Recent content by Astrid

I'm probably feeling too awake to go to sleep.

I have been in therapy for 2 1/2 years, but have only talked some about my trauma for the past 1 1/2 years. Before t hen I was in therapy too but never trusted my therapist, or was hospitalized (since 2007) but with no therapy. I don't use a specific approach in therapy. EMDR has been suggested...

I can relate to a lot of what you folks describe. For me it has helped to let the feelings just be, without trying to analyze them. Also it helps me a lot to focus on what is in the present, eg. safe anchors as one self-help book calls them. @Helliepig: were you ever in treatment with...

Hi Paranoid10, I am sorry for the news you received. I can totally understand you feel more than depressed. I of course hope you will be able to make it through the adustment process naturally, but if the depression continues, can you see a therappist who is experienced with treating people with...

Thanks Albatross. I do know that my dreams/nightmares are not reality. I also know I can take it slowly as I can take a year to complete one course. But I want to complete this course in a few months.

I partly agree. While it is true that controlling yourself is best sometimes, just because someone feels uncomfortable with you crying, doesn't mean you have to stop it. I would say in this specific situation try to find a healthy way of expressing your feelings, so indeed try to keep youruself...

Thanks everyone. Yes, I did see the videos, but I'm not too good with listening to spoken English. I guess I will just figure out how stuff works here. @Sterre: yes. It's called a braille display in English what I use, b ut in Dutch we indeed call it a leesregel.

I just wanted to share that after a six-month break due to mental health symptoms, I am back in school. I have tken distance learning classes in psychology since 2008, but had to drop out after nightmares related to school got too bad. Now I'm having school dreams again and they're not pleasnt...

It's a bit rainy anc chilly here.

Beans

My memory is okay but not great. I usually remember appointments quite well, but when it comes to what I did during hte day, I often go blank. I also have gaps in my memory from dissociation.

Hi, I am new to this baord and find it really hard to navigaate, but I'll try to figure out how stuff works. I am 25-years-old and was diagnosed with PTSD and dissociative identity disorder in 2010. I am also autistic and blind. I reisde in a mental institution in the Netherlands and have since...