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I KNOW I have recovered. I do not have a doubt in my mind. No one. Keep in mind that the Mental health industry is a business and there are plenty of Professionals who would love to spread this propaganda for their own financial gain. Prescriptions and promoted self Pity makes money. Keep also...

Something that made me put a burr under my saddle when I was Isolating myself was this thought process: Prisoners are isolated as punishment. Why? Because it is effective. Enough isolation a the prisoner will feel fear. Fear of being alone. Am I a prisoner? Do I deserve to feel fear? Do I...

Sometimes we think we need rest but what helps the most is mental refreshment. Isolation is very dangerous. The world seems smaller and smaller the more we avoid it. Funny how it then tends to feel darker also. Can I ask are you doing anything refreshing for yourself? Like a brisk walk or deeply...

Martin Luther King Jr once said that the only good reason to look down on another is if you are about to help them up. :Hug_emoticon: O

Dear Suzieq I wish I was your sister, sitting next to you right now. I really feel for you. I think you are carrying too much of this as if it were your own burden. You are not your Mom, your brother or those girls. Somehow You have to let go of other peoples messes and grant yourself some...

I would be asking myself, Who am I hurting more If I stay this upset? Me or the Therapist? People make mistakes. I would suggest telling the T how you feel. If you want to break this barrier you have put up about not trusting people, this is a great place to begin. You might even come out of...

I have always loved movies but when I was in the thick of my PTSD two movies almost haunted me. I was equally disturbed and fascinated by them.The one is a Biography type movie called The Grizzly Man. It was a kinda "there but for the grace of God go I" Thing. Its about a Bi-polar,drug addict...

I too had memory problems. When things were the hardest with My C PTSD I would forget entire days at a time. It is years later and I will occasionally find out that it wasn't temporary things I forgot, I still do not remember some of the stuff I did. This usually had a lot to do with all the...

I like this question. Growing up if I had to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night I would deliberately close my eyes and make myself find the bathroom by feeling along the walls etc. I tried to train myself to know the layout of my house so if I was ever to be attacked in the dark I...

I raged against the world. I robbed, stole cheated, lied, Slept with married men, beat up a 14 year old girl who owed a pimp money, wash blood off a baseball bat for my boy friend, spit at Santa, hurt people for fun, had an affair...there is plenty more. I starved myself, cut my self, tried to...

Hi Ghost, I am sorry for you and the things you suffer, but I will not pity you, So I have something else to say to you as well. Some of what you said sounds like you are an abuser. An abuser says to his/her victim "Your stupid" "Your useless" "No one will ever love you" "You do not count"...

When it comes to medications out there you can be picky. If you tell your Doc that you are not happy with the medication, you can bet that the huge text books behind him will offer a ton of alternatives and one little hidden gem in there will do the trick. Nothing will help you more than...

Here is my theory. You know the fight or flight reaction that we have when in danger? PTSD stirs up those terrifying emotions. After I would have an "episode" of anxiety my muscles would feel very sore. If we were physically running in panic, lactic acid lubricates the muscles so you can run...

Hi Lion, I also used the same blanket when ever I needed to listen to something to calm down. When I would have panic attacks etc I would wrap the blanket tight around me like a hug. The history I had of using the blanket when I listened to music came in handy when I only had the blanket in the...

Hi there. Do me a small favour and take a deep, slow breath...That is your first step to recovery right there. I really feel for you and your intense struggle, reading your words brought back to me all those old feelings in myself. My heart goes out to you. :Hug_emoticon: Right now things may...

Hi V, Welcome! Some of you symptoms I can really relate too. You are doing the right thing by asking lots of questions. At the onset of symptoms for any illness we have to do the initial leg work and go out to try and find the explanation. I am not a professional educator in the Field of PTSD...

I agree with Lionheart. There is this saying (I collect quotes) "A heart can be broken but it can also grow back bigger". Growing pains hurt sometimes. Our bones ache and our outlook changes, but it is all good in the end. Injuries ache or itch, but that doesn't mean that we are not healing in...

I don't agree with that statement about not ever knowing who we are. Every human being on earth is a work in progress. Not just us with C PTSD. We all choose day by day how we want to identify ourselves. There is room in this world for us all, we are all unique and beautiful when we stop trying...

Hi Manic I think Forgiveness is important But too me an better word has been Acceptance. When people show you who they are believe them, I say. I do not see the value in forgiving a person UNLESS they are repentant and sincere in wanting to make repairs. I think that people with Trauma have to...

We have all been there. Flashbacks, triggers, hyper vigilance etc. I thought it might be of help to others if we had a place to write what helps each of us FINALLY get some sleep. Hopefully we can include helpful suggestions for our nightmare sufferers as well. For myself, Hyper vigilance and...

Welcome to our Forum! First of all, if you can't sleep, this may be a great place for you to do some reading if you can. There are plenty of topics. This place will really be able to help you see that you are not alone, nor are you going to go crazy! I really feel for you and I hear the...

PTSD taught me that things can Always get worse in life. You cannot control life. What you can do is cope in the healthiest way possible given the situation. Good things will happen and bad things will happen. The only thing constant in life is change. You are adding to your own burden if you...

I had the same problem. I wonder if it just that the brain is so over active and hyper vigilant that it sparks synapses randomly. On the other hand, it made things more amusing sometimes. On the other hand, I was too tired to care what I said. On the other hand, I was angry at the world and...

I think you have touched on something important. Sometimes the reason we laugh can be to deflect. I also noticed that cynical humour or sarcastic humour is a way of deflecting. What I know from my own experience is that although these might temporarily relieve our own tension, they can create...

I am not sure that I agree with these experts. What made my( and anyone I know personally with PTSD) trauma exist was the fact that no one walked me through what was normal and ab-normal behaviour after a Trauma. No one was there to say that what I felt OK and that it can be made sense of. Hence...