I want to know if it is possible to get PTSD from terrible recurring nightmares. I have had these nightmares since I was a child, and I've become obsessed with them. They are destroying my life. But when I tell my counselor at school, they only say that bad dreams can't count as trauma...
The entire team here at MyPTSD want to wish all of the members and guests here a very happy Christmas and New Year.
It can be a hard season for many of us, I know. It's my hope that you can all come to this site when you need a refuge, and reach out to peers here for knowledge, support, and...
And a special thanks to the anonymous member who got us right up to the finish line with an extremely generous donation.
It's not quite the end of September, and we have reached our donation goal for 2022 🥳🤩🤗
If you were able to donate this year, thank you for that - finances are tight...
MyPTSD runs on member donations. The annual operating expense is diligently kept low by the forum's founder and web-guru, @anthony. For this, he collects no salary - nor does he wish to. All moderators are volunteers. I'm a volunteer. And the heart and soul of this forum is made up out of...
Most of the time on MyPTSD, we (members) strike a good balance between trust and skepticism.
This balance lets us adopt a sort of unwritten policy in how we welcome new posters: We tend to assume that people are telling the truth. It may be a one-sided version of truth, or there might be...
.......You do!
MyPTSD runs on member donations. Over the years, @anthony has worked diligently to get the forum running costs down quite low - and we all benefit from that.
Members who have been here awhile might remember the days of the fundraising drives, the lottery, the giveaways....seems...
Well....I'm trying ketamine infusion, for depression. Specifically, treatment-resistant (refractory) Major Depressive Disorder with dysthymia.
About...two years ago, now - my psych prescribed me a ketamine intranasal spray, to give it a go and see if it helped with suicidal ideation and...
Thanks to @anthony's hard work on the last upgrade, moderating this site has become even more smooth and straightforward.
Still - moderation happens, and it's time we add some more volunteer staff into the mix.
We consider our moderators to be members first and staff second. Joining staff...
There's a request for respondents who are sufferers, for a research project. Check out that thread, if you'd like to know more.
MyPTSD doesn't endorse or vouch for any research requests that are posted here; but, we generally check that their basic credentials are valid. I'm just sharing the...
Hi all -
Use this thread to chat, hang out, and check in. We've got lots of specific threads in social...consider this one a place to hang out and chat.
If you see something concerning, just hit "report".
And as always, if you have any questions about the site or how it works - write to...
The chat room has been disabled. You can read more about that, and other anticipated changes/upgrades, here:
Next Upgrade, 20/21
This decision is not up for discussion. Thanks.
ETA: There's now a thread in Social, where you can chat and generally hang out - check it out!
Use this thread to discuss events rising from the death of George Floyd.
This is going to get political. If you don't want the stress of that, don't read the thread.
If you are getting overwhelmed, leave the thread.
Racism and/or hate speech will not be tolerated.
I found this to be an interesting read: APA Issues First-Ever Guidelines for Practice With Men and Boys. Psychology is not the only area that has clued into the fact that there's real validity in creating a specific lens to investigate the male experience - the article that's behind the link...
The Australian Psychadelic Society reached out to MyPTSD, asking to let our members know about a film-screening that they are organizing across capital cities in Australia during September for a documentary on PTSD.
A description of the film, from their press release...
This is the Supporter's area of the Forum.
MyPTSD has created this area to allow Supporters the space to talk freely with each other about the questions and problems they experience, from their perspective. Sufferer insight can be useful, here - but it can also derail the conversation by...
We're glad you're here. If you are reading this, please know: you are a part of a community here, and we're grateful for the thoughts you share, the time you spend, and the energy you put into your own health, and the health of your loved ones, by taking and using what this forum has to offer...
FDA approves first drug comprised of an active ingredient derived from marijuana to treat rare, severe forms of epilepsy
I've been watching this one for awhile, and just lost track of it.
GW Pharmaceuticals was able to successfully synthesize CBD - the non-psychoactive compound in marijuana...
joeylittle has created a new group called Link Removed.
This group is open to sufferers and supporters on the forum who are parents, guardians, or caregivers to children, adolescents, or teens.
Raising kids can be really challenging for those of us with PTSD, or if we have partners with PTSD...
joeylittle has created a new group called Link Removed.
CBT is short for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
DBT is short for Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.
This group is for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of CBT and/or DBT.
The concepts employed by CBT and DBT may be simple, but...
joeylittle has created a new group called Link Removed.
The group is open for all who have PTSD related to their experience serving as a first responder: law enforcement, emergency services, disaster relief, search and rescue are all welcome.
Many will not readily admit in an open forum that...
joeylittle has created a new group called Link Removed.
Queer, Questioning, Trans and Trauma (QQTT, for short)
QQTT is for anyone who is queer or questioning in any way. We'll be discussing the intersections of trauma, abuse, sexuality, gender, and identity. Active supporters of someone...
joeylittle has created a new group called Link Removed.
The group is open for all male-identified members.
Men have specific issues in trauma and recovery that others don't share; discussing them with other men can be very helpful.
Request membership to join, below. Please ensure that...
We have a new feature, called Groups.
This listing in the Help Pages will explain who they are for, what they are for, and how they will work.
I'm going to leave this thread open through the weekend, in order to answer questions that might not be addressed on the help page.
You're free to ask...
When you initially open this sub-forum, you'll see all trauma types mixed together, sorted by most recent post activity.
Go ahead and click on one of the specific traumas listed at the top of the forum, and you will then see only the threads with that specific prefix.
When you want to see...