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Maybe someone is going through this. You're not alone. (And this isn't why I suffer from PTSD, to be clear.) My dear feline kept me sane through my personal hell. I always wondered how he was such a rock for me. He passed recently with advanced heart disease. I miss him more than I've ever...

Sorry, I can't figure out how to reply to a previous comment. Kas, more vivid dreams and a few nightmares. They're all about the present, with some twisted bit of my past trauma involved. Most not bad, just weird dreams. Incredibly vivid, but that's actually my norm. Been extremely vivid lately...

My narcolepsy is weird because I also have anxiety (as was the case pre-PTSD, thus current). But sleep is very focal now. As in, teetering on interfering with work (I already have a basic ADA agreement for my N). I feel like I need a 30-35 hr week at work right now (but not gonna ask for it)...

Thanks for the replies. My T is off for two or three weeks and I'm looking forward to "normal" weeks. Granted, I'm not an EMDR grad yet, but my boss would sure like it if I could come to work at a decent time the day after my therapy! It's exhaustion like I've never experienced - and I have...

In my experience, EMDR took more than 2 sessions to get used to it. I'd question someone who gives you two chances to acclimate, but this is solely my POV. Just good for thought: I know your family and circle must be worried. EMDR is a personal journey. I've chosen not to disclose what goes on...

Meaning, the nitty gritty of EMDR. The sessions that make you cry and relive it. I call it "the middle of EMDR," because everything is getting dredged up. I'm remembering stuff I never noticed. Does that make sense?

Has anyone noticed a major change in amount of sleep during EMDR therapy? I do have a sleeping disorder, but my symptoms remained stable until the intensive EMDR began. Even before my trauma, I could hop out of bed and just "go." Now, I cannot get enough sleep. Today's the 2 yr anniversary of...

In retrospect, now is too soon for me to date. But I began dating a guy who seemed great in November. A week ago, I had to break it off because I knew, deep down, I wasn't ready. Then the bombshell: I'll preface this by saying he knows What I've been through, knows I'm coping with PTSD and he...

Hi, just wanted to introduce myself before I begin posting. My PTSD is due to a violent relationship that began at work, and compounded by the lack of assistance I received from the workplace/police/EEOC. I've been this way for almost two years. My life became shattered, mentally, physically...