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Is society depressing for anyone else on here? Sometimes I just don't see the point... But when ever I go hiking in the woods I am actually happy again. Can I just live out in the woods the rest of my life? Living in civilization just gets so depressing for me, waiting in traffic, going to a...

Hello, I just recently went on a backpacking trip in the forest by myself and it was the best thing for my psyche. Seeing other life in the woods really lifted up my spirit. And I was by myself so it was nice to get away from people. I can feel myself healing. Just wondering if anyone else has...

Roller costers are always fun I like to go camping, be a porch monkey, go for a walk, fishing, have a bonfire and grill out. Oh yeah, and swimming (:

Thank you @intothelight!

Hello, I have been clinically diagnosed with PTSD. I suffer everyday with this disorder, I hope that other people can benefit from my misery and help me to heal mentally on this website. My story is posted in another thread, and I don't really like to talk about it so I am not including that...

Had to reply to this one: Why do are you angry all the time? "You would be angry too if someone tried to choke you to death" Why do you isolate yourself? "Because I hate this world." How does that make you feel after a nightmare? "Scared, I wake up and grab my shotgun and have a sense of...

For me Xanax is my savior, I am able to hide my PTSD symptoms at work and actually focus and kill the anxiety and panic attacks. The important thing is to understand and respect it. Your psychiatrist is recommending this medication because he/she has determined that the benefits out weight the...

You are not alone in this, I am not sure what your story is, but please know that you are having a normal reaction to an abnormal event/events. Do you feel "lost" because people have a failure of understanding, or "lost" as far as social status?

I am sorry to hear you are struggling with flash backs and nightmares, I have not experienced a trade off, just nightmares and certain things that trigger flashbacks for me. Nightmares are a horrible thing to experience, especially when it is impacting your sleep. Have you considered a...

@SheilaKathy, Thank you for the reply. I used to be very religious and go to church every Sunday. But after my traumatic event I had my whole world turned upside down. I even tried to go to church the next day but I felt so sad I left service to go cry in my car. My psychologist is also a...

@EveHarrington, Yeah I don't know what kind of therapy it is. And yes, I have looked into EMDR and EFT tapping and that is something I want to try, which my therapist also suggested. I called a place today but they did not answer. Art Therapy was also suggested to me by my T. which all the...

@Ragdoll Circus, What do you mean by a "healthy lifestyle" isn't very sexy? Haha I would think the exact opposite lol. And that is good to hear Valium is helping you with your anxiety. I have such a stressful job ontop of the depression and anxiety from my past experiences so maybe that is...

@Lionheart777, thank you for the reply. I am sorry to hear that you will continue to have PTSD. I can not tell if I have PTSD or depression, and do not want to self diagnose so I am seeking therapy in hope to recover. I wish you the best for you to heal mentally :)

Talk Therpy is also known as Psychotherapy. There are over a thousand different names psychotherapies, EMDR and EFT tapping both full under psychotherapy. My T. does neither of these so I am not sure what kind of psychotherapy therapy she is doing. We mainly just sit down and talk and she asks...

Yeah, that could be true. I just feel like there are other proven treatments like EMDR and EFT tapping that are more effective for the majority of people.

Talk Therapy does not seem to be working for me. I am interested to see what form of treatment has worked best for the majority of people.

God was not there for me during my trauma so I have lost all spiritualism. I know that if I go out to the woods and "pray" for warmth, warmth will not come and I will most likely freeze to death. I respect religion and others beliefs, however.

Blaze, Thank you for the reply. We would not fight because I was trying to help him with his alcoholism, that is something one has to seek help themselves. We would fight because of him being belligerent and angry. When someone gets in my face and instigates a fight I have no choice but to...

Welcome to the forum, I hope you can find support and understanding on here, It sounds like him blocking you out of his life is a result of the emotional numbness which is a common symptom of PTSD. He has said that he does still love you and that he needs time, so maybe he just needs some space...

My story summed up, I have had a ruff childhood of emotional abuse from my dad growing up. When I was 14, I was put in foster care by child protective services because of how psycho my dad got when he was on crack. My mom eventually got her parental rights back from the court and took back...

@Riot, I could not image the trauma that you were put through. I read your story from a thread you posted a long time ago, I am deeply sorry to hear that that happened to you. I hope you have a good recovery from your experiences. Just like my psychologist always says, "your reaction is a...

Anonymous, Thank you for the reply, yes I could tell there was a change in my psyche and so I got help as soon as possible. I have been seeing a psychologists once a week and I have an appointment to see a phychiatrist in two weeks. It seems every time I see my psychologist I feel worse after...

Hello, I am a 22 year old male. Me and my old brother got into a vicious fight a few months ago. The fight took place in my garage and it was just the two of use. At one point in the fight, he had me on my back and was choking me. I felt like I was fighting for my life. I used every bit of...