I think the pain is triggering me. What do you think? Could it be that or is it something I'm just not aware of yet? Is it my new medications not working? Who knows? (not sure if this goes in the general forum, but there's no trigger forum)

@caligirl03 I cannot tell you what to do, but I can tell you what happens when I'm having a hard time with my PTSD. I cannot communicate with anyone. I have to be in a safe place and with safe people and no one else. Sometimes I even have to be away from my child. I miss photo shoots, I miss...