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    You Know You Have PTSD When...

    I seriously thought this was just something I did... When you almost vomit (have a panic attack) seeing the detective who investigated & dropped my assault case
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    Hyperanalyzing and overthinking a symptom of ptsd?

    Absolutely, anger is so misconstrued by society, and often by parents too. I've found DBT Emotion Regulation Skills to be helpful for learning about anger and what is a 'myth' that we've been taught, and what's real. It's just hard to put things into practice and feel rather than think and...
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    Hyperanalyzing and overthinking a symptom of ptsd?

    I relate so strongly to this! I also tend to "understand" people's reasons, their trauma and why they did what they did - I feel sympathy for my abusers. I expressed anger only at myself as a kid because I was afraid of being violent like my parents. This has created a block to being angry at...
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    Hyperanalyzing and overthinking a symptom of ptsd?

    They (my health professionals) call it "using my intellect as a defense" I was classified as a "Gifted child" and my intelligence seemed to be my only worth. So combine that with trauma, I just learned to over analyze everything. Instead of feeling anything, I just intellectualize it to an...
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    Memory and attention problems

    THIS THIS THIS!!!! For the OP, I went 21 years with undiagnosed ADHD. Yes, I also have PTSD, but ADHD is so vastly different from the way PTSD fog is. My ADHD is always there at a pretty severe level. My PTSD has bad days and good days. The cup analogy is great for deciding if you should look...
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    Avoidance of the topic of avoidance

    I avoid so much so often that I don't realize I do it until I'm called out on it. My biggest thing is I avoid anything that may result in failure. I have this deep seeded fear of failure, therefore I don't attempt anything ,even if it's likely I will succeed at it. I also avoid all reminders of...
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    News Prazosin failed rigorous testing

    I'm curious to know did they test if it helped nightmares or just sleep in general? Cause I take it solely for the nightmares, and those have gotten loads better. My quality of sleep is still rough. But I don't have waking nightmares, night terrors, or nightmares that leave me gasping anymore...
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    Sexual Assault I need help... new trauma

    So I had to see that detective again (the one who decided to drop my case). He delivered a subpoena for a DHS case I have to testify in. He asked me if I remembered him. And I lied and say, "UH.?" And he says, "I investigated this DHS case against so-and so." It's like he can remember that...
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    What Do You Need In This Moment?

    a chiropractic adjustment. maybe some better boundaries.
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    The Give Your Abusers A Piece Of Your Mind Thread.

    You. You deserve to have your foreskin ripped off of your d*ck I can only pray that young girl you're dating bites you hard if you try to do what you did to me. I STILL feel your hands around my neck, motherf*cker. I would punch you in the face if I could. You deserve to suffer. God. I cannot...
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    Sexual Assault I need help... new trauma

    Just going to update ya'll. They dropped the case against him because he said it was consensual BDSM and that we just "didn't have a safe word"
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    What Made You Angry Today?

    I'm so irritable that like... breathing is ticking me off xD
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    What does a healthy attachment to a t look like?

    I think I struggle with this as well. My last T I saw for 8 years, and she kinda "replaced" my grandma in my life. I became too attached and also stopped making progress in therapy. I switched therapist about 6 or so months ago, and I felt like I was getting to a healthy relationship with him...
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    Childhood Confused - is it normal to be beaten as a child?

    Often times social serivices takes away children in homes where drugs or weapons are found, but ignores/overlooks (due to being overworked) the children who are being neglected, hit and/or abused in other ways.
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    What Do You Need In This Moment?

    My body says sleep, a bath, and chiropractic adjustment. My mind says a good cry. The day says I need to go get my cavities filled. Yep, on Halloween. No candy for me.
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    What Made You Angry Today?

    That he can just say it was consensual BDSM and not be charged with anything, despite damning evidence.
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    Avoiding by creating problems?

    I do this. The Ts I've seen over the years call it self-sabatoging. I do it to prevent myself from dealing with the stuff that I don't want to. If I'm dealing with an overdrafted bank account, no electricity and/or no food in the house, I don't have to deal with the depression/anxiety, trauma...
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    Sexual Assault I'm not even sure how i should be feeling

    I'm just going to say, I am so sorry these things happened to you. Your current trauma has brought up all the others and you really should seek help from a therapist or advocate. You survived and that's the important part. You froze and that's normal, especially with your past trauma. It takes...
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    Celebrate recovery?

    Some places have Survivor groups at their local Council on Sexual Assault. Also, I strongly reccomend looking into a DBT group since it helps develop distress tolerance (these skills have really been helping me with my current traumatic situation) If you can, call the local hospital or mental...
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    What Do You Need In This Moment?

    Probably to do some therapy work in my workbooks. But I can't concentrate, my pain is still bad today and I'm fatigued. Fricken Fibro.
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    What Made You Angry Today?

    People in general. irritability is strong today
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    Anyone taken more than one kind of anti depressant at same time?

    Amtriptiline is an older class of medication so the newer psychiatric meds have less interactions from what I understand. Most likely they will put you on something other than another antidepressant, or see if the Amtriptiline makes a difference in your mood. I've been put on Prozac and Remeron...
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    Sexual Assault Saying his name

    I still struggle with this. My T and I have given him/them nicknames that are close to their real names so that I feel a bit better about saying them. The more you write about them, the more you talk about their names, the easier I have found it gets. If you feel it is too much, always tell that...
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    What Song Are You Listening To Right Now?

    Damaged by Plumb
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    Sexual Assault I need help... new trauma

    I do. I saw him yesterday, and he found out I self-harm relapse and sent me to a crisis center even though I didn't want to go. They wanted me to stay but I couldn't handle being there with other people, and I'm really not wanting to go to the hospital. It's like IDK what to do at this point.
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