You're not alone. It happened to me all the time. I can't stand it. I always and I mean always need some kind of background sounds going on even to fall asleep to try to shut up the bad memories that pop up.
Oh Allison, so sorry to hear that. I'm glad you have counseling to help you through. This forum should be a great help to you also. Welcome to the forum.
Sorry to hear you are feeling so down. Something that I have been doing to help lift my mood has been to place plants all around my home. Their beauty and caring for them lifts my mood greatly.
It could be helpful to write everything down on a piece of paper or in a small notebook that you want to talk about with the therapist/doctor before the visit. If you can't bring yourself to talk about it out loud just have the therapist/doctor read it. I have done this myself and it was very...
Hi JaceM, Sorry to hear that you are feeling so afraid. I hope that you can find a therapist very soon.
I understand how you feel to have a dad that make you feel so afraid. It's very selfish of them to treat others this way.
What you describe in your post sounds like the behavior of a narcissist. My father is a narcissist and being around him is like a living hell. Please research Narcissistic behavior.
Yes. They think that those who put up with their abuse are pathetic. Energy vampires. They have no light...
A sparrow just appeared seemingly out of nowhere flying around my kitchen and living room. Frantically trying to get out of the house it flew into the sliding glass door with a huge THUMP. Poor thing was just laying there unable to move. Little heart beating so fast and blinking it's eyes. I...
I have a very hard time keeping eye contact also. It feels mentally and emotionally painful for me. I just can not look directly into someones eyes for long. It feels to uncomfortable. Even with my dear husband who loves me so much and is so good to me when I am upset about something he has...
I understand, I feel like this sometimes too. Do you ever feel that if you can not unplug from your feelings at least temporarily that there will be nothing left for yourself?
I understand when you say that the hurt has affected you deeper than the others in your family. I am a highly sensitive person and I so wish I was not.
My family is also a huge mess. I had to go no contact 10 years ago but I am still haunted by the memory of both parent's emotional and...
Yes, I do have an estranged sister. We haven't spoken in 8 years. I'm very hurt about it. She is my older sister and only sister. She is very self centered and the type of sis that if she hears I am having any difficulties in life she can't get away from me fast enough so as to not affect...
Oh Yes, I can hear and see my mother telling me "I wish you were never born!" All day in my head I have been screaming, You Are Nothing! I can't shake it off today. Some days the thoughts/images are much worse than other days.