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Really just fuming mad right now. This site is to help others with PTSD or for supporters of PTSD. NOT for people just to creep on blogs for fun to know everyone's business. I post my personal stories on here so that other people with PTSD can relate to me or supporters can understand. However I...

Hello everyone, my Psychiatrist just recommended Trazodone for my severe insomnia problems ( I go days without any sleep at all and it has lead to serious medical problems ). I was just wondering for those of you who have tried it, how it has affected or helped you. Please let me know. Thanks :)

Hello everyone, I just woke up from a very emotional dream with wet eyes (I was crying in my sleep). My dream was about my ex-boyfriend coming home (he lives in North Carolina now) and said he wanted to see me. We decided to go to the mall. When we were there he pulled me close and kissed me...

So today my parents offered to pay for some acupuncture treatments to see if that would help ease my symptoms. Has anyone ever had acupuncture for insomnia, eating disorders, stress, or PTSD? Any advice or personal experiences in general would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Hello all, if some of you have read my previous posts, my doctors believe I am experiencing partial complex seizures due to a combo of stress, malnutrition, and sleep deprivation. I know a brain scan would be best to confirm the diagnosis. However I have really bad anxiety about getting a brain...

Lately due to the stress of my disorder, along with malnutrition due to anorexia, and complete sleep deprivation due to insomnia, I have been experiencing what's called Partial Complex Seizures. These are seizures that are non convulsive, and result in blacking out, loss of consciousness, and...

Hello everyone. I was diagnosed with Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. During therapy or at the doctors, they always say things like, "So you've probably experienced dissociation, right?". But I honestly have never experienced dissociation, ever. Everyone keeps talking to me about it and I...

This is my official trigger warning, read this at your own risk. Tonight I self harmed. I had gone about a month without it but tonight I just kept saying, "Tonight I'm just not strong enough." I was semi-okay earlier because I was distracted while out with friends. But then when I got back to...

Okay, right now I am trying my best to finish typing a biology lab paper but I can not concentrate for the life of me and it's really wearing me down. Lately I've developed a new symptom: blackouts. There will be times when I look at the clock and it's say, 2:00pm. Then I go into this sort of...

I wasn't sure which category to post this in, since it does have to do with therapy but it's not all serious. Anyway I just thought I'd share an interesting story, somewhat of a laugh. Today in therapy I was talking to my therapist about my anorexia. He asked about my typical diet (no sweets or...

I'm sorry but I have to get this out there, it's building up inside me and every day I'm more miserable. After all my abuse I met the love of my life, after 8 months of dating he moved to North Carolina. I'm from Chicago. We managed to stay together for 2 years, I was head over heels in love...

I was wondering if anyone else experiences this symptom. Whenever I have a flashback, I physically freeze up. All I can do is bend over, bury my head in my lap, cover my eyes, and re-live the abuse. The other night my friend accidentally triggered a flashback and I burst into tears and was...

Just wanted to share my excitement! Today I have decided to start a series of videos sharing my experience with Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I'm creating the videos for people who are going through it, for teachers who might want to learn about the disorder from someone experiencing...

I've been researching therapies and this one came up: electroconvulsive therapy. It's a shock therapy where the patient is put to sleep and given muscle relaxers to prevent violent convulsions. Then electrodes are applied to the brain and the a seizure is induced. The theory is that the brain...

Is anyone else really frustrated with their therapist? Since my visit to the hospital I am required by my college to attend 3 counseling sessions. My counselor is male, and whenever he asks me to tell him about what happened or how I'm feeling, all he ever says is "Oh I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" in...

Hello everyone, I thought I might introduce myself and see if anyone would like to talk with me and share similar experiences. My name is Paloma, and I have been suffering with post traumatic stress disorder for 4 years now due to a severely abusive relationship with an ex-boyfriend. For privacy...