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After an extremely stressful year or so, I'm finally getting back to the things that make me feel capable. I have been using my audible subscription to compensate for not having as much time to read, and I'm making time each week to read a book on paper, too. I bought a charger for my mp3...

What a wonderful update to this thread!

Advice from someone with PTSD: set your expectations and boundaries and stick to them. A relationship means both people have a right to express their feelings: you are not required to keep a happy face on for him all the time. That is not what support means. It's good that you are doing...

I think @Friday and @Recovery4Me have wonderful thoughts. Kids can understand a lot more than we give them credit for if we keep the language at their level. What we often don't plan for is where their thoughts and worries will take them. I think it's ok to say that grandma is sick, or her brain...

All PTSD is valid. No one kind is worse than the other. No one here mentioned soldiers, and it is apparent that YOU don't understand the victimization that the OP is talking about. How dare you. How dare you step into this discussion and degrade the mental illness of another person. That is...

Me, too.

Be your own mom. That might sound silly, but think about it. You had an abusive childhood, right? Me too. But I'm willing to be at some point you had a friend who's mom always knew what to say, or maybe a TV mom that you adored. When you start to feel bad, down on yourself, or are...

PTSD sufferer in full agreement with @Justmehere . It's up to us to manage our symptoms and communicate our needs, and relationships work better when you are communicating your needs, too. Let us know what your boundaries are and what you need up front and let us decide if we can work with that...

@Heather Just remember to tip the delivery guy extra--he's got to work on a holiday.

You can't get revenge on a sociopath--the only feeling they understand is winning, and they will do anything to win. What you should actually do is focus on processing your emotions about what happened, limit or eliminate your exposure to this person, and encourage your brother to get out of the...

Develop criteria for friendship. There are a lot of people I genuinely like but have no desire to develop a deeper friendship with because of things like this. I agree with other posters that you need to directly tell your friend what is bothering you and why. She might not be aware of what...

You are not alone. More importantly, you are not obligated to spend a holiday with family you don't enjoy. If you can't be with the family you want to be with, do something just for you. People will tell you that you're being selfish, at first, even your closest friends might tell you that, but...

Absolutely explain every detail of the connection. There's disturbing content and then there are things that specifically trigger us and lead to PTSD-related behaviors. Clearly stating the difference has the potential to help a lot. I, too, am annoyed by the overuse of the word "trigger". I...

Crying exists though almost all of my panic now. :/

@mudbug , you could just buy the weight you want in BBs or something and divide it into equal portions, so you don't have to do the math stuff. I have an emotional blockade against math and am pretty good at finding ways around it. A DIY weighted blanket seems like a pretty easy work-up as long...

Thanks for your replies. I'm glad to know the exhaustion isn't just me. I always feel weak or lazy. I don't really feel a normal energy level until the next day.

I had a panic attack today in the parking lot at Target. I was alone in the car, waiting for my husband. About two hours ago he apologized for yelling at me and I said that I had forgotten that he yelled at me. I remembered when he brought it up, though. He yelled at me and then went into...

About leaving the room: My partner respects my limits on political discussions. We can do it sometimes, between us, and when I give him a five minute warning when I feel I can't do it anymore. He's really good about wrapping up his thoughts and telling me breakfast was delicious. I have a real...

I will stack all of my blankets on top of each other, which works for me because when I'm anxious enough to need weight I'm probably also freezing cold. Last night I slept with seven blankets because I was freaking out about going to sleep and my husband wasn't home to cuddle with. So, that's my...

I still think those things need to be announced. If someone has violated your trust and you ask to see something and they don't care enough about regaining your trust to show it to you, well, that's everything you need to know right there, isn't it?

Me too. Better to have it summarized for you by someone who can stand it.

Did you read the letter from Chris Kluwe, @hodge ? It was wonderful. They're coming out of the woodworks to shut him down. Although, professional athletes have their own reputation domestic and sexual violence.

Me, too. When I read about it I messaged my partner that I don't feel safe. It's not just this tape, either. Since the beginning of this presidential mess, I haven't been able to listen to him or read things about him. I think the release of this tape made me realize why: he's abusive. He's a...

I grew up in a suburb of Houston, TX. I just moved from the TX/Mex border to the West (not actually considered the South). This place is more conservative than anywhere I've ever lived. And I tell people, I've seen more Trump and/or antiObama bumper stickers ad more confederate flags than I ever...