Recent content by Bernice

@Justmehere Yea, maybe I will just ask him if I get coffee with him again ever. I'm sorta afraid to talk to him ever again though. I don't want to email for coffee and get another non response and feel bad. I almost want to apologize to him for telling him I have PTSD. I feel guilty after...

Thank you for your response. Thanks to everyone, really. I thought an email to my mentor would be a safe way to tell him finally but it was still scary and then his non response was scary too to me. Everything is pretty scary and hard I guess. I'm going to keep going over to myself what you all...

Thanks for your response. Maybe he is trying to maintain boundaries with me like you said. I'm not his student anymore (I graduated) though so, in my opinion, it should be fine to talk about it now. But, that's just my opinion and maybe it's not his. I guess it isn't his responsibility to...

Maybe we just need to find the right friends to talk to... I've told other people and have had really kind responses that have helped me feel better. So, I recommend don't give up on talking, just try other people if you're up for it? I have no idea what i'm talking about though

It was a couple weeks ago now. I don't really have any hope he'll reply at this point. I regret the whole thing. I feel bad for him that I unloaded that on him because he obviously wasn't up for it. Thanks though for your reply. :)

Thank you for your reply. I'm sorry that happened to you too. Startlingly painful reaction for a person to have I've found. It's been a week and I still find I'm still having trouble meeting people's gazes and keeping my shoulders back. I feel really embarrassed all the time. Can people just not...

I've had a difficult experience recently with someone I thought was a supporter and I would like to see if someone can help me understand: I've been opening up to friends this past year about my trauma. Sometimes I just tell people that I have ptsd. Sometimes, I tell people bits and pieces...