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Hi, I m currently in a very low episode of depression, after an eye surgery and the interventions that go with hospitals. This seems to have created a kind of freeze in my nervous system (ptsd) and I have closed down my life again for a few mon
To be whole again Hello to whoever reads this post. I have been dormant on the forum for a while now. I have read some wonderful pieces of writing. I am glad this forum allows one to be expressive. Still trying to understand the technical aspects of
Possible Trigger:I have been diagnosed with Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and my life's journey of traumatic events / abuse began when I was only 2 or 3. I have endured many forms of abuse and it has been throughout my 65 years of life
Man I am struggling. I got into hospital but then promptly got kicked out. My own fault. Feel guilty and regret my actions. It was just starting to help as well. Really not sure where to go from here. Private hospitals sent me to public, public told me to
Hi. I am Tinkerbelle. I live with overwhelming Loss and Grief, and associated Emotional Trauma etc. I don't feel like I am living though. I feel like I am crawling, struggling, through a wasteland of emptiness and heartache.
Hi! I’ve never reached out to anyone on anything like this before but I am feeling completely broken. Four weeks ago I asked my ex, the father of my kids (who I’m still in love with) if he had moved on. He replied “I’m not gonna lie I am seeing someo
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where to Begin? exhausted,as a family member is sick with covid in the lead up to Christmas ,Im looking after said family family member and theres been some scary momments ,Im feeling like a 24 hour nurse at the momment taking care of their needs ,I also
I have just been diagnosed with PTSD & depression at 51 years of age. For decades I was, in essence, a high functioning, high achieving alcoholic with addictions to illegal drugs in my 20’s & 30’s then settled for prescription drugs once I n
Hey guys just wondering if others in this situation have had the same experience because I feel bad and just want to know if it’s normal. When I went through it the guy who did it I looked up to and he filled a father figure hole I needed. I was also bull
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Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
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