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If it isn't a word, it should be! Totally cracking up here. :laugh: :roflmao: :laugh: And sorry it isn't easier on the holidays, @DMerish. I'm so burned out on holidays, that I wish I could just skip December, but I realize before I know it my kids will be grown and I'll be missing this...

I'm grateful for stuffing. I kinda love stuffing. :roflmao: I'm grateful for having the time to hang out with my kids and have fun. We played lots of Guitar Hero and Mario Cart yesterday. It was goofy and fun. :cool:

Let's see. Thanksgiving was good. I did go out with the girls for shopping on Black Friday. We ended up going out to eat, too. I was tired... but I think that was from working out in the morning and not eating or drinking anything before, during or after. Not good. I felt better once I...

My husband wears shorts and t-shirts almost always. He's so upset that in 2013 he's had to wear pants 7 times total. Yes, he keeps track. There was a business trip, a couple of important work meetings (he normally even wears shorts into the office (white collar job), but either he's so...

Yup. That's a great idea. My husband and I always have serious discussions either in the car, sitting side by side on the couch or over Skype, just so I don't get triggered by eye contact... because if I do get triggered while we're discussing something upsetting, then I have some sort of...

Something similar happened with my therapist and I wanted to say... "These kind of comments make me insane! I'm going to therapy to be less insane! Listen, therapist, isn't it your job to help me be less insane?! Stop trying to make me more insane!" :mad: :confused: :sour: :eek:

"Are you just that f*cking stupid or are you deliberating trying to manipulate me into being triggered?" Oops, I did say it. Bad, bad me. :eek: :mad: I was really angry. We were just talking about one of my triggers and it got really upsetting. So we both changed the subject to something...

Hey @DMerish, you're right. It's https://www.myptsd.com/threads/songs-you-relate-to.17507/page-30. Same idea. I was going to mention it anyways because there's 30 pages of great songs. ;) @crazy8, hey, just didn't want you to worry that you shouldn't have posted. It *is* a great idea...

Hey @DMerish, I'm really sorry it's so complicated! When my eldest daughter still had visitation with her biological father (he's a real piece of work, lemme tell you) we used to move holidays around and just celebrate things like Thanksgiving or Christmas or Easter on a day when our daughter...

I'm grateful that my life is so easy I have all this time to worry about ridiculous things. :confused: I'm grateful I was able to get back to sleep after having terrible nightmares and waking up at 1:00am. I didn't fall back asleep until 6:30am, but still, I went back to sleep, so my sleep...

My goal today is to go out and have fun with the girls without getting all stressed out about it. Can you say shopping? :laugh:

Jeez. You're not an imposter, and it seems like you may even have CEN. I definitely hear what you're saying, though. I guess, I just wanted to say that I truly appreciate the people on this website who come here because they are supporters. I mean, how awesome is that? :joyful: You want to...

@keystolife, :) :) :) You put the biggest smile on my face. And now I'm tearing up. THANK YOU! I think that's the greatest thing about this website, we're not alone. Other people understand. Welcome to the forum, @keystolife, and I don't know your story either, but while I'm very happy...

Yeah! I hear you @Hashi! I've got to deal with Thanksgiving this week, a family birthday next week and then tons of Christmas stuff all next month. I cannot wait until January! ;) What am I grateful for? My family. They're pretty awesome. My eldest daughter is home from college today! I...

Okay, yeah, that was a weird day for me back there. Something about trying to relax and have fun really stressed me out, so my happy mood didn't last. I was not so cheerful on Wednesday, more like sad and tired and depressed. I hate the holidays. It's always a roller coaster of childhood...

Tuesday - I did manage to go out and have fun, but somehow even that really took it out of me. I did everything else I wanted to get to on Tuesday, too. Totally exhausted on Wednesday... watched movies and slept for over 13 hours straight. Yikes! Who knew fun was so exhausting. ;) My goal...

It's not just you! Truly. If eye contact accidentally happens with me, I can suddenly start crying and screaming and running out of the room, no joke. It's gotten better, but it's still pretty bad. If I force myself to act normal and make eye contact... I can do it, but I usually collapse...

No, I think it's really important! I cannot self-soothe when I'm upset and it causes all kinds of problems. I get sad and upset and I become inconsolable. It's really back to the inner child thing... I think we have to go back and replay some of the bad times, when these skewed expectations...

This is good advice from @GingerAli ... take really good care of yourself. Do things to calm and things to distract. You'll get through this. It's a big step, and I think it might just make things easier for you in the future. Along with being brave to send the note to your T, I think it's...

I'm so sorry you had to go through that! Jeez! And don't get me started on hospital waiting rooms... they're actually a trigger for me, I freak out every time. (And I don't mean to be insensitive... but "please stop delaying the feeding process?!" has me laughing and laughing! :roflmao...

I'm grateful for all the food we have as we're getting ready for the big Thanksgiving feast here. My family, too. I'm so excited my eldest is going to be home from college soon!

Let's see... my goals are to go out and do something fun, get some exercise, stick to the self-care stuff (which has been easier for the last 3 days), make sure I'm staying calm and breathing.

I think you sound really excited and hopeful and you should go for it! I think it will be good in regards to PTSD - it will be getting out, doing something you love, and you'll be motivated to work at controlling your symptoms. Maybe prepare in advance... figure out *exactly* how you'll deal...

Don't be too hard on yourself, @digger1! This happens, it's happened to me, too. It's all really, really hard. But you're doing the right things... you just have to keep going to therapy and you'll talk when you're ready. It'll be okay. {{{Hugs}}} if you want them, Hang in there, D123

Oh, and in regards to this... Just be careful not to relive bad memories over and over. It has to be more like a dialogue or report of the trauma and emotions. If you're just dwelling or wallowing, this can do a lot more harm than good (probably why some people respond well to exposure...