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Let me just say that Domestic Violence (DV) is NOT a symptom of PTSD. As a veteran myself, with veteran friends, and as someone that works with veterans' families, PTSD is never an excuse to abuse a spouse or partner. It infuriates me when veterans expect to get away with hitting their loved...

After my parents divorced, around 8 years of age, my mom became an alcoholic. She was physically, emotionally, and mentally abusive. Emotionally and mentally, hands down being the worse, but anyway, I learned to cope by not letting what she did or say affect me too much. I started being able to...

I had an “in-vivo” (real life) homework assignment for the (prolonged exposure) therapy I am currently doing. The assignment was to go to the grocery store at 5:30pm (one of the busiest times), because that’s an anxiety trigger for me. Yet, I sat outside the store, in my car, watching the...

When I start to feel anxious, I develop this sense of impending doom. It's like if someone dropped me into shark infested waters or into a lion's den. I feel completely panicked. I just know something bad is about to happen, I cannot think logically... I want to run and hide. I can feel the...

I started working about six weeks ago and I work with a clinical psychologist who triggers my anxiety and mistrust of people. What makes it worse is that because she’s trained to interact with people, she can be very manipulative. There are times when she acts very friendly and understanding...

I'm a weirdo... At least I feel like that most days. I served four years as a combat medic in the U.S. Army and spent a year in Iraq. Since leaving the military, I don't seem to like most people, and in fact, many people irritate me, but it's something I'm working on. I'm very blunt and to the...