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@abovedown i had to look up, "equinrivium." doctor google wants to know if you meant, "equilibrium." the only thing harder than finding...

i was born into child prostitution 70 years ago. it is entirely possible i am lost in denial AGAIN, but i believe healing has happened...

the anonymity is critical to me, as well, on many levels. here in my 6th decade of recovery, i feel like the most important level is...

empathy, dogtired. the therapy sessions which guided me into acceptance of my news addiction took place in the '70's. half a century...

absolute agreement on both scores, skin shedder. i often believe that balancing this dichotomy is an indicator of my recovery. when it...

i'm another who fits or has fit the descriptive, but not the diagnosis. at least, i don't think i do. i've never read any of my psych...

empathy, rainbow. i am 5 years into a similar position, starting at age 65. i don't have the immigrant factor to deal with, but my age...

i never attended sunday school, but my psychotherapy sessions on core beliefs felt like what i had imagined sunday school to feel like...

i told her and for the most part she was really supportive of me, i’m glad i spoke

i'm happy dancing for you, swan! ! ! would your mother, perchance, be interested in adopting a 70 year old daughter? just hoping. . .

i find myself questioning the wisdom of telling her, at all, unless the two of you are close enough to share such intimate details. i...

i hesitate to respond because DID is not on my personal psychosmorgasbord, but radical acceptance has been one of the more beneficial...

hello snowangel. welcome to the forum. sorry for what brings you here, but glad you are here. you are definitely not alone. that ominous...

for my own psycho nickel, forgiving myself is a hundred times harder than forgiving other people. i'm smart and capable enough that i...

you have already started, compass. talking about the blockages just might be the most important part of the process in my own case. the...

hello fiaonly. welcome to the forum. yes, the brain can block trauma, but it can, just as easily, insert details. as a mother and...

hello sometimesaskwhy. sorry for what brings you here, but glad you are here. recovery hasn't done away with ore even greatly reduced...

i don't feel qualified to answer. i would need to start with translating 20th century dx'es to 21st century dialect and ? ? ? my...

empathy, tiler. one of the biggest wishes on my personal wish list is that "just getting help" was a justy as the people who keep...

hello rufus. welcome to the forum. virtual listening, whenever you are ready to virtually speak.

comparing myself to other people only distracts me from sorting my own, strictly personal psycho snot knots. what does sorting the...

Damn good advice. Broken/Shattered trust. Genuinely bothered. Wouldn’t talk to me, or interact with me, for daaaaays beyond the silent...

when i first started letting my memories flow, i had trouble knowing if i was remembering experiences, dreams, movies or whatever. they...

as did i from childhood to my 50's. empathy on the horror of it. hope healing happens here.

absotively i respect your decision about the meds. i've seen them work wonders in people's lives. i was confessing my ignorance. i...

color me clueless on the meds angle. i've used them, but not enough to feel dependent on them. but for maintaining a functional balance...

this wicked snot knot has gotten worse for me. after 44 years together, our lives are so enmeshed that me, he and we are ever more...

Sorry about your recurring childhood trauma. Mine is from childhood as well. And late childhood start at about 15 or 16 through...

hello nic. welcome to the forum. sorry for what brings you here, but glad you are here. i find myself wondering if you are his lover or...

i started my search for therapy safe places with book and movie scenes. i think my first successful visualization was inspired by the...

i don't believe that knowing where to place the blame has the power to change the facts. a broken leg remains broken, no matter the...

hello sodapop. welcome to the forum. sorry for what brings you here, but glad you are here. my own ptsd started with recurring...

i go with luck of the draw and eye contact. 1) luck of the draw. a) a detailed qualifications list implies i know what i need. if i...

magnets. i am forever on the lookout for clever magnets. i find them in the most unexpected of places, typically on discrete countertop...

i opine that you should be very proud of these insights. it's not about being perfect. it's about working it out and, girl howdy, i...

ditto here. i add on other therapy exercises, as needed, especially breathing exercises. singing and humming are also breathing...

Thank you.

in my own case, among the common reasons i have found for this effect is that i share one or more of the quirks i see in the subject of...

again, it is normal for me, butt, love me or hate me, few would ever accuse me of being "normal." "trauma induced amnesia" was my first...

i typically have delayed emotional reactions to emergencies. i perform with calm and collected detachment while on the scene of the...

Thank you! The stenosis has been a major element in the past four years of health hell which spurred on the trauma.

physical conditions often trigger anxiety in my own case. i know nothing about it, but "cervical spinal stenosis" sounds like a likely...

Hi Arfie. Underlying Problems? I have too many to list but I'm a stubborn cuss so I will beat this. As for naps? Ex-mil, and always did...

radical acceptance was my entry-level ticket off this not-so-merry-go-round. once i stopped expecting myself to conform to the global...

total empathy, lucylou. my own anxiety is a self-perpetuating cycle. i consider myself, "a recovering chaos junkie." once that first...

hello alien. welcome to the forum. it is normal for me. the lion's share of my own psychotherapy was under the bipolar dx. the ptsd dx...

to me, a good friend looks like somebody with a cup of libation and an open, non-judgemental ear to offer. just be there for her. i...

we take our first steps toward maturity when we can have a good belly laugh -- at ourselves. ~ethyl barrymore don't let it sober you...

well. . . normal for ptsd. i sure hope it is not a global norm. the good news is that it gets easier as you go. in my own case, it has...

hello identity. welcome to the forum. sorry for what brings you here, but glad you are here. i experience a state which i call...