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Thank you Heather ... I hope it brought joy to you. I've had my husbands ashes, and it took years to let them blow in the wind..

Heather, it is sad to lose a friend... we just lost our dog two weeks ago.. An old man shot our Loki in the throat (thought it was a chicken predator) ... a gentle creature. And, this is for you and Blue: The Rainbow Bridge inspired by a Norse legend By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a...

Innocent until proven guilty = PTSD until proven otherwise. I believe it is easy to spot someone with PTSD, and I believe this because I have it to the extreme... from many, many traumas... Now, I noticed when I have an 'issue' in public ... others tend to look at me 'as if' I'm a nutcase...

Seeking help is not a sign of weakness I told my son but it takes courage to do something about the situation - And charliehotelwhiskey... sometimes those rose colored glasses need to be yanked off. No one really grows up hoping to know the dark side - it just happens. Blood, guts and gore are...

All here posting keep your head held high even when you cry - let the world see what it (violence) has done to you - maybe others will grow from it. I've been giving a lot of thought to all the posts I have been reading... and I know why people try to hide their - PTSD - same reason my son...

This was very enlightening - Having PTSD throughout my life since age 4, I see how I had 'emotionally neglected' my own children. For which I am trying to repair everyday- they need it as much as I do.

I do too watch kids shows, but sometimes they make me cry harder... sheez what a water faucet I have become. I just wish these incidents weren't so extreme as they are many. Thank you Antisunshine for your support.

More death - yesterday our neighbor shot Loki, a big puppy - my tears have not fallen because Marc (PTSD TOO) had to bury him and his tears needed time to fall while I stayed strong. But, like always, a delayed reaction.

This I am pondering.

Funny thing, Nicolette. I believe that and am consciously aware of this. I'm always adapting, changing, even my locations if need be because in that action of taking risk - and also, experiencing a new surrounding - is where I find my strength. Unfortunately, I bore easily and make compulsive...

It does make sense (today), Reclusive. I wish my brain would accept this without conditions. I realize, angst based on mistakes is normal but this unforgiving side of myself is an issue. I did do the best I knew how... kept them fed, clothed and sheltered, and I loved them so, but I could...

Recently, my youngest daughter came from Pa. to visit me in California. And the memory of her mother crying all the time she was growing up came back to her. All her memories basically are of me crying in my room, the car, the grocery store and anywhere I thought brought a tear. I showed my...

I was kidnapped and held with a gun to my head for 4 hours, then sexual assaulted but, there was a moment I thought for sure the man was going to blow my head off... when he let me out of the car and told me to get on my knees, head down and hands behind my back I thought he was going to shoot...

Linda, I too relate ... and sometimes ... we never heal ... but it doesn't mean you cannot have happiness. I am glad you found this forum to help you realize how many of us are out there in this condition. Take care, Linda. P.S. love the photo.

Cruel indeed, and I have been back to one yet.... lack of trust for sure as is the level of experience they have not yet acquired.

KP, don't feel proud cause I had to be so blunt, crude, ya know? But I thank you for not judging me for my bold comments to my granddaughter - her mother and my other grown kids were upset with me for saying that to her. I was told it was disgusting to say that... really? How else could I get...

Okradlak, this was hard for you I'm sure. I left my therapist when she looked at me when I was having a breakdown when my son od and I had to perform cpr to bring him back - She said, "Your life is monsterous." I knew she was not qualified, though she was in the profession for 20 plus years...

It is the parents who control the computer at home - yet these kids can use the library - school computers - their ipod - blackberry - etc., to get online without parents knowing. My own granddaughter and I have been fighting over her photo on fb in a frigging teddy! She was 17 now 18 and she...

Zemi, keeping the body busy will help the mind, do anything to keep your mind and body busy if you must learn to play a new instrument- paint - or run like hell down the road to burn up the energy in your head as well - Also, write out the thoughts as they come - walk away - come back - see what...

I think we all that ability Spero3, but somehow the reality of living in the physical world interferes with most people. Particularly individuals who don't trust themselves have a harder time accepting what cannot be explained with science.

Here in the states you may apply for social services to help with some income but the state will get its money when you win your case. If not? Well, ya can't get blood out of a stone and the state doesn't make you pay it back if you lose. But, yeah - they want you to go broke so you give up -...

A professional therapist or psychiatrist can observe PTSD traits in patients. We act differently for starters - most of us are hyper when confronted with issues similar to the bad experience we had and how we act when telling the story to a doctor; our body language can tell a lot to a true...

GET A LAWYER! It is the only way to go. I have been through the process. They (SSA) make determinations before getting all of the evidence. And, an attorney would disagree that PTSD is not 'legitimate' disability.

It has always been difficult for me to maintain long term employment unless on my terms. Often, I left on my terms. My attitude was short, snippy and work harder - I would get angry at customers who could not understand simply billing procedures or employees who couldn't follow instructions - I...

That Friday morning when I first received this traumatic news - I just screamed - I'll never be better - I just need to maintain an even keel, but it gets harder to do when the world around you falls apart, almost daily ... WTF! My son won't get help - he thinks if he gets help it means he is...