Thank you everyone.. .yes bwell.. I' ve come a long, long way in one year ... a year ago , I was almost catatonic .... I have faced a lot of my horrors head on... its exhausting but worth it. As my...
/community/emoticons/cry.gif Hello again everyone. ! My name is Marie-Claire. I haven't been on HW for a while now , I have PTSD, depression and anxiety disorder, crohn's disease, diabetes,...
Maz, Maz, Maz... Geez... too bad the two of us couldn't get together in the middle of the night for a good cup of camomille tea and a good chat... I am up and down like a yo-yo every night. I don't...
BUT.... she never, ever lost her faith... her sense of humor ... her sense of adventure and fun... her curiosity for the world around her ... she read passionately ... always talked to people and...
Kitt.... dear friend... keeping you and your sister... her children... yours... everyone in my prayers... Am praying for some respite from your anxiety, some resolution in your family so that all...
I believe I can make people laugh , forget their anxieties and problems even for just a moment... and I can make people smile! Pretty hard to resist my tired old face grinning up a storm while...
Maz... Lordy , you deserve a break... I can't imagine that kind of heat... it would absolutely kill me I think. The fires are awful... are you away from them... at a safe distantce? Please keep...
Maz.... I think you should see the doctor... there may be something he can give you to alleviate some of the nausea and vertigo.... Lordy... will these things ever stop for you! You so remind me of...
Maz.... what a great job you are doing... so proud of you sweetie. 1. Devoted 2. Courageous 3. Creative 4. Funny 5. Intuitive...
Well, well.... I've got you all beat!!! hehehe. Over the last 13 years... the girls and I have had 33 pets.... (not all at the same time) ... .the girls had a way of telling the pet store clerk" "let...
my comfort food is roast beef with mashed potatoes, yorshire puddings, gravy and carrots... no PEAS... they give me the PRUT PRUTS!!!...
The earliest I can remember as having real panick was at the age of 6 when my intoxicated father began beating on my mother... and tried to drown my sister who was having her bath... she was about 9...
Kitt... I am sooo very sorry this is happening to your son... and that you now this extra worry on your tired shoulders.... someone suggested he document everything... I think that is good advice......
Kitt.... you are starting to 'sound' more and more like Lyn.... you two wouldn't happen to know each other would you.... they say that best friends start to act and look alike after a...
Lyn... how I've missed you too! Geez... wish we could all get together for a big assed party!!!! Think of the hugging that would go around.... I have a big hug waiting just for you Lyn.... love you...
Hi Maz... I can sooo identify with you! I hate, hate summer.... unless it is breezy and cool... sunny is ok but I cannot tolerate the heat at all.... I get migraines... like you everything seems to...
Maz.... I'll be right over for that pity-party.... you'll have to bring soft snaks Kitt because I don't plan on wearing my dentures!!!!!! Now won't that be a sight! I'm actually quite 'cute' without...
Lordy, lordy, lordy... What a loaded question Kitt!!! I used to joke around when I was skin and bones ( literally) that there was a 500 lb. woman inside me yelling : LET ME OUT. LET ME OUT!!!Well the...
Hello Missy, Welcome to Healing Well. You have been blessed to have found us , as this is THE best forum for anxiety / panic etc.... We have all become 'family' here and support one another through...
Kitt.... I am soooo so sorry this was the case for your sister. Oh but what joy a beautifully lit xmas tree brings. I was reluctant , depressed etc... and fought putting up the tree but did it anyway...
Hi everyone... I am an artist as well.... I paint and sell my artwork which always amazes me. When I sold my very first painting I told my girls that I could officially call myself an artist. I used...
Merry Christmas Everyone! I love you all so very much. It has been sooo difficult but with your love and support I am still afloat. Found this and thought of my Healing Well Family: Because You Said...
Budha. Budha. Budha.... what do you mean you get confused everytime they thank you for helping.... You ARE helping.... you are giving of yourself and that is always the BEST gift ever! I'm so glad to...
Mac-Gyver.... I originally came from the Crohn's forum also.... I think having any chronic disease often leads to anxiety and depression. I don't know a whole lot about OCD.... but I would see my PCP...
Hello everyone.... Kitt.... "peace begins with a smile" is one of my coping mechanisms.... I force myself to go out for a walk everyday.... and no matter how terrible I feel... I force myself to...
what do you mean favorite????? I love them all!! when I get up to heaven , St. Peter 's going to be waiting at the gate for me, with amaretto cheesecake under one arm and baked bread under the...
Maz.... I'm in that line too.... I'll even take my teeth out if it'll make you laugh and relax.... just watch for the big woman... round face... toothless grin.... waving to beat 60!!!!! I'll wear a...
Hi Ben.... looked up Ben, Edingburgh... Lordy.... there are Bens in Edinburgh coming out your ears! I've been to Edinbugrgh a long, long time ago when I was 15... it was lovely. I especially loved...
Just wondering if any of you are on Facebook. It would be nice to be able to see each other tired old mugs.... just email me if you are and want to be "friends".... you are already all family... just...
I'm back: I am stubborn/ determined not to let " life" get the best of my life! I am loving no matter what I am here I have not let fear stop me from doing what was right! I am proud of that...
Hi everyone.... keeping my promise to be here with you no matter what.... actually it is helping bring me out of my shell a little.... it is safe here.... the shell is awfully tempting.... hard to...
I am soooo Blessed to have this family ! I love each and every one of you.... you all make me feel safe, and hopeful. You touch my heart and help restore this tired old soul. You make me laugh, in...
Hello all.... forcing myself out of my depressed stupor and coming for a visit as promised.... Its raining... pouring buckets outside... but my beautiful daughter has put the xmas tree up.... it is...
Frances.... Lordy, can I identify with your fear of anesthesia.... When I was scheduled to have my second C-section... I was convinced I wouldn't be coming home.... I had myself in such a state that...
Ok ... .hard to do for me but here I go: I am courageous and strong I am funny and make people laugh I am caring and giving. this is hard for me... I keep wanting to add some of my not so good...
Hey everyone... promised I'd come visit today... coming to join the congo line... or line to the loo whichever I can handle at the moment.... The loo line seems to be winning though as my CD is...
Lyn, Kitt, Meg, Nanners , all of you who have been so wonderful, understanding and supportive. I am one of those peole that have gotten so much support but haven't been here to support others...
Everyone... thank you so much for your caring support. Boy it sure has been a rough go lately. My PTSD is so out of control... I'm having terrible , horrible thoughts at the weirdest times. I have...
Really bad day... week, month... I feel disposable. /community/emoticons/sad.gif ...
Want to be normal.... Welcome to healing well. You'll find this to be such a wonderful 'family' .... I have been helped soooo much by this forum... I suffer from complex PTSD.... which just means...
Thank you Lyn and Mazfire, Kitt and all of you.... Mazfire you made me cry.... I do feel your love and prayers and I am soooo thankful , feel so blessed to belong to this family. sappy and tired old...
Supermom83... sounds like we have had similar experiences.... we may be able to help each other... please feel free to email me anytime... my email adress is in my profile. Blessings Mary...
Thank you Kitt... have gone to the suggested ptsdforum and I think they will be helpful... Healing thoughts and prayers to all of you.... and I apologize sooo very much for not being here to support...
Thank you everyone, from the bottom of my heart. It helps knowing I'm not the only one. I am shaking today and don't know why.... had a really bad nite.... it carries through the day I guess. Thank...
Is anyone else suffering from PTSD. ? I have been struggling so much lately with depression, flashbacks, nightmares.... it is all sooo overwhelming. The other day, after having a bit of respite from...
Cake... never mind cake... I want a big old piece of your mama's Raspberry,white chocolate, macademia torte.... sounds deeeelicious.... I'm always one to go for the desserts first... life is...
Lyn... tried calling you a few times... I know you are sleeping so I don't let it ring too long... wishing you would get better real soon... You are such an inspiration to all of us... I am so...
meg... I love you honey... but I didn't get any of this except the one sentence to Kitt.... me thinks you are studying too hard! Good luck with the rest of the week... you'll do great... just leave...
Buddha... Lordy you have a lot on your plate... keep at it luv , it WILL get better... sometimes the journey is long and difficult but it makes it all the more sweeter and rewarding when we get...
Corrie.... I know how you feel too.... the prospect of having to face everything is terrifying.... but rest assured your counsellor will be very gentle with you.... My girls and I all have PTSD... it...