caroline_13

I have raised these issues with my apartment management, and the neighbors have denied it. Incidentally, a few weeks ago they claimed...

I believe in the idea of safety, I believe that it can be real for me, that it won't take long to get there, and that I can start right...

I’m a little better lately. My default response is there’s a reason I feel like this. Second is can I lessen the impact or not run over...

Same message than in my diary I leave for now and have no idea if I come back, take care

Please know that we care, and others are suffering alongside you.

Bathroom is right next to the loud wall. I also depend on a lot on my ability to run my own schedule... and I worry I can't get a...

on the veteran's administration roster where i have received the bulk of my therapy, i "graduated" to "therapy maintenance" around 2k...

You will, I did so you will too. Focus on taking tiny steps forward. Tiny, little things. And take as many breaks as you need!

I just don't know that I could get used to wearing headphones all the time. It's good to hear what others do, though. I'm really...

I've thought about slipping a note in their door to tell them how much it bothers me. But then I'm scared it won't stop and I'll feel...

Maybe you wearing noise canceling headphones? Sound machine by the wall it’s coming from? I struggle with noise too but if I know to...

Ya, I have misophonia and sensory processing so I wear headphones and listen to music and TV 24/7. Funny about it is I'm SSD/SNHL so I...

i second the suggestion of noise canceling headphones and/or white noise (sound machine). i have hearing issues, so i avoid noise...

Anyone else have a hard time with noise & vibrations? I have a really hard time and always panic when neighbors surround sound comes...

This is me right now! Atm, I've got a 2-pronged attack going on. First? Dealing directly with the issue. So good hood phones playing...

And a special thanks to the anonymous member who got us right up to the finish line with an extremely generous donation. It's not quite...

dancing on the beach yesterday

Watching a squirrel bury a nut

My friends 5 week old puppies that are about a pound each. Puppy breath! Their mommy wanting a bird’s eye view of how well I was...

It was right before Therapy when my judgement got clouded & craved the reconnection, after ignoring/ghosting me I dropped all contact...

Thank you for telling your story. It would be my suggestion not to contact him, but of course l am not your therapist.

yay you for finding the courage to speak out, at last. it take allot of work to keep secrets and i hope that setting the truth free will...

Waking up to texts from a good friend! ❤️

I got a breakfast blue Berries muffin!

Yeah, how do you deal with hurt? My heard unequivocally tells me to let someone back in if he comes back into my life... I just don't...

I heard a quote from Mark Twain the other day, it was something like the 2 most important days of a person's life are the day the are...

I forgot, the person who nicknamed me Bubbles didn't realize it's our dog's nickname. ☺️

Pain. Burning of my lungs, throbbing of my muscles and this is during. After the utter exhaustion keeps me from trying. I’m living in...

I think those things sound like a LOT of exercise! Good for you!

PTSD stopped me from being able to exercise. Things like yoga, wall-sits, stretches, that all turned my brain into fuzz. Contorting my...

Ditto to all kinds of pain… mostly old injuries, often new ones. Finding the exceptions to the rule? Whatever/wherever DOESN’T hurt...

Interestingly this was something I brought up with T initially as something I currently find very difficult that I'd like to change. I...

I hate to "exercise," but I do like to take leisurely walks. I used to walk to very fast, upbeat music, and I loved it, but I have too...

A person with dementia yesterday who told me out of the blue in Gaelic the saying , ~Wee (small) but not inferior/ not forgotten.

My dad, used to be super controlling and he himself is on the spectrum, always asks via text or email to see me, wanting me to visit...

Physical pain (that happens naturally): it's a comfort to feel it.

Today is the day of the year all the script in Sid Meirer's Pirates changes..... ARRRR! It be Talk Like a Pirate Day Matey!!

Not stupid at all. It's been a very rewarding conversation.

Oh my I keep typing and it deletes. 😞 Thank you @Friday and @Dergrosse , I too usually am not overly bothered by insults and even do...

We are glad you are here! So much of us can relate. I can, for one. To the abuse by family members, and how difficult it still can be...

@FreeSoul. Sounds like it’s been rough. For me I couldn’t deal with the abuse from others until I admitted it started at home with some...

The pressures of isolation can be excruciating. I'm glad you reached out to this community! I was isolated in my formative years as well...

After journaling about my trauma over the past 2+ years and researching psychopaths, narcissists, and sociopaths, I discovered the root...

Thank you everyone for your responses. I am sorry I am having too much tunnel vision to respond properly but I give you all my thanks.

@Friday I hear you and no I have not set boundaries nor requested it not be said. To be fair originally SHE was the one who would stop...

As far as expectations go… 1A. Have you asked them not to? (OR) 1B. Have you told them you will not listen to -or have anything to do-...

Being able to cook this midday again. It's now the third meals I made in a row

A tiny little boy wearing a very funny lion mask 😂

I wouldn't overthink it too much. Participate where you like and pass on interactions that don't benefit you in the moment. I went...

Yes, to all this. I couldn't agree more. Also, '[no] need to serve the other members divorce papers' is now entering my personal...