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    An Older Member Checking In And Doing Well

    Hi, everyone. I'm a member of this forum that hasn't been around much for awhile, and thought I would check in and say hello. I became a member here in 2009, I think, and in 2011, had what I can only describe as a huge crash. It was the worst I've had since I was initialy diagnosed with PTSD in...
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    Sexual Assault Disturbing Body Memories

    I've not been on MSA much, mainly because many of the stories I read here hit very close to home; I'm normally on the PTSD forum, and have been for several years. However, I'm experiencing something that I think would be better directed here. I'm having what I'm pretty sure is a "body memory"...
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    Can't stand father's day? here's your place to vent

    Just thought I'd open a thread for this weekend's upcoming Father's Day holiday. It's a hard one for me, as my father is a source of trauma. I've learned to avoid Facebook, as I can't stand all the posts talking about everyone's great dad, and how much they appreciate them. The ones with...
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    Portrayal Of Ptsd In Fiction

    I've recently read several books where the main character has been traumatized in some way. The first was a book club read, "Low Pressure" by Sandra Brown, in which the theme of repressed memory is discussed. Another of Brown's books, "Breath of Scandal" deals with rape trauma. My most recent...
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    Flash Of Anger

    I had something happen on Monday that alarmed me. A lot. To give a little back ground, I was in an abusive marriage when I was younger. One of his favorite ways of controlling me was to grab the end of my hair, wrap it around his hand a few times, and pull/ direct my head. He could control...
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    Long Term Goals ~ Stretching Yourself Outside Of Ptsd

    It was actually Crafty Cath's suggestion in the "Treading Dangerously" thread that we have an area where we can put our long term goals. Short term goals can sometimes consume us when we have PTSD, and sometimes the simple process of completing the activities of daily living is not so simple...
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    Refusing To Drink The Family Kool-aid

    I knew I came from a dysfunctional family. I guess I've known that to some degree for a long time. But they baffle me sometimes, they really do. I was manipulated into seeing my father last week. My father is a child molester with at least 6 victims within the family that we are aware of. Seeing...
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    Hell And Back Again Documentary - Has Anyone Seen This?

    I'm hoping I did this link right. Has anyone seen this documentary yet, or heard about it? What are your thoughts?
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    [Thu, 05 Jan, 2012] CHAT ~ PTSD Midwest US Support Group (Midwest US)

    The Midwest US Support Group is planning to meet in the chatroom on Wednesday nights at 7pm Central time. If you're interested in joining the group and live in the midwest US, please feel free to PM Clairbear226. Our goal is to plan on getting together in person periodically, as well as continue...
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    The Christmas Jar

    My oldest daughter (26 yo) has a good friend that she's known since high school. Aimee was widowed 2 years ago. Her husband, Jason was killed in Afghanistan, leaving Aimee a very young widow. This left Aimee a single mom, a full time student, and minus her best friend/ husband. It's been a...
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    Non Compliant Sex Offender ~ Now What?

    There may be a better place for this post. If so, please feel free to move it. I discovered yesterday that my father, an Illinois (US) registered sexual predator is now non compliant. As far as I know, this means that the scumbag has decided he's too busy to do the annual check-in with the...
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    Shoving It Back Down Where It Came From

    After 5 weeks of therapy, I finally talked last week about actual details of the trauma that got me to this stupid place. 24hours later, I told my adult daughter. I talked. I did the stuff that has been pounded into my head will work to get me through this. I hear time and time again that it's...
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    A Thank You To Those Who Have Served ~ Veteran's Day & Rememberance Day

    It's Veteran's Day weekend here in the US (Veteran's Day was actually yesterday) and Rememberance Day in Canada. There are many here who serve and have served. Those of us with PTSD have an understanding and a gratitude that maybe the rest of the world doesn't. From the bottom of our hearts, we...
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    Midwest Us Ptsd Support Group

    Hi all! Just wanted to post a thread here that the regional group we've been working on for the Midwest US is up and running. Only a few weeks out, we have 15 members (nearly double what we began with), and we're hoping to continue to grow. We're trying to get to know one another via a private...
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    Shrink Shopping ~ What Questions Would You Ask?

    Soo... I'm a late bloomer. I'm apparently the last person on the face of the plantet with PTSD that doesn't have a therapist. Was diagnosed in 1993, and bailed as soon as he got on me to talk about the nitty gritty stuff. I never sought any kind of therapy of any kind after that, and took the...
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    Chicago Area, Us Support Group?

    I'm looking for a support group in the Chicago area - particularly the northwest suburbs... and strangely I'm not finding much of anything. I located one that was for combat vets, and another specifically for African American people... but neither apply to me. Does anyone have any suggestions on...
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    What Makes You Laugh?

    So, we deal with horrific stuff in our lives, right? I think that can be pretty much said of all of us. So what makes you laugh? Can you name at least 3? We can't add links, but if there's something searchable on You-tube, all the better. Who couldn't use a laugh, right? Here's Mine: The Geico...
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    Anybody Else Try The "ptsd Coach" App Yet?

    I understand the "PTSD Coach" App was developed with the input of vets with combat related PTSD. I've had it on my Droid for a few weeks now. It's set up to both assess and track symptoms, and has management suggestions based on a 0-10 scale (SUDS Scale?). There's an area for when you need to...
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    Self Grounding - What Works For You?

    Anybody find good ways to pull themselves out of a flashback? I'm having a hell of a hard time lately. My hubby is great at getting me out, but he's a firefighter, and gone for 24 hours at a time. I can't depend on him to always be there. I need to find a way to do it myself. I've been reading...
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    Desensitizing

    Does anyone have experience with trying to desensitize to a trigger? I've been working on one (only about 100 left to go!) and was wondering what your experiences might be. If you have, has it been under the guidance of a therapist, or without? What did you do, exactly? And how well did it work?
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    Finally Admitting I Should Be Here

    This is my first post here. I've wandered over from the PTSD site where I've been hiding out for a year. I haven't been able to admit that I belong here until now, and have finally gotten the nerve to make that leap. Be gentle with me... this was a really hard step.
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    Has Anyone Heard Of Irest For Treatment Of Ptsd?

    I just read about this in the PTSD relationship book, and it seems interesting. iRest seems to be a form of yoga :confused: developed for Combat PTSD that they're finding works to help other PTSD sufferers also. Has anyone heard of this, or better yet, tried it? I live near a large enough city...
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    Reaching Out

    Why is that so damned hard? To reach out and tell someone we need help? Is it a pride thing? A fear of being weak, or someone thinking less of us? Is it a direct byproduct of PTSD? Or is it that we've been slapped in the nose with a newspaper for it so many times, that we've "learned our...
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    Slogans And Quotes That Get You Through The Rough Patches

    WCDean brought something up on another thread, and I thought maybe it would make for a good thread in its own right. Do you have a quote, or a slogan that sums up what you need for getting through the rough patches? I have a few. My first is sort of the "go to" words that describe the person I...
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    Flunking At Hiding

    My husband noticed. He asked me this morning about a tell tale sign of my flashbacks, and now after hiding it for weeks, I've been "outed". He was gentle and kind, and said all the right things. But he has a hard time watching me go through this, and I had rather hoped I could keep it under...
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