My therapist recommended that I ask for a nurse to be present the whole time at Dr.'s appointments (and there always is one at my OB/GYN) or that I take a friend along to make me more comfortable. I took my kids along for my last physical with a new GP and told him that physicals gave me...
Have you been sleeping and eating? Extended periods of sleep and eating disruptions can make any symptoms much worse.
Your post seems completely rational, if that helps.
Yes, I've experienced periods of anorexia and even lost 25 lbs in six weeks last year. IMO, it made the anxiety worse, which made the eating disorder worse. The fed on each other (no pun intended). When I consciously regulated my diet, my anxiety diminished considerably.
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I wasn't trying to be negative with saying it wasn't "normal," but if it were the norm wouldn't everyone be getting angry with their neighbors and the people in the grocery store all day long? Why the hang up on the word "normal" anyway? It probably is a common symptom of PTSD to be...
No, I don't think it's "normal" to be angry at someone else trying to make small talk. Annoyed, maybe, but as long as you keep your annoyance hidden, it's probably with the realm of normality to think to yourself, "Why do you give a crap if I've (a. lost weight, b. been up to anything, c. been...
Maybe you should send your comments to the Rep's offices calling for the investigation. It could help to have the opinions of people who have used the facility.
Because of the spike in diagnoses of DID after the movie "Sybil," I tend to believe DID does not really exist or is at least vastly over-diagnosed. How can a psychiatric phenomenon go from being virtually non-existent to present in thousands of patients overnight? Sorry if that offends people...
A good friend once told me, other people think about your mistakes alot less than you think they do. Even if you're the topic of conversation one minute, something better will come along to take your place the next minute. (But she said it more eloquently)
I don't know your past history with...
I feel ugly. Some medication made me break out horribly, so I'm taking two to fix that. Hopefully it's temporary, and I'll post in a few days that I feel cute.
See, I think it's helpful to offer, maybe not sympathy, but validation to newcomers. It might make them feel more comfortable about sharing their problems, which are not always easy to discuss when you read all of the posts by people who have been here forever and almost sound like professional...
The only time the shaking happened to me was right before I was diagnosed with PTSD. Before it started I just felt intensely nervous and panicky. I thought maybe I was having thyroid problems (my sisters have them). It was over a vacation, and doctors' offices were closed, so I went to the ER...
Should we not offer sympathetic words to new people to make them feel welcome, though? When a new person posts about an experience and people just reply with their own personal experiences, it sometimes appears that they aren't listening to the OP at all.
Maybe I just don't understand. What's...
When you get out on your own and have your own place, you can have any girlfriend sleep over. Until then, mom's house, mom's rules. Arguing about it will just cause more stess and drama. Sounds like Mexico was fun.
Good luck with doc school (don't know if it is med school-psychiatrist or B.A./M.A./PhD- psychologist) at Indiana. My three sisters attended IU, and better luck in basketball next year.
Because I was molested by a doctor, I tend to be hostile and mistrusting of anyone in the medical...
You aren't alone. Your story is so similar to mine, it almost seems too familiar. If it helps, with the exception of a few difficult months last year, I'm doing well-- but haven't ruled out the possibility of problems down the road. The fact that you were diagnosed ten years ago and are still...
Both, but I like the psychologist better, he's a PhD, lots of experience with PTSD and sexual abuse. There are specific reasons he ruled out other diagnoses. Why?
Thanks for your answer to my question; I was about ready to give up after my introduction post. I know what you mean about wondering why these things keep happening to me (you). Hopefully, they won't happen to either of us, anymore. It helps to know that other people have gone through similar...
My initial trauma and the one that keeps recurring in my mind at certain times, was a molestation, but nothing as terrible or severe as most have experienced here. Between those incidences and now, I have been date raped and had two incidents of attempted stranger rape in public. Does anyone...