Recent content by erik

Thanks for the advice Thank you. I don't have a therapist but I use ChatGPT sometimes. I know AI can't replace a good therapist, but it's far better than any therapist I ever had.

Until now I never made an attempt to get better and only took medication. I've been sober for 6 months and have been eating healthy with some days where I fell off the wagon for 2 months, and take supplements and walk most days. It hasn't made a difference in my tiredness yet.

I've read Pete Walker's book "From Surviving To Thriving" but I'm stuck in the healing steps because of emotional numbness. I have depersonalisation and I'm super tired all the time, which I've read that this could be because of dissociation. Pete recommends "Coping With Trauma-related...

Thank you and everyone else who have replied for your support, it helps me feel more confident I'm doing the right thing. It's hard for me to stand up for my opinions, so it helps a lot.

Not directly but I told the nurse who calls me regularly to ask him if he's familiar with the dissociative "freeze shutdown"/"flop" state, and that people with trauma can be stuck in such a state for a long time, and not just days, and that since I'm diagnosed with CPTSD and dissociation, if he...

I don't know, but I'll ask and see what can be done. Sorry, that doctor treated you very badly. My current psychiatrist seemed to try to shame me for not having worked much during our first session. He often asks me what I think about what he has said, but it feels like it might be only...

I’m asking here because I’m worried my care may not be trauma-informed. I’ve been diagnosed with CPTSD, depression, dissociation, and I experience constant fatigue. I used to work part-time, but over time my fatigue worsened to the point where I couldn’t continue, and I’m now on full disability...