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Hi all, I have had some really weird stuff happen lately. I had black out spells where I can't remember what happened. Most recently, this happened last night. Yesterday people came over. I hate being in social situations but I decided to try as it is a lot for my mom to do alone. Throughout...

Thank you all for offering your kind words and advice. Leah, I haven't thought about checking out the school's resources, that's a really good idea. My therapist has advised me to postpone joining a support group for domestic violence survivors because I have a lot of trouble with recounting...

I have a therapist that I see monthly. Having crappy insurance, I can't really go more often than that. She is very helpful, but I feel like as much as I've opened up to her, I can't fully open up to her either--I don't really trust anyone. My PTSD came from being in a long-term abusive...

I don't know what to do at this point. My brain is foggy but filled with a tension, paranoia, sadness, anxiety, and depression. I am in my last semester of college. I am a single mom with a daughter I home-school. I am completely freaking out and I just want to lay down and cry myself to sleep...

I have felt this way before while shopping. I have never described it as panic, but I do feel very odd like I'm not really there. However, at the same time, I feel like I want to get out of the store/mall as soon as I can--so I suppose that's the panic end of it.

When I was diagnosed, my therapist talked to me about the increased cortisol. It was never explained as exact cause and effect to me either, but I know how bad excess cortisol is. My own experience confirms the link as well. I have gained a lot of weight since my trauma occurred. I have tried...

Thank you all. Being on this site is extremely helpful---if for no other reason than just knowing I'm not alone in my experiences. I am doing my best to get through the next few weeks before my Winter break, but I feel so detached from everything. It's like I'm living inside myself, in my own...

Thank you all for your responses, they were very helpful. I'm doing my best to hold on, I guess I just didn't realize how much opening up even a little bit would affect me. And yes, @RussH I was also diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder which my therapist believes came on because of the PTSD.

The first time I spoke to anyone about my abuse was a couple weeks ago when I finally told my therapist about it. That led to a panic attack in her office and a confirmed diagnosis of PTSD. Ever since then, I have felt worse than ever. I feel so depressed. I am experiencing suicidal ideation. I...

I rarely ever cry because my husband/abuser would hurt me worse if I did. When I do cry it is semi-silently and usually only in the throws of a deep depressive episode. Usually crying just makes me feel worse and sometimes leads me to drink to numb it away.

Well, Im 25 and I feel like my experiences have aged me. I usually feel like I am in my 40s and sometimes older.

I'm still very newly diagnosed, so I haven't tried group therapy. However, at this point, it sounds impossible for me. I have just opened up to my therapist after 6 months of not disclosing, and she wasn't my first therapist. I can't see trusting a whole group of people enough to be honest, and...

I would pretty much agree with Ayesha. In my head, I have compassion for others but I never show it because I just can't or dont know how to any more. I also dont know how to receive the compassion that others show me. It makes me very uncomfortable.

Hi All, I'm new here and I'm 25 years old. I have been lurking here since I received my official diagnosis a week ago. It has been an extremely long road coming. In 2005, I started dating a man who went on to become my husband. Although all the signs were there to tell me he was controlling...