Sometimes I'm Afraid I Will Hurt Myself

[Moonshadow]

I don't think these health problems are psychosomatic. Psychosomatic is like when you believe so much that you have something, you start to feel the symptoms.

I think these are somatic problems. They are PTSD-related health issues, exacerbated by everyday stress. They are NOT in your mind. They are real illnesses, triggered by the constant struggle that is PTSD.

 

[LovinHim]

I don't ever think that I will do harm to myself... again anyway... but there are times when I'm going crazy and I really just wish someone would choke me or stab me and put me out of my misery. I don't want to die and would never hurt myself but at those times I feel that I seriously wish these things would happen so that the pain could go away... I get so tired of feeling pain. I feel it's normal though. It's life. Everyone feels pain over things that have happened. You just have to deal with it safely? I'm not into shrinks and meds but that's how I look at it and it works for me.