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I'm sorry you're going through this and hate your life. Many of us feel the same way you do. And you're right, the SI isn't as cut and dry as it seems to some others. I know exactly what you mean. Do you really feel that no one would miss you? It's not a fun place to be. I'm sorry things have...

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I just had my first treatment today. Was quite a journey. Some of the highlights: Lots of shapes, faces that turned to shapes, mountains, valleys, among others. Childhood, military deployment, and crying. Had some heightened anxiety during the more intense phase of medicine peeking. My first...

Unsure about FMP but the VA can approve Ketamine for "treatment resistant depression" via 'care in the community'. Best of luck to you, and thanks for your service.

I'm deeply sorry that you are struggling so much. I know what it's like not having any money, nowhere to go, and no one that understands you and what you're dealing with. I will pray for you now. I wish there was more I could do other than day hang in there.. 🙏

Many things written here I resonate with...hang in there too, ok🙏

What is all involved with the inpatient Ptsd treatment?

After you have a nightmare, when you're able, write it out but with a different/better ending to it. Make the story yours. It's what I do sometimes. Hang in there.

I see you..I feel your frustration. I too don't handle things well when I'm out. Especially when I drive. My anxiety turns me into an asshole. I hate certain versions of myself and that's one. Seems like your past is definitely haunting you. I personally use intense weight lifting and...

I liked the original version better. It was simple and easier for me to understand. Thanks for the effort and I'm certain others will benefit!

Yep. I just logged in, searched a key term and your post calls out to me. I've been married for 15 years now. Our sex life has never been great even in our peak years. She is just like your husband & I'm CONSTANTLY thinking about sex with other women now. I even logged into an adult dating site...

Yes, I too have similar "pains" that are triggered from past occurrences. I hope your pain goes away someday and that you can live a peaceful, healthy, and happy life.

Brilliant response and I agree with several points. I would like to clarify something though. When I say "over sharing" I'm not referring to my past trauma Stressors, I'm referring to sharing too much personal information in general. Like, I don't sometimes stop at basic introductions if that...

I notice that sometimes when I begin talking to someone I tend to maybe "over share" things with them. It would seem more likely, given my past & stressors that I would shut down and stay shut down ALWAYS (I still do this too). But I've noticed particularly over the past handful of years that I...

Pretty much normal for me a lot of times but I'm just wondering what the heck it is. and if anyone else has experienced similar type negative talk/memories/flashbacks things co-occuring I hear their words, feel how I felt at the time, and at times images

Thank you for clicking on this. I'm just getting started with a new therapist and have had some scheduling difficulties which have pushed back my appointments. I do however, have a 'Health Coach' at the VA in the "Integrative Health" department. As it happens, I have seen her twice now since...

"They're better off if I don't (stay alive) is something that I frequently struggle with too. Think about this; Think of the idea that if you're gone, who might step in to raise those kids? Would a step-father, or any other parental figure end up abusing them? Or at the very least not raise them...

Eat a good meal with clean carbs (complex) & lots of protein. 30-60 minutes later take a pre-workout supplement if available or a cup of coffee if not. Think briefly about past traumas and/or people who have abused you or wronged you. Then focus on the fact that you have "REBUILD" your body...

I take medication to help induce sleep. Relied on it quite a bit when I had my sleep study.

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I've been there and done that too. Bought into almost all of it too. I personally believe in a higher power, and for me it's God. And what helps me is that I remind myself that He knows what all has happened to me and everything that I've been through and survived. That's all that matters...

I can very much relate to what you've just described. And It happens to me all the time. Lately I'ts been while I'm at home with my wife and children. I can't even force myself to focus on what my 7 & 10 year old are saying to me. I feel like such a horrible parent. But I feel slightly less...

Very well said and thank you. I personally have been trying hard to 'not live in the past' etc. It is a never ending battle, thank you again

When I'm driving somewhere & waiting to turn left at a stoplight. It's 5 o'clock traffic and the cars are lined up for as far as I can see, I feel like those people are driving home from work, taking their daughter to gymnastics, their son and his friends to their baseball game, going to their...