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My T and I tried finding a list of my values but it didn't work out. I couldn't even come up with one thing that I valued.

Thank you so much everyone! To be fair, my T did say that it wouldn't just be something I go looking for. She that it would most likely be something I did once for some reason, found I liked, and so decided to do again. But, even so, I don't even know what I like in general, or even how to know...

My T suggested a couple sessions ago that I should try to find a hobby. She said having a hobby would create some amount of purpose and meaning in my life because right now I currently have none of those things. I don't have a purpose for being alive, I don't see any meaning in my life or in...

Everyone keeps telling me that even though I say I don't want children now, I am going to want them in the future. They say that I'm just confused right now, so I don't know what I want, and that in the future, I will want to have children. And, that if I don't have any children in the future...

I had mentioned it to my first GP after freaking out and having a panic attack during a routine Pap smear test. I had never done one before, so the whole procedure was scary and upsetting. Although I still don't get why I was so scared to do it because during that time I was also going around...

I kinda live in a small city, so I can relate to what you‘re to talking about. With my first T, I would occasionally see her if I went to a sport event, but this was a rare occurrence. Also, I had a mutual friend with her son in university. But, it was never a problem because we had discussed...

I’m from Canada, so this might not be much help. I was diagnosed with PTSD about 4 years ago, and I was diagnosed with ADHD about 2 years ago (tested as an adult). The thing with ADHD is that you must have also had symptoms as a child (before the age of 12). If that was the case for you, then...

I don't have any suggestions to help you, but I just wanted to say that I completely understand what you mean. I also feel the same way. Although my adult self (22) knows that I was in no way responsible or at fault for any of what happened to me, I just still cannot believe it to be true...

This is a really dumb question, and I feel really stupid for actually asking and the posting it. But, why is it that we can’t just get a bigger cup to fit all that stressful stuff in? Why does everyone have the same sized cup? Since people can adapt and learn and grow from life experiences...

I don’t know if this will help, but I also had similar concerns when having to start doing therapy remotely because of the coronavirus. I discussed it with my therapist and came up with a plan for if it should happen. For the first couple sessions, I had done the sessions over the phone. I...

In my opinion, I think your friend was right. I think 12 isn't near close to being mature enough to be making those kinds of decisions. When I was 12, I also had something similar begin happening, and as much as I try to minimize its impact on my life (which isn't helpful), I know deep down that...

I don't know but maybe this might help: The Importance of Understanding Your PTSD Emotions.

I also have problems with it because I have a hard time labelling what I am feeling. But I find that if I eliminate the feelings I know aren’t what I am feeling, then it at least gives me somewhere to start and work from. For example, I will know for sure that out of the 7 kinds emotions on...

I didn't know about the copyright stuff. Sorry about that. Here is the link to the image: Feelings Wheel.

I find that this helps sometimes. It's called an emotion wheel. <mod edit - attachment removed, copyright vio>