Does anyone remember a Harry Blackstone Jr. television decapitation that traumatized me as a child in the later 80s early 90s? [more inside]
posted by jefficator on Oct 15, 2009 - 2 answers

What kinds of injuries can still kill you long after you've entered intensive care in hospital? [more inside]
posted by Biru on Sep 17, 2009 - 23 answers

I have a traumatic past and a partner who wants to be supportive, but I don't know how to ask for support! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 12, 2009 - 14 answers

I'm a 27 year old female dealing with PTSD from extreme childhood abuse and psychoanalysis is not working. I've read previous AskMe questions, but would like more feedback from people who have had EMDR therapy. I'm also wondering if anyone has any advice on mild dissociation. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 30, 2009 - 19 answers

Is there any evidence that a particularly traumatic birth may have a long-lasting negative effect on a person? [more inside]
posted by amro on Dec 15, 2008 - 16 answers

Can anyone recommend a reference that might assist an adult family dealing with a traumatic situation decades after the event? [more inside]
posted by worstkidever on Dec 7, 2008 - 8 answers

Sometime in the mid-fifties, I was sitting innocently in front of the TV when the regularly scheduled afternoon movie came on. A few minutes later, I was running from the room crying, too much the wimp to sit through the conclusion of an absolutely agonizing sequence. (...more) [more inside]
posted by Olden_Bittermann on Nov 20, 2008 - 4 answers

Have you experienced sudden, traumatic changes to a deeply-held belief? How did you deal with it? [more inside]
posted by trinity8-director on Nov 7, 2008 - 31 answers

Abandonment - What is the Cure? [more inside]
posted by watercarrier on Aug 13, 2008 - 7 answers

How do you mentally recover from having been in the hospital, especially when you don't know what was wrong? [more inside]
posted by desjardins on Jul 22, 2008 - 10 answers

oldtelevisionprogramfilter. Please help me remember this old half-forgotten British children's show... [more inside]
posted by fearfulsymmetry on Jan 7, 2008 - 4 answers

Major dental work required - nasty old dead teeth need to be removed (at least four of them) and I'm scared witless. Is asking for a general anaesthetic something that a dentist would allow? [more inside]
posted by h00py on Aug 1, 2007 - 21 answers

My interaction with an armed robber prevented a possible tragedy at a crowded shop, but my husband has yet to acknowledge that. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 8, 2007 - 55 answers

Name-that-appleii-game-filter: I played it on an Apple IIe. When I was a children. And had nightmares about it. [more inside]
posted by Baldons on Apr 10, 2007 - 7 answers

Is there such a thing as DEPPRESIVE COMPULSIVE? Is it something real? Chemical? What and why can't I stop feeling sad, depressed, inadequate? [more inside]
posted by eve28 on Mar 24, 2007 - 13 answers

Y'know how, in cartoons, when one is knocked out, particularly in a boxing match, there'll be stars floating around your head as you lay there? My grandfather said this was based on a real medical condition where boxers would see 'stars' of light in their field of vision after getting knocked out, and I need to know more about this. Details inside. [more inside]
posted by Ash3000 on Nov 21, 2006 - 32 answers

Help me identify a book I read as a child that scared the bejeebers out of me! [more inside]
posted by hermitosis on Nov 17, 2006 - 3 answers

Muppets eating Muppets? Or am I crazy? [more inside]
posted by divabat on Aug 31, 2006 - 20 answers

I recently went to a therapist for the first time ever, for a screening for ADD. She told me that I had a severely traumatic childhood because of things like "My father wasn't around much." I don't feel severely traumatized... Is she crazy? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 23, 2006 - 33 answers

My new shelter pooch is refusing to do her bidness. [more inside]
posted by cior on Jan 24, 2006 - 20 answers

If I've suffered a mild concussion, will excessive use of reasoning and logic harm the regenerative process going on in my brain? [more inside]
posted by kuatto on Dec 12, 2005 - 28 answers