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    Is this normal behaviour for therapist?

    Hi, So my T told me last week that she didn't know how I'd survived without going mad or using escapes like drugs or alcohol... This has kinda shook me up and can't stop crying etc, is this normal trauma therapy? Thanks Sorry if it seems like complaining J
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    For all of my uk peeps

    Hi, This is for all my UK people but really for generalized advice. I've been told by my local SMHT (specialist mental health team) (which I might add is the end of the line for care in my county), that I am 'resistant' to treatment as I can't relax enough for them to help me. I don't...
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    How do you know? making progress / defining progress

    Hi, I'm a survivor of sexual abuse, emotional and physical abuse and neglect from about 2 years old. The emotional abuse and neglect has mostly been in my immediate family. I'm a young woman who's graduated but pretty much collapsed after university, after several attempts of suicide. I can't...
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    How do you know your medication is working?

    Hi, So I've been treated for PTSD for a while now (a year) and I've tried 4 different antidepressants, but I've felt no different. The meds were sertraline, venlafaxine, and am on a combo of mirtazipine and quetiapine; been told that I can only increase quetiapine (but gives me the worst side...
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    What i want

    Hi, Not sure if on the right thread/forum but I have PTSD stemming from childhood abuse from 3-8. The question I have is that, I've only recently come forward about it decades later. The symptoms of PTSD have gotten worse the more I divulge, and the mental health crisis team keep asking me what...
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    Living With C-ptsd

    I don't want to sound like a pathetic idiot, but does anyone else struggle with the idea of the rest of your life being crippled with this disorder? I feel so stupid but I can't tell my family or my T I'm still suicidal and SI-ing because a) I don't want to hurt my family and b) I don't want to...
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