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I also sew sometimes. Buy lately, it has been crocheting. I like that it is quiet, so I can do it anywhere and not bother anyone. I can easily take it with me anywhere also. It really doesn't matter what I make, I just make squares (washcloths-to give away) or even scarfs to donate. As long as...

Welcome to the group Starre. I have also felt a kind of "relief" when I received my diagnosis. (A few years ago) It really helped me to know that it was not all my imagination. It was actually "something." I have always thought of myself as a "Survivor".

I have a journal that goes back for decades! Writing everything down is the "only" way for me to remember things. I often have to go back and re-read it. FYI, always write it out by hand. It helps to believe that it is "you" that is remembering it - not someone else who has just typed up...

Does anyone have a problem with certain "sounds"? I have a terrible time when someone eats / crunches an apple near me.

Actually, the others don't bother me - just that one. I think it was what my father called me, as he was attacking me. "you're okay, Honey."

Welcome to the forum. :)

I don't know if this is the right forum. But my question is this. I have a dream - usually about something not involving my memories. Then, I wake up in a panic. I can't get it to stop -even after I have told myself that "its just a dream. It's not real." I had a dream this morning about going...

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I'm sorry that all this happened to you. Welcome to the forum.

Thank you soooo much for explaining this! You found the words to say/explain what I feel and couldn't understand about myself. I really appreciate it.

By the time they got me there- I was well enough for them to just say "you're fine, go ahead and go". They didn't even believe me. Neither did my insurance - I paid 100% of the ambulance bill.

Being called "Honey" - by anyone. Even my spouse. It makes me very angry and I just want to lash out at them. Strangers too. Also, being told that "you're all right" really gets to me. How can they even think that they have the right to tell me how I feel.

I have a terrible time with the color yellow. Sounds odd, huh? It took many years to figure out why. But, once I did, it made a lot of sense to me. (I still avoid the color - everywhere. Which is okay)

I know that this sounds odd, but I have been thinking lately about contacting the T that I saw when I was very young. I know that he is still practicing, since I looked him up. I asked myself "why" I would want to do this - I decided that I want to tell him how angry I am for him not recognizing...

I'm so sorry for your loss. It is always hard when a loved one dies. ( I lost my mother just a few months ago) So I know that it hurts.

Where?? I could use some directions! LOL

I'm not sure if this fits with the conversation, but when I start getting a "memory feeling", the first thing that I feel is the need to use the bathroom. I finally figured out why. When I would feel "the memory feeling" coming (when I was young) the only "safe" place to go was the bathroom...

Thank you sooo much for saying this, Ladee. I have felt this same way for years. Like you it took many years to finally get an official diagnosis. Thank you for putting it into words- for me.

I don't mind saying that I was "relieved" to finally have a name for it. "You mean It's not just me - being so messed up?? " Wow!

I was talking with a therapist once, quite a long time ago. But, I always remember the … trembling/shaking that I felt …..between my legs. I had never experienced a physical feeling/memory before that .

This kind of "therapy" can be very hard. So, if you don't want to go this route - tell your T. They should not make you do anything that you're not ready to do. As for this type of therapy, when I tried it for the first time, it was really hard. Instead of going back directly to where "it"...

I read somewhere in the forum about the idea of "writing to myself" by addressing the child you, from the adult you. In other words, having a conversation with the little you inside. (Hi, so-in-so. How are you doing today? Do you have anything that you would like to talk about?) I know it...

I tried to reach out to my family also - it was like a horror movie ! No one believed me and everyone got angry with me, (lots of screaming and yelling at me), like it was my fault. (A text book of "retraumatizing". I have never spoken to any of them about this again, even after the doctor...

If you do some scientific research, you will find that compartmentalization is very normal for people with ptsd. It is a physical coping reaction done in the brain--- no fault of yours. Very natural.

I can assure everyone here that they are not alone about the fear of going to the dentist ! I looked into it for many years. I wanted to know why - because I was so bad. Worse then any of my siblings. I found an article (I will look for it). It talks about how you can feel both powerless and...