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If I try to summarize what it said, I'll get it all confused with other books I have been reading. I'm reading bits and pieces of it right now to see if I can give a synopsis. He uses his knowledge and his experiences to help understand how trauma affects how survivors think, behave, and feel...

Welcome Ari. I also love to do both of those things. What do you like to read?

Helpful thread, thank you! I get headaches too from low pressure that eases with intake of salt. If you take in a lot of water make sure you have electrolytes in them. Sprinkle a little sugar and salt in there.

Hi, Laurie.:hug:

Well, it was just stupid emotions. What a nutcase I can be. Once I made the connection (with the help of journaling) that I couldn't be happy without being sad, that this might be a case of emotional neglect. My mother was a pro at making sure I wasn't spoiled. She would downplay accomplishments...

Yes, just read this in the past month. At first, I thought it was going to be like an autobiography of his work and his part in the history of psychology. After the first few chapters, it no longer felt like that. It was a great read. I enjoyed reading it very much and I learned a great deal. It...

@TonyG Thank you for your insight. I'm getting to where you are..I think. I do laugh but there's this emptiness and sadness still. I know I'm not as depressed as I have been in the past. It's not even close. The feeling was of pride. Maybe I was crying because I hadn't felt it to this degree...

Getting physical stuff done is probably a good idea. I haven't had blood drawn in a while. My periods are waay far apart. 40 plus day cycles. More questions for my doc next week. @WillyKat lol, you are probably right. Maybe it is healing? It threw my daughter for a loop. "Are you crying????"...

It's not your job to decide that. It really isn't. You state things honestly. You've passed the tests. Put your doubts aside and let them be the judge of the best you can be. The interview process is also so you can judge them to make sure they are a good fit for you. I believe the job is well...

I understand. I really do. Usually lack of sleep does this to me. The voices get louder and louder until I can't really hear what any of them are saying. It's like I'm in the middle of a stadium with everyone yelling at me. Try these brief distractions while trying to go to sleep. Maybe take a...

Both of these questions will be answered if you are offered the job and if you accept the job. I wouldn't fret over the answer because you can't answer them. What speaks to me is this quote: Focus on that. You can do this. Everyone deserves a start.

I don't have much advice here. When my mind goes there, sleep is my only answer and I see that sleep doesn't work for you. Maybe try to concentrate your mind on a task? Listen to a talk show? Listen to music while deep breathing?

@emz315 I was diagnosed with PTSD in 2004. Had bad symptoms and therapy for a year or so. Slowly worked back up to what I thought was normal functioning. Went on to have more kids, moved, etc. I've been working on some of the abandonment stuff recently. I am resuming therapy in the beginning of...

That is great news! How do you feel about it? Do you have plans for another?

I'm crying over happy things. I'm feeling emotions about normal daily activities. I feel so much pride in my kids that I'm getting choked up. What the heck? This never used to happen. In fact, I don't have many positive emotions like pure happiness or pride (is it sad I can't think of any...

Where is the popcorn eating smilie? Thanks for sharing and I will be interested in what you come up with.

Lots of struggle with this. The only way is to heal the wounds that the trauma made in the psyche. It's hard to do that if you don't remember it all. So, I just go along the best I can with what I've got and where I am. The memories come out when typically I am feeling well. I deal with them as...

Healing takes on a weird path. I have to revisit certain events because I didn't quite digest it all. It's like reading a horrific account and you reread it after the shock wore off. Then, you might read it again to get the logistics in it. Author jasmin Cori says that healing takes a spiral...

I know exactly what that is like. I got the shivers too. Only recently in my reading did an author talk about the nervous system getting rid of excess stress. I know I'm not phrasing this correctly. I understand it to be a process of connecting the feelings of the past with the reasoning of the...

What is a few days? After these episodes, I tend to get very depressed and withdrawn. Most times I can't articulate it for at least 2 days. I wouldn't wait more than a week.

This thread was very informative. I learned a great deal, especially about BPD and cPTSD. I had to do some researching on my own. As to the original poster, I hope you and your fiancée can still make Valentines Day pleasant. I just told hubs today to not get me a thing. So he asked me out...

It's a terrible thing to say. It really is. Of course there is. There is always someone worse off. Does that negate the issue or problem? Nope. Struggles are struggles. Empathy is in short supply there. It'll be like squeezing milk out of stone.

Cinnamon pancakes are pretty awesome. I used to slather butter on first, then put the cinnamon/sugar combo on top and roll it up so I could take it outside and eat in the sun.

Just want to say hi. I'm another with delayed ptsd from memories surfacing. Abused at age 4. Remembered (kind of) at age 26. Was diagnosed during that time for complex ptsd. I'm now 36. It's a weird thing, this healing thing. People do it in different order with different tools. Some things are...

No, it's not forgiveness. It's not letting it have power over me anymore. With that, I have to accept certain things, learn to take care of myself, and use the tools I've learned in order to live my life as well as I can. When I realize that the past has snuck into my present day life, I do what...