Recent content by fledglingdragon36

For me it's two things--my mom hoards, and six years ago my husband and I had a bad time and our house got cluttered and that was part of what freaked out his mom and made her talk me into treatment that I'm now dealing with PTSD from. In your case--you mentioned that you cleaned up a lot after...

It sounds like yours was even worse than mine. I hate that it happened to you.

Thank you for the welcome! I honestly don't know what they think they're achieving in those places. It wasn't helping people--just making us all scared and miserable and more likely to comply with doctors' and staff's suggestions. I sometimes feel like I was put through psychological torture...

I can't imagine how bad it would have been if I'd only been 14 at the time! I hope you're on your way to recovering from what was done to you. Thank you so much for reaching out to me--it really helps to know we're not alone.

Thank you so much for welcoming me. It sounds like I'll find what I need here. :)

Hello. I was homeschooled during my adolescence, have c-PTSD from that and from the family dysfunction. I've struggled for a long time with symptoms of anxiety, and have on occasion sunk into depression. I self-isolate, but have a mostly happy marriage. I am in therapy and take medication...