ptsd

Hey all... First off yes I gave been trying to find a counselor for months it's harder than you think... Okay, so from about age 14 until about 25 my mom was a heroin addict. She dealt drugs and also did meth and crack, and I'm pretty sure I have PTSD now. I moved out and got married last...

I'll cut to the chase: I am unemployed, have very little work history, and I suffer from extreme social anxiety and depression which prevents me from being able to properly hold a job. I am doing my best to get therapy, and I have been making strides, but the fact is, I can't work jobs in places...

I deal with PTSD and extreme anxiety that can at times make me feel sick. I am trying my best to focus on God's good will and trust Him, but even when I try and put my mind in the right place, my body still tenses up and my biology starts the panic reactions all the same. Naturally I am looking...

TRIGGER WARNING (tw drugs an abuse) I don't know where to turn. I have been praying to God but I feel so stuck and hopeless. I am stuck living with my abusive mom, with my sister. She has put us both through so much trauma and I can't handle living with her anymore. There are hardly any...

I am a sinner whose been beat down my entire life. I have been trained to be exactly what I am today. Boot camp. I call my testimony my life boot camp. I am one Gods soldiers and I do not doubt my calling not one tiny bit. I am nothing but my gift. I am certain I am unlike anyone I’ve ever met...

Hi, I am a Christian and a Pastor's kid as well. I am unhappy and burdened to say that even if I have pastor parents, I find ithard to open up to them as I feel condemned and judged and they would nevef support me and treat me with respect. My dad died when I was 15. When I took BS psychology...

(Trigger warning for sexual abuse survivors) Dear Friends, This is not clinical, sterile theology. This is a deep cry of the heart. If you haven't been here, you may not be able to understand. Six months ago I would have been giving people pat, superficial, cold answers to what I'm about to...

Hi, I am currently doing a Master's of Psychology in Ireland and really need to find another veteran, hopefully a Christian one who has PTSD. I have been struggling lately and it is really hard to find a Christian Counselor here, even though I actually want to be a Christian Counselor. So, I...

After listening to the entirety of the testimony I conclude that Ford is credible. The lie-detector results prove that she believes her story. But the challenge is does she accurately remember what happened? Here is an excerpt from Psychology Today Magazine discussing PTSD (which Ford claims...

ANGER ANONYMOUS Hi my name is ___________ . I was just going to listen tonight-- I thought hearing about yours, would make mine seem alright. But I found the opposite to be true-- What y'all said sounds to me, like level two. Please send all the little ones out to play. Wait 'till y'all hear...

I finally started my Trauma Therapy this past Friday, though I had waited for it for months. The wait was worth it. My Therapist, she is Christian, had me first write a list of things that I can do to cope during the week, should I remain triggered after session. (I have been doing some of these...

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I figured out something that has been going on in my life for a really long time... I knew it was there but I didn't know how to explain it or express it and the reason why I had trouble with learning and other things, I wish i learned about this long time ago. I have been struggling with...

Hello folks, I'm on here looking for help. Not sure if I'll ever find the answer I'm looking for but I'm struggling with truly connecting to God. I have complex PTSD. My mother has been abusive for as long as I can remember, but I only recently came to this realization and was officially...

Hi All, Does anyone suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? I just want to ask, as I'm 6 months past the Traumatic incident: 1) Did you find that you want to sleep more often? 2) Did you get tension headaches? 3) Nausea? 4) Experience a lack of motivation? I seem to be feeling weaker...

About a year and a half ago I was working late. I walked to my car alone. As I was get ready to drive home. A man I didn't know pushed his way into my car. He pulled out a knife and raped me. I still have nightmares about it. I haven't been able to talk to anyone about what happen as I really...