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Welcome, glad you found us.

Hi Rose. Welcome to the forum, whether you decide to stay or not.

I know my own PTSD is not a safe neighborhood to travel alone. There are way too many phantoms, deceptions and confusions attached to trust to only one set of senses. I take traveling companions whenever possible.

One of my VA therapists compared PTSD to a bone which had been shattered and then left to heal badly. Treatment requires re-breaking the bone. setting it properly and tending it with all the necessary care and rehab. Yes, it is a painful and tedious process, but the joy of walking without prosthetics is beyond measure. For me, it was worth the price.

Gentle support while you find your own way through, Rose, be it here or elsewhere. every case is unique. Trust the healing mysteries to guide you.

Hi, and welcome:-) This group has been a godsend for me since I joined. Hope you find the same support an dhealing I have....

Welcome :)

Hi and Welcome to the group Rose.... Big hug....x

Thanks. How do I do self care. For me I go to the doctors(a lot of them) eat, sleep and exercise. That's all I do. Plus take a great deal of medications. Plus take care of myself spiritual. Do any one of you has a lot of medical issues because of trauma? What do you do? I am overwhelm a lot because of this. I just start to read up on PSTD because I started to tell myself knowledge is power. I want to get better.

I attribute my tendonitis, spastic colitis and psoriasis to my mental health issues. I clench up and scratch myself something fierce while I am fighting flashbacks, et al.

When any of the three start up, I step up my therapy work.

Hi welcome to the group
Yes, I have many health issues from my PTSD traumas. I have a rotator out of place in my neck that physical therapists can't get back in to place from being beat up, I also have chronic migraine & nerve damage in my head from having my head smashed into a curb. Back issues. I have bursitis in my shoulder, chronic tendonitis in my forearm & athritis in my wrists from being broke so many times. nerve damage in different parts of my body. I also have severe TMG from grinding my teeth so bad & fibromyalgia that I also both attribute to my PTSD. (Wow, lol didn't really realize how much of a mess I sound like till I start writing all them down together). Know that you're not alone.
It's a big step yo reach out for support.
I'm sorry all you go through, it really can be a lot.
Much support to you on your journey

So you guys does understand when I become overwhelm but all these specialist I see for medical issues? I took two days off from work and enjoy going for a walk in the cool weather. I try to have one day for myself and have a me time. I try to balance my life with work, church and others plus me time. Sometimes I have these days where my behaviors are weird and I wonder why does I do it. Sometimes I feel like I cannot control my behaviors. Things are finally starting to change where am starting to receive some support but I know they will stop. Nothing good does not last long in my life but I am trying to have faith that this time good will happen for a long while. Does anyone have very bad day because PSTD? and how do you cope/manage? I feel like I don't have any skills and want to learn.

Of course I have extremely bad days because of PTSD. Those extremely bad days are what put the Disorder to the Post Traumatic Stress. I try to resist the temptation to make big, sweeping reforms, though. Taking on too much at once makes the change hard to manage and sustain. Big changes spin out of control too easily. Burning out supporters is among the ways it spins out of control.

Don't rush the process, Rose. You have already tackled quite allot, just in this one little post. Chew well before moving on to the next step. Small steps make the surest journey.

Hi welcome these people are the best. I hope they all know how special they are.i have had a lot of bad days but these wonderful special people remind me how special each one of us are. So please give this a try ....bless every single one of you. Also I can only be on this iPad for short time (I'm in the hospital ) but I'm hanging in there and wanted to chime in. I will try to post when I can I'm going to have more test tomorrow but hopefully will be on the way home early next week. Hug to you all

I don't know how to make small steps. I do what I does because I dont want to feel. Some people call it perfectionist but I only act it because I dont want to feel. I am not use to feelings been numb all my life so I just perform. I am glad I can write to express this because I dont know how to function in any environment. I am learning so much and want to scream stop because it's new and scary. I like to write but everyone thinks I need to talk and not write in order to communicate. So sad.