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Yes, I was taking to big a steps last week. So I adjusted my plan of getting back to work.

I struggle with thoughts. Things that might work, that have helped me at various times: Writing the thoughts out in a diary. Closing...

Not being wanted.

Hi, Called in sick today, because I am just depleted from nightmares, flashbacks and panic attacks. This is the reason why I am doing...

Thanks for this.

chamomile tea rainymood.com (has some light thunder) sit outside in nature, listen to birds meditate on a positive thought...

Relax. Watch something funny on tv or video. Find a book to read. Find some small tasks to do (quick stuff) Make a favorite food for...

Hi, Today I am having a bad day. Any helpful tips to get through this day? Thanks

A wellness day

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Taking a break

Push things forward

Well I live in Flanders, Belgium and the people where I am volunteering are pretty chill. All the therapy and work I put in over the...

its called Poverello and it is a restaurant for the misfortunate where you get a 3 course meal and a bag with food for a day or two at...

Can I ask what type of volunteer work? -I need outside time -Lunch is mine, I do not try to socialize or sit with a group. -I have...

What do you mean by this?

Hi, Today did my 3rd day of volunteerwork. So far so good. My brain and body need to get used to people again. The work itself is...

There is a blood pressure medication with the curious side effect of not REMEMBERING one’s dreams. It’s used very widely across several...

Yes every night they emerge. What helps me is keeping a dreamdiary and a regular diary where I write down in one word how I feel and...

Maybe not unwanted, but I feel like the difficult, trouble maker, and inferior one many times throughout my life. it’s not quite the...

When I had children I realized they were not only toxic, but dangerous, to my kids and that I didn't want them either.

i came of age in throwaway kid camps. yup, i suffer this syndrome in spades. still a works in progress. . . the inner child theories...

For me, there was a lot of grief when it really hit me. My parents have told me all my life they didn’t want me, but it didn’t really...

Yep. I was told that. Not planned. Mum couldn't cope with the two she already had. And basically felt parenting was beneath her. I'm...

Hi, Feeling like an unwanted child .. does this sound familiar with anyone? And how do you cope and work through this? This gaping...

By "EMDR machine" do you mean the green light that you watch with your eyes only? Not turning your head/neck? Yes, I have had that...

I like that its intense. Makes me feel like I am making progress. The thing what hurts me the most is that since I have been a plus...

You can ask your T to go back to taps. Too much intensity can certainly throw a person over the edge!

We do the paddles. I hate them. Because they work so well. For me they work at bringing up far more than visual or tapping does and...

Oh yes, the paddles. They work equally as well as moving my eyes back and forth for me. I couldn't tell any difference.

That is how I used to do therapy. Now we butterfly tap. I thought the tappers were more intense as well, but it all seems to process...

It is a device with two small pads,one for each hand and the T can make them vibrate in an adaptable rythm while you focus on the...

Hi, Today had a session with the EMDR machine. This was a first. More intense than the slapping my hands on my legs. I could sense how...

Like other have said, you may not be ready. One of the other things I have learned is that when you start touching trauma memories you...

Yep - sometimes working on why we avoid has to come before what we avoid, if that makes sense? It took me a long time to build enough...

It’s okay to not be ready. Maybe analyze what’s stopping you. For me it’s the words. As in I don’t use the words that describe the...

Let your T know you’re avoiding it. Doesn’t mean you have to dive on in, instead it’ll prolly be about 3 steps back; working on...

Hi, Seems that I am avoiding talking about SA in my T Sessions. Any tips how to get working on this? Thanks

Yes, I am currently studying and practicing a workbook about complex trauma and different techniques how to regulate. Thanks for this.

Hi, I started bingeeating again when I started to realize that I had complex trauma. Topweight was 136kg. Now already lost 7 kg and I...

I find that the exhaustion is emotional and not physical, so resting with sleep or naps never seems to work. Walks outside are good for...

I work jobby-jobs, not in my field and I DGAF about my reputation, and plan to quit/be fired a lot. It builds up the routine, gives me...

Yes, working with T. Yeah, it is interesting how it fluctuates.

The big problem with healing from PTSD? Healing isn't linear. It's not like having a flu and getting stronger every day after you feel...

Hi, Friday had an EMDR session on anger, rage. Today after last nights flashbacks/nightmares about my mother trying to crash the car...

Yeah, still having issues with accepting that hence the rage

I am finding that because of my ptsd and the changes it made in my brain, some of that development never happened like it should have...

In the same way EMDR helped bring these memories back to you - it can change how you feel about them. Been there done that with anger...

Thank for this Thanks for this. I often feel like a kid when reprocessing or even learning basic coping skills, that I now am teaching...

Anger is an action, which is made up of many other emotions. When you understand the emotions that trigger anger, you can help yourself...