Recent content by Hammytime

I just wanted to say I've been in therapy for 10 YEARS and I'm just now opening up. Don't be hard on yourself, it will come. I had to learn how to trust myself first, which I am working on through mindfulness and being kind to myself. It makes opening up to others a lot easier. Now I know I can...

Yep. She's actually the second pdoc I've had that has done therapy. (I've seen a host of other T's before. Goodness, what a bunch of incompetence) All the pdocs at both group practices I've been to did therapy as well. It really is ideal because she knows what is going on in my life and can...

I'm not going to re-hash my entire session here, just some key points. (I hate the whole "he said, she said") Any reflections or whatever would be greatly appreciated. Two sessions ago I told my pdoc about some recently discovered memories/feelings etc that were traumatic. (This is the first...

@gypsywind Ugh, I hope for your sake nothing did happen, but it sounds like unfortunately it did. Life is sucky. I can totally relate to being so exhausted by every day functioning... I'm considered "high functioning" as in I went to college, got my BS, entered the work force and am now applying...

Thank you @lostforgottensoul I think the hard part for me is that I am very analytical with a science background. There isn't a ton of solid data on memory "repression" or retrieval. I don't know if you can say with certainty if false memories are common or not. *shrug* I'll have to ask my pdoc...

Thank you for the kind words everyone. Hopefully I can work through this.

Please know that I am completely new to childhood trauma/ptsd etc--so take this with a grain of salt. :) I felt a strong connection with your story. I to believe something sexual happened to me as a child, but I don't have any concrete memories. Sometimes I am jealous (!) when I read other...

This is my first time posting, so please excuse any errors I might make. I strive to make this as short as possible. I am a 25 year old female who has struggled with depression/anxiety/panic attacks since I was 11. The best fit diagnosis I have right now is Bipolar 2. I have been told by two...