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Hi all,I have experienced a lot of trauma in childhood and adult life from family, friends and strangers. I have support in place, but I have realised today how much grief I have. How much sadness, loss and grief I have for the loss of choice, control, ch
I suffer from severe anxiety, depression, panic disorder, agoraphobia and complex PTSD, I'm at a loss with life. Not being able to go out is ruining my life and I'm losing opportunities to make memories with my kids 😞
I've been caring for a parent with trauma for years - they are unable to make decisions (big or small) and are plagued with fear to get anything done and move on with life. I've realised the pattern over the decades of enmeshment and codependency is reall
Hi everyone, I’m looking for advice on emotional regulation.The last two months, I’m getting emotionally overwhelmed, I can become extremely anxious, panicked, impulsive and fixated, obsessive and I really struggle to bring myself back down. I go from 0 t
Hi allI have gotten to a point of my life where I thought when I was younger I was carefree and happy Only to realise I was escaping the violence, abuse and drugs going on at home I couldn't concentrate at school so they thought I was dumb (I believed)I l
Does anyone else struggle with triggers, relationships, disassociation, shut downs, withdrawing and hyper vigilance? Are there some useful things you find help?
So like I have a feeling I have DID because I experience eithety to do with it and stuff like that but I’m not sure I need help with it
Hi everyone. I’m not really sure where to begin, but I’m tired of struggling with ADHD, complex PTSD, anxiety and depression. I’m tired of not sleeping, feeling overwhelmed, and trying so hard to make life work when even ordinary things can feel incredibl
I've never disclosed to my family not on purpose and not the full story either and I feel like my hand is kinda being forced due to some stuff that happened someone found out and I just don't trust them with that information but at the same time I want to
Content warning- negligence, trauma, abuseI have the vague feeling that medication gives me. I know I've just suffered a major trauma. I know everything's on fire. But the medication just flattens everything. I have a real and rabbid fear that trauma will
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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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