Hard To Find A Ptsd Therapist

[Abrasky]

I hope you don't leave Calindrome. I hope to be able to be on a forum where advice is given freely and be able to be assertive about my own boundaries. I am quite happy if you don't like my opnion too. I would prefer not liking my opnion to pretending to like it. :)

 

[J.C.]

Hello Calindrome,

You have made so much progress and have over come so much and I think you're doing more than surviving. Please do not stop now.

Anger is a very big part of PTSD. Having PTSD is like being totally raw, freakin every thing hurts. When mine was stuck in the excruciatingly painful state of stuck in hell mode, even the devil was afraid of me.

Anyone who didn't talk softly hurt my ears. I could not bare the sound of the turn indicator ticking in a car...my list of what set me off was just about all humans.

I'm not like that now....but I will never forget that anguish.

I can see how laying out all your personal feelings like you have here, shared your triumphs, and stated what you want to do next etc...takes a lot of courage to say to forum of full on strangers. It's far beyond awkward.

Finding a good PTSD conselor/therapist has been difficult for me, it has yet to happen. It never happened (You may have better resources around you) I gave up. I came here 'cus I knew that going back was not the answer, not for me. I have studied mostly on my own. Then today I found this article that Anthony just put up...forget the title but it's a like crib notes and the bare bones basics how to self treat PTSD cut down nice and quick to one page.

To my amazement, I was like right on man! I'm doing it right so far...so please don't leave...there is a ton of good articles to read.

Please don't let one uncomfortable experience blow you out. Besides, CB was just trying to be really helpful as quick as she could. Test can get weird sometimes ya know?

Could you imagine having to run a giant world wide site that helps all these PTSDers?? OMG, I know I'd come off short here and there. Look at CB's mood it says she's depressed. Remember back when you were? Life is not easy, cut her a break if you have it in you and check this place out. This place is surprising in a good way. A whole lot of good ways.

I think I messed up a few times here myself. Not harm intended ever. We are all just human and prone to errors and misinterpretations from time to time.

Hang in there and here?
JC

 

[anthony]

JC, no requirement to quote entire post when you are directly responding to it above.