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Being here is a huge step and hopefully one that will ultimately support your healing. That your counselors missed the mark for so long must be incredibly frustrating. Please give yourself the gift of self-compassion by continuing to pursue treatment, despite the rocky road you've been on. Hard...

Hospital stories are triggering for me because the bureaucratic dysfunction and broken souls running them caused my PTSD. I dedicated my life to improving care from the inside and typically get fired up hearing tales like yours, but oddly that didn't happen this time. It's a learned skill to...

So sweet- thanks for sharing!

It never even occurred to me that there are various modes of thinking! Funny how we assume we're all alike. Thank you for opening my mind!!

Introversion and extraversion are either end of a continuum, so we all have at least a bit of each in us. And yes, the Myers-Briggs definition focuses on energy, as others have already shared. I am on the shy side by nature, and am introverted, but when in comfortable and familiar surroundings...

I think eventually it does. Crying has been my constant companion these past 2+ years. And no, I wasn't much of a crier before all this. I really don't experience the sad type of thought induced crying much though. Looking back, crying was the first sign something was wrong. I'd find myself...

Thank you for sharing the video link-I'm eager to check it out. I am religious and also deeply spiritual. Eckhart Tolle's book A New Earth introduced me to the life changing concepts of consciousness about 7 years ago. I re-read it yearly and glean something new each time. I can't imagine...

These types of symptoms have been the most bothersome for me for many months now. I don't feel nervous and my mind is calm, but my heart bounds, chest tightens, legs wobble and my body trembles on and off at home and most every time I leave the house. Wow, this happens to me too, yet never...

Welcome to the forum! Still newish member myself and it has been more helpful than I anticipated, even after lurking for about a year before I joined.

Both and everything in the middle. Two years ago I would have disputed the belief that childhood memories could be hidden from our awareness. Then I discovered memories I had buried for 40+ years. Shocked me to my core and took many months before I could accept that my mind had done this. These...

I'm 54 and most certainly didn't have the insight you already possess back when I was your age! Took me many years and numerous life experiences to gain that level of reflection. Recently I've learned that we lose perspective when we're too close to an aspect of our life. This makes our...

Beginning Buddhism/ mindfulness suggestion: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. This top selling book has transformed countless lives. You may also want to consider guided imagery. HealthJourneys website was recommended to me years ago by a highly respected integrative medicine physician...

Looks like I'm going against the majority in my suggestion to continue finding your voice. Yes it's true, an activated fear response makes speech challenging (affects Broccas area of the brain) but this is something the therapist has to take into consideration and work through. Best to be open...

Horseback riding for me. Lived for horses as a teen and recently realized they were much more than a hobby- they helped me survive a very dark time in my life. Without them my life may very well have taken a different turn. Not sure how to make it happen but this thread is inspiring me to...

Welcome! Offering my prayers for your continued recovery. EMDR sounds like a good option for your trauma recovery. I also suggests you look into one of the body psychotherapies, specifically somatic experiencing, if available to you. Peter Levine's approach fits perfectly with the type of trauma...

Lovely thread that touches my spiritual self deeply. Different circumstances, but similar experiences. I too developed a strong spiritual connection to nature and animals, but more toward my early teens. My spirituality deepened with the addition of religion a few years later, after losing my...

@greenleaf thank you for sharing the video link. And thank you all for so bravely telling your own stories. There's much power in the seemingly simple act of truthtelling.

Struggling similarly and still seeking the ever elusive mix of strategies to help regulate my body. Amen, amen, amen to your insistence that it's a body versus thinking disorder!! I feel less alone every time I hear this validation from others. Ended up in a writhing, crying heap on my kitchen...

Thank you for honoring us wth your story. Your integrity and strength of character inspire me. Glory to God for keeping your heart soft and your spirit protected. The power of your love has already overcome the horrible legacy of your inheritance. While the scars will remain, your mother's...

The lack of care continuity within the mental health community stuns me (and is a trigger as well). Agree with @Justmehere that it is completely unacceptable. Imagine a physician diagnosing acute appendicitis then sending the patient home without a referral to a surgeon or hospital. Sadly, it's...

Welcome! I'm newish here too but took me longer to reach out, so kudos to you! @WillyKat - never heard "strength is infectious" before. Powerful words with deep meaning.

Medicare should cover any GYN care you may need now or down the road, so that can be crossed off your worry list. It's completely normal to get anxious and expect the worse when experiencing pain, discomfort, or other symptoms. And when I say normal I mean everyone, not just PTSDers, get that...