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I was proud of myself for attempting to communicate instead of allowing the trigger to happen. Apparently I was wrong and need to simply walk away from he situation, even if it is in my own home, until I can be like a regular human again.

My first therapist had to move somewhat abruptly. I was without access while they placed me with another therapist. He explained PTSD more clearly to me yet started admitting he was having severe anxiety before each of our sessions. I asked if it was possible to have someone else who may be...

I was simply told to breathe, watch TV, go out and walk, yet given much I am not asking others to manage my triggers for me. I never have asked others to handle my problems. What I was asking the individual in this particular instance was clarification because I was feeling a trigger coming...

I am having trouble finding qualified trauma therapists who take Medicaid here in Seattle. I was given three names from my insurer and all three refused to take me because of medicaid was so bad about paying them.

This is the third therapist in a year. I thought I was being responsible of notifying the person I was being triggered and wanted to understand reality versus what my PTSD is telling me.

I have been more open and honest with friends when I am being triggered and either asking for validation of truth versus what my triggers have been telling me. I was told by my therapist I was being rude of me and I needed to be responsible for validating my own triggers. However because of...

After surviving an intensely abusive childhood and an equally abusive relationship which ended with my partner of 10 years attempting to strangle me, I was diagnosed with PTSD which was then later upgraded to C-PTSD by my therapist. Today in therapy I was told it is wrong for me to ask for help...