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This is all great advice. I took a SSRI for depression when I couldn't function and saw no way out of the rut I was in. That was when I was first diagnosed with PTSD and mild depression and was due to the trauma. The meds worked so well and got me back on track, living in the real world again...

I was on Citalopram for five years, I started on 20mg and at one point when I was feeling very anxious the doctor put me up to 40mg. Before going on the medication, I felt numb and suicidal. I was really struggling and when the doctor recommended the meds, I was apprehensive but was at that...

Lately, after a setback, my sleep routine has been all over the place. In a way it's good that I am not working at the moment. Gives me time to try to get back on track before I find another job. Some nights I won't sleep at all until it starts getting light outside (7am or 8am) sometimes it...

The trauma I experienced was six years ago now and over the years I have had on and off problems with sleep. I find that at times when I have trouble sleeping and stay awake all night, feelings of loneliness are stronger. The sleep problems always come back after a setback or change in routine...

I met a guy online, we spoke on the phone and online for a month. He then visited me in my city and stayed for four days. another month later he applied for a job in my city, got the job and then he moved 150 miles to live in my city. He told me he loved me. Because I have been hurt before I was...

Thank you so much for your post and for sharing your experience. I found comfort in reading about your husband and how you are emotionally close. That inspires me to have faith that I can also open up emotionally to the right person when he comes along. It's also interesting to hear that you...

I can relate, between the ages of 15 and 20 myself and my mum lived next door to a family who started banging on our walls and would do DIY at any time of the day - early morning, night time. The woman had tried to befriend my mum but my mun being wary of her was polite but didn't get too...

It is interesting to read the responses, as I am asking myself the exact same question. I wonder if, even if we find a partner who is loving and caring, if we haven't dealt with the trauma will sex ever be enjoyable? The idea of exposure therapy is interesting but we can still take risks that we...

I find it difficult to identify what is normal and what is not. I am trying to identify boundaries when it comes to physical intimacy. 6 years ago when I experienced an attempted rape but fought the guy off, my PTSD started. I stopped dating for two years and lived a very sheltered life - no...

Recently I went along to a get together with my ex-colleagues. I left my job as I was working in a one to one role with a teenager who had complex needs and mental health issues. He attempted to stab his mother with a knife and me in the eye with a large pair of scissors. I decided to leave my...

He is breaching the contract of marriage, he should not be sexting end of. He is in the wrong, not you. You have already tolerated his infidelity (which this essentially is) and he is doing it again. You should not have to leave, he should leave. As for your daughter, it is not fair on her for...

I can relate to so much of this, it is really inspiring and empowering to read it. I am so pleased that you are at this stage in your life. The freedom and liberation that you talk about is so refreshing and like another member said, you should read this everyday. It's self affirming and yes you...

This is so true, my anger the first time around was telling me something. I guess I feel low about how I allowed him to treat me bad a second time but I have definitely learnt a valuable lesson and maybe somehow I felt that I had to revisit the situation. It has taught me to trust my instincts...

I really like what you said, that you make it clear to women that you are not looking for a relationship and that you telll them the reason why. I would say, don't feel that you have to tell these women about your ptsd, anxiety, depression early on because it is a very personal thing and...

EveHarrington, you were right. I got in touch and told him about the PTSD and the meds and he belittled it saying "Have you ever asked yourself why you got yourself into this position in the first place?" He was referring to the trauma as if there was something wrong with me and I deserved it...

I took Citalopram for 5 years, I started on 20mg (for one year) and then went up to 40mg (four years). I have only managed to totally come off of the meds 1 month ago. It took me four months to taper off and it was no fun whatsoever. The brain zaps started when I started tapering off them and...

I met this guy online and the first time we spoke was on Skype. We spoke for 7 hours through the night to the early morning and had so much to talk about. At the time he was studying up in Scotland but was orginally from just outside of London. We got to know each other gradually and spoke on...

I have been on Citalopram for three and a half years. I was on 20mg for a year and have been on 40mg for two and a half years. I have been having trouble sleeping lately (only sleep for one or two hours but it takes a long time to get to sleep) and have been very anxious that someone is going to...

Over the past month I have been really struggling to sleep. I will lay there for hours but my brain is alert. I try listening to meditation audios, I drink herbal tea, I make my room as dark as possible. It gets to 7am and still, I'm awake. My head feels strange, a buzzing sensation. I find that...

Yes she was very sarcastic, I think like you say it could have been the tough love approach. The main thing was that it was not personal but felt as if it was. For three weeks since then, I have been unable to sleep throughout the night and interestingly, only able to sleep after 6:30am which...

:) Thank you for the replies, I felt so much better to have your opinions on the situation. Last week, I took the whole week off work as I had awful migraine headaches. I had to phone the headteacher of the school every morning at 6:30am. Even though work starts at 8:30am, it is in their policy...

Health comes first, you have been through a lot just recently and you could risk making yourself worse by forcing yourself into work when your instincts are telling you something is wrong. You know yourself better than anyone. You said you don't want to quit so I am guessing that normally you...

I have been on Citalopram for 5 years. I was on 20mg for 2 years and 40mg for the other 3. I am still taking 40mg. I have noticed that in the past year, my jaw has become very stiff and clicks. It is just the right hand side of my jaw. It was very annoying at first but I have got used to it as...

Over the past 12 months I have worked in two different jobs. I am 27 and trying to save to do a Masters at university starting this September. The first job at the start of the year, I did for 6 months. I was a support worker for autistic adults. I enjoyed the work but as the home that I worked...

Yes it was rape. It was more than clear that you didn't want to. You expressed your wish for him to stop on numerous occasions. The part where you said he held the side of your face down and also when he tried it while you were asleep...he quite clearly was trying to get what he wanted despite...