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I wanted to post the link to the website that I found out about the recent quakes but apparently it was an email address (It was a valid URL that is asked for not an email address) so sorry that I can't share that to assist my post :mad:

My anxiety was almost non existent for about 3 weeks after i finished counselling for the year and I felt great. Then I see that there have been a lot more quakes than usual and now I am terrified. The knot in my stomach has returned and my stress caused chronic headaches have come back and I...

My geography teacher knows and has been amazingly supportive this year as has my science teacher. I can afford to fail the exam I have passed the year already. I want to be able to say i tried because that's important but if all turns to custard I can leave the exam as can anyone else once...

My head specialist at the hospital (who I was seeing due to chronic headaches which we now know are caused by stress) convinced my mum to take me to my doctor and she referred to a counsellor. It is helping and it isn't at the same time. I find that it is quite basic and don't take much out of...

I have PTSD from earthquakes. So for some reason NCEA (the New Zealand schooling system) thought it wold be a great idea to make earthquakes part of school curriculum. I have had to study earthquakes in science and geography and now have I exams. I was studying for my geography exam last night...

So obviously I am here because I have experienced a traumatic event. In my case, 3 major earthquakes and hundreds of small ones. I keep having nightmares about new traumatic events in places that I go to regularly: school, home, the pharmacy and gym. Sometimes they are about earthquakes, other...

I'm not trying to shoot down all your suggestions but they thing is I have tried most of what you have said. I asked Mum to read up on it and she thinks I have self diagnosed myself which I haven't. I've done a joint session with her already and mum knows everyone deals with things differently...

I know not to compare my PTSD to others but I think my parents do because my uncle developed PTSD hours after the 2nd earthquake and was on strong medication, he's doing much better now though which is good. But I think my parents look at what he had and what I have and think mine isn't nearly...

My parents think that it is self diagnosed for starters. Its not. I went to the counselor for the first time and she was like this is what is going on, gave me nothing to help not strategies, nothing and I went back once more and never went back after that. It took numerous trips to the hospital...

I've had anxiety from earthquakes for over a year now. I went to the counselor at school and she said "you're safe now, get over it". Here I am almost 2 years later only just getting professional counseling. I never reached out for help because I couldn't express how I felt. Too many years of...

@Ayesha "When I am depressed I will imagine committing suicide. I have no intention of actually doing it but I will think about it a lot." That is true I think that is what is happening to me. I really have no intention at all of committing suicide because I am terrified of dying and I love my...

In the last few week I have been having these things I call "day mares" (like flashbacks that haven't actually happened) about suicide. Its causing me late night panic attacks. I have never done any physical self harm beyond intended over exhaustion and have no interest in it or suicide. I'm...

I'm looking for a "mentor", a go to person because I don't have anyone who has any idea to talk to. I know ptsd is extremely hard in the first place but being an adolescent makes it hard to get the right support because I am still in my parents care. Friend/PM me if you think you can help. :hug:

Yes, it is the reason i am on here. I need more support and because my family isn't affected like I am, I can't explain how I feel exactly. I didn't get PTSD until I moved to nelson 2 years later.

re:Novemberstar: I only just got into counseling. But we moved to nelson and we felt the Seddon quakes and I had a panic attack in the middle of class and the anticipation of more earthquakes especially the alpine fault going off just makes me feel terrible with many nights panicking thinking...

I was in those earthquakes...The one in darfield and the christchurch ones...

I'm feeling so lost. 3 earthquakes in 2 years and counting still. They were the scariest thing I have ever experienced I can count the people in this city, on my hands who have been through what I have on both my hands. Its hard to get help. Mum thought I was over reacting and told me to get...

Was in 3 major earthquakes at the age of 12 and 13. Only started developing anxiety after moving cities.