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It is good you have someone you can talk to, though I am sorry for anyone that has to go through a traumatic experience. Talking to someone is positive. Just keep taking those baby steps. Try to get some rest and good luck with treatment in your new location. Hugs, vst

Seesnme, Personally I am on this forum because there are very caring people who understand what PTSD can do to our lives and are willing to share their thoughts. Being here is being part of a community and I can express my thoughts without worrying that anyone will think I'm completely looney...

I thought my anxiety brought on my panic attacks, but I'm not sure if there is a difference. vst

Well done Holly! Cigarettes, drugs and alcohol were what I used to get through life, but I feel much stronger without them. Well, I do have one drink a day. :smile: We all have negative coping skills, but my hope is with practice we can learn positive coping skills. The only thing we can do on...

Close personal friends can be a wonderful gift. When you can find one or two people you can trust (and trust is not easy for me) you feel connected to humanity. Connection with others very hard for people with PTSD. Friends may break your trust, but that also happens in non-PTSD...

Hi Freddy and welcome, vst

Welcome to the forum. vst

Hi and welcome. vst

Hercules, It is okay to be angry. Anger is a natural reaction when our life has been stolen from us. Sometimes we need to vent and let the rage out. On to the subject of numbness...I was emotionally numb for at least 40 years. The numbness was not from drugs, but I abused drugs and alcohol...

Bailey, your post was magnificent. Thank you!! vst

Welcome Holly vst

Hi Rachel! Welcome to the forum. vst

I take Xanax for certain dental procedures, flying and a few times when my panic attacks were not allowing me to do something I really needed to do. One minute I am thinking the worst and when the Xanax hits all is okay with the world. One thing I learned the hard way is do not eat any...

News stories of sexual molesters, someone leaning over me while I am sitting on a chair, friends treating me inconsistently, certain smells and when I am somewhere without an escape route... I am learning my triggers as they happen and so far these are the ones I recognize. vst

I too have had violent fantasies regarding my own death. It was such a relief when I read these fantasies were a direct result of my PTSD. "Sicko" no longer, just a normal person with PTSD. :clap: The books "Wherever You Go, There You Are" and "Full Catastrophe Living" were helpful to me in...

The "Ghosts of the Past" sometimes feel like a demon ruler. Each time a sexual molestation case is publicized I am over taken by the fear, pain and confusion I experienced. Eventually, after repeating to myself "it is not happening to me now", I will exorcise the "Ghosts". I hate those...

Welcome! vst

Welcome Dana, vst

Hi YaYa, Welcome to the forum. In time you will begin to find the real you and it is a wonderful journey. And yes, we are all scared, but as you heal the fear becomes a bit more tolerable. Hugs, vst

Hey Pandora, Are you feeling better today? vst

Trazadone works well for me at 50 mg and I am allowed to take up to 100 mg. Sometimes I have very vivid dreams that are related to my PTSD, but they are not traumatic or disturbing. My feeling about them is they are part of my healing process. If I remember the dreams I go to a dream analysis...

Hi Pandora, Before my diagnosis I changed jobs and moved about every three years. Somehow I have managed to stay in the same job and in the same community for almost 13 years. I have moved, but from an apartment to a home with a mortgage. Looking back moving may have been related to my...

Welcome Ruth, vst

Welcome tmb, vst

Hi Vicky and welcome to the forum. vst