Tilt (imported) wrote: Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:34 pm Depression, PTSD, rages..all kind of fun stuff. At the best of times I'm trying to be a tolerant person that sees the good in other people and forgive those that I can't see any good in. But to this day, I trust no one. I am always nervous when someone is walking behind me. Loud noises freak me out, and I'm always ready for a fight at any time. I can't sustain a relationship, and friends are few and far between though I do have a few and am lucky for them. My career that never wa

tugon (imported) wrote: Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:29 pm s has me earning less than 40g's a year.

I did not come to this level of peace easily. I used to suffer from depression and I am recovering from PTSD. I still jump when to

ast pops up due to my exaggerated startle response.

Been there, done that, got over it with the help of these books:

EMDR by Francine Shapiro

Do-It-Yourself Eye Movement Techniques for Emotional Healing by Fred Friedberg

I don't post here much so you don't know me, but if you did you'd know I'm quite a skeptic, but on this matter I'm a believer. Feeling the burden of PTSD lift off my shoulders was the most amazing experience I can recall. I suffered years of having my mind trapped by memories of an event I didn't want to think about, but think about it was all I could do.

Don't jump into this, read about it and think about it, allow the stories of what other people have gone through sink into your consciousness. Approach it with something like reverence. Whether you seek a qualified therapist or go it alone as I did is a decision you must make. It won't solve everything all at once, wait a while (weeks or months) and do it again as more of the pain you have buried resurfaces. Keep at it and you will have your life back. I got mine back.