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Jenny, you wrote this a long time ago, but I just saw it. Do you blog at all? You have a gift for writing obviously. I was also a writer who lost a lot to C-PTSD. I’d love to read more of your writing.

YES! I lost 30 pounds over a few months because of GI problems, bottoming out at 96 pounds. I read that severe anxiety can cause the digestive track to tighten. Read 'The Body Keeps the Score' if you can. I finally found a psychiatrist who specializes in trauma who also used to be a general...

Sheppard Pratt sucks and should be shut down, in my opinion. Was there in 2013. We did NOTHING except shuffle from our rooms down the hallway to the common room where techs watched us with utter disdain and contempt. No groups, no therapy, no plan, no comfort. They finally told me they were...

Thank you for posting this. I've been told I have "110% of the symptoms of someone who was sexually abused as a young child", according to past trauma therapists. I knew this already. In my body. The way I used it, abused it, allowed, even encouraged, it to be abused. I was hyper sexual from a...

I wrote a novel loosely based on my own real childhood trauma, and the literary agent asked me to change motivations for certain things that I could not change to the degree he wanted me to because I knew they were not authentic. I could have made those changes (I made some, but not all) and put...

Another woman told me that same thing earlier this week, "I'm already dead." I quoted Billy Crystal in The Princess Bride: You're "only mostly dead." I've felt that way many days. I'm in a trauma hole, grieving the loss of my family. They didn't die, they just let me down too many times. I can't...

Find a hospital that deals specifically with trauma. There's a list on Sidran Institute website. Some take Medicaid/Medicare, some don't take insurance at all. But it's a better option than being on general psych wards, which are like hell on earth. PM me if you want any more info or help...

Looking for some kind of support group (or support) in DC. Trying to recover from C-PTSD. In therapy, on my own, and somewhat isolated.

Same here. Ditto. Everything you said.

You could talk to a lawyer. Sounds like discrimination to me. I'm so sorry that happened.

Yes, you are not alone. I, and millions of women, have been where you were and are. My abusive ex was in my life over 20 years ago and it wasn't until I talked about it in therapy, with other women and through writing that I began to realize I could change and get my sense of self empowerment...

I'm on SSDI for ptsd/depression. The reality of losing my only source of income and health insurance has sent me over the edge. Mental health care funding and treatment , Medicare, SSDI ... They're all bad enough as is, but now I'm really scared.

Hi Adorraj, I'm glad you found this site. There are so many people here who know exactly what you have been through and what you are still going through now. I'm 42 and wasn't diagnosed with PTSD until July 2013 for things that happened when I was a kid. My entire life has been effected because...

I also just started EMDR. I'm done with PTSD ruling my life. I'm 42 and have never had a normal, happy life without depression and anxiety. I will do whatever it takes. It may be incredibly painful, but if I have to delve into a scary place in order to come out the other side with some hope of a...

I know what you're saying. My difficult experiences have made me a more compassionate person with a deeper purpose. I find meaning in my life by talking to homeless women on the street and asking what I can do to help them, by sharing my experiences with others who are suffering or feel alone...

Bring it up. Just say it. It sounds like you are on the verge of a breakthrough, and that is the most important thing right now. She works for you. Period.

Solara is so right. The worst things you can do in a job are get social, complain, or talk behind someone else's back (especially the boss.) I've learned the hard way that the person you think is your best friend is likely the one who's stabbing you in the back. In the end, it's a competitive...

This is why I love this site so much. Writing things out and reading responses are invaluable to me. I feel understood and it helps me in the healing process. Thank you.

I wouldn't cry in therapy for years with anyone for the very same reasons. It took a lot time and work, and finding the right therapist. But once I let go, that's when the real healing began. At least for me.

I'm glad I found this thread because I really need help understanding what is happening to me. I've been reading a lot about this because I recently had a major breakdown, spent six months in hospitals before being diagnosed with complex PTSD. I am obsessed with trying to figure out what, if...

I've dissociated most of my life through sleeping. I could, and would, sleep whole days away. Right before I went inpatient for a breakdown, I lost a job less than two weeks in because I fell asleep at my desk. It wasn't until after I was diagnosed with PTSD and forced to face it that I began to...

Thank you for the support, and Laurie for the meet-up link. I joined the group and hope to go to one. Do you go the meet-ups for that group? It's crazy having no one to talk to. The sadness is so intense and it's just stagnant, nowhere to go. I'm just amazed that my family doesn't ask me how I'm...

I just moved back to New York after being away over 15 years. I know very few people, and none who understand PTSD and severe depression. If one more person tells me that getting a gym membership and exercising will help me feel better, I will scream. How can I exercise when I can't get out of...

Wow. Intense thread. My advice would be what you originally considered: tell her exactly how you feel. Just like we grow and learn from our therapists, I believe our therapists also grow and learn from us. If she can learn from her mistakes with you, it may help one of her other suicidal...

Hi, I'm in Rockville. Been in almost every hospital around here and DC, including the Day Center at PIW, as well as their outpatient program. I don't remember any of them being from this area though. I tend to isolate and get afraid of telling people why I'm on disability and sleep so much...