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I have been in a relationship with a woman the past few months. It's been pretty rocky, and it may now be over. One issue, among many, that seems to be a real problem for her is that I, as a male, have a friend of the opposite-sex. I don't see or talk to her very often -- she has a steady...

After reading through this thread, something occurred to me, which I thought interesting in the context on my own experience. I don't know exactly what happened to me, in the past, but, after two years of processing, I strongly suspect some kind of sexual abuse. Not sure if it included...

Article from 2008. This psychiatrist disputed the existence of the repressed memory phenomenon based upon the apparent lack of mention of any instances of this in any history or literature before the year 1800. Interested to know what folks think about his premise and his methodology. I know...

Maybe a little late to the game, here, but I figured I'd get an idea about what people think about this, especially since so many people here are from outside the US. And, maybe, start a little trouble as well. ;) Scene 1: Congress couldn't agree on how the government should be funded...

Claims of at least 1300 people killed in single attack this week, in a rebel-leaning suburb of Damascus. A large number of the victims were children. Most of the victims had no sign of physical trauma, and had symptoms indicative of nerve gas poisoning. There was also hardly any physical...

What is "identity"? What constitutes identity? For a long time, I've had trouble identifying what I really like to do, what really makes me excited, motivated, etc., be it with regard to career, social activity, personal hobbies, etc. Nothing ever feels quite right. Sometimes, it's more a...

For a while, now, I can't seem to get motivated to do very much of anything. Nothing seems interesting, worthwhile, exciting, etc. It's like there's an internal war inside of me, running through all of the things that I need do, all the things that I want to do, and, because there's so much...

‘91 Girl and I have collaborated on putting together the above poll, to examine the following: - The correlation between ADD/ADHD among those with PTSD, and having family-of-origin caregivers with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD -- see below for a description) - The correlation between...

My therapist keeps telling me I have to talk to "my children" (my various traumatic experiences) and let them know that I'm there for them, that I'm not going to abandon them, and that they can trust me. I thought this was kind of silly, initially -- after all, calling them "my children" was...

Well, recently, I thought I was doing a little better. I have been better about taking time for myself and not stressing-out over my obligations as much. And, overall, I feel that I've been slightly less depressed. Good, right? Today, though, I began wondering if this is simply apathy. I...

Greetings to all. :) I have recently become aware that I suffer from a form of PTSD. I suppose I suspected that something like this was my problem for a while, but I didn't think about it really being PTSD. Typically, one thinks of PTSD sufferers as those who've gone through severe physical...