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Glad to hear your situation is turning a corner. Hope it continues.

Thank you, arfie 😍 This is the only option I can find in the automated ones when you press on the thumbs up/like button. I can’t seem to access anything else when trying to give an emoji on the thumbs up/like button. I thought that I saw someone just leaving a red heart, but maybe I was wrong...

I am reading another book that has been very helpful The Body Keeps Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk. Very in depth and scientifically based information about what happens inside our bodies and mines when trauma occurs and when triggers occur. It helps me to understand how to deal with it and have...

Welcome Kitkat, My son has had night terrors. There are medication’s now that can help with that. At a recent stay in a facility they started him on one and for the first time in 23 years he got a good night’s sleep. Hope you can find that help as well. Glad you reached out and you’re finding...

Zoloft was added to my cocktail just recently. I have had meds that caused me to be extremely anxious. That could be the case with the Zoloft for you. I have learned that deep breathing is a very, very effective treatment for many of our symptoms. It is part of mindfulness. Here’s one for you to...

I have heard that Pete Walker is a good resource as well. I think he actually does therapy, based out of California if I recall. Maybe I’m wrong in remembering, but I think that’s right. I hope you’re getting some good information. I get it about not liking the voice. But at least you’re getting...

I don’t expect to be judged here by people who get it, but I have been kicked out of two churches, and have been judged by many.

How do we respond to a post with a ❤️emoji. I have seen some of you do it but it’s not an option for me. Can anyone help me make it an option?

Mamachick, Keep hanging on. You may be at a low point, but you will pick yourself up again. We are all here to help you to do that. None of us have to stay stuck where we find ourselves. Neither do we have to force ourselves to function. What we need to do is care for ourselves. We have all been...

We all get it. We have all spent days in bed. Don’t judge yourself. Be kind to yourself and give yourself grace. Do your self-care. Keep doing it. That is your only job right now. In order to get yourself back to functioning you have to take care of yourself in every way possible. That is all...

Welcome to the forum Susan. So glad you’re here. Looking forward to getting to know you and to learn from one another in order to move forward in our healing journey of everything we’ve been through. ❤️ What you have been through Susan is exactly why I chose to stay with an abusive husband for...

You are not the only person who is celebrating a PTSD diagnosis. I hate it the lies they were telling me and the medicines they were pumping into me. I knew the truth. Now they’re going to learn it. Since they did that to me, I am making it a mission to make sure they know the truth and change...

Anita, I’m so glad you opened up. I have a horrendous experience of six weeks in a facility where they misdiagnosed me and put me on antipsychotics. They did not even have PTSD as a possible diagnosis. I now have physical manifestations of the trauma in the form of bodily ticks… I am here for...

Welcome to the forum, Anita. I agree with lost in the woods. I have been diagnosed with multiple chronic illnesses for almost 25 years now. I have been so sick that I have been wheelchair bound at some points. I had a dozen doctors who saw me regularly for a variety of different things. I have...

I didn’t realize that was a link. Thank you for letting me know. I’m still fairly new. I did read the article. I’m digesting it. Not sure I completely understand all of it, but one of my coping mechanisms, all of my life has been to overcompensate positive things in my life in order to minimize...

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Thank you Friday. I didn’t actually have to step away. I’m very thankful of that. I’m getting stronger. I’m tired of living in nonstop trigger mode 100% full blown body and mind. Maybe someday I’ll tell you my story. I respect yours. And I respect the knowledge and experience that you have. I...

I agree with Friday 100%. We do not have to take it. Even if the system is broken, we do not have to submit to it. It is our body and it is our mind that is broken. We are the only ones who know how it got that way. Those professionals who come alongside us, are there to help us not to harm us...

Hi Friday, I have appreciated many of your posts. You have a lot of experience, knowledge and insight. But I think you are also triggered sometimes by what people are sharing here. When we get triggered sometimes we lash out at the person who triggered us. I’m sorry that you got triggered. We...

Welcome. I am fairly new, but have been interacting quite a bit and I have found this space to be exactly what I needed-to be heard and understood, a source of companionship and compassion, a source of wisdom and experience that lead us to a better place. I hope you are blessed as well. 😊

I agree. It depends on the person/personality of the therapist as well as on their training. I was in a facility that did not even have PTSD listed as a possible diagnosis. I will never allow that to happen to me again. I fired my last therapist. I have been without a therapist for over a year...

It’s a juggling act, but it sounds like you’re getting it under control. I used to let people walk all over me. Not anymore. Thanks for sharing. Take good care of yourself. One day at a time. I’m glad they don’t dump everything on you anymore.

Punky 143, You really do have a lot of loss hitting you all at the same time. I would be surprised if you weren’t struggling. Do you have a therapist who can guide you through this very hard season? Can you also check with your doctor to see if you can tweak any meds temporarily until you get...

Glad to help. I may need your help sometime. Take good care and remember where to go for help when you need it. 🦋

Boundaries are how you do that. Start learning about healthy boundaries and start putting them in place, bluntly if you have to. I have had to be extremely blunt. And don’t apologize for taking care of yourself. It might take some time and practice to stop apologizing, but you will get to a...