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I haven't posted in 9 years. I have been doing very well until this past May. My depression has kicked in pretty hard and I'm struggling again. For those of you that I used to know on here hello! Alot has changed since I posted last but I think the reason I have come back here today is I had to...

For those of you who remember me you know that my trauma happened because of an explosion at my job. For those of you who don't well that sort of sums things up for you. For the longest time my fear has prevented me from going back to work. I have worked with My service dog Abby for almost 3...

I have finally beaten my arch rival the bath tub drain. This drain is evil. I have had plumbers come out twice to snake the drain and it will last until the kids drop something else down the drain. This time the dang thing was stopped up for almost 4 months. I had been dealing with it by using a...

Hello folks! I have been reading the novel Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Vern. I came across something interesting in it and thought I would test our collective minds on it. It is a code used in the book. But I would love to see if anyone here can crack this 149 year old code. It...

I am having rotator cuff surgery tomorrow. Just figured I would let those of you who know me know why I may not be online for a bit. I have no real idea how long recovery will be until he gets in there to fix me up. So fingers crossed it's a simple fix. Don't worry about me I will be entertained...

It has been 3 months since my last flashback. I have had what I call mini flashbacks where it is more like an image or a snap shot of my trauma but I have not had the motion picture variety. Which, for me, is a major accomplishment. I think it may have to do with limiting my stress down to the...

I have been noticing the amount of beef jerky I eat on a regular basis costs me a lot of money. I think it was 6 bucks for the small bag of Jack links the last time I bought it and there was only about 5 decent sized pieces in there. So I thought hey why not try making my own. My brother back in...

My 5 year old daughter who just started kindergarten on September 1st just made me so proud I literally had a tear in my eye. She read me her very first book. It was called Q is for Duck. She was reading words like enormous and extinct without any trouble. Unbelievable! I am so proud of her. I...

I was watching family feud today and one of the questions was. Name another way of saying your drunk. I don't remember the answers they had on the board but I figured I could make a list of my own and I thought it would be funny to hear a few others. 1. Blizted 2. schnockered 3. loaded 4...

Last night I had not been asleep an hour when Abby my service dog started pawing me to wake me up. I looked at the clock and then outside to see if I had missed the alarm or something. Realizing it was still dark I shooed her away and told her to go back to sleep. She then jumped on top of me...

My three year old has been taking on the huge task of potty training. She told me last night that she wanted to sleep in her big girl underwear. I was a little worried because it would be her first time attempting this feat but my little girl did it! I know all parents are proud when their kids...

I just watched a pretty funny movie called hot tub time machine. About half way through watching it a thought popped into my head. What if I could go back in time within my own life and relive moments of my live? Would I change anything? My wife and I have had several discussions like this and...

As the title states does anyone else wake up in strange places? I have stopped taking my sleep med because I am out of them right now and I have noticed that i am waking up in strange places in the house. This morning I woke up in my recliner. Yesterday I woke up in the bathroom on the floor...

I kind of broached this topic on my service dog roller coaster thread and I have been thinking about this for a few days now. While I was looking for my service dog it was very hard to find a place that trains psychiatric service dogs. I also know that awareness in this country and this state I...

I have been struggling with this idea for years now. Before the PTSD but now it seems to be more important to me. I didn't know where to put this topic so I figured chit chat would be appropriate. Have any of you written short stories about almost like an alternative universe? A place where you...

Well those of you who talk to me on here sort of know my situation of trying to get a service dog trained. And I wanted to have a post explaining my whole story. First of all I would like to educate you guys a little bit about what type of service dog I am looking for. What it is called is a...

Well for those of you on the chat who knew about it, my fund raiser was basically a total flop. It cost me more money to put it together than we raised.

I am trying to get a service dog for myself. I have a good chance of getting one too but I am having a hard time selecting a trainer and I figured I would ask for your input. I have alot on my plate and I am trying to get back into the workforce so I can get a paycheck again. So I am looking at...

I Know I have not been on here in a long time but I was hoping someone might be online and willing to talk in the chat room. If so I will be there and waiting.

I will be leaving you all very soon. I will be starting school in a different sate on Monday the 24th. I will probably not be able to get online while I am there nor while I am on the road driving. At least not right away. I will miss you all dearly but will remember you always. You have all...

I have finally gotten a job. I will be driving Semi truck across the country. There are many Pros and Cons to this but I am hopeful that the pros outweigh the cons. I will start with the cons. I am scared to leave my wife and kids home by themselves. Not because they would be in danger or...

I was at my brother's house over the weekend celebrating his birthday and helping him make a garden in his back yard. We were in the car and I was driving to go get the rototiller from the rental place. On the way back we drove through a construction zone and I went into a panic attack. I don't...

I am a lover of spring time. I love the way the outside world smells after the snow melts, the smell of the flowers and just the general feeling you get during the spring. I love seeing the robins hopping around on the ground searching for those tasty worms after a spring shower. I love the...

I noticed the last few days that I am missing alot of memories that should be kind of important. Such as when my youngest daughter learned to crawl, or walk. Even anything about the time she was in infants clothing. I don't remember much for almost a year and a half. I remember some important...

Well my son got in a fight Wednesday at school. It was about this kid that stole a ball from a younger student. My son decided that wasn't nice and confronted the kid. He asked him nicely twice to give the ball back to the kid and when he didn't my son tried to take the ball back for the younger...