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    Can’t speak.

    I had a therapist dump me over this. I went straight to a different therapist saying “I can’t talk and I want to get better” so when I can’t talk we talk about the fact that I can’t talk and we peel it back layer by layer. I’ve been with her for 2 years now. I have another therapist that I do...
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    Super embarrassing

    Any good therapist is not there to judge you. They are not thinking what you think they’re thinking. They’re taking what you’re saying and processing it through what they know about disorders and behavior. Talk about the sex stuff. It’s humiliating but you gotta get it out. It’s poison if you...
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    Effexor can’t stop eating

    I think most of my side effects were gone by 2-3 weeks but it may have been a little longer. Not a doctor but I would recommend waiting it out at least 4 weeks. I’ve been on effexor almost two years now and it’s literally the best thing that’s ever happened to me. I hope you’re able to find an...
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    Stephen king's it movie 2017

    Omfg same here! It was such a well done movie. I wish I could've appreciated it fully. I had to bail after that creepy scene with Beverly's dad and the tampons. Maybe one day when I am less emotionally reactive I can watch it all the way through and enjoy it for what it is.
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    Talking to one t about a traumatizing experience with a previous t?

    That is the first thing I talked about with current T. We worked through those difficult emotions before anything else really. That also told her what would be triggers for me in therapy - things she could avoid doing that would help my overall therapeutic experience.
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    Consequences for copyright infringement

    ELI5 - how come I can post copyrighted content on other sites I visit (Facebook, Reddit, etc) but not here? Not being a smartass! Seriously just wondering.
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    What's Your Favorite Self Care Modalities?

    Copying and pasting my self care list that I keep at the ready. Grounding Watch anything funny. Try very hard to laugh. Deep breathing ASMR Shower/wash your face Get a haircut Tattoo journal Get cozy (pajamas, movie, comfort food, cats) Nature Journal Call Allie Suicide hotline chat Mental...
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    Impact Of Future Trauma Starts Early, At Home?

    I'm not entirely sure when my PTSD started exactly. I know I became chronically depressed after my first CSA encounter when I was 9 and I started self harming at 10 but I don't remember my panic attacks and flashbacks happening until I was a teenager, when my dad started abusing me. Side...
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    Impact Of Future Trauma Starts Early, At Home?

    No one apologize! I like the direction the thread has taken.
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    Impact Of Future Trauma Starts Early, At Home?

    I didn't mean to imply that those with strong support systems never develop PTSD. That's not what I mean at all.
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    Came Out As Gender Questioning To My Therapist And Her Response Kind Of Sucked

    RUN! That's so wrong. I too am genderfluid and sometimes lean ftm. I expressed to my therapist that I might be gay/gender disphoric because of my past sexual abuse so she works with me on differentiating between those feelings. We work on the trauma separate from the gender dysphoria and...
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    Impact Of Future Trauma Starts Early, At Home?

    Woah! That tremendously supports my theory. How very interesting...
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    Impact Of Future Trauma Starts Early, At Home?

    I've been thinking lately about the difference between people who develop PTSD after trauma and those who don't. I just finished Elizabeth Smart's book. She describes every day in captivity longing for her warm family. She recovered quite seamlessly. Never went to therapy. Just decided not to...
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    Relationship Triggering Your Fiance's Ptsd/anxiety/depression

    Triggers can leave a sufferer withdrawn for a bit. Sometimes it's just a day but for me it usually tops out at about a week. Just be supportive and patient. I'm glad she has you, an understanding partner in her life.
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    What Do You Do To Get Through Really Bad Times?

    Depends how much energy I have. On super depressive days i cuddle my cats while i listen to podcasts. Sometimes I listen to guided meditations on YouTube. When I have more energy I volunteer at my local animal shelter. Those dogs help me so much more than I help them. I love being in nature...
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    BPD Borderline personality disorder

    It's very very common for bpd and PTSD to coexist, especially complex PTSD. At one point I read an article with actual statistics. When I was younger I had a lot of bpd symptoms but not so much anymore. It's hard to say if that means I actually had it or if the symptoms were just a result of my...
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    Self-harm - What Is So Wrong About It?

    I was actually talking to my therapist about this topic this week. She said she sees mild cutting as better than a drinking binge. I was talking to someone else on this site who said that SH is merely surviving and ultimately we all want more than just survival. someone up top mentioned how it...
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    Dbt Support/discussion?

    Love! I don't know what kind of vision you had for this but I support it.
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    Is There Such A Thing As Tmi In Therapy?

    I feel you. I was there a couple months ago. I finally was able to move past it but my therapist was VERY patient and reassuring. She regularly told me to move at my own pace. Most of the time when I'm telling her something humiliating I say it very fast so we can focus on the effects and...
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    Camera In Therapist Office

    @Links I think you might be feeling invalidated right now but please use this as an excellent opportunity to self-regulate and observe your emotions. Your reaction is VERY in line with PTSD and everyone here gets what you're feeling. Part of recovery is finding ways to process your emotions so...
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    Camera In Therapist Office

    I wouldn't be too freaked out. Sounds like it is just a security camera which would probably be there for his protection. I highly doubt there is sound recording just video. He definitely should've mentioned it and you two should talk about future communication. If they're installing cameras I'm...
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    How Often Do You See Your Therapist?

    I see my therapist weekly and I find that helps with my anxiety. You could try it and if it doesn't help then go back to bi-weekly. Oh yeah I'm not doing emdr. I just get anxiety about therapy.
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    Childhood Wanting Abuse To Happen Again So I Can Let My Feelings Out

    Thinking that your thoughts or talking about abuse causes bad things to happen is called magical thinking. It's a major symptom of OCD but it's also very common in PTSD sufferers. A lot of us were conditioned to think we hold some sort of evil power when really we've been under someone else's...
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    Neediness

    This thread is all of the yes. Just if you've commented on this thread then I probably think highly of you as a person. Good work!
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    Neediness

    That's very common. Have you told your therapist about this? I'm getting the impression you understand these thoughts are irrational and that is seriously half the battle. It feels impossible right now but you're on the right track and you can definitely overcome those feelings. It's actually a...
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