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Flashback of Abuse

Flashback of Abuse

So I just went to look at a rental property & it was in an area where I spent a lot of time living in different rentals when my now adult son was growing up - before my daughter was even thought of.

I had so much anxiety & panic driving through that area that I didn't even make it to the house.

so much abuse was put upon me by so many people during the years living in that area - physical, mental, emotional& sexual - in every way I was abused by every single person I had ever trusted , relied on or loved from my own mother& step father to my sons father& his entire family ,to "friends" & boyfriends- I just had flashbacks of every form of abuse that has occurred to me through the years driving through those streets.

I definantly cannot live in that area - problem is that is the cheapest area w the most rentals closest to where I live& my agoraphobia won't allow me to go further away- I am actually shocked I managed to get there from here all by myself - but knew I had to so freaking forced myself having a meltdown the entire way - also because the traffic was peak hour & very busy roads & that was so anxiety provoking for me.

I feel literally trapped in this house- so I geuss my only option is to wait for a house to be offered to me- as I cannot afford to rent anything around this area- I can't even afford the house I am in-

but who knows how long that will take? As I keep being told there is no way of knowing when a house will become available - you just have to wait & see.

i am on the verge of selling my dog @& throwing out all of our possessions so I can move into a one bedroom flat bcos that is all I can afford-

but I don't even know how I would go about doing that- I have no life skills & feel I am unravelling more & more each day- I don't understand what is happening to me- but I feel like I can't cope or function in the outside world & I am permanently trapped in this house-

i just don't know what to do anymore- I feel I am deteriorating & loosing the very few sets of skills that I did have to function & cope at a very fast rate.

is this a breakdown I am having?

A psychosis? - IV never had it before so I don't know- all I know is I don't feel good & I can't see a way out. I am completely alone with no one to help or rely on & that is really scary -

i just want a safe place for my daughter & I to live longterm that I can afford- why is that so difficult for me to come by? 😭

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Re: Flashback of Abuse

Thankyou @BryanaCamp you too!

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Thankyou @Ali11 --the guided meditation guy is: Aaron Doughty on YouTube-- I'm not sure how to post a link sorry 😁 He is really good though I resonate with him-- I am ok , Thankyou, just a bit freaked out about what my daughter has told me & unsure of what to do about it - or if there is anything more she is not telling me- or if her friend is ok. Thanks for your support! 💖

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Thanks for sharing @Serenity1, would you be okay with me starting a thread on your behald of guided meditations with Aaron as the first post? It could be really helpful for forum members Just replied to your other thread now as well, hope you're having a good day!

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Hi @Ali11 sorry for late reply!!! - of course start a thread with the meditations- thanks for the offer- hopefully it helps!
Another YouTuber IV come across is - Nu Mindframe - and she talks about narcissitic abuse-& being from a Narcissitic family unit, herself being the scapegoat, IV found her very helpful & informative also 😊
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