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Hi Caterpillar. As you say you feel like you lost a piece of yourself that night and are trying to put everything back together again.You are doing the right things even if it seem you aren't making as much progress as you would like. I am glad you are in therapy and your fiance is on the mend...

It is so hard to let go and move on. I sense part of you will always ask could you do more but you did so much already and dedicated 8 years of your life! You owe it to yourself to be happy and have a life too. Take good care of yourself.

Yes maybe I'm just blocking out the bad stuff and trying to get on with things to the best I can. Alot of people rely on me so I must hold it together.

@Meadowsweet I have put the answer to your second part in a new post in the Introduction section-i hope this explains everything

@Meadowsweet I never went to the doctor! I know it sounds stupid. I think I was too ashamed and just hid everything but I did see a councellor but gave up with her after a while- she looked liked she needed counselling herself.

Hi everybody, some of you may have seen some of my post replies and think I am too happy to have anything wrong with me! It has taken me a long time, over 5 yrs to be more accurate to get me here. We all suffer and some, including myself kept it hidden for years and unfortunately the longer it...

@Meadowsweet @Solara Hi everybody sorry, I see I should have written about myself in the introduction. I will do this next. I may come across all spiritual and zen maybe because it was over 5 years ago that I came out the other side of PTSD. The thing is I never realised this is what I had and...

Thankfully I haven't experienced this but if you meet the right guy, your heart body and mind will find a level of harmony and agreement and it won't be as much of an issue. Being with the wrong person is a chore, being with the right person and everything fits into place alot better (ha excuse...

Ok, the way I see it, its not just you and him trying to figure things out any more-you have kids now and need to think about them first and the impact all this is having on them. What would they say 10 yrs from now to you? All this is draining your energy and emotion and it will be hard to keep...

I don't know. I think when you don't expierience someting first hand, it kind of is impossible to convey the real horror you have experienced on someone else-i know i wouldnt want to inflict this on someone else. I think i could just say if i act this way or say that, this is what is going on...

Chrissy, my goodness I don't know how you lasted so long there! Day in day out you were in an environment that was in some respects toxic because there are so many reminders-sounds, smells, similar decor etc so your senses were being bombarded on all levels and although you are surviving you...

The simple things like surrounding myself with nature-it is such a great comforter and teacher. Experiencing unconditional love-such as from a pet, looking at small kids playing happily without a care in the world. All these things remind me that there is still a lot of good going on too

I have a friend who does not have PTSD but is so so messed up it is frightening, so there really is no normal life. Each person experiences different degrees of normality but as individuals we all lose it from time to time. Is that normal? Totally and utterly YES-we are not robots and each of us...

Well done-work will look after work-you take good care of yourself-you are already a good employee or they would give you a hard time.

Yes be kind to yourself, starting a new job is a big deal and a very brave thing to take on board. When feeling vulnerable it is easy to misread situations, a look, a laugh, not looking, no matter what, you can think it is being negatively directed at you-its the difference between reality and...

It's like you are holding it all together even when you don't realize it and if someone comes close to you and forms a connection, even out of empathy, you can start to come apart or just distance yourself to stop yourself from falling to pieces. Some people then mayy think you are aloof or...

Having the right therapist is like a surgeon having the right equipment to conduct surgery-would you put your life in the hands of someone with no real experience except text book stuff, or someone who hated their job, was having a bad day, made wrong decisions, misinterpreted things? Yikes no...

Scars both on the inside and the outside make you stronger in some ways and more vulnerable in other ways. No matter what you are a beautiful human being who deserves to be loved and cherished by more than just family and friends!

Yippee! Happy dance-being with the right person in any relationship is vital or everything is hard work. I can feel it in my bones that you will make real breakthroughs!

I think it is all the adrenalin is keeping you awake and in a state of alertness-but i could be wrong. Some people become lethargic when under stress while others push their way through it and its all system go but and big but that isnt good for you long term-short term sure you get loads done...

Yes I do-you really need to engage all your senses to keep you very much in the present. For example-open your eyes and out loud or quietly depending on where you are describe something in graphic detail as if explaining to someone blind-this uses visual and auditory senses as you are listening...

Yes I thought it was starting off so positively but then nose dived-you made progress, you are now facing your fears again in a few days that is a big move, support and acknowledge how far you have come, hang in there, you are stronger than you think. Don't let your light fade into nothingness

Something v similar happened to me and yes having kids in the equation make the problem more terrifying-its not just yourself you have to take care of and look out for. You are helpless at the time when going through what you are experiencing and your kids are vulnerable also. Trust your...

there is so much to process and the past can dig up all sorts of stuff often when you least expect and its something that is hard to control as there are triggers everywhere. I love this as it helps gain balance with those who come into and leave your life “There comes a point in your life when...

You will wreck your head trying to determine what did or didn't happen. The fact you are thinking the thoughts you are thinking is your selfs way of communicating that something needs to be done. So you are not crazy but you will drive yourself crazy if you don't get help