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Plant metaphor

A good symbol for my year to give hope. A new flowering bud holds on, still with the life force, even though the stem has broken nearly off. Orchid, between...

A good symbol for my year to give hope. A new flowering bud holds on, still with...

Administrator•4 years ago

Mood stabilizers

Can someone please explain to me what a mood stabilizer does? I know the name sounds obvious but how does it differ from an anti depressant? Thanks.

Can someone please explain to me what a mood stabilizer does? I know the name s...

•4 years ago

If there was only a drug to erase the past!

This is not a question just a comment...if there was only a medicine to erase the past I would be great...as most of us would be. Clonazapam seems to help in...

This is not a question just a comment...if there was only a medicine to erase th...

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Spring is just around the corner!

These were blooming last spring in my woodland area; can't wait to see them again!

These were blooming last spring in my woodland area; can't wait to see them agai...

•4 years ago

Back pain won’t stop me

Having back pain issues but at least my migraine is gone! Finding beauty in the small and thorny weeds this morning. Dew have a good day! 😜

Having back pain issues but at least my migraine is gone! Finding beauty in the ...

•4 years ago

Another antidote to (C)PTSD!

Like Shy Guy, photos and nature really lift my spirit!

Like Shy Guy, photos and nature really lift my spirit!

•4 years ago

I'm going to try this photo thing!

This is a brave (sort of) attempt to post a photo! Cross your fingers! OMG, I think it worked! I was so fortunate to watch this Monarch butterfly get ready...

This is a brave (sort of) attempt to post a photo! Cross your fingers! OMG, I t...

•4 years ago

New and hard to get started

I’m new, I’m going through a lot all at once and am unsure how to get started. I’ve tried other online supports but they fell flat. I’m also on a couple of the...

I’m new, I’m going through a lot all at once and am unsure how to get started. I...

•4 years ago

Lamictal

I have ocd, ptsd, anxiety and depression. I m currently on 150 mgs of sertraline. My dr wants to put me on lamictal yet I cannot quite figure out what it is...

I have ocd, ptsd, anxiety and depression. I m currently on 150 mgs of sertralin...

•4 years ago

Anyone ever try EMDR therapy?

My psychologist wants me to try EMDR therapy. Has anyone done it and if so, was it successful?

My psychologist wants me to try EMDR therapy. Has anyone done it and if so, was...

•4 years ago

Happy Valentine’s Day

Have a lovely day from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 xxx

Have a lovely day from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 xxx

•4 years ago

Anti psychotics versus Anti depressants

Can someone please tell me the difference between anti psychotics and anti depressants? I am taking sertraline and it is not doing anything other than helping...

Can someone please tell me the difference between anti psychotics and anti depre...

•4 years ago

Only feel ‘normal’ when I take clonazapam

Can anyone tell me why I only feel ‘normal’ when I take clonazapam? All my troubles seem to melt away, I don’t ruminate, my past trauma seems manageable, etc....

Can anyone tell me why I only feel ‘normal’ when I take clonazapam? All my trou...

•4 years ago

Alcoholism

Hi Team I want to reduce my alcohol intake. I have been trying for many years but failed. I drink twice a Month on alternate weekends. But I drink too much on...

Hi Team I want to reduce my alcohol intake. I have been trying for many years bu...

•4 years ago

First post, PTSD support needed

Hi, new here, already been talking in the anxiety depression room for couple days. The ptsd with dissociative features is my core issue. Daytime is hard but...

Hi, new here, already been talking in the anxiety depression room for couple day...

•4 years ago

Can I help?

I had an illness a few years back which lead me to be in an induced coma. Everything was fine after (physical), but I suffered terribly from flashbacks and...

I had an illness a few years back which lead me to be in an induced coma. Everyt...

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•4 years ago

I have the fear I'm forgetting something

I've experience a lot of indirect trauma in my lifetime, meaning that I've witnessed some pretty terrible things that have happened within my family, but...

I've experience a lot of indirect trauma in my lifetime, meaning that I've wi...

•4 years ago

None of my family seem to really want to own up to adult responsibility

I said this in jest, yet Half feel it and fear it. I don’t know where I am this evening. My mum berates me for drinking too much for getting emotional ; but...

I said this in jest, yet Half feel it and fear it. I don’t know where I am this ...

Administrator•4 years ago

Klonopin question

Anyone know if there is a drug that acts similar to klonopin that is not addictive but that will work for the long term? When I take klonopin all is right...

Anyone know if there is a drug that acts similar to klonopin that is not addicti...

•4 years ago

Attachment trauma

Hi is there someone struggling with attachment trauma? I have completely lost any emotional connection to my friends recently (to my family even since I was a...

Hi is there someone struggling with attachment trauma? I have completely lost an...

•4 years ago

Breakup

This is always the hardest

This is always the hardest

•4 years ago

Antidepressants

I was going through a hard time a couple of weeks ago and my GP increased my dose of Venlafaxine 37.5mg twice a day to 75.5mg modified release. For the last...

I was going through a hard time a couple of weeks ago and my GP increased my dos...

•4 years ago

Flashbacks

Hi, does anyone have any advice for coping with/stopping flashbacks?

Hi, does anyone have any advice for coping with/stopping flashbacks?

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Exhausted

I am so overwhelmed by my ptsd symptoms I feel like I often am losing control. I was in a relationship with someone for a year and a half, someone I opened my...

I am so overwhelmed by my ptsd symptoms I feel like I often am losing control. I...

•4 years ago

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New Here

Hello, I’m new here, decided a really needed to find support. One of the hardest things about PTSD is, going through this makes us need the support of others...

Hello, I’m new here, decided a really needed to find support. One of the harde...

•4 years ago

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