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I don't feel like you have been dishonest, I am in a wonderful relationship with a man for the last six years, we both have PTSD, he was raped both by his biological father and then in the military, among other traumatic things, and I was born with PTSD, that was further complicated by my PTSD...

I have been "on" since i was born. I was carried in the womb of a mother who had PTSD and was exposed to her high levels of cortisol and other fight or flight chemicals. I have dealt with trembling in my hands and fingers and tingles my whole life. The only thing I have found that helps is...

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This story calls to me on many levels. Let me share a little of my experience may be something will call to you. My best friend and I have known each other since we were in day care together. I love her very deeply and she loves me (nothing sexual, but definitely a very deep bond, deeper...

@ arfie I love the legend of the phenoix. It is one of the things that has helped me get through some really tough times. When I was a young woman I used to have the most painful menstrual cycles. I literally felt like I was dying every month and being reborn. Doctors found nothing wrong...

I too experience times of "brain freeze" which is most frustrating. I have no problem making a decision when there are just two things to choose from but when so many things hit me all it once... well it is like being in wonderland... it is not just door number A or door number B, but doors...

It seems to be contagious...everyone around me seems to be healing LOL. My beloved, my sister, my mom, my dad...for awhile it felt like every one was growing except me..but lately that seems to be changing too:D

So I have mentioned in my other posts that my dad's abuse towards me was of a psychological nature. He did not want a daughter and wanted a son and raised me as a son (including all the stero typical ways that son is are supposed to be raised) One of the very detrimental things he used to do...

I started my own business, you know it was the best thing I have ever done for myself. I hire others to do the jobs I can't (like doing customer service with people that would set me off every which way) and then I also have the freedom to have as many "sick" days as I need to. I love to help...

I can relate to this situation and again I am in your husbands shoes. When I get stressed out I shut down and pull more and more inside myself. If someone pushes me to open up I shut down even more. It is the only way I can cope at times. My beloved has learned that when I am this way the...

I too do not like baths, however after someone attempted to drown me I don' t like any body of water. Only like showers and then not too often. Still working on that though because I do like to be clean. However, if I get any water at all on my face I start to have an anxiety attack.

For years I thought I was insane. I had a memory that no one else had. My mother didn't have it, my sister didn't have it. I sometimes wondered if I made it all up. However, my feelings were so strong about it so I knew it was real. Then my sister started getting treatment several years...

Barconian, I would appreciate it if you would contain your quips towards me. I don't know you and you don't know me. Whether or not my post sounded 'smart' or not it is how I feel. I would not want anyone to be with me who could not handle me when I wasn't being "perfect" and that is all I...

Okay this is what I would say in this situation. Don't get back together because now it feels good. Get back together because you are ready to deal with it when it gets bad again. If you are not ready to deal with it when it gets bad again then I would really question the motives for wanting...

Ah so lovely! Like a post card! Love it!

I found that as much as I want to change my behavior any "new" way of being can send me backwards. As much as I hate it, this current place I am at is my comfort zone and when I leave it I and really push myself I can seem to "go backward" at first. However, it is really just because it is so...

I know that any time my body is threatened, sometimes even if it is minor, it triggers feelings of helplessness with can throw me into a trigger of other feelings like anger, and fear. I am a bit of a klutz at times and when I wake up and see bruises on my body it can really throw me...

I believe part of what he is saying is true, but it depends on where you are at in your growth. For me I will never be the person I originally was before my multiple traumas, mainly because I was six years old and I am so far removed from who I was at six. However, I believe that is a new...

welcome! I have had PTSD since I was young around six. Wasn't diagnosed until just about two years ago. So glad to finally have a path to take. For so long I thought I was all alone! So glad to welcome you here!

Stepping out of the dark into the light...that journey takes courage welcome!

Holding a space for you, yes I know how it feels!

I got a lawyer immediately. I was able to get one through the low income legal services. In Oregon they automatically deny everyone the first application out, but I didn't wait before I went and talked to someone.

Yes I am, what are you curious about?

@arfie Okay always was curious about that, are you guys close by or clear across town, or the country? Do you visit each other on a regular basis or just when the mood hits? Do you have regular date times? Hope I don't sound too nosy but I am very curious how a multiple address marriage...

Two people with PTSD in love.. That is the story of me and my beloved, he triggers me I trigger him. The important thing is we are recognize it more and more and recognizing in the moment so as not to take it personally in each other. When he gets triggered he leaves, goes for a walk etc...