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I know it’s probably been harped on too much at this point. But there’s other who share the same view of the clothes mattering and...

So it’s her fault? She shouldn’t have gone running in such a provocative outfit?

I think you have to apologize and tell her you’re there for her if she ever wants to talk, and then be patient with however long it...

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You don't get her back. You give her agency to choose what SHE wants. And clothes are not "provocative." I can understand why she is...

hello ezrats. congratulations on having found the community you were looking for. i, personally, am too people phobic to have any cult...

Welcome to the forum:) I’ve found Daniel Shaw’s work incredibly helpful for my recovery. Particularly his first book on traumatic...

I'm sorry you're hurting.

There’s a lot of people find their way to this website with serious distress over their perceived hypersexuality at a young age...

Like all disorders it manifests differently for each person. A behavioral health professional would be the best person to help you...

Hug accepted 🤗🫂

Wow! Santa is amazing! And I must be unbelievably lucky to keep getting help. I hope it will be helpful too and I am so grateful! So...

hello gazi. welcome to the forum. sorry for what brings you here but glad you are here. personally, i don't believe peace is an all or...

You are starting to open up. If this becomes your safe place then keep going so that the build up of living in your head begins to release.

It can be. And it can be real for you, too. But you have to reach for it. It sounds as if you haven't yet. But you are a determined...

Why? The only thing stopping you doing so, is you. A partner is not a dumping ground, BUT, a partner is someone who is there to support...

Yes, but not in your case, because of the below. There is no reason that you have to be experiencing all these things until the day you...

So I’m undiagnosed, partly because I haven’t told them enough to get that diagnosis. I am on Prozac to handle some of my symptoms. I’m...

Sometimes its okay not to be okay. Just for a little while. So sorry to hear you feel this way. There are some brilliant insights from...

I have been. I finally gave in and opened up to some friends, reconnected to some I lost touch with, sought help from my alumni...

I’ve been working with various different sorts of service animals for a number of years now, as a trainer for both the dogs, and the...

I hope you are having a good few days. Sometimes we just have to put one foot in front of the other and go minute by minute. But, you...

Thanks.... No, it has indeed been a rollercoaster. It's like a part of me is pulling to keep trying and using every option I humanly...

Somebody needed to heat this today-the trauma is not your fault. There is no speedy " moving on". The is no " getting over it". There...

I set a yearly reading goal and participate in different reading challenges that span a month or a few months. I already reached my...

Reading that I would’ve guessed you were the one suffering from PTSD. I’m not sure what you expected, not just from someone you know...

I'm in bits and really struggling right now. We were meant to spend a beautiful weekend together. Christmas decorations, lights...

This - many accusations and blame. Brainwashing,

I felt like an adult when I got married and had a kid. Self deception creeped up on me. Like a fungus it overcame me, pulled me down...

In anthropology? That’s called “cohert effect”. In after-school-special-BS? It’s called “peer pressure”. AKA What you expect to have...

I recently turned 27 and I haven't accomplished what I thought I would have by now. At 23 cptsd was disrupting my education, although I...

Yes @emily1890 , some things can be bittersweet.

Dawn chorus (when the birds first wake up in the morning), it's beautiful I also forgot cat's purring and babies when they make those...

I love bells, train whistles, water lapping gently on the dock, and small birds tweeting. Also the dog 'talking', though Shepherds don't...

I used to live near a steam railway and I loved it when the trains would chug passed the window. Some days, they did dinner on the...

Basing this on the 5,4,3,2,1 - Joyful sounds - Woke up today and realised how much I love the sound of Bellbirds !😍 Anyone here misses...

Mod Note : I did move this into employment forum, as anxiety/ core beliefs & cognitive distortions/ ptsd symptom spikes in general…...

Agree with @arfie about imposter syndrome. @OceanSpray you don’t have to be perfect. You’re allowed to take up space and have wants...

hello ocean spray. welcome to the forum. sorry for what brings you here, but glad you are here. i debated with myself whether to post...

I wasn’t sure if I should post this here or in the employment area. But does anyone else have a hard time asking for help at work? I’m...

I think that is so true @abovedown , thank you for your words. I think the hardest is when people don't respect boundaries and it's...

Hang in there! Time helps…eventually. Just don't give up. I still struggle this time of year and am still learning to take one day at a...

Pardon my lack of interaction, I’m still struggling daily. I returned back to work in the medical field and it’s a daily reminder of...

Society can teach us pretty stereotypical family roles which we always can't or don't want to follow. Sometimes we just need to have...

I set a fun goal for myself and decided to throw myself a party and I'm calling it Celebrating Life. Today I booked the band for the...

The thing that springs immediately to mind is: Whoever the fk is sending you these videos? Tell them stop. If they don’t? They gotta...

mild update: drank some water after realizing im dehydrated from sleep 24 hrs, got a snack, listened to some good songs, and made fun of...

Hello, y'all, I hope you're well :) I wouldn't necessarily recommend reading this post if you're not lol, up to you obviously. Anyway...

Congrats to you for speaking up about it. You've done so much already. I don't know how to help you with your questions... I have been...

My name is Javi and I suffered sexual assault by a very close male friend I'm female, I just discovered this page and I loved...