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I was shocked to see someone had posted that tapping does nothing to the brain. That is not the case, and I was about to go all into it, when I decided to look up tapping + PTSD. I actually laughed out loud when I saw that it was about literally tapping the trauma away. Tapping for energy...
I pass out all the time. It was the first symptom of my PTSD that really got my attention. A neurologist saw me and said that he thought my symptoms were the physical manifestation of PTSD and that what I had was extremely rare, called a conversion disorder.
I still faint all the time. I...
For me, I feel like my body is a haunted house I am living in. I am walking through the haunted house, living there, trying to have a life there, but all the while I know that it is haunted. All through my day, I know that I am in a haunted house. There are ghosts and monsters and horrors...
I have a physical therapy student here. These are her recommendations.
Sleep with pillow between your legs, if that is not triggering to you. When you wake up in spasm, lie on your back with your knees bent and you feet planted on the bed. Then let your knees fall from side to side. Your feet...
For not being able to breathe, in those desperate panic situations, the only thing that has ever worked for me is drinking ICE cold water, or eating ice cream or a popcicle. It has something to do with the cold reducing inflamation after working your lungs so hard with the crying, and the...
Bubba, I am so sorry you are going through this. And I am sorry that you feel like your loved ones are getting tired of you, but I just want to remind you that we are not! This is what we are here for, to listen when you need to vent. I know personally that you have done it for me on numerous...
I DID IT!!! I did some yoga today!!! It was nothing mind altering, or deeply profound but it was a step in the right direction and I am very proud of myself!
Last night I dreamed that I was discussion politics and the worlds problems with my friends.
We were all at a school during our final exams and I had just taken my hardest final, then I realized I had forgotten to take all my other finals. So I ran into the basement of the school, which was a...
Hey there lil_fighter. Your issue with men in your home makes total sense to me. I feel the same way. I hate dealing with strange men in general. I have certain techniques that I use to deal with it though. When I was in spain, I was constantly harassed by men, so when I had to be alone with...
I also work out really hard against the pain and the anger. If you are up for something challenging but cheap, you should try body weights. Its tough as hell, but only uses the weight of your body against you so you don't need any equipment. I also do zumba to youtube videos. It feels really...
I feel like such a hypocrite. My grandmother has generalized anxiety disorder and I have been teaching her yoga and breathing techniques for when she gets upset, but I am not practicing them myself. I still have been putting off doing any of this. My anxiety is running wild and I am stressed...
I feel ashamed of myself, because I know I am falling back into bad, dangerous habits, and I feel like I should be better than that, so I am punishing myself and telling myself I should be ashamed.
I am ready to try it, or at least I want to, but I can't bring myself to. For some reason, I just can't bring myself to sit down and actually do it, to put aside other things and just do it. I am not sure why.