http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/-t1.htm Please post your experiences of PTSD (as a person with the condition, carer or professional) here. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:22:17 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/empty.gif http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/-t1.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/living-in-hell-t143.htm theyank
I am a retired U.S. Army Infantry NCO.

I have been running away from this for the last 5 years since I retired. I am now facing it and getting help through the NHS, but can honestly say it is worse than I could have ever imagined.

God please tell me that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.]]> Your experiences of PTSD Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:22:17 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/living-in-hell-t143.htm#679 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/living-in-hell-t143.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/just-checked-in-to-say-hello-new-member-t131.htm dreamwarrior Hi , its 5.54am having another bad nights sleep here just got up made hot drink . did a search for help on my adapted computor with jaws software for visually impaired people as am haunted by lots traumas ive experienced over the last 12 yrs. I am diagnosed with PTSD with flashbacks. Had a road traffic acident ( through no fault of my own ). been physically assulted, had 2 brain injuries, resulting in diagnosed & trying to cope with grand mall epileptic seizures not controlled. Was diagnosed ... Your experiences of PTSD Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:50:54 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/just-checked-in-to-say-hello-new-member-t131.htm#628 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/just-checked-in-to-say-hello-new-member-t131.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-to-the-site-and-new-to-ptsd-t141.htm AngelVaughan Hi there, I am quite new to finding out about PTSD... For years I have been putting the bad things in my life to the back of my mind (or so I thought)... and have had terrible sleeping problems, been jumpy, very moody, emotional and find it hard to concentrate... Over the past few months I have been looking into the symptoms of PTSD and I suffer from 80% of them. I recently went to the Doctors who informed me after masses of blood tests that in fact my problem was in my head! Well ... Your experiences of PTSD Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:55:59 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-to-the-site-and-new-to-ptsd-t141.htm#675 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-to-the-site-and-new-to-ptsd-t141.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/i-am-new-and-scared-and-stuck-and-above-all-cross-t114.htm millie I am writing as a I don't know what else to do. I feel like a pressure cooker about to blow. My husband Tim, has ptsd, I think has had it for a long time, but things just came to a head a week last Sunday. Normally he works in Africa on a one month on one month off schedule, and I live here, in France, and look after our eight year old son. We have been together for the last 17 years. I love him. But now, I still love him, but hate him, I want to hug him and save him and make it all alright ... Your experiences of PTSD Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:15:26 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/i-am-new-and-scared-and-stuck-and-above-all-cross-t114.htm#506 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/i-am-new-and-scared-and-stuck-and-above-all-cross-t114.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-here-need-some-advice-or-help-t140.htm njt1986 . Your experiences of PTSD Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:21:57 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-here-need-some-advice-or-help-t140.htm#672 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-here-need-some-advice-or-help-t140.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/broken-t137.htm lostgirl Hi , Although I registered here quite some time ago and often read others posts,I havent actually posted here before but Im really struggling with things just now and am hope that maybe others can understand something of how Im feeling . I feel like my head is broken and is falling apart .My head seems to go from being totally overwhelmed with flashbacks and images,fear to then other moments of feeling numb dead and in total denial .Ive spent many years dissociating and repressing ... Your experiences of PTSD Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:51:49 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/broken-t137.htm#660 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/broken-t137.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/after-9-years-i-have-just-been-diagnosed-with-ptsd-t136.htm Bobo Well, where does one start? I am new to this sites and probably because I am writing on here I am looking for answers to my feelings and trying to understand. 9 years ago, my wife of 20 years committed suicide, following a short but disabling illness, the pain and discomfort of which she couldn't bare. She just got up one night without me knowing and the following morning she had died. I have the experience of searching for her in the morning, contacting the medical services, her doctor ... Your experiences of PTSD Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:15:52 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/after-9-years-i-have-just-been-diagnosed-with-ptsd-t136.htm#657 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/after-9-years-i-have-just-been-diagnosed-with-ptsd-t136.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/not-doing-very-well-t134.htm willow03 doing really bad just lately and i dont no what to do iwanna go i wanna leave , i drove my car 90mph towards a tree today i chickened out at the last min , whats happeneing to me im so scared Your experiences of PTSD Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:07:41 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/not-doing-very-well-t134.htm#632 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/not-doing-very-well-t134.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/feeling-dodge-t130.htm searching Hello everybody, I seem to on the slide these last couple of days. I am finding it harder to get up in the mornings and am sleeping longer than previously. I have a feeling of being quite apart from myself and am getting the buzzing sound in my head and ear pains from jaw tension. The one thing that helps to steady me is following my breath at intervals but I am finding that tricky as my breathing is shallow or disrupted. I am trying to stay calm and to reassure myself that will it ease ... Your experiences of PTSD Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:34:48 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/feeling-dodge-t130.htm#627 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/feeling-dodge-t130.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-here-my-story-t135.htm got.greg Hi all, I was searching around for self-help material and communities online for PTSD sufferers and found this site. I thought it might be good to join and sort things out. My story is, what I learn now, many layers of PTSD over my entire life that I choose to supress rather than confront. I grew up in a very conservative family with traditional values. My father suffered PTSD from his time in the military but in the 1980s there was no treatment for such things where I was growing ... Your experiences of PTSD Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:37:13 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-here-my-story-t135.htm#649 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-here-my-story-t135.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/looking-for-some-advice-t132.htm kim Hi I'm new to this site and looking for some help. I'm unsure if I have PTSD as not been diagnosed, and I don't suffer all the symptoms most people seem to do (I don't have nightmares and flashbacks), but I do seem to have alot of the stuff. I was in a car accident a couple of years ago, me and the driver lived but my best friend, and her partner died, I broke my back, but am fully recovered. I had some counselling and stuff but mainly for losing my friend. My problem is that I am terrified ... Your experiences of PTSD Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:25:18 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/looking-for-some-advice-t132.htm#630 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/looking-for-some-advice-t132.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/hi-im-new-t129.htm willow03 hi hope everyone is well im 23 years old and thought i would share my experience with you all last year my best friend died in my arms after a very bad car crash wont go into details . a few months after my friend passing away i was in a serious car crash where i broke my spine and damaged my hips very badly and other injuries too many to list , i managed to find the determination to walk again after encouragement from my friends and family . it wasnt until 6 months later i got told ... Your experiences of PTSD Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:30:05 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/hi-im-new-t129.htm#619 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/hi-im-new-t129.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/help-with-anxiety-t128.htm juli Anyone able to suggest anything that has helped them with the really bad anxiety that goes with this condition? I've really been struggling for the last couple of hours and I know a lot of it is down to anxiety, but I have nothing to help ease the symptoms. If I contact mental health staff they'll only tell me to take a perfumed bath or ty a walk (they have obviously never had to deal wth this stuff themselvs) but that doesn't work. I have nothing against simple homeopathic stuff, but ... Your experiences of PTSD Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:20:01 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/help-with-anxiety-t128.htm#601 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/help-with-anxiety-t128.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/help-what-s-wrong-with-me-t125.htm Laura I've found this site because my GP suggested I may have PTSD and referred me to the specialist psychotherapy service for assessment and help. After four months of waiting and two intensive hour long sessions, they've said they'll accept me for long term psychotherapy but that they don't believe giving a diagnosis is helpful. I don't know what to do next. I understand there argument but I want to be able to help myself and find others who are like me and I can't do that if I don't know what ... Your experiences of PTSD Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:42:00 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/help-what-s-wrong-with-me-t125.htm#586 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/help-what-s-wrong-with-me-t125.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/hope-t124.htm Christov Hi All Just a few lines to give hope to anyone thinking they'll never recover. I am an ex detective who lived and worked through some 50 murder enquiries over a 6 year period. I had a number of breakdowns and was diagnosed with endogynous depression before being retired early on health grounds. Whilst I fought my way back off incapacity benefit into full time employment I was never clear of 'the demons' and suffered everthing from hypervigillance, agression and mood swings to almost total ... Your experiences of PTSD Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:16:42 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/hope-t124.htm#584 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/hope-t124.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/cliches-my-pet-hates-t126.htm juli These are my all time favourite pet hate cliches used by mental health staff, guaranteed to make steam come out of my ears. Feel free to add your own. Juli. :- 1) Take a perfumed bath and light candles. - (And I'll be cured?). 2) Write a timetable of your day. - (And I'll be cured ?). 3) "There's no quick fix". 4) "There's no magic wand." - (You don't say.) Your experiences of PTSD Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:58:25 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/cliches-my-pet-hates-t126.htm#589 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/cliches-my-pet-hates-t126.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/my-story-t123.htm searching Hello all. I am new to this site and have very little experience of forums but here goes. I am a 36 year old woman and am suffering from complex pstd. It is mostly due to severe childhood trauma. I had many problems as a child including bed wetting till late teens and rocking back and forth as well as extreme guilt, depression and massive anxieties. I experienced horrendous bulllying in school at 15 which had a disastrous impact on me. I was suicidal with the rejection and lonelines but ... Your experiences of PTSD Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:14:22 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/my-story-t123.htm#582 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/my-story-t123.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/upcoming-tv-programmes-t121.htm Freedom
Just dropping a line to say that there are two tv programmes coming up that are about soldiers suffering from ptsd. One is this sunday 6th sep, 9pm BBC2, and the other is the following night monday 7th sep, 8pm, channel 4. I am in scotland so i hope the tv schedule down south is the same as here.]]> Your experiences of PTSD Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:37:55 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/upcoming-tv-programmes-t121.htm#565 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/upcoming-tv-programmes-t121.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/am-i-suffering-from-ptsd-t122.htm helen I know that my problems do not sound bad compared to others on this site but I was just wondering if someone could help me. I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis 07 but was treated with meds. I have a 5 year old little boy and had a baby xmas eve 08. The last week of my pregnancy my colitis flared up bad, I had my little boy early and had a traumatic labour. I thought my colitis would then get better, but never and a few days after xmas was admitted to A&E. I had never been in hospital ... Your experiences of PTSD Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:37:36 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/am-i-suffering-from-ptsd-t122.htm#574 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/am-i-suffering-from-ptsd-t122.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/a-poem-to-think-about-t118.htm juli Here's a poem I found that I'm sure all users of this site can identify with. Please Listen. When I ask you to listen to me and you start giving advice you have not done what I asked. When I ask you to listen to me and you begin to tell me why I shouldn't feel that way you are trampling on my feelings. ... Your experiences of PTSD Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:23:01 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/a-poem-to-think-about-t118.htm#549 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/a-poem-to-think-about-t118.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/what-was-your-first-step-to-recovery-t120.htm rosie
Recovery comes in very small steps, celebrate each one, add them together & be proud of your achievements!

Rosiex]]> Your experiences of PTSD Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:28:23 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/what-was-your-first-step-to-recovery-t120.htm#557 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/what-was-your-first-step-to-recovery-t120.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/hope-your-all-doing-ok-t116.htm Peter
Life is not easy for most of us as we face the future but if I can be a an example, then we can all get there-it just takes time. Keep your heads up.]]> Your experiences of PTSD Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:27:11 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/hope-your-all-doing-ok-t116.htm#537 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/hope-your-all-doing-ok-t116.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-guy-s-story-please-read-and-offer-info-t117.htm Freedom Hello folks, im Shaun. I joined this site only about 3 days ago and think its a wonderful little site. On one hand its (sadly) relieving to see that im not the only one who is suffering from this terrible affliction, but on the other hand its such a shame to see that so many others do. I have been talking to a very caring and considerate person since i joined (she knows who she is) and i am very keen to hear from anyone on the site who would like ... Your experiences of PTSD Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:31:07 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-guy-s-story-please-read-and-offer-info-t117.htm#538 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-guy-s-story-please-read-and-offer-info-t117.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-here-today-t115.htm the_illusive First time here on this site. I'm a man, mid-30s. Not sure I'll give too much detail. I will just say things I want to say out loud but nobody to speak to. Struggling to live. I am tired in my heart. I need to rest at a safe place. Never been in the military but feels like I've been to war. I like to try and think about nature especially flowers and gentle things like that. Not sure if it helps. I feel like a monster but I lie and tell myself I'm a flower. I guess I'll add ... Your experiences of PTSD Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:29:53 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-here-today-t115.htm#510 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-here-today-t115.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/employment-and-support-an-odd-name-when-you-think-about-it-t112.htm matt Hello I am new, and must apologise in advance for being a little bit shy when writing in public. My story has a happy ending and a sad beginning.(Its a bit existential in the middle) It begins sadly thirty years ago when as a child I witnessed a car crash of amazing violence where several people including my younger brother died. My life began and ended that day and I relive it most days. Back in those flared times no support seems to have existed and the quiet little boy was left to sit in ... Your experiences of PTSD Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:37:35 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/employment-and-support-an-odd-name-when-you-think-about-it-t112.htm#488 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/employment-and-support-an-odd-name-when-you-think-about-it-t112.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/why-i-have-ptsd-t83.htm KimmySue You must forgive the ranting of a mad woman, her mind meandering amongst the small hours of a long and tedious night where sleep evaded her once again. So…. PTSD and its primary causes? I believe it is when we are forced to face our own mortality and to witness the fragility of human life. This is the shock. Mortality on a personal level may not be as simple as the demise of the flesh, but also the destruction of the soul, beliefs, faith and hope. This is the slow and painful erosion ... Your experiences of PTSD Tue, 12 May 2009 22:59:16 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/why-i-have-ptsd-t83.htm#354 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/why-i-have-ptsd-t83.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/acceptance-t87.htm Rainbow I am having great difficulty accepting that what I remember of my past actually belongs to me. On an intellectual level I know it is my life but emotionally I do not. All my life I have lived with my past as a dream. I created a past that did not happen but it was a good one. How do you let go and accept what is true when for so long you have been in denial? I am a master at avoiding situations/conversations etc, etc, that tap into emotions I have denied myself now for many years. I ... Your experiences of PTSD Fri, 15 May 2009 18:32:13 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/acceptance-t87.htm#372 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/acceptance-t87.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/it-s-not-all-military-you-know-t8.htm Sleepless in Durham Helleo all, Am really chuffed I found this site, it's in it's infancy but, hey a great start. It isn't really about just the military, the help is based on it, but let's face it, they have lots of money to research etc, hence all the infor seems biased towards them. I am very disabled both physical and mental, and suffer from spelling, vision and such like, so bear with me. I have dissociative PTSD under the complex heading, or the other fandangle one, something about being ... Your experiences of PTSD Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:53:41 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/it-s-not-all-military-you-know-t8.htm#19 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/it-s-not-all-military-you-know-t8.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/i-am-a-newbie-t110.htm Peter I want to share my experience with you people as I was officially diagnosed Acute PTSD fairly recently. I can not tell you what happened as I probably will end up in court giving evidence for the prosecution and therefore should not disclose the facts. But to cut a very long story short- I experienced something that for some strange reason I recollect that I told myself not to let my partner know cause my partner would be horrified (not me but my partner!) Why did I think like that? You ... Your experiences of PTSD Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:21:39 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/i-am-a-newbie-t110.htm#476 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/i-am-a-newbie-t110.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/help-and-support-for-partners-t113.htm Katy My husband has recently been diagnosed with PTSD and is currently receiving counselling for this condition. The past years have been very difficult for both us as we didnt understand what we were dealing with and the usual term "Depression" was the GPs diagnosis.I just wondered if there were other partners out there who like myself are coming to terms with the events of the last years and would be willing to share their feelings with me so I dont feel alone dealing with this condition. Your experiences of PTSD Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:45:36 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/help-and-support-for-partners-t113.htm#497 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/help-and-support-for-partners-t113.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/my-child-died-and-it-still-upsets-me-2-years-later-t109.htm babs Hi, Here is my story...this is most of it...but there are so many tragic things its hard to write all of them. My name is Barbara. I have come to this forum as I have a horrible feeling I may have PTSD. I had a baby girl, Jasmine. She died 27 days after birth from severe brain damage which she sustained at the birth. I saved her myself from death 5 times in row. The hospital were pretty brutal with me and did not care for my well-being yet were mediocre with her care. I had ... Your experiences of PTSD Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:51:49 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/my-child-died-and-it-still-upsets-me-2-years-later-t109.htm#472 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/my-child-died-and-it-still-upsets-me-2-years-later-t109.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/by-rights-i-shouldn-t-be-here-t108.htm marka
I am happy. I really hope a little happiness comes your way soon.

Marka]]> Your experiences of PTSD Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:44:37 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/by-rights-i-shouldn-t-be-here-t108.htm#467 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/by-rights-i-shouldn-t-be-here-t108.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/something-happen-at-the-wend-and-i-feel-terrible-t106.htm bliss hi all Ive been feeling lot better recently untill this week end when i went out to town round the pubs, a male friend of a freind forced his hand down my top, even tho i tryed to stop him by grapping his hand he just carried on, Now i feel alfull again cant stop crying, feel really anxious, i think its triggered my ptsd off again and am really angry at myself that a never shouted or told anyone at that time, i just froze it almost felt tho my heart stopped beating for a minute, i feel ... Your experiences of PTSD Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:14:04 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/something-happen-at-the-wend-and-i-feel-terrible-t106.htm#462 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/something-happen-at-the-wend-and-i-feel-terrible-t106.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/anyone-else-feel-the-same-t104.htm juli Although I'm desperate to rejoin the world of "normal" people, is anyone else frightened of saying to people that "today I feel ok thanks", in case they have expectations that you're completely better and why are you behaving like this? - even though we have to take every day as it comes and don't know how we feel until we get up in the morning? My experience is that people seem to have such high expectations that ptsd just goes away like the flu. How I wish. kathann. Your experiences of PTSD Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:33:27 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/anyone-else-feel-the-same-t104.htm#453 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/anyone-else-feel-the-same-t104.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/deleted-t105.htm Eleison deleted Your experiences of PTSD Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:25:17 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/deleted-t105.htm#456 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/deleted-t105.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-kid-in-town-t96.htm murphy Hi,Ive been diagnosed with PTSD recently.Ive had several sessions with a psychologist which were useful re lowering anxiety levels,but,no real difference to my symptoms.Ive had one session of emdr,then i was told that my anxiety rating score was too high and i would need work to adress this.HELP ... I am 49yrs old a C.P.N. and face being made jobless(Ive been off work for 10 months) Your experiences of PTSD Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:20:35 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-kid-in-town-t96.htm#432 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-kid-in-town-t96.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/warningi-am-a-rambler-t103.htm merryfield i would like to warn people that i ramble a lot... hello, i have ptsd, but had to diagnose myself. as language mentality barriers have blocked me from understanding my doctors. I live in a foreign country, i am an expat londoner(well near), have been living here for more than 28 years, actual language is not the problem as i worked in offices here. No it's a mentality culture thing. They very subtle rules where i live, but they are too nice to tell you. you gotta guess. Some rules i have ... Your experiences of PTSD Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:25:04 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/warningi-am-a-rambler-t103.htm#449 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/warningi-am-a-rambler-t103.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/if-anyone-needs-help-t101.htm juli things are not going well here right now. i am completely isolated and haven't known what to do with myself. the world has stopped feeling real. I can't even be bothered to think about suicide, I feel completely numb. This morning out of desperation i poured my heart out in a very long email to the MIND info line, not knowing if anyone would even have the time or inclination to read it, let alone reply. I have just checked my emails and have found the kindest, really lengthy reply from ... Your experiences of PTSD Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:35:44 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/if-anyone-needs-help-t101.htm#443 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/if-anyone-needs-help-t101.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/celebrations-t100.htm juli its my wedding anniversary today, when i was supposed to celebrate. the start of a new life. of beatings,rape and rape and rape and mental mind games and so much fear and then he tried to strangle me and more fear. and now im completely alone with all of this and no ones there to help me. im so horrible my care co ordinator hates me and doesnt want to get in touch.all my friends went, even my doctor hates me. i have no one to go to noone is there.i watch through my camera from such a distant ... Your experiences of PTSD Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:59:00 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/celebrations-t100.htm#442 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/celebrations-t100.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-guy-saying-hi-t99.htm Boosh Hi all, nice to meet you. I've finaly joined a ptsd forum as i need an outlet of some kind now and again. My therapy for my combat related ptsd has not been completely succesfull, and i am awaiting (long wait too) a new therapy to try. In the meantime i'm not doing that great to be honest, so i thought i'd seek out some like minded people if thats ok. This realy is a big thing for me joining here, necause in all the years i've had ptsd, i've never wanted to talk to anyone or ... Your experiences of PTSD Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:32:24 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-guy-saying-hi-t99.htm#439 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/new-guy-saying-hi-t99.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/laughable-t97.htm Vodka n Coke Hi, I am really sacked off with having to tread on egg shells when at home. I am really sleepless in Durham (see posts etc), forgot my password and so re registered and here i am. So, after months of being being bullied to death by her i support, whilst off my head on prescribed drugs, pay mortgage with war pension and provide hair do every week, am sacked off. I reminded tonight that PTSD is a sad affair and that she, the bully, forgets that i suffer. Am so alone here, no ... Your experiences of PTSD Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:48:33 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/laughable-t97.htm#436 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/laughable-t97.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/could-i-have-ptsd-long-sorry-t94.htm Scottish21F Hi everyone I heard about PTSD when talking to someone online recently although am still very niave about it all. To explain my situation: I was raped at the age of 13 by a man who I trusted implicitly and almost looked on as a second father to me. It absolutely tore me up inside. It happened in somewhere I cannot remember. I am angry at myself that I never reported this and not sure if it has added to my problems now and ask myself if i would have been a different person ... Your experiences of PTSD Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:15:44 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/could-i-have-ptsd-long-sorry-t94.htm#423 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/could-i-have-ptsd-long-sorry-t94.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/ex-mother-in-laws-ptsd-t93.htm rosie Phew!! Just when I thought life was about to get better, my son has just dropped a bomb shell that's put me back down again. I don't know about anyone else but I'm getting really fed up of these constant mood swings despite meds! I haven't ever written about this before so bare with me if it sounds really pathetic for it still to be triggering me. Six months before my ex husband did his best to ruin my life & then behave as if it was all my fault I was aware that his mother was very ... Your experiences of PTSD Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:19:15 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/ex-mother-in-laws-ptsd-t93.htm#422 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/ex-mother-in-laws-ptsd-t93.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/does-anyone-find-friendships-are-strained-since-ptsd-t91.htm Sky Hello... Have just joined this forum and been looking through some of the posts... Am so sorry to read of so many painful experiences...I wish none of you had had to go through any of it. It's heartening at least to think how kind people can still manage to be, even when living with immensely difficult feelings and stresses long-term. I wondered whether many of you since developing PTSD have gone through difficulties or strained relations with other people - especially people you have known ... Your experiences of PTSD Wed, 20 May 2009 17:55:32 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/does-anyone-find-friendships-are-strained-since-ptsd-t91.htm#392 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/does-anyone-find-friendships-are-strained-since-ptsd-t91.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/please-stop-telling-me-to-chill-t75.htm KimmySue Hi everyone I have been diagnosed with PTSD since my ex tried to "murder" me last September (his words not mine). I have been through so much crap in my life and always bounced back, but I guess this was the straw that broke the camels back. My PTSD became so bad I began to display symptoms of being Bi-Polar and other health problems and was rushed to hospital on 9th April this year with a mild heart attack caused by stress induced heart spasms (I am 49). I tried to play ... Your experiences of PTSD Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:19:11 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/please-stop-telling-me-to-chill-t75.htm#290 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/please-stop-telling-me-to-chill-t75.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/my-story-t89.htm juli think this has been on site long enough now Your experiences of PTSD Sun, 17 May 2009 20:43:50 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/my-story-t89.htm#381 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/my-story-t89.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/medical-assessment-t92.htm rosie Hi All I've been asked to go for a medical assessment by the Dept for Work & Pensions as I've been off work with PTSD for a year now. This will assess whether I am still entitled to Employment & Support allowance which, considering its paid depending on your National Insurance contributions seems a bit cheeky. What happened to them accepting the judgment of your GP, after they know us far better than a doctor you meet in unfamiliar surroundings. Has anyone else been for this ... Your experiences of PTSD Tue, 26 May 2009 18:34:14 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/medical-assessment-t92.htm#405 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/medical-assessment-t92.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/hi-everyone-new-here-t79.htm rebecca2367 Hi all. I don't know where to begin. My head is so upside down at the minute. Ok, start at the beginning. I was diagnosed with Complex PTSD recently. When I tell people, they sniff as though its not a real illness, I mean, its not like cancer or breaking a leg. And then, of course, they ask why -w hat happened that was sooooo bad. And I freak out, trying to tell them. Which situation do I blame? The childhood sexual abuse and rape? The neglect and mental abuse from my parents? ... Your experiences of PTSD Thu, 07 May 2009 13:26:35 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/hi-everyone-new-here-t79.htm#328 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/hi-everyone-new-here-t79.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/has-anyone-had-problems-with-sleeping-pill-addicttions-t88.htm bliss Hi All Feeling awfull today had a bit of a relapse with trying to come off my sleeping pills, been on them for about 3 years was taking more than my gp was giving me for a while as they were helping me cope with ptsd symptoms, got myself down to half a tablet a night for a while but been taking more recently as my ptsd symptoms became worse.REALLY STUPID I KNOW, but am addicted to them am trying to get myself back on track with them but feel awfull today with withdrawels as lowered the ... Your experiences of PTSD Sat, 16 May 2009 13:10:05 GMT http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/has-anyone-had-problems-with-sleeping-pill-addicttions-t88.htm#379 http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/has-anyone-had-problems-with-sleeping-pill-addicttions-t88.htm http://ptsduk.forumotion.com/your-experiences-of-ptsd-f2/goodbye-t84.htm Sue Thank you to my new friends for helping me till now.
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