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I’m feeling numb to people/person in my life, wanting to isolate but almost for self preservation because I feel like I’m being drowned by the outside world. I lost my husband to suicide three years ago (anniversary in two weeks) but I’m not allowed to talk about that anymore because it’s been...

Has anyone had any experience with ImTT or Image Transformation Therapy? My therapist has just been certified and tried it on me today to help to release the pain associated with my husband's death. I'm a little skeptical because it was guided imagery coupled with an almost a progressive...

He committed suicide. I don't know what I'm going to do now.

New study showing promise for symptom treatment in chronic PTSD. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/305752.php

It's called Going Crazy In The Green Machine. From the excerpt someone quoted on another site, it seems to buck against the biological theories/injury model of PTSD in the military. I haven't read it and I'm not sure I want to read it however don't you think that dispelling the injury model...

I just wanted to share that I won a scholarship. I know I already posted this in my diary, and it's really hard for me to celebrate anything in my life now without seriously downplaying it, but I thought I'd share here to let everyone know. In the course that I just took, (that I hated) I...

That new homepage is looking intimidatingly awesome to me! So fancy and professional looking. Definitely eye catching and interest grabbing so EXCELLENT JOB to everyone involved I'm loving what I see so far!

I'm reaching out to anyone who may be anxiously awaiting news of the conclusion of events in Sydney. When a radical tried to storm our parliament last month I went through a rough time that day and I just wanted to reach out and send my prayers to anyone who may be feeling affected. Let's all...

Has anyone heard of this new trend of referring to psychological programs as "school"? I think it's supposed to remove stigma but personally, I find it a tad disturbing. Would this not just encourage denial?

Today I had a small victory, it's nothing anyone would write home about but I just had to share it with people who actually get it. I was able to go out and take a walk around my block today - alone! To put this in perspective, those of you who know my story, know that I usually allow the...

I just read the blog post of another medic who is undergoing blue pajama treatment after a suicide attempt. I can't help but feel anger and jealousy because she is getting treatment and support and she is being fast-tracked into an inpatient program at Homewood. It's been six years for me and...

I just read an article claiming almost 100% success in treating mTBI/PTSD with hyberbaric oxygen therapy, has anyone else heard of this? Has anyone gone through it? Does anyone know of any links to studies? I wonder if it works in the setting of non-TBI PTSD as, in my opinion, all incidences...

I'm former EMS, fired this year by my employer. I was diagnosed with PTSD in 2008 and have been struggling with almost constant bouts of symptoms since then, even my remission periods don't spare me from all of the symptoms. Recently here in Canada we have had a sudden "rash" of suicides by...

IF you are or were a sworn member of an Ontario, Canada Police Force, I've come across this online survey on Operational Stress Injury in the police force. The survey can be found at the following web address: Dead Link Removed (hope this link works)

I was diagnosed with an Adjustment Disorder last year during a psych eval and it was only briefly and vaguely addressed by my then therapist. She thought it was ironic that I was diagnosed with it, being that the identified stressor was my dealings with workers comp / my employer, considering...

I think I just started a twitter war. I reacted to a tweet, I got a misguided reply, I reacted again with calculated conscious wording. After that I began to shake, I feel like I am trembling inside and I am hyperventilating. Can someone help me figure this out? I know I can't take being...

I just received word that my cousins husband was found dead of an apparent heart attack, he was in his late 50s. To top that off, he'd just come from the funeral of his friend, a former partner of my dad and our neighbor growing up. I was also told that another of my cousins had a post...

I am in therapy, the past 8 sessions have been S.I.T and this was the only mandate for our 12 approved sessions. Today I was asked, "what do you want out of the next few sessions?" Anyone ever had this or anything similar? How did you answer because I had no clue. If there's nothing left to...

Okay, so I've been trying to deal with an odd and confusing situation here, my workers comp benefits are being slowly weaned over 12 weeks. My T is telling me that what is happening is happening, on the other hand to this is me, who is telling me to keep fighting, keep up for the priniciple of...

I had an appointment to meet my new therapist yesterday and she assured me that we have 12 weeks to work on SI therapy. I then got home to a phone message from a return to work person - the same person who verbally attacked me on the phone in the spring causing me to then be diagnosed with...

Today I said goodbye to my therapist of over 4 years, odd but she got all emotional and it made me extremely uncomfortable; mostly because I was guilty that I could not feel anything about it. I have made arrangements to move to another therapist, so there is no current dilemma, but still...

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone knows of any articles or research done in this area with regard to reintegrating workers back to their occupations or suggestions for alternate occupations / specific workplace modifications for those workers. Are there any stats? Any information at all? I'd...

Just wondering if anyone out there has sought out legal help in their return to work and at what point you decided it was necessary. Thanks. I'm once again been hit out of the blue with a notification of a return to work process that is about to start, I wish I was more in the loop with these...

Just wondering if anyone out there is also dealing with this. This is the greatest challenge for me at this point now more than three years post trauma. Since my trauma is a direct result of my work, not only is my job a permanent psychological restriction to me, but so is my entire field...

In my most recent session with my T, she informed me that she has found an EMDR therapist for me to see, the catch is that the new therapist is not willing to travel to this local office to treat me. She also wants my current therapist to hand over my complete care. This frightens me. I have...