Recent content by Chosen

mine happened yesterday....I had picked up a sweatshirt from my pile of clean laundry to wear. When I got to therapy, I went to the bathroom as normal, and as I went to my seat before the T would come out, I put my hands in my front pocket. I was like, huh, there's a bulge here. Why is there a...

I just relate to this so much....same kind of thing. BS Psychology, almost 30, so many jobs, so much exhaustion and such. And I have autism on top of PTSD. :( Offers hugs. Wish life could be easier for us.

I feel your pain so much! I've struggled with that phobia for 17 years. I carry Tums with me everywhere. Drinking tea helps me--chamomile, ginger, peppermint. Also, chewing on dried ginger. Then when it's real bad, I go to the bananas, rice, applesauce, toast diet. Makes me calm down a bit to...

I send prayer requests. that's about it

Physically, it seems fine. I've just been having this weird anxiety about having a foreign entity/object inside my skin. I don't really understand it. I think some of why this is so hard is that this tattoo is to honor my adopted dad who just recently died (March 28th)....and this tattoo is...

I just got a tattoo, and now I'm so deep in regret and self-hatred. Why was I so stupid as to get a foreign entity etched on my skin? I want to tear it out and make it go away so I can get my skin back. Why was I so stupid? I hate myself so much right now. And I paid $50 for it, and now I'm...

on March 28th suddenly of a heart attack. Grief sucks. and it makes all the trauma in my life seem like nothing, and I would go through all of it over again if I could just have my dad back.

Being outside in nature is my environment...it's very calming. And walking is almost a form of EMDR because I'm looking at the environment. There are two places where we stop and sit....right by the creek, so I watch the water flow while we talk. At this point there isn't a whole lot of...

@DogwoodTree, I did not proceed. I simply could not feel comfortable with the idea without knowing further information about how EMDR might impact my autism. Sometimes autism is much more severe than PTSD, and it's harder to get over a meltdown/shutdown than it is a flashback, so I decided not...

If you're going to do that, why not do a money order? Just to make sure he gets it...

I usually wear shorts and a t-shirt. I get to go hiking with my T, and that's the best kind of clothes to wear. Plus it's just the most comfortable for me, too.

my T talks about schisms....how there's small "s" schisms and big "S" Schisms. Schisms=dissociative identity disorder/DID. schisms=trauma separated parts of ourselves, but we're aware of the parts and can control switching around. I have small schisms--so different parts, but I'm aware of each...

Lease ended & I couldn't find a safe/affordable housing...plus I was likely to move out of state within 6 months, so I couldn't really sign a new lease. My situation has changed somewhat, but it'll still be hard to find housing come Sept.

hey all, So I was dxd with PTSD years ago....my symptoms lessened greatly in the last 2 years. However, I spent April 1-June 14th living in my car, and it was one of the most stressful times of my life. I'm female, and you can imagine how that makes it worse. While I was homeless, I was in...

Thank you, everyone, so much! @Suzetig, the reminder that our minds and hearts don't work that way....thank you. I definitely needed that.