Recent content by Ettina

I have pain in my back, as well as in my fingers, neck and leg joints (ankles, knees & hips). In my case, I suspect it's hypermobility. I'm extremely flexible, to the point where I can chew my own toenails without much difficulty (probably one of the few nailbiters who bites all 20 nails!). And...

Do you have a family history of psychosis? Many psychiatric issues follow a certain pattern, where there's a genetically inherited predisposition to a certain issue and then a stressor brings it out.

One year after the trauma ended. My parents became kinship foster carers to my teenage cousins when I was 10 months old. Over the next several years, both cousins sexually abused me. One of them ran away permanently when I was 3, and the other one my parents sent to another home when he...

I wonder this about the bullying I experienced in school. I had one teacher, who I got along with quite well and considered a friend, but several years later it occurred to me that she definitely knew I was being bullied and could've exerted her authority to at least lessen it, but did not. I...

It's a great feeling. It feels like no matter what happens, there is someone out there who will always be on your side, always be there to support you. I'm so sad you never had that. I don't know how I would've survived without my parents' love, personally. You are very strong to have made it...

It's not selfish. You are not your PTSD - there's a whole lot more to you than that. Your loved ones are sticking around because they care about you. And they're not fools - if they care, that means there's something about you that's worth caring about.

I used to be like that when I was in school (I was bullied a lot and had no friends). I describe it as 'forgetting how to feel happy'. I was sad and scared all the time, and the slightest thing would happen. It's not like that anymore. Between outbursts, I do have a lot of times where I'm...

I would like some advice. I'm autistic and have PTSD. When I get upset with my family, I tend to scream at them, punch myself, and sometimes grab or shove them. I was looking for an online test of my attachment style (when I substituted 'parents' for 'partner' in an online test of romantic...