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Today I stood at the gas pump with the nozzle in my car for a solid five minutes before I realized I never even went into the store to pay for it, and there was no gas coming out! D'oh!

You are very wise! It seems like the opposite thing that could be making things worse for me at first, but reading through your reply... it all makes a lot of sense to me. Thank you

I usually have social anxiety, but lately I have been afraid to be in public because I think everyone is secretly ridiculing me for being ugly to them, or plotting to attack me in some way because they can sense my vulnerability I work with the general public, and it's getting very...

Just downloaded it, thanks for the idea!

I'm so sorry that you are going through this. You are not weak! I know the feeling, but just wanted to throw that out there. It sounds like you have been putting in effort to change some of your unhealthy coping skills, and that is great. There is nothing wrong with avoiding triggers if you have...

Adult bullies!! We aren't on the playground anymore, get over yourselves. I just told someone off yesterday at work, he has been a jerk to me for a while. Came back at me with remarks that were extremely immature and just managed to make me even more irritated and angry. Also, people who drive...

My biggest problem with them is that they put me in a really bad mindset and seem to wreck my general mental wellness for the day after. Reliving trauma feelings all day, if that makes sense. It messes with my functioning, maybe I need some specialized coping skills

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I have to stop taking Prazosin, and I am kind of devastated. It's exacerbating the symptoms of my heart condition, but dang am I going to miss being able to sleep at night. Has anyone got experience with coming off Prazosin? Or any tips on coping with nightmares without the medication?

Just keep flowing ?

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This sounds AMAZING! Will give it a try, thank you for sharing :)

I can relate to this a lot, and I honestly feel relieved to see others who have similar experiences (though I am sorry you have to cope with it too). It can be such a gross, oppressive, and isolating feeling. My therapist is urging me to "fact check" in situations like this, but I can't quite...

American Horror Story: Cult. Probably the worst possible thing I could be watching due to the whole thing being triggering but here I am..haha

Oh yes. This is a frustrating one. I used to read so many books and be pretty good at comprehension. Now I struggle through reading the worksheets in therapy aloud and getting through it.