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I am not my traumaI am a personA child, sibling, a family memberI am more than my family name however I am me, myself, I and us. I separate myself from originsWhen they hurt me I felt so smallA child with no voiceBut now I speak out I am not what happened
hi,i wondering how everyone else manages to get through each day, and keep going when triggers present in no particular manner? or how you deal with personal insults around your quiet, mono tone? or how you deal with judgements and high opinions
Having a history of SA, romantic relationships make me queasy. The idea of the relationship being central to fulfilling another person’s sexual desire makes me uneasy and makes me feel like an object. There may be people out there who are on the same leve
A line from a song from my favourite artist. On struggle street atm. Having seriously bad flares with the cptsd and ongoing unusual "funny turns" that nobody seems interested in figuring them out. I suspect a drug may be a factor but am
I have a quarrelsome relationship with sleep I never slept when I was supposed to as a kid and once I was asleep I could not be awoken easily. This pattern continued into teen years despite sleeping medication [edited by moderator], then a different med [
I wasn’t sure where to post as having problems understanding different methods.I am really lonely and grieving today. Last August my husband was in Hospital for the last time before coming home to Palliative Care. I have good days but not today. I had tro
I’ve been having thoughts about leaving my psych since yesterday as I don’t feel like I’m progressing anymore. I know I still have a lot of unhealed trauma but I can’t ever picture myself finding someone I could feel safe with. I literally give up. I don’
I have a long history of masking and perfectionism causing anxiety and depression. This hid my late diagnosed level 2 autism until recently going into burnout.As many like myself with ASD (and ADHD) will understand high masking anxiety can be very difficu
So yesterday I made the choice to put an end to the trauma controlling my life and I feel so much better like a giant weight has been lifted. There were opportunities today where I would normally choose the same action I normally do but I decided to chang
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