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Good luck Joan - I hope that the night is as easy for you as it can be.

Was your psych supportive??

Really good points @Chava and appreciate you taking the time to post. Thanks very much.

With your hyper-vigilance, perhaps get a cple of trusted friends to sit there and then you know that you are safe. Then you can put the headphones and drown out the noise of the fireworks. Like what @FridayJones has suggested though. Facing your fears is extremely difficult to do but once you...

@TonyG - sorry mate but im in Melbourne. If you are ever down this way though, sing out!

Thanks @The Albatross - much appreciated.

Thanks all very much for the replies. In my mind i'm thinking that it wont be a traditional group therapy set up where we all talk about our experiences etc rather a group where we just hang out. One matter that I found when first diagnosed was that i felt so alone and just spending time with...

Thanks Joeylittle. Awesome to hear that it helps you. I think one of the most pleasing aspects of my recovery has been the ability to help others. I hope that you journey is on the upward scale.

Thanks Gizmo. I am really pleased with the progress.

Thanks Digger and yep that has been made very clear. I think that i am potentially stepping on some toes of people who's job is to support but not doing such a good job at it.

I started off on sertraline and it completely destroyed me. Sent me into a complete tail spin for a week or so. Started on 50mg of pristiq once i was clean of the sertraline and it worked reasonably well. Had that upped to 100mg of pristiq and after about 8-9 weeks of tiredness and fatigue, im...

So after being hospitalised in Feb 2013, 7 weeks off work and then steadily increasing hours as I travelled along my PTSD journey, I have completed two weeks of full time work and have to say that I am doing it quite easily. I think that this is living proof that you have to take your time and...

Being a member of the Emergency Services I am putting together a group where members can meet that have PTSD or have recovered from it, or are just interested in helping etc. I have got a bit of pushback from various areas saying it is not a good idea without having a psych there in case someone...

Update on this one. Had a good chat to my psych last night about this. Your memory will retain sights/sounds etc from incidents that spike your emotions, be that a good experiance (wedding day, kids births etc) and also traumatic ones (no need to give examples here as we all know what they are...

Wow, some amazing stories going on here and so much courage to write them down. I am "lucky" in the sense that my traumas are not pysical only numerous incidents that i have witnessed due to my occupation so I dont have to worry about unlocking traumatic memories that I have suppressed - I am...

@Lionheart777 That is certaintly a hope for me (and others of course) what you have written. Like that massive. Cheers.

@Smile no probs mate. I have found the whole PTSD experiance a facinating one to go through, albeit not a nice one, in fact as you will all no doubt agree, a horrible experiance but the question i posed is just another step in the experiance for me. We can all learn so much from each other and...

Cheers all. Hey Wounded Scribe, the very best of luck for you therapy sessions this week. I have CBT exposure therapy so know what it is like to be nervous before sessions! SpikeBall: Excellent point about not paying attention but I have squared away the memories that i cant remember through...

I have unfortunately found out that I cannot remember significant events that I have been a part of. I am putting this down to the effects of PTSD on memory. I am trying to educate myself on the effects of trauma on the hippocampus but it is all pretty technical stuff...well for me it is...

Well after a few sessions of CBT it appears that I have my PTSD well under control. The images and dealings I have had with death have now subsided to a point where they do not concern me as much as they used to, which is obviously a pretty big win. I didn't expect in my wildest dreams that I...

Becky, great story yours and love the fact that you also get running highs. I run every morning which sets my day up and to read that you feel like its a big f**k you to your abuser is awesome. Keep running!!

Gday surviving_it_all, what I am doing to control my anger is running every morning which sets up my day. I don't listen to music whilst running rather than just take in the sights around me, feeling my feet on the ground, the wind on my face and the feel of my body working. This is super...

Thanks Debbie. Just by reading other peoples thoughts and feelings, it is helpful. This is a great website.

SOL - I absolutely understand where you are coming from. Finally being able to process the trauma that has caused my PTSD has allowed me to start getting some normality back into my life. I have made massive inroads into my recovery the past two weeks after undergoing CBT with my psych. It is...

Being a member of a police force for nearly 17 years, I have seen and witnessed some horrific incidents and images/videos of evidential value. I had a few psych sessions a few years back and thought I was okay but clearly wasn't and about 7 weeks ago had a massive meltdown and ended up in the...