ptsd

  1. Chargette

    Book: The Body Keeps The Score

    I'm reading "The Body Keeps The Score" by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. I'm only up to chapter 6, out of 20 chapters only, but I've learned some valuable insights into how PTSD developed in me. I'm also learning an approach of action to help myself. Has anyone here read this book?
  2. F

    TL;DR - Divorced and Alone

    I suffer from Bipolar II, PTSD and chronic anxiety. When I started dating my ex-wife in 2015 I told her all about it and explained it in as much detail as I could. I'm up front about it when meeting someone new for a relationship because I know firsthand that it is not easy living with someone...
  3. A

    Yanderes

    Has anyone on here had experience being in a relationship with a real life yandere? For those who don't know "Yandere" is derived from the Japanese words yanderu, meaning insane or sick, and deredere, meaning affectionate or loving. Simply put, a yandere is someone who is lovesick; someone who...
  4. R

    PTSD from being suicidal/mentally ill

    I came really close to killing myself two nights ago after a bipolar crash. It made my PTSD flare up severely, as it always does when I am suicidal. I have paralyzing, terrifying flashbacks of my previous suicide attempts. Like a citizen of a war-besieged city, I live though periods of time in...
  5. S

    I don't know

    I suffer from ptsd as a result of a sexual assault when I was 11 and sexual abuse from my ex when I was 17. After I left him I began a spree of sexual deviance. As a form of "reacting" to my traumas I slept with 5 guys in 2 years and I feel supremely ashamed of myself. I am now in a very good...
  6. Trixie

    When General Anxiety, PTSD, and Social Anxiety Collide

    As if I wasn't stressed enough about everything else going on and specifically about the doctor's appointment I had this afternoon (oh, yesterday, now; it's after midnight), my car wouldn't start when I got in my car to leave for that appointment! Thankfully, the ex-boyfriend was still home; so...
  7. Justatiredsoul

    Want it to end

    I don't know what I'm doing Today I had atleast 6 flashbacks the last One it was happening all over again and I couldn't breathe I was being chocked I'm NOT strong enough to keep Going or to live with anymore trauma I've taken enough Valium n pain relief to nock out a Horse but just feel...
  8. Rockclimbinggirl

    Prazosin (minipress) is helping me a lot

    So I have only been taking it for a week and I have already noticed a difference. I wake up rested and have more energy to get stuff done. I started it to help with bad dreams that sometimes wake me up and intrusive memories before bed. I am wondering if anyone else had taken it?
  9. lipstix

    First time I'm reaching out. I'm afraid and unsure

    Hi guys. This is my first thread and post on this site. I hope you guys can help me. I don't want to run away from my problems anymore or let my mind go to that scary place where some sick voice starts convincing me that suicide is an answer. I want to reach out. When I was 11 years old, I came...
  10. Fighter86

    Cannot see a way forward

    Suffering extreme emotional/psychological torment from being in a 2 year relationship with a woman with BPD/NPD traits. Painful memories are consuming my mind. I feel hopeless and helpless to stop the agony I feel. She couldn't have made me feel any less of a human being than I've felt and...
  11. Fighter86

    I'd appreciate your thoughts

    Just wondered what other people think... when you've gone through such heart-wrenching pain and overwhelming challenges in life for most of your life that you've wanted to end it and have planned to at various times, but didn't, and so you can feel a sense of strength that you've chosen to fight...
  12. Caged_Cutter

    Paranoia in the hands of PTSD.

    So ive been diagnosed with PTSD since last year but ive never shown signs of paranoia until now. as it stands i have episodes in the night hours where ill hear a sound down stairs and spend 10 mins each time clearing my home with some form of weapon this normally occurs every night for the last...
  13. MinnBiker

    My boss is a bully. Suicidal feelings increase daily.

    This is not the first time I have had to deal with a bully boss. I had a VERY similar experience 15 years ago. Same MO: boss that only feels comfortable working with men under 30 who can be mentored and who won't be a threat. The bully only chooses marks (or targets) who are middle aged women...
  14. BlueHealingHeart

    The thoughts are here...

    Those horrible thoughts are here and I'm so tired of suffering. Right now my eyes hurt so much, they're burning and I have a migraine too. I'm about to take something for it soon. I've been posting a lot lately cause I'm emotional and I tend to get very sensitive by things. Today I was talking...
  15. BlueHealingHeart

    I'm still not over it.... *Very Triggering*

    I went in total isolation once I found out that my ex boyfriend was a Sociopath. I feel like I want to throw up, I feel sick to my stomach. I've been crying for weeks and everyone is trying to be there for me, however I know it's going to take awhile before I can heal. Especially since I've been...
  16. BlueHealingHeart

    Consumed by the darkness

    ****Triggering warning**** This will probably be my last post for awhile. I have severe depression and suffer with PTSD and low self esteem due to being abused for 3 and half years. I got out of a abusive relationship and I'm easily triggered by things. Everyone keeps suggesting that I go out...
  17. BlueHealingHeart

    What I'm going through right now-my struggles

    ***TRIGGER WARNING - Please be safe*** (Mod Addition) I know I have major mood swings, I'm aware of that. I also get very angry and depressed. Right now I'm trying to do more things for myself and help myself through creativity by writing poetry, art and taking photo's with my camera. Right...
  18. undercoverlover

    struggling so much

    lately even getting out of bed feels like a chore to me. i am tired of dealing with abuse memories and anxiety. i want to die, but at the same time, i already feel like im dead. like perhaps i died after my first suicide attempt and this is just the afterlife (and it really, really sucks)...
  19. BlueHealingHeart

    I'm slowly slipping away

    I'm suffering from depression, PTSD, low self esteem and my therapist said I have some aspects of borderline. I told her how I don't push people away and how I can maintain relationships. I'm actually really happy when I have friends, friends keep me happy and help me from me slipping away. I...
  20. Grey_Matter_85

    -The means to end suffering are within you-

    “You are the universe” The means to end suffering are within you... Through Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, Self-Care, and Acceptance comes Perspective and Harmony. Learn to stay in the present moment (don't run or hide from the pain). Immerse yourself in the feelings you'd rather avoid all...
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