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I am wondering if anyone has any strategies that have helped them to banish the “Not Good Enough” thoughts.It is apparently a common problem for those with childhood trauma (likely other things as well).I think I try pretty hard to surmount this feeling.
Hi to all 👋🏼I learned something new today, and I found it very interesting, so thought I would share it with everyone. I am emotionally numb and suffer from dissociative disorder and I always say, that the only time I feel anything is when I’m listening t
Hi everyone, it's MotherDuck here. I recently posted in another experiene and am I'm no way shape of form trying to be needy, I am however in desperate search for the opposite of what I'm feeling and experiencing lately, more so than ever. I live wit
I need to delve into my childhood trauma/s. I don't know where to start. I do remember some stuff from my childhood but too many blanks. Is there anyone here that can help??
First post so hopefully I haven't needed this up*trigger warning SA, SH* I mean the title is the gist of the problem. All I have ever wanted is a family and my biological clock is ticking. I will be 35 next year and fertility drops off dramatically t
I have DID, and have found myself switching alters a lot more frequently of late. Although some of us have the ability to be light-hearted, jovial and very self-forgiving about it, others of us are just downright frustrated. I am in digital communication
I know feeling anxious around others and to suppress your emotional needs if often a trauma response. I can at times suppress my emotional needs and not care, but it’s not long lasting. I rather keep to myself because it feels safer and I struggle to conn
Hey all,I'm new here and I'd like to get some input from other people in similar situations. I have extreme social anxiety to the point that I haven't been able to work. I want to work but I just have major panic attacks before I start a job then I s
I started EMDR a while back but ran out of time. And I upset the counsellor once by raising current issues and chronic pain. I tried to find another therapist who's trauma informed. I found someone local. She's expensive and doesn't process rebates.
I've just got through my psychologist recommendation process, Autism will be recommended to the psychiatrist when I get to that stage. It's pretty obvious and I'm so glad I'm getting through the slog and getting help. I didn't get help for a long time and
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