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How do I explain what causes me immense anxiety and stress?

ZephyrRider

I have Social (pragmatic) Communication Disorder and find it extremely hard to talk to people normally. Often I feel anxious when engagin...

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Is my panic attacks from watching my dog get shot? Could I have ptsd?

Tml1999

My dog Chaos got shot and killed right in front of me because someone was scared of him. Is it the cause of my panic attacks and not bein...

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Anyone else have physical symptoms from ptsd?

Struggling111

Hi all- it’s been almost a year now and no relief of physical symptoms since being raped(unprotected). I tried to pretend it did not happ...

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How do I cope and move on

Slickricktick

Hello a couple years back I had a hiv scare I took at least 15 hiv test all we're negative and lost thousands but I was convinced I stil...

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Don’t know what else to do

Struggling111

I want my life back I don’t know what else to do. I feel I’m doing everything I can but failing. I was accuaintance raped last year and e...

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Are benzos good for ptsd.

chemist303

I am diagnosed with ptsd and suffer anxiety attacks are benzos and alprazalam good f

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Is it possible to get PTSD from the death of a pet?

eveningprimrose

I was just wondering...because there was a website which claimed that you can, indeed, get PTSD from the death of a pet. There was a news...

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could Geodon 40 mg be causing my recent spike in BP?

darby38606

I was prescribed Geodon 40 mg x1@night for anxiety related to PTSD 2 weeks ago & have untreated hypertension that has been running extre...

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what meds to treat for

enough8

I was brutalized and raped and pronounced dead ten years ago. I have been on long term hospitalization since, and high dosage of meds. I ...

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Are anyone else's C-PTSD Episodes as intense as mine?

MatisaMo

I recently had a C-Ptsd episode where I was banging on my neighbors window late at night after having a bad fight with my ex. I scared he...

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Can nightmares alone cause the development of PTSD?

nunchaku

Hello there, Ever since I was a little girl, I've had nightmares about what I have classified as women-molesters, which are "mature" wom...

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I'm feeling very stressed and depressed after our home was robbed.

remar

Our home was robbed the middle of April. We know who did it because of what was taken, what wasn't taken, the time of day, there's just s...

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How to deal with this?

mee25

I was in a car accident this weekend with my 3 years old and in laws. Its the first time i have an accident. Our car was upside now but w...

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Do I need to remember the abuse that happened to me as a child to be able to heal?

tink1967

I have been diagnosed with PTSD and Schizophrenia - I have been having flashbacks of my childhood since I was about 30 years old my thera...

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Advice?

Tori1022

I was in a bad crash 2 years ago. My dad and I were lucky that we didn't break anything. Several doctors later, he was diagnosed with a s...

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Pain and fasciculation a post electric shock

Moleremoval

History: I am 1/32 Native American from paternal grandmothers mother. I have renovated 3 houses in the last 5 years and may have be...

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Help. I think I have DID?

fostertherose

I was doing research, as I've been experiencing weird symptoms lately, and came across DID. I match a lot of the symptoms - like, I'll fo...

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Low frame rate vision at night help

KSm11

Hi all, Can anyone help me with my undiagnosed symptoms. I have been told its anxiety and aperhaps a mild form of prsd, depersonaliza...

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if you get hurt in the military dont go to ElPaso VA they keep messing me over

drifter0213

any part of the clinic I go to the employees leave their desk and go hide in their offices til I leave I'm gonna sue for $ 330 million do...

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Heartbroken. Boyfriend has Ptsd. He just broke up with me. What should I do?

lynn182691

I'm 29 yr/ F. I have been dating someone with PTSD for about one year. The relationship began casual, as most do. But after awhile I st...

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