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I work for a large comic book company-have been with the company for over 5 years. During the first 6 months of my job I discovered that I had Attention Deficit Disorder. I was intensely harassed and bullied by my manager for about the first three years of my job, and I sought therapy a little...

I just switched therapists-this is my third one in 2 years. I was with my first one for a year, he is the one who diagnosed me with PTSD, and during a session where I believe he came to the diagnosis, I believe I dissociated, but I am not sure if that is the correct terminology for what...

I have been seeing this therapist for three months, for PTSD and career issues. I was telling her about my recent work review (it was not good) and that I met with a recruiter. I was talking about my fears and concerns about finding a new job and she interrupted me and (in my opinion) scolded...

I had a very awkward experience in therapy yesterday and I am hoping someone can help me sort out how and why I feel so freaked out by it. The conversation started with my therapist asking me if there is any reason that I can think of as to why my previous therapist would not call her back. I...

When I talk to my friends or fiance about my trauma, I feel little emotion and don't get upset, but when I talk to my therapist I'm struggling to keep myself from dissociating. Does anyone else feel this way? Is this common? Or is it a trust thing maybe?

I told my therapist about something I do sometimes and was wondering if anyone else does this. She asked me if I dissociate and I said I'm not sure, but sometimes I will blast my music really loud and lay next to the speaker and I am awake but im not aware of anything, like my mind has turned...

So, my last T allowed and sometimes encouraged emailing between sessions. My new T accepts emails but won't really get into it until our session. Well after my last session I felt a little misunderstood and found an article about trauma similar to mine and emailed it to her. She hasn't heard...

Had my first EMDR session Tuesday and I'm not sure what I was to expect after, but I have a feeling I'm dissociation. Right after the session as I was driving home I felt a bit light headed and spacy, sort of like I had just woken up from a nap. I'm not sure if it was from EMDR or because as I...

I'm semi-new to my diagnosis and am finally seeing a trauma therapist. I don't feel like my traumas are legitimate reasons to have this diagnosis and I'm not making many connections in my life to trauma and symptoms. I am still in the intake phase of therapy and my therapist hasn't asked many...

I entered therapy for the first time about a year ago, went until this April (about 1 year). I learned that I had PTSD from childhood trauma, and the therapist was not a trauma therapist and recommended that I see a specialist. I did some treatment with first therapist, but nothing was resolved...

I might be looking for a new therapist and I just did a general search for them in my area and started to judge each therapist by their gender, looks, and age. My trauma revolves around my mom and brother. I am feeling pulled towards someone who is older than me by at least 15 years and female...

Do all of you have therapy treatment plans? Is it common to have a trauma treatment plan with your therapist or is it mostly "patient-lead"? I entered into therapy with my current therapist about 9 months ago for things unrelated to PTSD and was diagnosed about 6 months ago by him with PTSD...

Ok, So my fiance and I have been through a very rough patch for the last 8 months-basically since we both entered separate therapy and stopped smoking weed. We don't get along AT ALL now, I have come to realize that the weed is what kept us from bickering and realizing the problems we have. My...

Ok, so I to make a long story short, I just got really upset and angry about something and I cant resolve the problem until later, but I am at work and I am having a really hard time trying to relax. My back, neck shoulders are tense, and I feel like im going to jump out of my skin. Does anyone...

So the other night I was having a rough time regarding my fiance and I got on the chat wall here and was hoping for support and just someone to listen non-judgmentally. But what I got were a few people telling me that I am selfish. Not only did that hurt, but it surprised me. I have generally...

I had a therapy session today and left feeling fairly defeated. My last session went great and my therapist said he would like to dive into my past next time, but we didn't. He didn't bring it up, and I am too much of a wimp to bring it up myself. I don't know what my problem is. It feels so...

I am curious about a lot of what I read online about PTSD and how people are different than they were before the trauma, and how therapy can help get you back to being yourself again. Well, what about those of us who had trauma from an early age? Therapy isn't going to help me get back to the...

This isn't the first time I dissociated in therapy, but it caught me off guard. Or rather, my therapist caught me off guard by using a particular trauma of mine (one of the only ones he knows details on) to illustrate a point he was making about something I had asked him regarding avoiding...

I am having a really hard time putting my finger on how I feel sometimes, and if I can change how I feel. I have a trauma history from childhood and hold a lot of resentment towards my mother, who neglected me and my brother, leaving him to act out his anger on me while she was away. I have a...

We all have so many concerns with our "condition", but I want to know what GOOD things people can identify about themselves despite your past traumas. I am curious to know how many of us might be talented in certain areas. For me, I have recently found I enjoy writing and think I am pretty good...

Trigger warning...I have recently been diagnosed with PTSD (from non-sexual sibling abuse growing up) and am trying to make sense of my life with this new perspective. I don't think I really have any flashbacks, just a lot of PTSD symptoms. I did have an instance a few weeks ago where we were...

I stared therapy about four months ago for issues related to my career. Three weeks ago I dissociated in therapy for what I consider to be the first time. I felt paralyzed, frightened, it was as if my mind sort of turned off for a few minutes. I felt like the walls were closing in on me and my...