Recent content by Haley13

Thank you. It helps to know I'm not the only one. I find myself waiting for the emotions to come with an event like that, and when they don't I start to force myself to project the emotions so other people don't think I'm heartless or don't care. Like I'll force myself to cry and if I can't...

My PTSD feels like a scar... at first it hurt and was open and everything aggravated it, then the wound started to close over, but it still ached and tugged at me, always pulling itself into my thoughts, it's now become a scar which my body has become used to it being there. I'll never get rid...

Something similar happened to me. I was sexually abused as a child by my first cousin and I've fought with my weight all my life and even while in the military and it's gotten harder since my rape as well. I constantly want to be validated on how I look but when someone starts to show interest...

Something I've noticed lately is that whenever a really emotional situation occurs I can't seem to muster feelings. I can feel anger, but for example When my grandmother died I didn't cry. I didn't feel much at all. I was numb. I choked up a little when I read her Eulogy but that was it...