I'm completely ambulatory and am not disabled, but when painful memories come up, my whole body becomes paralyzed. I shut my eyes as tight as I can, and don't ever want to open them.

The thing that helps make these moments bearable is to scream "whore" if I can or whisper it if I absolutely have to.

I can't control these memories; they come up whenever they want to. I'm sometimes thrown into depressed moods because of them. They happen every day, usually 2-3 times.

Who do I need to see? Is it likely that antidepressants would be prescribed for my condition? I'm not dying for them, but I wish I could view my life without too much sorrow each day.

Post edited at 12:30 am on June 24, 2012 by Anonymous

it sounds like you have post traumatic stress disorder, so they will give you pills that deal with that.

You need to go see your doctor and tell him what your symptoms are and he will help you from there.

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that sounds horrible

it sounds like you have post traumatic stress disorder, so they will give you pills that deal with that.

You need to go see your doctor and tell him what your symptoms are and he will help you from there.

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I never thought of PTSD. I seriously only thought that was a war disorder. But NIH's webpage makes a lot of sense. Can I go see a general doctor about this, or do I need to go see a specialist?

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Quote: from Silence isnt golden at 2:32 am on June 24, 2012

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that sounds horrible  

 it sounds like you have post traumatic stress disorder, so they will give you pills that deal with that.  

 You need to go see your doctor and tell him what your symptoms are and he will help you from there.

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I never thought of PTSD. I seriously only thought that was a war disorder. But NIH's webpage makes a lot of sense. Can I go see a general doctor about this, or do I need to go see a specialist?

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you can go see your doctor and then he will refer you to a specialist.

Hope things get better for you  

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'Many of life's failures are people who didn't realize
how close they were to success when they gave up.'