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Thank you. Yes it was. It has never been shared before. But it has relieved my nauseous feeling this evening. Even if whilst recounting that memory doesn't somehow feel like it was me. Thank you for taking the time x

I am approximately 4/5 years old. I am sleeping at my cousin Sarah's house. We share a bed. I am awoken by Sarah, she tells me that I need to go with her daddy but that I will be ok, I mustn't be frightened. I freeze, I want to scream, I don't like her dad. I want my mum, she's i the flat...

@maria thank you for your responses. I have 2 pugs already, although I'm not sure they could be trained to be a ptsd dog? I live in the uk. My family do not know I am suffering from ptsd. I wasn't having dissociative episodes before I started cbt approx 5 wks ago. The problem is that it has...

I have no idea.. I just came across it... I will try and find it! Although, I doubt very much that it is of much credibility. I was overreacting yesterday, that's all. Was a bad day.

Oooo and I stumbled across it, it was medical research into ptsd of some sort though I can't tell you the exact source. The woman survived, she was 'allegedly' re-enacting a memory of when her brother had thrown her off an embankment. She also 'allegedly' purposely fractured her own arm during...

Hi treehugger, Thank you for your response, it was blunt but grounding :) .. I tend to panic a lot, just from nowhere and I guess I'm looking for affirmation that my panic is real! Which I guess is the opposite of what I am supposed to be doing and grounding myself! Although, in honesty it has...

Thank you all for your responses. I am currently in Spain for a week, I am doing lots of grounding things.. Other than a few nightmares and a little jumpy, I have had a good week. But I believe this is because I don't have constant smells, sounds or visual reminders. I want to stay here, I...

Does a cbt therapist help? And what is a ptsd dog?

Hi all, Thank you firstly for reading. I read this article this morning about a woman with PTSD who jumped off a 2 storey carpark building during a flashback. It's really scared me, because sometimes I find myself in a different room after a flashback and I have no idea how I got there. How...

Thank you for your honesty. I have been quite dependent on him in some senses. I would love 10 to be enough but in reality it isn't going to be is it? :( I probably do need more support and a therapist or mental health team that can provide this. If you are sure the assessment doesn't make me...

It's probably important to note too that he said if the pscyhatric assessment showed that I needed extra support, I could then have the community mental health team twice a week too. My hunch is that I am no where near that stage. I lost the plot quite a bit there for a few weeks, but I have...

Hi, The cbt I am having is 'trauma focused' he does have experience. You have up to 10 sessions, but you can keep have as many of these 10 sessions as required, within reason I assume. I think because my symptoms (especially in his consulting room) are quite severe, that my behaviour at work...

Hi, I Am very new to this, I haven't shared my story with anyone yet. But I like to help and so actually this could help you and me. Many thanks Paula

It's funny, as that is exactly the plan. My sister in law and I are doing yoga, meditation, reading, crafts and long walks. It's good to know that I know what to do when needed. I have written my timeline, I orginally gave this to the cbt therapist but took it back before the end of the session...

Thank you I can't tell you how many times that word (paradox) went through my head yesterday! I'm already so much calmer, I'm letting go of a lot of the things I have been worrying about. I will only surround myself with people who know I am not crazy, until I am strong enough to face those that...

Hi, Well, what a roller coaster of a day! I wouldn't even know where to start. So I will start with the end, my Cbt counsellor, has suggested that the CBT isn't working because of my high anxiety and I am spending all my time worrying about the door and not taking any of what is happening in...

Thank you all, for the messages. They are all helping. My dr has given me Valium, just for a few days and upped my antidepressants again. I'm really struggling with work, it's a very stressful job, my managers are trying to support me but they have so many issues with each other they don't seem...

My GP does refer to it as ptsd, haven't seen her since the newer diagnoses. I will ask her. Though I guess my point is, I don't really want to be 'labelled' with anything but seen for who I am. Does that make sense?

Ah, don't be surprised! I'm sure I have just got the name wrong.. I have no idea what their official titles are... They are people my gp referred me to for counselling/ cbt ... Many thanks

Hi, thank you for your responses. I'm totally overwhelmed by all of the different disorders. I actually think they may be causing me just as much distress as the actual symptoms, I feel I am being told I am more crazy each time one is added! I was diagnosed by psychotherapists twice. A year a go...

Hi all, Thank you for taking a look. Where to start, ok, well I was diagnosed with ptsd a year a go.. I've struggled with many different symptoms and am now on my second more extensive cbt counselling. I started these sessions 4 wks ago and have one a week. I would say from my second session my...

Hi, could it be that he is on holiday? Or works just once a week? Is there a receptionist you can call? try not to email an angry email, it will make you feel worse

Hi, I am sorry to hear you have had a panic attack today... And I empathise, they are truly awful things... I find hiding doesn't help, just breeds opportunity for negative thoughts! You say that you have had ptsd for 2 yrs? Does anyone know how long it lasts for? Or does it never go away? Keep...