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Something that also helps me to cope with PTSD you could say is. I think of PTSD as something like diabeties. There really isn't a "cure" for it but there are ways to manage it and you have to learn what works best for you to manage it. It will be easier to manage then other times, but you learn...

I remember talking to my therapist about this one time because I wanted to know if I could be "cured" of PTSD which to me meant to the point where I wouldn't experience any of the symptoms ever again, and my therapist confused me by saying she didn't see me as being diagnosable with ptsd but...

Thanks guys. I'm going to come up with a self care checklist. You guys are awesome and I want to thank all of you. Me not doing self care was one of the things that I have beating myself up about lately.

That is an amazing video.

@Spiderallis that is a good idea. My therapist has "prescribed" me what she calls wellness walks where I have to take 10 minutes to myself twice a day to just be by myself and not focus on everything/anybody else. I have been skipping them but really need to start doing them again. I like the...

So I noticed this morning contemplating on skipping a book club thing this Wednesday mainly because I have only read about half of the book. I skipped last months but that's because I didn't read any of the book. I really enjoy the book club and other things that I have done in the past as part...

My diagnosis finally helped me figure out what the hell was going on with me and gave me a path to recovery.

This reminds me of something I heard a while ago. "It's easy to die for somebody, the hard part is living for them" and it is so true.

you know you have PTSD when you fill out the regular questionnaire for your therapist and it is considered good news when your symptoms are moderate...

I'm excited for tomorrow going to the local air force ball with my wife. Going to get all dressed up in my semi-formal and my wife has a beautiful dress that she bought for the special ocassion and it is going to be at the local but massive 5 star hotel and my brother in law is going to watch...

Thank you I needed that today. Edit: for me it has been a rough five months.

So I had a small victory today. I didn't really see it but my therapist was happy. So in the two weeks since I saw my therapist last I signed a lease on a house off base and have started moving a little and was in a decent car accident and had to deal with some pretty poor excuse for customer...

I'm not sure if this is really relivant but here it goes anyway. I have doubted my diagnosis several times. When I got to the point where I stoped treatment for the first time I was thinking so am I cured what does it exactly mean and if I was able to get to the point where I was ready to be...

For me it's a real tough one because my phycologist gives me my meds that helps out a lot and would be in a worse place without them, I wouldn't be where I am today without my therapist, and I wouldn't be where I am today without the forums. It might be a weird comparision but I kind of see it...

Music is one of the things that helps me quiet the negative things that are floating around in my head. Plus it helps me to get my anger out without punching or yelling at somebody.

What pisses me off today is how damn difficult shit is to get done... Took a good week to talk to the damn claims adjuster and now she made it seem like the process is this super easy thing. Which I'm greatful for but it taking a week just to talk to the claims adjuster is just stupid. And the...

The thing that has helped the most is what I hear from people mainly at the wounded warrior project. I'm not alone, others have gone through similar situations and have gotten through it and you can to, and a couple of them can speak from experience they have with dealing with PTSD.

That is tough. I was just thinking about the line that our problems are only in our head when there have been studies on people with PTSD and that people with PTSD on brain scans they can actually see the difference from our brain and something without PTSD's brain. I think it makes it that much...

Don't worry Lemontree you aren't a slut. I am horrible at dancing but good at slow dancing but I have noticed that the few times that my wife and I have danced together there is a special connection that we have. It gets me going I guess you could say... I am the same way sometimes to like when...

I suck at lieing mainly because my memory sucks and I can't remember what I said if it's a lie. Plus I hate it when somebody lies to me well except about my stuff I usually change the subject or find a way to escape. But most people where I work say how's it going as more of a hello and they...

It isn't easy and it drives me nuts when somebody says suck it up or get over it or any of those sayings that basically say just ignore it. Yesterday my brother in law and I were talking and he was calling me out on how I'm probably a little over protective of my family and he said all you have...

I can't stand unorganized chaos. Like if I wash the dishes and the sink is full I have to separate them into big plates, small plates, glasses, and silver ware before I can wash anything, same goes with folding laundry I have to separate out my shirts to go on hangers my wife's cloths to go on...

You know you have ptsd when you drink alcoholic beverages so you can't lie to yourself

Today I'm very simple. Today I am looking forward to getting home and seeing my wife and two boys :)

So my first sergeant had my supervisor and myself meet and we talked about all the different stuff and I realized that the majority of my issues with my supervisor was the perspective but also was able to tell my supervisor that if they want to communicate with me more effectively then to talk...