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@SheilaKathy being an artist, did you find that medication impacted your creativity or art? I have a very frustrating time drawing; I can't concentrate and I seem to have some kind of 'blockage' where I can't seem to express myself creatively. It was something that I wanted to use as a career...

Has anyone had any medication effects that distort their personality/sense of self? I feel like a completely different person on medication. I don't 'relate to my memories' as such and I noticed a lot of 'out of character' behaviour in myself - yet I feel as if I am watching some kind of movie...

Thank you @Junebug - reading your reply really gave me comfort today :hug: - I felt inspired when i read this part of your reply. Maybe this is an important part of acceptance and healing. Thank you again!

You are definitely not alone.. My parents taught me meditation as a young child and I used it as a tool throughout my entire life. My first flashback/night terror "thing" occurred whilst I was meditating to go to sleep one night. For the last 5 years I've been trying to meditate for 5 minutes a...

Hi Kat, I am in exactly the same boat. I used to come on here and search the forums too!

Sometimes I don't really know what I'm recovering for. I actually don't know... I really enjoyed living before my trauma came about so I guess I'd like to get back to that point. I'm only in my early twenties so I get frustrated about 'recovery', especially when it is very slow... I sit there...

Animals are amazing. I couldn't have a dog so I bought rats instead (I know... It sounds messed up). I don't think I've had a human give me love like these little rats did. They seemed to be incredibly in tune with me, and would sit in my hood when I went for walks when I couldn't be in my house...

I also find it especially helpful during stressful times as things seem to get a lot more daunting. I don't think people understand that when things flare up its X 100000 for some people with PTSD:/ I don't wish it on anyone but if they don't understand they shouldn't judge.

I hardly ever tell anyone that I have therapy for ptsd. More out of the fear of what they will think or them asking me what happened - but when I pick someone who I think I can talk to it always backfires... I guess it's something people find very difficult to understand. We don't control some...