Hi! I've been one of the early members of this forum.
I need a therapist to continue some old work. Don't want to trust anyone after the last agency screwed me over and let me go off all my meds for a week and I got very physically ill and mentally ill also. I got blamed for not showing up to...
Hi! Thanks for your recent post. I've been away since August of 2010 according to the forum. It came to my email address and I followed it back to the forum. Of course, since it's been so long I had to reset my password. I'm expecting my first grandbaby, a girl, on July 8th. I'm also losing my...
Practicing Awareness-Great Idea
:wink:anni I appreciate you reminding me about the Awareness Technique! I've used them in the distant past to handle panic attacks and hallucinations and this worked well. Once my van gets fixed I intend to practice it and so if I ever have a blackout again that...
That's very interesting. I have been having problems with dropping things on a rather consistent basis for several years now. I've chosen not to have carpet in my apartment for that reason. I'd love to enjoy better looking floor covering and my vinyl tile floors are absolutely freezing in the...
Another type of pain relief is a 5% lidocaine patch. It is applied topically on the area where the pain is. It is applied in the manner of 12 hours on and 12 hours off. I use it and it works great on my arthritic knee. I only use it when the pain gets really distractive and is at a level that I...
Thanks for your reply. I am not diagnosed with DID. I have the diagnosis "only" of CPTSD or Complex PTSD. I really needed some one's empathy and your post met that need.
Wildfirewildone
:eek:Last Monday evening a very scary thing happened to me! I had left my psychodoc's (Psychiatrist"s) office after dark. I remember that I made a turn on the road through an intersection. Before I finished it I "blanked out" (that's the only thing I can call it) . When I became aware again I...
The absolute truth
Yes I've tried about 10 different times to "off" myself. There were 3 times in my elementary school years : freezing in sub-zero temps, crawling under a tarp over wood chips in extreme heat, again in cold weather by causing an avalanche of snow so I'd be smothered. I don't...
:thumbs-up I ACTUALLY got up at 7:30 AM and got to my first Charcoal and Pastels Drawing Class!! :clap:IT STARTED AT 10 AM and I'm not an early riser! We get to bring home our stuff and practice the things we did in class. The instructor made a comment that he couldn't believe that we all did so...
:hello:It's not today that I'm worried about!! Weather report for tomorrow predicts wind gusts up to 53 mph. I'm aching in my right knee really bad due to cold front and "Arthur Itis" PEACE TO THE PLANET
Skyp56....Catastrophizing is a real word and your therapist was right on with his definition of when something occurs and that is considered and the result we think is so much worse. We latch onto the absolute worst case scenario and forget about lesser and often better results which causes us...
:clap:Congratulations!!!! IMHO anybody with PTSD deserves this kind of HAPPY!!! I'm glad that Nicolette understands Anthony's experience and is willing to be very understanding. Yeah for the pair of you!!!!:thumbs-up ........
PEACE FOR THE PLANET
:hello:I've been on Cymbalta for at least 6 months and it really helped balance me out.....I didn't have any side affects which was nice!! Hopefully you have a doc you can trust and who listens to you:thumbs-up If I were you [and I'm not] I'd get online and do some research. Then talk it over...
Hellooooo!! I have been using plush critters for comfort for years and years....I have not cared what anyones' opinion was of me for having one of my critters with me, such as when I'd go to therapy or to any one of my doctors. Right now I'm sleeping with a purple horse [a gift from a friend as...
I have an 11 yr. old cat named Hayley..She's a Grey Tiger with 4 white feet and underbelly which comes up her chest over her face and nose and then ends just above her cute pink nose..I got her 10 years ago at the county animal shelter....She's my best bud and is quite talkative especially when...
Economic Stress
:hello:With the Republican Party in the White House our USA economy is really in an atrocious state! More and more money is being taken away from the people who need it the most! Our Ohio State Medicaid ["poor peoples' insurance"] keeps dropping services like replacement glasses...
:Hug_emoticon:Sorry you had to make that decision to put your dear furry family member down.....Glad to hear that you have a new little one....I dread the thought that one day I may have to make that decision....PEACE TO THIS PLANET
:smile: and :rofl: at how I've handled all of this!!! I saw immediate improvements in my health and well being and that sure helps me feel empowered!!!! I now have learned that even friends have to draw boundaries and stick to them....Being a friend doesn't mean apologizing for setting a healthy...
:wink:OK....Here's a response....You have a lot of good ideas there!!...I too like to affirm the good things in my life....More like a Gratitude List....I am especially grateful that I don't allow any "friends" to use me as a doormat....I have learned to set boundaries....I have learned to stick...
:mad:I came home this evening and there was a message from the person I've mentioned in this thread.....She said she was waiting for me to call her and apologize to HER about what I said 2 weeks ago....:naughty:There's no way I even want to talk to her at all!!!..My emotional and physical health...
:hello: :smile: As every day goes by I feel more and more relaxed and peaceful!! That just confirms for me that she was pretty much just a taker!! I don't feel hurt whatsoever about her ending the relationship when she found out that I was so serious with her abiding by my boundaries!!! I only...
:think: Physically tired.....but spiritually uplifted.....I spent 4 hours at my parents with some siblings..their spouses or girlfriends.....and a 10 month baby who's my older brother's stepdaughter's.....I'm not having flashbacks presently from being in the house where I was abused in....I went...
My mom is now out of the hospital and it seems that the procedure went well....She told me that she'll need some recovery time.....My father said that the first night they needed to give her pain medication....I haven't heard from my ex-friend....For about the last 3 days I keep getting calls...
I've always been artistic in all sorts of ways....My parents didn't think it was a good thing to be and after the required 7th grade art course.....I was not allowed any more art classes which broke my heart!! unfortunately I have been so overwhelmed the past few months that I haven't made time...