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I was threatened by a person with a gun at night, and I didn't see who it was (it was through my window and they had a laser sight), but ever since that night my mind has been stuck in a "stressed state" non-stop (I believe this is "hyperarousal"). It's like my mind is stuck in a stressed state...

I take both Remeron and Zoloft because of hyperarousal affecting my sleep, and I also keep a detailed sleep log of all the different medicines (and the time I take them)... and I've found that the optimal time to take the SSRI (Zoloft) is at bed-time and greatly increases how long I stay asleep...

And by "religious", I mean having faith in a something greater than yourself... i.e. Christianity, Islam, Unitarian Universalism (for agnostics/atheists), Judaism, etc. Just wondering if anyone has found being more "religious" has eased their fears and helped their PTSD (in general)...

So awhile back I was threatened with a gun in my bedroom, and ever since then I gradually developed chronic insomnia over the course of about five months and I believe it's because my subconscious is afraid I may be shot in my sleep so it keeps me awake (even though I may be in a very secure...

I've seemed to completely fix my sleep issues from PTSD by sleeping in a room without any windows... has anyone else also noticed they sleep better in places like this? It makes sense... with a window, we're exposed to threats (someone could potentially shoot through the window or get to us by...

I was threatened by someone with a gun and ever since then I've been stuck in a hypervigilance state (where all my movements are subconsciously "jerky"), as if my body and mind are stuck in alert mode... even though I consciously know there's no longer a threat, it's like my subconscious mind...