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You are welcome, Serene. Reinventing ourselves is traumatic, especially when we had grown accustom to the way things were. What I found, it is not so much reinventing who we are but discovering what I am capable of becoming when I reach back, and think ... "What did I want to be as a child -...

Hey there AngelaMarie, how ya doing? The VA identifies it as a 'hyper-arousal' state, either way - it means to be on alert, which is self-preservation. Body language tells a lot and that makes perfect sense. I'm talking about seeing things before they happen in a dream or a vision while awake...

Curious, why people hesitate to vote considering over 200 views. Is it because many people just 'don't know' or, how to answer? Also wondering, if therapists try to avoid this with their patients by dismissing this as 'part' of the PTSD and not cognitive dreaming which, is 'why' folks are...

Can't blame you caliaviator when it comes to trust, either I do, or don't ... and I always know where my exits are.

Hey there, Okradlak - I've had that happen as well, make sure this isn't an extreme reaction to 'change,' your new therapist, but if this doc and you have a strained relationship? Why are you seeing her?

It has taken me a few days to absorb Serene, but please never let go of hope, create it if necessary by planning your future. You can be a tool of strength to help pry open the living tomb that others have buried themselves in. You realize, now, that you are in the abyss of despair but, don't...

There are many things I have let go of and considered myself 'better.' A few things you can never get over because it is part of you - quite frankly - the more I tried - the worse it became - that is denial. So, I know when March 17th. comes around and July 16th., my heart, mind and soul cannot...

Believe in your intuitive dreams it just might save your life or someone you love.

Albatross, life is a wild ride and it looks like you have a pair of wings! Woo Hoo! Thank you all for being so brave - it is a stigma no doubt to be called 'a gypsy, weirdo witch, spooky and my favorite "she's strange that way ... just like her mother." And, just like my grandmother, aunt...

Sometimes simply moving away to a completely different geographic location helps. The new sudden changes may spark survival instincts. You can pick and choose new people to surround you with no hinderance from those who criticize you and offer no support.

freakofnature don't worry. I don't derail that easy. Firmly planted on the ground with my vision to the heavens hill gracefully accepting skepticism others may feel or believe to be true. This gift runs in my family on my mother's side, and I hate saying this part we are Hungarian Gypsies...

Antisunshine's mental exercise to break traditional logic by accepting the reality we create in the lucid dream world is a good one to practice - and often scary - I fly a lot in this part of the dream world - sometimes I can't land - hahaha - I don't have many nightmares but when I do - I know...

Way cool! I'm going to do what reclusive suggested

Missing sunshine, if family is bringing you down with negative words - get away and make a new family of like-minded people so you can express yourself - Hell, I've talked the ear off strangers in the grocery store, the gas station anywhere I am having a hard time. And, I have gotten some very...

Granted, this may be the case for those who cannot face what had happened to them, but not so with me. If that were the case it would be easy to dismiss the outcome of these abilities as such. However, the fact is - these visions began as a child and have opened a window to the unknown...

It is hard to believe we who are so damaged can be needed - let alone wanted - like the song says, "hang on loosely, but don't let go."

Sometimes we are too much for others - that's what I was told by my son - it freaks him out when he stumbles upon me during an episode.

Maybe offer to make appointments for her ... a gentle nudge you won't give up - I have avoided making doctors appts. myself in the last two months because they want my blood. I am being childish but I have not called to do the right thing for me but my fellow PTSD mate committed to his blood...

Okay, here is just what happened in the last two weeks - I looked at my partner when we woke up and told him he was a hot tamale - he replied, he was thinking about tamales the moment I spoke. Then, I was thinking of someone - they called within moments. My granddaughter (17) was riding in the...

You are young, do not let PTSD take away the fun and the love you and your child deserve to have. When you feel withdrawn ... just tell those who love and support you that you feel like withdrawing, and think what it is that brings you to this level, maybe you might find that trigger that began...

Hi Faye, how are you doing today? A little insight to help ease the guilt. I had to raise 4 kids and believe me the guilt still eats me up, but I fight it because I know what was wrong with me back then - I was not emotionally qualified to be alone with them but I was and made the best of it...

My Viking warrior and I are both dealing with Chronic PTSD, there is a lot of turmoil; both of us really 'like, like' each other, both afraid to say the word 'love' directly to each other, detachment is a cover-up - I found myself clenching my fists when in the throes of passion ... afraid to...

In the mid-80's, these Guardians protected me while I had a fitful dream. Fighting a man in a tunnel with a knife. They took their wings and covered me. I wrote it down in detail and showed a friend. I still have the writings. I was able to awaken without being cut.

Here goes, there is 21 years difference between me and my partner. Quite frankly, I was taken by surprised at how much I need to be treated with loving care. We both have Chronic PTSD, both of us had witnessed deaths at the age of 4, and the other crap along the way that complied a life of...

Writing is a gift that I have found to be the best therapy when my words cannot form out-loud to explain what is going on in my head. It has been my livelihood and my medicine. And you don't have to be a professional writer to put your thoughts on paper or in this case, the computer screen. If...