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It seems like my whole life has been one traumatic event after another.

It started when I was 2. My therapist from a few years ago when I was partially hospitalized said since then, I learned to be the victim. And others pick up on that.

This summer I went through yet ANOTHER abusive relationship with a sociopathic narcissist. And after every traumatic event the OCD gets worse, the anxiety gets worse, the borderline, the dissociation, the nightmares.... It's been so bad lately.

This relationship was one of the few major traumatic events. It's taking me so much longer to get dressed in the morning. I have to think of a certain thought before putting the shirt over my head. The people from my past are always in my head, so the trick is to think of someone good from my past. Then the shirt can go on. Sometimes it'll be quick, others it will take several minutes. For every. single. piece. of. clothing. I can't live like this anymore.

I want to go back to the PHP program, which is 6 hours per day, 5 days per week, but my mom's not letting me. I have to finish college first or a whole bunch of shit will get taken away. I can't do it after this semester either (it's my last semester) as she says I have to get a job immediately. She is my financial support. What she says, goes. I need help now, though.

Things have gotten so, so bad after this last relationship. I have one friend left. I have just my mom as family. The stress and anxiety are eating away at my body almost literally. As soon as I get a month of happiness, just one incident could set me back. I'll gain five pounds and be ecstatic. Then within a couple days, it'll be back down to 100. I can't gain weight. I honestly feel like I'm being eaten alive by the thoughts and their baggage. I'm scared to death of females. They've been so evil to me throughout my life. Only one hasn't been. She's dead now. I need to get rid of these thoughts. But I miss having a close group of others who share this disorder. I miss having a safe space where I feel I'm not alone. But I have to do this by myself.

Another round of PHP obviously isn't an option. It would be better if I had some sort of support system. I've never had a female friend. I don't really want to anymore. I consider myself gender non-binary. I hate females so much I don't even want to be one, here in my own body. I relate more to males, but those friendships are short-lived as soon as they find out I really don't want to date them. I had a gay male best friend, and that was awesome.... Then he committed a crime and told the cops I did it.

I have no distractions, no way to live in the present moment because the present moment is just snow for miles and me alone in this house while my family ignores me. And my abusive brother, alcoholic father who doesn't give a shit, and my judgmental mother who plays favorites with my abusive brother, probably because she thinks he is her first dead son, when he isn't.
 
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I have to finish college first or a whole bunch of shit will get taken away.
Another round of PHP obviously isn't an option.
Can you talk more about these statements? I'm not understanding what the consequences are of going back to the PHP now. I'm assuming it would interfere with your graduation timeline, but would love to understand the situation in more detail. The PHP sounds like the right option - maybe it's more possible than you are letting yourself see.
 
Yes, it would interfere with my graduation timeline. My mom said I can do PHP when I'm done with college and have my own career lol like wtf? PHP is from 8 am - 2 pm xD Sooo does she want me using my degree to work the night shift at walmart?! I don't have a therapist or anything, just a psychiatrist. I take adderall and lamotrigine. I'm getting off the lamotrigine asap cuz i'm not bipolar. The adderall helps, though. I can concentrate and don't feel as 'low' with it. To be honest, I think shrinks are a joke. One said she thought i had autism within a half hour of knowing me. Another I would ask her for help like what should I do, what do you think? And she would say well, what do you think you should do? Like, what? You think I haven't thought this over a million times? You think i'm in your office for fun? She did nothing for me. just a 4 year degree including 10 classes of psychology. I know someone who's a psych major, and I know just as much as her. I'm done with therapists. I liked php because of group therapy mostly. and my therapist was actually a social worker and unorthodox. like, she would get personal and tell me about her past traumas, too. she wasn't some reserved, unfeeling robot. I didn't like everything about her, in fact some stuff I can't let go, but I'm gonna try to find her tomorrow. if she hasn't retired yet. fingers crossed.
 
I'm getting off the lamotrigine asap cuz i'm not bipolar.
Just FYI, lamictal is not only prescribed for bipolar. It’s also used for overall extreme mood.
My mom said I can do PHP when I'm done with college and have my own career lol like wtf?
Yeah, this is why I question (a bit) putting off the PHP. I really do understand about wanting to graduate, and if you aren’t paying the tuition and mom is, it can be even harder. You could try speaking with your advisor, (or the accessibility office) about whether you could get an accommodation for the classes that would be affected, for the period of time you’d be doing PHP. Just a thought. I don’t know if you have summer session, but another option could be to drop down to part time, get the tuition refund that would come with that, then plan on completing over the summer. It seems possible (to me, anyway) to be a part time student, and also do the PHP.

In the system where I did my PHP stuff, the IOP was the same program, only three days a week instead of five, and it ran 9-noon, while the PHP was 9-noon/12:30-3:30 (something like). Do you know if your PHP has a step-down like that?
 
Just FYI, lamictal is not only prescribed for bipolar. It’s also used for overall extreme mood....
Ok, well the lamictal isn't working. Also, I replied to this on my phone, but I don't think it showed up. My mom made a mistake this year when picking insurance plans. So, now we have to come up with the money first before we can see the doctor or anything. I was gonna call my therapist from Roger's. But she told me not to, then told me why. I can't even go once every other week. We don't have the money to pay all at once up front. I'm f*cked lol. Like why meee haha.
 
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