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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...

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"...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I'm hoping I did this link right. Has anyone seen this documentary yet, or heard about it? What are your thoughts?

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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?

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...