Recent content by Beetle

Does anyone have any experience of the telephone assessment they do. I have been told it will be 90 minutes. I am not good on the phone. I think telephone assessments are flawed as communication is about body language as well as talking. I do not like the thought of dealing with just a voice...

I have read the thread about false flashbacks but no one seems to know if they can be or not. I have had many over the years and I know they are for real. Recently I had one which freaked me out and I am hoping it is not real, that some how it is an untruth, my gut tells me it really did happen...

Thank you all for replying. Plenty for me to be looking into and considering. My original therapy was with a highly respected and well known trauma therapist. I feel very fortunate to have been given the opportunity to work with him. As you can imagine it was far from easy. I managed to go 18...

I have only ever spoken once about my past trauma when I was in therapy a few years ago. It took me my entire life time to achieve this. I vowed I would never talk about events again. I now find myself on an emotional roller coaster, I have a lovely psychotherapist who is very understanding but...

Thank you all, I was not expecting such a warm and welcoming response. Thank you all for your honesty, particularly the comments on OCD tendencies and trust. I feel you understand even though I have not said very much. I can relate to 'uncovering new memories' this has happened to me recently...

I have not done this before, although I know I have a user name to hide my real identity it still feels scary. I am not sure if I should be doing this joining a group, as I do not feel I have anything to offer. I struggle to keep my self safe and emotionally stable so am unsure how I could offer...