I haven't been online in quite a while and everything's new here. I know this forum is supposed to be for vets suffering from PTSD, but my therapist today wanted to talk about it, because she think that's what's causing a lot of my anxiety/depression.

At first I always thought it was for people who had been extreme situations like war/sexual assault/near death. But apparently more than half of the description hit the nail on the head. Now, I don't know what to think anymore. She want's me to learn what triggers the memories and then when I have one to name it, analyze it, and file it away in the mess that is my brain...

I don't know how I feel about this...the more I think about them, the longer they linger. The longer they linger the more stressed out I get and so the vicious cycle continues, by letting more and more memories into the mix.

How do I stop the movies from playing in my head? I'm already on all sorts of meds....

any suggestions?