Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Support Group
Find support with others who have gone through a traumatic experience. Whether you have chronic or acute PTSD, we are here for you.
it is a cold winter night (-22 C),and i feel lonely and isolated.
i go back to therapy on the 3rd,and,even though we still have to work on my OCD and my eating disorder,i've decied this is the year to really start opening up about Everything that has happened to me...healing will not come if i do not..
it is scary though,the floodgates,the consequences,but i know i need to go to the places i have avoided for so long.
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I did the dumbest thing today. I charged my earbuds, unplugged the block and put the block in my little bag instead of the earbuds. I wasn't happy about that when I got to the gym. What a dummy!
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Ever since I stopped doing therapy because of insurance, I've been feeling that old tense and irritable sense of anxiety and stress. I hate that. I was making so many strides and changes during therapy, my therapist would acknowledge all of my progress and accomplishments, and I miss that reassurance. Today I thought about it, and I made those changes! She would always tell me that I chose to...
I agree with Suncloud, you’re showing a lot of courage. We will be here with when you need to reach out on this journey. I know winter just started but I can’t wait till these cold nights pass they do make it seem lonelier don’t they.
Sending you strength & love
Gentlest of hugs <3
Gentle hug blankets to keep you warmer. I, too, feel you are courageous and am inspired by your determination. We are here and will continue to be here with you. May your travel towards your goals bring you peace hugs
On time I got a needle stuck in my big toe, and it broke in half, so that it was below the surface and I could not easily pull it out. It was right in the center, and about an inch deep. It hurt so frickin bad! I didn't have health insurance and so had to take it out by myself. I was so afraid to cut into my toe to remove it... It took me hours of suffering, in pain, before I could cut it open. But, when I finally did it, it wasn't as bad as I had expected and I felt immediate relief.
Our emotional wounds are this way also. Sometimes we have things festering underneath the surface. Wounds that did not heal correctly, and we have to cut those wounds open, expose them to the light, clean out whatever is causing the infection, let them breathe, tend to them and help them heal properly.
It's probably going to be difficult to cut those wounds open; it's going to be painful at first, but eventually you are going to feel a whole lot of relief.
i agree, that is a brave decision, but i think you are right too.
making that or those, big ol steps makes such a difference.
i'm here for you too on this journey, with you xo
You are not alone. We are here for you.
i guess i ought to have been more clear,but what a mess my head is these days....
my current therapist agrees with my former therapist that i do indeed have PTSD,but,as with my former therapist,we have been mostly focused on the present.
he does know a little about my family and a little about my abusive exes,but i just feel it is time to delve more deeply,and then maybe my symptoms will abate...(even though they may get worse before they get better at the beginning)
he is a brilliant and empathetic therapist,and so i know he will guide me well through this....
fdimichele-i've not heard of SMART...i'll look into it,thanks.
my OCD is debilitating....
Thank You again,Everyone.
In my personal case file, obsessive compulsions are listed as a PTSD symptom. As I settled my other PTSD symptoms, the obsessive compulsions abated, as well.
I believe my own best therapy was/is focused on the present. I believe telling my ugly trauma tales is only helpful in making the source of my injuries easier to discuss and understand. The healing of those injuries happens in the here and now.
What you said makes a whole lot of sense and is very validating...