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I'm new to the world of medication. I was prescribed both medications (Prozac at 20mg, and two hydroxyzines (atarax and visatril) at 25mg. One hydro for sleep, the other one for daytime anxiety symptoms.) Do I have to worry about addiction when it comes to the hydroxyzine? Will I be in...

I think that instead of arguing the semantics of rape, it might be better to look at the subjective experience that the OP experienced. What's important is how that event made you feel. If you feel like you've been raped and have to ask yourself if you've been raped, then yes, you were...

Hiya! Honestly, the efficacy of medication varies from person to person. While one person may experience a tremendous amount of relief through pills, another person's symptoms may stay the same or rarely, get worse. I also suffer from pretty awful symptoms, and I am not on any medication yet...

@Mal Content I have a very close relationship to animals. Despite being unable to speak, they are nowhere near as disgusting as human beings can be. Humans have the possibility to do great good, but they also have the ability to do unspeakable things, and it's SO easy to be evil. Animals...

Thank you guys! You all really made me feel a lot better about all of this. It's been a little bit difficult for me to tell people about these things for the same reasons that @Mal Content stated. It's hard for me to put myself in the same category as war veterans and victims of violent...

So, here I am. I've tried writing one of these so many times, but the fact is that I am too ashamed of my own trauma to confront it myself -- never mind share it with the entire world (most of the time). I'm not ashamed because I was overly dehumanized by my trauma(s), but because I sometimes...

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Welcome tech! First of all, welcome to the forums. We're very happy that you're here! A lot of us can relate to the emotional disconnect that you're experiencing, along with the other stuff. I just want to say that abuse takes many forms. I was never sexually abused, but I was physically...

Welcome, Tucker :) I hope you enjoy your stay!

I'm so proud of you. Great job!

Hi Aida! First and foremost, before I welcome you, I want to tell you that I admire your courage. Wowee! Know that you are NOT alone, and that a lot of us here will be able to relate to you in terms of the anxiety, dark places, confusion, etc. Congrats on reaching out, and I hope that you...

Hi Freedomfighter! That must have been very cathartic to write!

Hi poofy! In my opinion, no, you're not overreacting. I don't think your friend is right to get mad at you guys for going to your cousins wedding, when she hasn't even booked a venue yet. If someone hasn't booked a venue for an event of any sort, it's a bit weird to say that the date that the...

Hi Paige! I have PTSD and a fiancee. It can be kind of rough when it comes to experiencing PTSD symptoms around her, because I really don't want her to worry about me. But, I have a technique that helps me keep her as the one thing that can make me happy without fail. When she's around, I...

It's ok. My siblings live with my dad, and they're 6 and 13 years old. My family is super tiny, so apart from my grandmother, I don't really have too much family around that I trust. I met him at a little bit of a meet&greet/signing that he did after the show. He's a very nice guy, but maybe...

Funny you should mention that actually. When I was younger, I was afraid to fall asleep in my dad's house, because I thought he was going to kill me. I have no idea why, but it was always something i couldn't shake. Currently, I don't feel safe in my house here with my mom though. She's made...

I'll have to start a trauma diary soon. To be honest, I don't know 100% what caused my PTSD. I know what some of the events are that contributed to it, but not the full picture quite yet. I have a lot of respect for my parents as human beings, but not as parents. My mother is a very angry...

I actually just found that out about myself two days ago. I found that if I didn't look at the road, I was perfectly fine. My (abusive) mom was a very reckless driver, and I did feel like I was going to die many times when she was driving. She would text, drive over 100+ mph when she got...

If it were me, I would wait a little bit, just so I would be able to level out and then be able to confront it. Not everyone's the same though! If you feel like you can handle doing something like that, go for it!

It's none of my business, but I really hope that he realizes how helpful therapy can be. If he feels that the therapy that he is currently engaged in is boring, then he should probably seek either a new therapist, or a new form of therapy. For Military veterans, it's already difficult to find...

I wish we had a more thriving punk scene! Our local bands are mostly indie bands. They're good, but punk is just so much fun to me. Those feelings are ones that I experience quite frequently, actually. I'll always apologize to friends in the middle of a sentence for talking about myself. Guilt...

Thanks for the reply!! I'm still new to the world of anxiety, so any time something like this happens, I get a little bit depressed. It makes me think of the things that I used to be able to do, and it ends up being a bit of a spiral. It's just a bit difficult trying to explain my feelings to...

I can handle driving just fine. Something about me being in control of where I'm going, what I'm going to see, and when I can go back home makes me feel like I can control my anxiety. But when I'm in the passenger seat of a car, I feel like a caged animal. Today was kinda cool, I went to see...

The question is basically in the title. I had a strange experience today, because usually my flashbacks are only about one thing, ever. Today I was triggered by something that is very common, and i think i had a flashback to a different life threatening experience. Is this something you guys...

I have hyper-mobile joints in all of my fingers, my elbows, and my knees.