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Nobody can change you, except you. Anger seems to be prolific within your post. Start there: The Iceberg Of Emotions It doesn't happen...

@PerturbedLemon - please go and get some in-person support.

Wow, thanks for that. I put it all out there and you shit on it. You're right. I need to stop giving a f*ck. Nice forum. f*ck this. I...

It seems like your trying to send a message, hell if I can figure out what it is. You mention that your safe and seem to think that the...

Like anything there is two sides. No comment is made in a vacuum. I have been impossible to deal with at times. I guess my point is...

Oof! This one hit close. Well said!

knowing who to blame, judge and punish has yet to heal a wound. there is a logic i solidly agree with for keeping courts and hospitals...

I feel like I can't live with myself because of the one trauma that started my downward spiral into self-destruction and learned...

I got so much stress from what he had done to me and I feel like my life has been messed up since he molested me and did bad things to...

Bellaellawhatever... oh how I relate to so many things you've said in your post... I totally get where you're coming from. It sounds...

I feel you, I really do. I don't know any PTSD specialists in your area but a big part of my symptoms is the lack of ability for me to...

Thankyou for this. I can relate because for a good five years that's was all I was doing. Going for a walk and coffee or the library...

It's got late everyone. Thanks for all your responses. I will reply but I busted to say today I e had to get up because of swollen belly...

Dear Dear Pablo, You have so many labels for yourself. So many identifying factors regarding your abuse. You also label,shame and hate...

Regardless of all the details and the entire situation, you can tackle this problem by telling yourself it isn't true. You ARE lovable...

Yes & No. I’ve been the asshole that made it impossible -or at least very stupid- to love me…. …AND I’ve been with a couple of...

That is really horrible! You wouldn't say to her if she got diagnosed with cancer - Get the f out and take your cancer diseases with...

I'm glad you're moving out. Someone who calls you unlovable is not a suitable partner.

I am a survivor of child abuse and I am only now dealing with the core issues. To be exact I was recently diagnosed with CPTSD, OCD, GAD...

Found a shirt that says: what if it works out? So I hang around somethings to prove that wrong or somethings just to see.

Getting enough sleep. Having a tidy-ish living environment (not show home level. Just a sense of order and being clean and tidy-ish)...

Another one for me is sleep hygiene. No caffeine after noon. Not much carbs or chocolate or sugar later in the day. Some exercise, even...

I am sorry for your experience and I definitely think it counts as a major trauma

I think both possibilities are totally fair / equally likely. Which means I absolutely would not continue on with this individual.

I've got no idea if it is fishy or not, but what I am hearing is that your T wasn't hearing you and maybe as a result you can't trust...

It felt positive at the time but I wouldn’t do it today which was online modeling. Helped me feel like I was in charge and I made the...

I'm so glad you are venturing into this new territory! Your soul is piercing the veil. Sounds like a wonderful person.

So, I overcame the rejection and asked for a phone call. He's basically grieving the recent passing of a family member. It wasn't about...

Thanks, wondering if anyone read anything really helpful on this topic?

Laurence Heller has some good content, @Teasel. Pretty sure he also has some Youtube videos out there.

I struggle with the same. Now that my hobbies are mostly me moving and pushing my body, the people I hang out with don't consume a lot...

Pole dancing

Hi everyone, what are some ways that you have worked to reclaim your sexuality in positive ways? I have religious trauma and sometimes I...

i started psychotherapy in 1972 with such massive suicidal ideation that talking about suicide was aggressively forced on me on many...

Thank you. Your last point is a good one. It’s all so hard. I feel like I make progress then hit a wall. We have an appointment tomrorow

They are both massive things. And totally understandable. Maybe there is a way of talking around it that looks at these reasons? If...

A big part of why I don’t want to tell her is that I don’t want to recreate the pattern of my mother who constantly threatened suicide...

Sounds like it would as it sounds like you want to, but something is holding you back. Is this the issue holding you back? What is it...

Disclaimer: I’m perfectly safe right now. Does anyone else struggle with telling anyone when the suicide pull is strong? It seems like...

Welcome! Very glad you are here. Sounds like your childhood treatment did some things to you. You don't have to check certain boxes to...

Welcome! Have you seen the anger iceberg illustration? I know it’s floating around here in an article. I think this might help you.

I'm in my early 20s (not getting more specific here out of worry my parents might come across this), still living with my parents. I...

With tou @SeekingAfrica. Pajamas and junk food are just fine...you're eating and have clothes on...two good things. Hopefully you are...

Hi, On a good dat I feel like I can do any job. On a bad day especially after a horrible night of reliving stuff from my past, I feel...

You're not alone, I'm really struggling now too. I have't been able to go to the store; that'd be too much rn, good for you for making...

Thank you all! I've cried twice already today so the support is appreciated. I hate feeling like this when I have to work. If could I'd...

With you SeekingAfrica ❤️❤️

why should you feel ashamed or guilty? guilt and shame are symptoms of a disease you did not special order far more than a prosecutable...

It hasn't been this bad in a while. N9rmal work at home day, actually quite productive. Then it happened, the trigger. I cried like a...

Making breakfast - because I eat, and its a way to assess where I am for the day and where my Suds level is. Sort of a what CAN I do...