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I’ve been in trauma therapy every week for years. I’ve made a lot of progress and lately I get the feeling that my therapist is bored and sick of hearing my questions. We do Telehealth and it’s great for convenience. I just don’t feel a connection. When I talk to my friends about it-friends who...

I guess I belong here. My medical providers suck. Seriously, I don’t think my psychiatrist knows a thing about PTSD and it’s first cousin depression with suicidality. Amonthago I was declining. I happened to have my every three month med check with the shrink. I must have said something weird...

I’m entrenched in a condo with two evil women. Bully’s, attacking me off agenda time at meetings, constant insults, I want out. I live in a sick building where evil people live.they like to harass me any way they can. I am surrounded by morons. Finally got rid of the stalker. She moved...her...

Have any of you used bioidentical estrogen to help with menopause symptoms. Mine aggravate my PTSD. The memory lapses, fatigue, etc. I’m 64 and entered menopause at 42. The cost of it in my neck of the woods is $80/month for the cream, not to mention the physician charge because I would have to...

My daughter and I have had a rocky relationship since I suffered a severe chemical exposure in the late 90’s. She was only 14 at the time and I was so sick, I was on the couch for a year until I started having acupuncture. Slowly I healed, was able to go back to college and start a business. I...

A few weeks ago I literally collapsed on my longtime Ts couch and said please help me I’m so depressed and have been for months. There was an intrusive memory that was haunting me, running over me, over and over. I tried everything I could think of to make it stop. Then later that day I begged...

I think this is a good place to post my question. I struggle with intrusive thoughts more than the general Public. The problem with it is that it morphs from fear to depression to wakefulness. All just a way to stop the thoughts. Intrusive memories are my most hated result of PTSD. Some times...

Last September I was getting the porch set up for my new puppy. The porch is mine, but right next to the end of my unit is the door leading up into the 2nd floor units. I put up a dog gate and had the -Association president tell me where to put it. He has one for his dog and no one bugs him...

I’m in a difficult, protracted situation at my condo. I live in what was originally a large beach house that has been converted into 6 condos. I happen to be serving as the Secretary of the Board. The woman who was the President of the Board when I moved here hates me. She is an evil narcissist...

So I’ve been struggling for a few months trying to stabilize my mood. The only thing that helps is reiki and seeing my t. I’ve been embroiled in a conflict with the crazy lady above me. She keeps taking down the gate I have on my porch to keep my dogs safe. I put it back up, she takes it down...

I’m disabled so I have Medicare with a supplement. It looks like I have to change companies as my meds are expensive and I need a plan with low copays. The best company in my state is United Healthcare. My therapist doesn’t accept Medicare, so I’ll have to stop seeing him. Not the preferred way...

I lived a life that I often seriously consider faith. As a child, there were never examples of faith at work in my home. In high school, I joined my family’s church youth group (Protestant). I felt to lonely and maligned by my family. Maybe church would help. It didn’t. They kept drumming into...

At the risk of sounding like I’m in a cult, I assure you that I’m not. I have 2 Bachelors degrees, worked in Western medicine for 25 years, now am self employed as an Electrolysis. I am very science oriented and tend toward cynicism when introduced to alternative/wholistic healing practices...

For those of you who know me and what a fan of reiki I am, it’s no surprise that I set Annie up for weekly sessions. Fortunately, the reiki master doing it is a student of my reiki master, and she has a special interest in treating animals. Today Annie and I both went for a treatment. At first...

Couldn’t decide what forum to put this in. Hope this is ok. At any rate, 2018 has been one of losses for me. My beloved dog, Annie, has had Addison’s Disease from birth. She’s 5. Her adrenal glands don’t produce cortisol or aldosterone so she has taken replacement drugs to stay alive. The...

I have four mental illnesses. PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder and Chemical brain injury. If it isn’t one thing, it’s another. I like putting things in the right category. If it goes under PTSD, I have the least hope of improvement. But I think it’s the umbrella...

I could use help developing strategies to use for a trip several states away for my daughters wedding. It’s next week and my anxiety and panic attacks are wearing me out. I worry about getting overexposed to pesticides, many people, and the traveling.

My yoga teacher is offering a four week session of yoga for trauma victims. I took Yin yoga which was not taxing or triggering. I took it for a long time. This is different. Just wondering what people’s experience has been with it.

have any of you gotten treatment via telemedicine? I’m considering several possible med management providers and the woman I clicked with does that. She’ll be calling me tomorrow to determine if I match the criteria needed to be accepted. It sounds good to me. I can be in the comfort of my home...

i have a new car. I sort of read the owners manual. I didn’t read about the door locks. I have a phobia, one of many phobias I have, of being trapped in a sea of stopped cars. I always lock myself in when I find myself in that situation, with the associated hypervigelence and anxiety. Nothing...

I’ve been going to my current therapist for many years. Not sure exactly how many. At least 6 or 7. Almost every week. The building is old and very worn out.his office is not visually serene. The couch is so old, he has a large bedspread over it with old pillows on top. I let all this go because...

I had to find a new Psychiatrist because my old one retired. So I picked this guy I had during an intensive out patient program. He’s pretty close to retirement, too, but that’s not my issue. My previous doc was always reachable. He and a couple other shrinks shared call, but if it was after...

As requested, I’ve posted this question. As for me, my t is in a suite with 3 male therapists. The bathroom is spotless, but they need a cleansing!! It bugs me that the couch I sit on is smelly. He’s got a lot of toys and a little zen garden I know where everything is in his office. I notice...

well, it was bound to happen. My daughters getting married in May at a remote camp in the Poconos. We will be sleeping in cabins with 8-10 People. She just informed me that they will be bombing the area around the campfire and where the ceremony will be, pesticides. And she’s getting spray on...

i hope this is the appropriate category for this thread. As many of you know that in addition to having PTSD, I also have chemical sensitivity that was caused by the overexposure to darkroom chemicals, most notably gluteraldehyde and hydroquinone. I abruptly lost my career 18 years ago along...