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I often think about this and tell myself repeatedly that this is not true. But am I just in denial? Is there a point in which there has been so much damage done by so many people and so many traumatic experiences, starting from birth, that it is not possible to fully heal and the best we can...

I have started taking Efexor XR (as a replacement for Seroquel) and feel worse 5 days into taking it. I have absolutely no energy or motivation and my nightmares are back full force. I know it takes a while for meds to adjust, but I didn't feel like this starting the Mirtazapine (which I'm...

I've had my disability pension support claim recently refused, so had to see a psychiatrist last week and go through everything for her to write a report. I've now read the reports that will go to Centrelink and my mental health doc's report and they have EVERYTHING in there - in detail! I am...

I am only 2 months into therapy, having a very hard time with anxiety and on Mirtazapine and Seroquel, but still suffer with anxiety, particularly social anxiety and I hate crowds and even talking even with my friends is hard. It was my husbands Police Academy Graduation last night and I could...

My husband has his graduation today, I'm on seroquel to help with anxiety. But I really don't know if I am going to cope. My anxiety is high now and it's only 9.30am and it's not until 5pm. We have friends coming to help me with managing my kids and anxiety which is great, but I even find it...

This last week has been so hard. And I'm breaking down and it's scares me as I have kids and no family to look after them if I fall apart, so it's not an option. Coming to realise in therapy over the last few weeks just how much pyschological damage was caused by my parents is so hard...

I am currently on Mirtazapine, which has really helped my depressionand insomnia, but my anxiety is still pretty bad' particularly in certain social situations. My husband is about to graduate from police academy and has a graduation ceremony that myself and my sons are going to. This will...

I have noticed that under high anxiety, I now also physically shake. It's more than trembling, it's full on shaking and it's getting worse. I was at Church last night (high stress for me) for the first time in over a month, and noticed that I kept shaking quite badly. I could stop it but...

This last week I have been thinking and remembering my former suicide attempts, back when I was a teenager. I don't ever think about this, but had flashbacks due to being triggered by something I watched on a music video. Now I keep thinking about it and the feelings I had at the time, where I...

When I read some of threads in the supporters section, it makes me feel even more guilty and depressed that my husband is going through the challenges of having a wife with PTSD & severe depression and everything that goes with that. He is training to be a police officer and that is full on...

I have commenced therapy and we are about to start talking about the more upsetting stuff, my father. Having had a little pastoral counselling and talking with my husband - I know I get very upset about the CSA and my parents failures and everything leading up to the worst abuse which started...

I have given forgiveness a lot of thought with regard to whether I will ever actually achieve full and true healing. As a person who has experienced severe abuse from many different people, including my parents, this seems like an impossible task. Most of the time I feel they ansolutely do not...

My therapist explained to me in our last session - why I regularly wake up at about 3am. She explained it's due to the brain processing all the stress, anxiety, memories, flashbacks etc and the brain senses danger, so wakes me up. Often these memories turn into nightmares, so again the brain...

At my last therapy session, my T talked about how she has noticed I dissociate and get a glazed look come over my face and I'm clearly far away. She talked about phrases she will use and grounding techniques. I didnt realise I did it that often. Kinda felt a bit embarrassed and tried for the...

Today I am struggling with my children a lot. I have therapy this evening and I always feel worse on the day and a few days after therapy. My boys are beautiful, energetic, noisy, fun boys, but all those things that I love about them - are so difficult to deal with these days. My husband has...

I've been told by my T that I need EMDR as part of my therapy. Firstly it really hit home just how serious PTSD is (I am newly diagnosed) and that a bit of talking therapy is not going to fix it. That was a bit of a reality shock. But, having read a fair bit on EMDR, I am worried about having...

I have my second therapy session tomorrow. It is making me feel sick just thinking about it. I hated the first one. I don't want to go again and yet I know I have to. After taking my boys to school and daycare I have done nothing today except lie down on the sofa and watch crap daytime TV...

I have been advised to listen to soft classical and relaxing music as it helps the brain. I'm not sure how, but wondered if anyone else has found this useful, other than just the obvious relaxing sound? My normal music choice is dance/club music and popular chart type music, which I've been...

I have a group of friends, some I trust more than others. At the advice of my psychologist when I was assessed recently, I made an attempt to tell my friends about the PTSD diagnosis to try to build a support group and let them know what has been going on. Prior to that they didn't really know...

Hi all, hope you are having a god day and if it's a bad one, big hugs to you. I have recently been diagnosed at 41 yrs old with delayed onset complex PTSD for acute trauma. This due to being abandoned by my birth father as a young child, followed by abuse as a child - including sexual abuse...

I was wondering if there are any support groups that meet up in the Brisbane area? I have been diagnosed with delayed onset C-PTSD and have been thinking that a group support with people going through similar would be helpful.

I have been diagnosed with C-PTSD recently and prescribed Mirtazapine at 30mgs dose as I'm not emotionally stable enough for the therapy I need, particularly the Exposure therapy I have to have. I've been on them 2 weeks now and my irritability levels and anxiety levels have increased. My...