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I have been handling PTSD really well, I think. Last night we watched a movie with a scene that got to me. I had a brutal rape dream that got to me. (After being triggered.) I snapped because I needed to be left alone to think without being bombarded in the morning. He says he won't comfort me...

I am SO sorry for this long post but I just have to get it out. Things have been going well. I decided to invest in a new wardrobe that actually fit me. (Had been wearing the same hand-me-downs for years. It was time to move on from the leftovers of not-so-me but my mother's beloved Harley...

Last night, I had a breakdown but in that time I realized that although I was traumatized, I was traumatized because my ex was. He had his own PTSD after going overseas and self-medicated with a drug that was very dangerous. He had literally lost his mind and has apologized. He has since then...

About an hour or so ago, someone asked for details about a rape that happened when I was a teenager, like in detail, to better understand it. I thought I was fine to talk about it. I'm not fine to talk about it. Things came up that I had totally forgotten, bad flashbacks of details that were...

I don't know if it's PTSD related. I don't think it is but .. problem. I am BSing myself and I'm having trouble focusing. I'm really tired and can't sleep and it's almost 4:30 AM, so if I'm not making much sense then... sorry. I'm sitting here thinking that tomorrow is Monday and I need to work...

So, today, I was working and I don't know what happened, but my mind got me sucked in. I was feeling myself falling into that awkward, uncomfortable, dreamlike disassociation state and I was feeling pretty out of it all day. I've been working on sensory techniques, but nothing worked like today...

I got married when I was 19 years old, after about three dates. I had a child and coming from a traditional family, felt pushed to get married. I finally left after about three years, next month will be the eighth anniversary of being married... on paper. This is an incredibly long story so if...

Last night, I couldn't sleep and ended up going to bed later. I was fine before bed and then when I woke up from a nightmare, my boyfriend said I was a completely different person; angry, sketchy, and spacing out or looking out the window for no reason, not saying a word. I ended up attacking...