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Got it! Thanks for clarifying! Ask your doctor about BACLOFEN. It's an anti-spasmodic that is used for MS patients. I have a lot of the same joint issues and such and it's worked miracles for me!

Glad to hear Amanda! For what it's worth, none of my friends of I have keep in contact with any exes we have LOL

If this 4 months into a new relationship I would really advise you to let go and move on. When someone has been traumatized it is up to them to get better. It can be a long haul, but with perseverance and the desire to get healthy, it can be done (I'm living proof). You seem to be a very...

Your body is more than likely responding to the pain from withdrawl. The absolute best thing you can do for yourself is to get p and move around. Even if it's slowly. I used to refer to it as being "shark-like". The more you lay and rest, the more your joints and muscles are going to...

The relationship sounds very unhealthy. My from opinion (I have PTSD), I would love to hear that YOU are getting some counselling as to why you want to be in a troubled relationship. That speaks far louder in this situation. I believe that too often folks with a diagnosis use bad behavior to...

It doesn't work if you can't answer those simple questions. He/she is trying to garner responses from you so they adjust their method of training to help you work through issues. Sounds to me that you aren't wanting to get deep and into the nitty gritty. Maybe find a different therapist and...

Ouch, ouch ouch. Poor thing. I've done that a time or two as well. When your b/f asks if there is anything he can do for you, you can always ask him to "kiss it better" (he he he). Happy healing!

She sounds a little on the annoying side - but - it all depends on how much you value and want her friendship. You always have the power to hit delete without even opening them. Sometimes you gotta overlook some annoying traits. If it were me, I wouldn't start a religious debate/fight over...

"Cured" in the sense that one can learn to master it or be able to control it to the point where it doesn't knock you for six.

I believe it something I will carry for the rest of my days, but what I do look forward to is learning how to master the emotional symptoms, so that my response me doesn't hit a 10, but hits a 3.

I don't like either terms. If I am to refer to it my word is HAVE or MY I "have" PTSD from the event. "My" PTSD is acute right now.

My short term memory was damaged either by the massive amounts of chemo that I received (chemo brain or chemo fog), but PTSD could be involved as well. I can remember the ingredients to a recipe, but often can't remember if I had just taken a pill or not. Other than that, my sense of time as...

I've learned over the years that my PTSD is a private matter. My friends and family know, of course, but I don't say to people in conversation that I have PTSD. It just opens up a can of worms. It is far more draining to have to explain to strangers what PTSD is, and then you always end up on...

Nah, we don't like guns in Canada. The only thing on my nightstand is my clock radio, a lamp, and some nice smelling diffuser thingy from Pier I.

Hey Auburn - where abouts do you live? I am in Vancouver.

I've been doing EMDR for three years now. I too have multiple traumas, so we started doing work around some issues that my brain "could" handle. Sometimes I can actually feel myself disconnecting when my brain has had enough. Over the past year in particular I have noticed that some issues...

I have learned that in times of panic or not being able to control the emotions that come over me, to sit still in the emotions. When you sit still the dust settles and you can see around you. When you freak out you keep running around, kicking up more dust. Sometimes when I sit quietly and...

What a beautiful sentiment. I "get it" too.

I would be an alligator. I have had to learn to adapt to the way things are now, versus how they were before. Alligators have extreme patience and willingness to wait. I have learned to understand the meaning of "this too shall pass". Plus they let cute little birdies clean their teeth for...

I hardly ever get sick - I just get cancer.

I've always been a grinder. Once my dentist told me about night guards, my general well-being improved drastically! No more waking up with headaches and a stiff neck. It's a great investment to make!

I believe that God is above all, and that Jesus is my personal saviour.

Animal Companion I have a lovely English Mastiff named Moses.

I really wanted to make my first contribution to this site here, but am finding that collecting the words to write down is making my brain feel overloaded. Finding this website and initially reading through some posts has activating my PTSD, but at the same time I feel strangely good. It...