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I'd like to clarify that it is not really seeking to prove anything. Religion, belief, faith, spirituality - these things are very different from science. They approach a very different question. Science tells us HOW the world works. Faith/belief tells us WHY. And WHY is basically impossible to...

I know I'm not keeping up and I haven't really been reading everything that has been going back and forth here, but I just wanted to comment on this and offer a possible alternative approach: God exists (or doesn't exist) outside religion. However, we ascribe ourselves to a particular religion...

I believe it is important to take some very big steps back to the basics when attempting to discuss anything related to God, religion or any sort of belief system. Everyone enters the discussion with their own biases, definitions, and understanding depending on their personal experience, study...

I don't really have trouble creating images in my head, just keeping them there... I think in pictures a lot, but the images will snap in and out of my mind so quickly that they don't make much of an impact. At least not when I want them to.. Even a flash of a bad image can induce a sudden...

It's been a little while since I posted here and I just wanted to share some big steps I've started since going back to therapy: I've realized that my PTSD symptoms have started feeling unmanageable largely because I just feel lost and vulnerable at this point in my life, in general. I've been...

I think this might be part of it! When I read this, it really stuck out to me... Probably because product going on hold is "public" - I'm out there on the production floor and we are surrounded by a lot of people, a lot going on around us, a lot of open space. I was never harmed in a setting...

@Wyakin - It may be that it is only an issue when the anger is actually directed at me... I know when a team leader gets upset over product being put on hold, they aren't actually upset with me. Just about the situation... @WillyKat - This is a fairly difficult work environment, though I've...

I've been working with a new therapist the last couple weeks trying to identify triggers that have been making my PTSD flare up over the last few months, and I came across a conundrum: In my last session my therapist and I discussed a recurring situation at work that often causes me stress-...

I've been following this without comment so far, as I like the topic and discussion but was uncertain where to add my input. Then I just read the below: I think this is an issue in all of us - we each have a natural tendancy to compare ourselves to others and rate ourselves based on how we...

Anyone can defend themselves and has a right to do so should they feel their life is threatened. The more knowledge you have of self-defense/martial arts tactics and techniques though, the more you can be held accountable for the results of your self-defense. The best techniques for someone...

Thanks again everybody, The therapist agreed that taking it in smaller steps might be helpful and using the note cards to keep my mind on track. I got the notecards prepped yesterday but didn't do the visualization with them yet, will be trying that today. And @ghotiff the idea of recording...

I learned very early in life that people, places, things, etc all come and go. It is important that we do not let our personal happiness hinge on the presence and consistency of anything "temporal". Friendship is one of those things that changes and evolves with time. People grow and change...

Thanks, guys! I like the suggestions to take it in smaller steps. I also had a thought this morning that since my issue is keeping my thoughts together and I did well when the therapist guided me through it, I could try note cards with prompts to keep me on track? My next appt is later today...

I don't know if this would be helpful for me personally or not... I think if it went well it might help, at least in alleviating some of my fear. My biggest fear is seeing him again. I can handle dealing with triggers that remind me of him and what I went through, but I literally fled my...

Thanks for the feedback and questions! :) I used to enjoy working out at a gym. Growing up, I was not a very physically active person. I preferred staying home and reading books and I usually sat out during optional gym activities at school. I was always overweight, but that didn't really...

Does anyone else have a hard time with visualizations? I have never been good at changing/altering thoughts that come into my head. Everyone talks about being able to change or control their dreams with practice, but this is a skill that has always eluded me, and I think of my difficulties...

I am thinking of you and praying for you and hoping that all goes well in court. If you think he will be showing up to the court appearance, I would ask for an escort to and from the proceedings - there are measures in place to make sure he doesn't mess with you while you are there - the...

Just found this thread and wanted to share with you - I've been where you are now. Not exactly, because nobody will ever know exactly what you are going through, but I dealt with a very similar situation. I did not leave because I was pushed or encouraged to leave... I hadn't told anybody what...

The idea behind staying in those tense situations is to create "good" and "safe" memories where you dealt with someone who was angry, irritated, or rude to you and you did not get hurt/traumatized. They did not attack or hit you and you "conquered" in the end. It is a type of exposure therapy -...

@Solara - I just wanted to say - You are NOT alone! :) Reading your post, I felt like it was something I could have written myself, almost exactly, except that I haven't made it to looking nice again yet. In grade school I was always overweight, always a wall-flower, always disconnected...

I've started therapy again. Just a couple weeks ago, I felt as though my stress cup was overflowing and posted here about everything I could think of that was bothering me in order to try and get it off my chest. I'd just hit a point where I realized I wasn't doing so well on my own any more and...

However, there are internal things that can be triggers. I've specifically been told by my therapist that an elevated heart rate (internal) is a trigger for me, as this explains my difficulty dealing with with workouts, other strenuous physical activities, or situations totally unrelated to my...

What separates a trigger from a stressor is the sensory relation. A stressor is something general that just causes stress, and if too much builds up it can lead to an outburst. A trigger is something sensory - touch, taste, smell, hearing, sight, or internal (emotion, memory, etc) that is a...

I get intrusive thoughts/memories a LOT, but I've only ever really had one genuine flashback. I can tell a very obvious difference, though sometimes I feel like the intrusive memories are so overwhelming they could potentially push me into another flashback... I think that thought is more my...

Personally, I think it is best to be left alone when having a nightmare. While it may be torturous to sleep through relived experiences, the dreams are a sign of the brain attempting to process it and find "solutions" to the pain through reliving the memories and perhaps changing some of the...