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Michigangirl, Therapists can help, but you must open up to them. My therapist's name was given to me by a friend who is a therapist. My friend told me that everyone who saw this therapist was healed. I remember so well that first time I walked into the office. The clinic was a University...

Thank you Morgan. You have added some ammunition to my grounding arsenal. For me different methods work for different situations. When I am disassociating repeating "This is not happening now" works well for me. You are correct that it takes alot of practice. You need self-awareness to...

No Spirit existed in me or outside of me for a very long time. Only after my diagnosis has Spirit come back into my life. There are two Spirits in my life. There is the universal Spirit who I pray and meditate to. Inside of me is the Spirit who is my unique being. I'll tell you about my...

Tactman, Welcome to the forum. I am not military, but I pray for all our troops overseas and will pray for you personally. It takes alot of courage to serve our country as you do. Take care, vst

Waking up and not going back to sleep is my biggest problem. For me, the intrusive thoughts usually are worse in the middle of the night. Of course I take a pill to sleep and say my prayers. No wonder I fall asleep. :smile: The first thing I do in the morning is meditate to clear my mind...

My bad things... Drove my parents to tears, I was not a very nice teenager. Drinking, smoking, drugs Shoplifting Used sex to punish myself (I just figured that one out a few weeks ago) Slept with two married men Ran away from places and situations without telling anyone I was...

Hi Linda, Sorry to hear about your foster dog. I too have worked at an emergency veterinary clinic. Dealing with animals I don't know is one thing, dealing with my own pets is an entirely different matter. Have you ever seen the Rainbow Bridge poem? Its about our deceased dogs going over...

Congratulations Herc on finding the dolls. What a journey you had to get them. I'll also give you a big cheer :occasion:for pushing through the agoraphobia. Like your grandmother, I keep a gratitude journal. One time I even wrote that I was grateful for PTSD. Cheers, vst

A few days ago was a bad day. Those little voices in my head were saying "do this, no do that". Today is a great day. Feeling relaxed and happy. I'm even feeling that joyful Christmas spirit. PTSD is so confusing sometimes. :dontknow: vst

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Greetings #six. My experience is yes, the joy in life can return. vst

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All this dog talk makes me dream of having a dog again someday. My dog was euthanized almost two years ago. Linda, that is great you adopted Roland the Rottie. Rottweilers have such a bad reputation, but most of the ones I have known have been very good dogs. Last week on the Dog Whisperer...

Thank you for sharing Anna5. The article explained everything so clearly. The insight it gave is invaluable. Throughout my life I thought of myself as being a survivor and now I understand the disassociation helped me survive, no matter what happened. The disassociative scale was a little...

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TX, keep working on everything and be kind to yourself. This time of the year is hard. Holidays are supposed to be fun, but to me they are just one anxiety attack. I panicked and had to run out of Macy's the other day. I hit bottom before I went into therapy. I asked myself if I wanted to...

I agree that disassociation may be different for different people. I learned to cope with disassociation so well that no one ever knew. Now I know when I start to disassociate and try to bring myself back. Boy, is this hard to put into words. vst

The purpose of my life keeps changing as I go through my healing process. Some people say they want a life like mine, but they don't really know me. These are happily married women who have children. What they don't know is I don't connect with people, I don't trust and I don't even know if I...

Hollyberry, I'm glad you made it through dinner yesterday and was able to see your grandchildren. It is very brave of you to go out to the store. I had a panic attack at Macy's on Wednesday. It is supposed to be the season of holiday joy. For some of us it is the season of holiday panic...

Hi and welcome to the forum. Thank you for your service and I hope you find the information you need. vst

Holly, So sorry you are having so much anxiety. I too disassociate and it is from sexual abuse at a young age. That is how we protected ourselves. This is why we don't remember the actual abuse, we just know it happened. I don't have a gd, but one of my triggers is hearing about small...