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Permanent. Turns out, the @PShermanWallaby account was a troll. I think this was a useful thread, regardless. And it's a sad but good reminder of how anyone can pretend to be anyone on the internet.

Welcome, @leggirl - good job taking the step to join the forum, and I hope it's helping you find connection and keep yourself out of the rabbit-hole. Forgive me, because you may have mentioned this elsewhere - how are you doing for support in your day-to-day? Do you have anyone you are talking...

Just about finding a therapist - are you having these psych meds managed by a psychiatrist? If you haven't, I'd suggest asking them for a referral to a therapist that would be qualified to help you resolve the traumatic event you went through, ideally someone who does EMDR. If they can't give...

This is correct. Members post to the member's section with an expectation that he events they write about there will not be brought into the internet-at-large. This doesn't guarantee absolute privacy, as there isn't any such thing (really) on the internet; but it does give the member an...

Easiest way to avoid this? Don't psychoanalyze him. In other words - what you're getting here is a better understanding of what PTSD is. But whether or not this is specifically at play with your partner - that's something that none of us can be certain of, and yourself included. Given what...

I'm saying this not specifically to you, but for anyone reading this - because the topic of "it's my diary" comes up often. It's always up to the member to set boundaries on their diary. If a member doesn't want anyone posting in their diary? That member just needs to say so, and then report...

It's fine to call things as you see them on this forum. If you've got something to say to a member, say it. If you see something you want to report to the forum staff because you think intervention is needed, you can report it - the 'report' option is available at the bottom of any post. I'd...

hi @FlyingDove - I've merged this thread into the one you started that is about how you're being affected by your husband's behavior. It's helpful for readers to follow your story. We merge threads when they are connected like this. Nothing to worry about - and as you spend more time on the...

Can you say more about what brings it on? How are you certain it's connected to PTSD? Also, am wondering about how this connects to PTSD. Have you changed your diet or exercise regimen? I've merged your two threads, since they are both about specific physical effects of PTSD you are...

Hearing you, @throwaway13.

Just quoting for truth, bolding for emphasis. Everything you're saying here ^^^ is completely reasonable. Even someone in the best of mental health might find this challenging. As you said - this is natural. But THIS ^^^ is where the situation with PTSD makes it different. Because you're...

Feeling totally wiped out and unable to do anything but disconnect...yeah, that's pretty common. Someone here might identify with it feeling numb. EMDR asks the person to dig into those different layers of memory - people describe it in different ways. Based on all the different accounts of...

Not at all, it's pretty much what we're about, here.

@Freida - hope you don't mind, I'm tagging you b/c I believe you went through this process recently... I wouldn't think the actual number of criteria met would affect a determination, but on the other hand, the VA is it's own beast...I'm curious too.

How much groundwork did you and your therapist lay out before starting the EMDR, in terms of grounding, coping, transitioning out of the session, etc.?

SO very true. And to the point about understanding...it always blows my mind a little that Lithium - something that wasn't created, but instead discovered - there are theories about the mechanism of action, but it's really still (largely) unknown. It really helps certain people with certain...

No worries, it's how we learn. I appreciate the acknowledgement, thanks.

ADMIN POST The link to the screenshots of your texts has been approved, throwaway13 - but only because they are essentially comprised of your words. We ask that posters NOT use screenshots of email or text exchanges, or type others' words verbatim - in order to respect the expectation of...

The whole "chemical imbalance" thing is just an extreme oversimplification of what's going on, neurologically. Oversimplified to the point where it's really easy to misinterpret it completely...pet peeve of mine. And this: Early hypotheses that appear to be playing out consistently over time...

Well-said @Movingforward10. @NotWeakNotStupid - I'm going to say to you what I said to the poster you quoted: Rape is not sex. Rape is violent physical assault. It's an expression of power, control, anger. The notion of "increased lubrication through vigorous intercourse" may be true of...

I've got a few physical reactions that sort of work like this....they are also connected to things that were done to me that I was not able to see, but had been given a very strong suggestion of a whole lot of pain coming my way, and there had already been a fair amount of that, but my fear was...

Welcome, @Gatsu. I've edited the trigger warning out of your thread title, as we don't use them on this site (everything would have a trigger warning, if we did). Sometimes, it helps to remember that each of these has symptom sets, and while in list form it can look like multiple compounded...

Hi @Jonathan31 - can you clarify, is she the one with the PTSD?

@enough - just wanted to say that your post above ^^^ strikes me as about as neutral an assessment as one could give, for a situation that is emotionally and functionally the opposite of neutral. That is to say: it's impressive, the way you can look at both sides (your and her behaviors) and...

Hi, guest poster SA Healing Therapist - unfortunately, we don't allow professionals to promote their services directly via our site. If you have information or education you'd like to contribute to the thread, you're welcome to. If you have questions about our site policies, you'll access...