How Did You Find This Forum?

[Faith Hope Charity]

I found this forum today, and like you, MacBeth, I found it by googling PTSD and a certain medication.

BTW. Hello to all, and could someone direct me where to go? I feel lost. :)

 

[Recovery4Me]

Seriously, I am convinced I was led.

The manner in which it happened, the blatant denial that I was in night terrors, full blown hijack spins and searching for pragmatics to 'fix' my hubby (?) as our marriage was under strain. Oh no, it wasn't me...(in my mind:alien:) after all I had years and years of therapy to kick PTSD.:roflmao:

Then, nothing sort of a miracle...while I searched for the answers to fix him on various sites, a T got a hold of me and series of events led me to this site and blessings for me in which to heal again. So being who I am (forgive me) but I believe it was God that led me here.

So I hold this site, our members and our staff deep within my heart as special as well as courageously valuable contributors to blazing a trail in openness in PTSD.

 

[Recovery4Me]

@Faith Hope Charity
Your post bumped in as I was posting. Welcome to our forum. The help portion is very informative to assist you in what you ask.

 

[Faith Hope Charity]

I'm glad He led you here. Perhaps He led me here as well. I hope so. It feels so lonely having this thing, especially for a Believer. Does being part of a body of faith sometimes make you feel isolated because they are clueless as to how you feel inside? ......Editing this......More accurately, how I am limited by this 'thing'.

 

[The Albatross]

Searching for a description of what I was experiencing (disassociation/DID type episodes) when someone in recovery understood what I was describing and gave it a name.

 

[Recovery4Me]

@Faith Hope Charity your questions and thoughts are so courageous & valid.
Perhaps you may consider opening an introduction thread and ask. The reason I suggest this is I do not want to hi-jack the thread main question and there are so many solid members who would want to respond to you. :hug:

Please excuse me @macbeth ...your thread is awesome.

 

[JEKBreatheandBelieve]

I was searching for communities like this, but the first few times I searched it didn't come up. Then one day I stumbled on it somehow and it has been the perfect place to find support. It has definitely made me feel less alone.

 

[anthony]

LOL... I just stumbled upon it. :coffee: :cautious: :wideeyed: Can't remember how exactly... a little blurry!

 

[rainy_daze]

@anthony :laugh:.

I can't remember what search terms I used via the magical internet. Probably the words help and PTSD. Like others, I found it at the right time. A time of desperation. [Healing local, reaching global I remember. I still vividly remember trying to write an introduction, and a very large please help me thread]

positive and negative?

Positive: I felt/feel/think it has clear rules and great staff/members, so I'm able to post. It has had an impact on how I cope. It has made me feel less alone. I have received support from so many people here that I otherwise would not have got. I have had lots of laughs here as well as serious conversations. There are more positives, but I won't drone on :whistling:.

Negative: At times I can spend too long on here. It has pushed me out of denial, which I think is a positive and a negative :meh:. I have been triggered and it has taken a while to see that.

I agree, good topic @macbeth, are there any other positive (or negative) impacts being here has had on your life, other than feeling as normal as possible with PTSD?

 

[anthony]

Figured I had to say something... and the only thing was something a little humorous. :D

 

[shell]

My second therapist told me I had PTSD and to go on the internet and look it up. If it hadn't been for this site I would have clueless to what was really going on because she had no intention of telling me, I just thought I was going crazy.

 

[anthony]

because she had no intention of telling me, I just thought I was going crazy

That's pretty funny...