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Has anyone noticed a change in their ability to learn new things after depression? I've been seriously depressed for last 3,5 years and a month ago I decided to try learning a new language because I couldn't bear living in a limbo anymore. It's been a struggle. Teacher uses English to teach me...

I’m going through a depressed phase. I don’t work, and spend several hours daily laying in bed and thinking while other family members leave the house. I’ve noticed not doing anything makes me feel worse, but due depression, I’m out of ideas on what to do and also feel tired. If you have a daily...

How do you know it's time to drop something? Before my PTSD flared, I was a quitter. I stuck with a job maybe 6 - 8 months, then it became too much and I got a new one. Since I know I tend to pick a flight instead of a fight, I'm not certain if my reasoning is sound or just trauma pattern...

How do you deal with unavoidable triggers? I got PTSD and DID in childhood, when my bipolar mom committed suicide, dad died in heart attack and I was abused by family CPS placed me with. I had a son, whom I loved dearly. He inherited bipolar from my mom when he was only ten. His illness was...

Yesterday I unknowingly walked into situation where I saw a body on the ground and a nurse checking if he was alive. It was a major trigger to me, because I got PTSD in childhood when my dad died in front of me. I don't know if I had absolutely worst trauma flashback ever, or whether my mind...

My PTSD began 27 years ago. I was the oldest in a family and my mother was undiagnosed bipolar. My psychiatrist says that I was lucky compared to my sibling; my dad was the main caregiver for first 2,5 years of my life and gave me stability and secure attachment. When my sibling was born, mother...