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Hello. I am a sufferer and saw your thread in my email and it caught my attention ... I suffered badly for about 8 years, some days weeks or months better than others, but the thing that stayed consistent was my drinking. The thing for me, is when I look back, the drinking started before the...

I try , and then I fail I'll just make the hole complete To fill this so called void with the unnatural Has no purpose to defeat Can we photograph the Angels Throw down with arms open wide Collaborate with lunatics Beautiful insanity of like minds We feel insane, we feel on fire...

Been working on this one for a couple days. It's a little bit of my personal story put to a poem. I was thinking the other day about those of us who go through trauma, and what it takes from us. For me I think about how I could never "unlive" it, and likewise how no one could relive it with me...

I feel like a lot of people think Rock bottom is the same thing for everyone, but sometimes I hit rock bottom once a day, and "rock bottom" is realitive. Sometimes my way out of it isn't the best idea and I need someone or something two help me force myself to make that slow climb out of the...

Alright all. It has been awhile since I have wrote as an outlet, but I gave it a shot tonight. It ended up being about PTSD, and hitting rock bottom, and not being able to fight it out on my own, but also knowing there is hope day to day to make it a good one ... Wanted to share. Stone and...

All true. I am saying what works for ME, but it may be different for him. More just trying to give ideas, but definitely talk to him.

If I get a message I like it to be general. If someone I care about text me and says something that reminds me of them as a person without being too emotional I am more likely to possibly respond or at least not be bothered by it. For example if a friend text me and says "so, I tripped at work...

Glad to hear this @Solara. Happy for you :) . I have been having to do the same thing with some stuff too, but some of it I have held onto for so long that it is easier said than done, but I have a looooot more good days than bad days now!

I still don't know what to say to him. I feel like things emotionally went kinda quick, and I just feel really comfortable hiding and avoiding right now. It bothers me that he told me about someone else personal problems, but at the same time I spend a lot of time wishing I knew someone I could...

you arent the first one to tell me that i am over thinking it. I am sure i am, i just dont know how to stop it. I think i am worrying about hurting someone. i dont know why. i keep thinking about what i am like when i have bad days. how do i explain that to someone new? like how do i tell them...

That makes sense actually. It is the first time i have ever really had it happen over something good so it came very unexpectedly. I felt really insecure when i left. He seemed to allude to it not working out with the last girl because of some of her emotional problems. I cant tell him...

@FridayJones good stress? like i was overwhelmed because of something good? @Justmehere it was exactly the same situation! Is it possible that I freaked myself out by letting myself feel so safe with someone for a few hours?

I recently decided that i felt like i was ready to start actively dating again for the first time since me and my ex split almost 3 years ago. I am a PTSD sufferer so after leaving an emotionally abusive ex I needed some time to rework through some issues from my past and being a victim of...

@Digz , you have the right idea. People in general are happier when then treat their bodies better, so when I eat "clean" my general mood is better. I think being happier helps avoid some things like anxiety or depression, but it doesn't stop a trigger from triggering me, that is a different...

@anthony I needed to write a quick post to get some feedback. I have spent a good amount of time in chat, I mentioned that some of those people might know more details to a shortened version of my issue. I had no problem with people I know referencing a chat conversation, I would have wrote...

When she started it up again today I just stopped answering here. Arguing with someone about what I feel or don't feel is exhausting. She can pretend all she wants that it is the same thing as general anxiety, but I have less control than that, and it's not just anxiety, its a ton of emotions I...

Has anyone found that it is easier to trust, or even just be around in general, pre-trauma friends? Even if you see them less than others? People who got to know you before ptsd, stuck with you through the worst of it, and are still around?

Thank you for sharing @Justmehere ... I know the relationship in my case isn't going good and I want to know how others handled the same situation

@richter scale i am not sure what that means. It may be rude to say, but why would you put a useless comment about yourself on a thread for something that I am asking for help for. That's disrespectful imo. @Solara or @gizmo I guess more of the advise I was looking for was when you have been...

I chat with solara often, and you saying that doesn't help me in anyway whatsoever @richter scale

It is the same friend. I guess I feel like I don't have anyone else who lets me freely talk about my condition, but that isn't helpful if she rejects it right? She seemed to understand after I spoke with her last weekend, but then dug back in today.

How new is the relationship? That can make a big difference too. I'm dealing with a friend right now, who I've only known about a year, who refuses to accept when I isolate and it's making her intolerable to have a relationship with. I have other friends I have known most my life that could show...

I have to make this short and to the point because I am at work and my boss is here, but need some feedback. Some of you already know that I have a friend who just keeps pushing my buttons. I think she sees it as tough love, but it makes me mad and shuts me down. She usually is a pretty good...

Good perspective from someone who has been there. I liked to read what @Muse wrote. I think part of why relationships never work for me is because I need someone who pushes me to be a little bit open when it doesn't make sense to me.

I don't have all the answered here because I do really well with my symptoms, but living with someone is still very difficult for me and so are relationships. However, I will say that I feel like if he is telling you, that is a big deal. When I isolate, I just do it, I don't plan it, and I...