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It is time to find another psychiatrist. The combination of drugs you are taking is dangerous. Before I say anything else I warn you to not suddenly stop taking anything you are taking now. Note: I am not a doctor. First, you should not be taking Celexa. That is Citalopram and was some time ago...

I have been doing some more research into false memories and I have found something very interesting. I suggest you read this. It is directly applicable to both of us. I do not yet have the ability to post direct links so this is an image of the link. You will have to type it in your browser...

I hope your session today goes well. It is a process I am not familiar with so I cannot comment on that. I am interested to hear what you think of it.

That is certainly a bad memory. Back in those days doctors didn't ask many questions in such a circumstance. I do hope you can achieve some relief from it. I also have some memories I wish I could forget, both very old and recent. At times if I could just buy a pill that would erase the last...

All I can say is that many false memories are very believable to more than the person that has them. It is a very difficult problem for psychiatrists to deal with. There are frequently no methods to verify the truthfulness of such memories. They are sometimes fantastic or illogical but not...

Considering your age and the long time span I have some doubt that it is real. It is the sort of false memory that the mind may produce, especially in cases of childhood abuse. If it were real I doubt that your mind would have been able to totally block it for this long and then suddenly recall...

Your history sounds a lot like mine in quite a few ways. Abusive father that broke my shoulder bones when I was 2 years old and other abuse to me and my brothers. I have also been diagnosed with bipolar at one point and was on meds for it for 8 years. I have fibromyalgia and Hep C thanks to US...

I am very curious if anyone reading this thread has tried the Pure Land Chants. They have been very helpful for me. I found them a few years ago and I listen to them most evenings for an hour or so just to prepare for sleeping. It makes it much easier for me to go to sleep which has always been...

If you are at work and you feel a migraine setting in (aura?) then take the med immediately if you are using it. Try to set up something with your employer where you can retire someplace quiet for just 15 or 20 minutes and do some relaxation exercises including some music to drown out other...

Good move but don't depend on it. I'm army vet and former firearms instructor. He can pick up another in minutes and may well have a backup hidden. That man needs help that you are not able to give. Nor is it safe to try. I agree with itsKismet and the others. You must take yourself away from...

US Army during Vietnam War. Was not in combat zone, was in artillery, nuclear missiles. I have had some degree of PTSD most of my life. The armed forces creates a "military mode" in any person. When in that mode you obey orders, no questions asked. No chatter, stand at attention or at ease and...

I am new here too so I can't exactly welcome you but this seems to be a very safe place. I know exactly what you mean as for the abuse. I still have a very clear memory of my father breaking my shoulder when I was just 2 years old and many other "events" since then. I was finally able to leave...

Suits me and we will keep it that way. It is just something to be aware of.

Heh. I need some humour. I have enough semester credits for at least a couple of masters degrees in engineering. I have been considering moving to Victoria where I can attend at the University for a couple of semesters and get the actual piece of paper. My milling machine will be a perfect thesis.

Anarchy, I think I know you. :-) Yes, I miss the smell of cutting oil badly... At least I still have one of my lathes and my milling machine but they are currently in storage. I am hoping to put together a mobile shop when I can get enough money out of this mess to buy a decent trailer. Of...

I am well aware of the complex form of PTSD. The word "complex" has a number of meanings and is certainly used to describe various forms of illnesses. However, it is also used by doctors in the way I described when they speak to each other and sometimes when they label a patient. My own doctor...

I have had chronic pain for over 40 years. It set in not long after I was infected with Hep C. I was finally diagnosed with severe fibromyalgia when I went to see a female doctor in 2005. Apparently Fibro is very common with Hep C even if you have no direct symptoms of the Hepatitis. It commonly...

The word "complex" when applied to a patient by doctors or counsellors is a "code word" that means the patient is hard to deal with for whatever reasons. It means they don't like trying to treat you, very possibly because they aren't competent to help you. If you hear your case described that...

My former wife doesn't need to be locked up. She does need to face up to all the things she has done and major mistakes she has made. I still care about her even though there is no chance of ever living together again. I must be a masochist or something. Since this all hit the fan I have been...

Hello all. I just stumbled on this forum to see what other people with PTSD have to say about lack of interest in all the activities I loved to do. I was badly abused by my father when I was very young and still have memories of him breaking my shoulder when I was 2 years old. I somehow made...