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@Snowwhite , thank you. I really needed to hear that, especially today. If you ever do find the courage to report your abuser, I suggest you bring a support with you. I brought my sister and to have her support meant the world to me and made it easier to handle. Everyone involved in the case has...

It may have taken months but I have gone to both my doctor and the police about the childhood sexual abuse I was subject to. My boyfriend, sister, mother and father all now know about it and are being very supportive. My brother was arrested not a week later and put on trial this Monday. I am...

Coming from the same situation as your wife my own relationship is likely being affected as well, but what keeps us together is that we discuss issues with eachother. Sometimes, I love but cannot show it. I love my stepdaughter with all my heart and was always so active with her but since having...

My sister is also my biggest supporter, she keeps saying "why didn't you tell me then I would have killed him." But really what would that achieve? It's difficult because my abuser is my brother and my mother also just found out about my childhood a short while back. She had a huge reaction. She...

@Echo thanks for sharing your story. I know it will be painful but it is an important step. I hope my doctor is willing to work with me on this, she's been accommodating about my anxiety however not sure how she will take this. Doesn't exactly help this doctor was randomly assigned to me because...

@Solara I'm seeing my family doctor as getting a counsellor involves me having to call a 'qualifier' and talk about what happened over the phone which makes me extremely uncomfortable so I want to seek another avenue hoping I can just get a referral that way. My doctor has seen me in distress as...

I haven't been diagnosed with PTSD but this site has given me courage to make an appointment with my doctor(and keep it!). I am battling with PTSD symptoms and apparently have been all my life. I've compiled some facts about what happened to me and how my every day life is affected by the...

I myself only came to terms with my own PTSD about a month ago, I have always thought I had anxiety. When I read more about my symptoms I can better understand myself and understand why what happens to me happens. Since researching more it puts alot of my life into perspective.

@Kas_Can_Fly Zentangle is a great distraction, kept me busy for hours and what I came up with was sort of healing. Thank you :) @franciemarnie I'm not entirely sure why, people always perceive me as the 'artsy' type. I really like to craft and draw but it's hard to keep focus to finish a...

My partner of 4 years only found out about a year ago what happened. No details. Just that it happened and it affects my life very much. The only person who knows the entirety (that I can recall anyway) is my sister. She has been very supportive throughout my discovery of my symptoms, and my...

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has experienced weight loss as a result of anxiety/ptsd. I was being tested for a couple of months to rule everything else out, I went from a size 9 to a size 3 in a few months. My appetite is greatly reduced in times of high stress and sometimes I worry it will...

Anybody have any success stories with incorporating yoga? I read it could help but have only tried it on a few occasions and would like to make more of a routine if it will be beneficial. Also looking for any hobbies that help you cope. I'm told I'm creative but most times I don't know what to...

This make so much sense to me. I did EMDR for a short time a while ago and unfortunately was not strong enough to continue on, I was not ready. I commend you for making the effort. I remember well that my first session ended in me trying to hold in a panic attack amongst all my tears while using...

I can relate entirely to this. Sometimes I can't even form words I get so anxious, or I say a word incorrectly and it embarrasses the hell out of me. Even when I am at my own home I go around like a ninja sometimes trying to avoid any interaction. I have found myself throwing food i was making...

I wish I could..I don't even know how that would work as my abuser was a minor at the time too, but I was much younger, he a teen. Instead, I sit and watch his life become more and more successful. I have a huge amount of anger inside me because of this. Some days I consider going to file a...

I had no idea this was a part of the ptsd but makes so much sense now! Thanks for posting. Since starting to have flashbacks and more apparent signs of ptsd I've been incredibly drenched waking up and thinking that I must be getting the flu or something. Reading this actually made me link an...

I am still in shock from putting it all together myself. I keep telling myself I could have been a university grad by now but instead I'm a college drop out who just lost their crappy call center job. It's so frustrating knowing you are meant for so much more. It's even more frustrating seeing...

I can identify with involuntary movements. When I am about to fall asleep my leg will often jolt up out of nowhere. Most recently when I was in the grocery store along with nausea, and my hands tingling my teeth felt like they were vibrating. All of this happened just one day after I told my mom...

I have been trying to be strong since everything happened when I was about 8. I feel like all my life until my 20's I was living in bubble thinking I was fine, just shy. People always told me I was "just shy". It was not until I failed out of high school, got my diploma through correspondence...