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@arfie , totally relate to why you wouldn't want to identify hearing challenges to those who don't need to know. I will say this: I work...

Yes, there is! Certainly here in Australia (Google 'Deaf Face Masks' for local suppliers) there are masks in circulation that have a...

i am hearing impaired and rely heavily on lip reading to communicate. is there a polite and politically correct way to let people know...

CDC for the US has been pretty clear about this recently, link from Jan 14. Surgical masks and respirators are more effective. I think...

No. That's confirmatory PCRs, so a positive LFT = positive. But negative LFT means nothing essentially. So symptoms means you need PCR.

It's fair to say maybe it's not compliment based therapy the whole time. We didn't really ID distorted thoughts to challenge, so it...

Can you share a little more about what you think is driving the avoidance behaviors? I'm also wondering (in a nutshell, if it's...

i've never heard of compliment-based therapy, but i was highly resistant to "positive affirmations" and being gentle with myself during...

Hi @comfort zone - welcome to the forum. I've moved your post onto this thread, which is your introduction thread. The title has been...

I am struggling to even type, I've been hit by a truck of... all the things. Thank you for the feedback and responses, it's been really...

My little victory today was, I got myself into the shower and I opened mail. (Not at the same time).

Thanks

Hi trauma2pieces, welcome. You might find it's easier to post and receive support if you open an account, and post as a member (right...

I don't have anything to offer for this, except to say I really can empathize with where you're at. It's hard to get started, let alone...

@joeylittle I'm sorry I didn't respond sooner. I guess my notifications email went to spam. Talking with my T it was probably the...

What @joeylittle said. I always think it's good to communicate worries and upset to a therapist. But you are assuming that she is...

Well done!!!

Good on.

I don't know if this will help. I've been gone for a few months and in those few months something absolutely amazing has happened. I...

Most of the pharmacies here have testing and some are drive through. The Health Department also has testing. My sister went to an urgent...

4 days here in my city… even in hospitals you’re presumed positive, rather than tested for it, there simply aren’t enough tests or lab...

Hehe, everything is relative I guess. Queues in our major cities have been 8 hours on a regular basis for ages. Usually standing. And...

I did the hard thing that was the correct thing to right my mental health ship. I gave my notice at my job, which started out as a “This...

To clarify - I was referring to working through the events of that trauma with a therapist, and processing them - not confronting your...

@Alice Hindman THIS ^^^^ is a ginormous, hugely, insaaaaanely important thing to be aware of with PTSD. No matter how absolutely valid a...

I know what my partner did to me for sure messed with me. If my current husband raises his voice during a fight, to this day, I sneak...

I'm sorry, I could have been more explicit - personal emergency as in serious accident or illness or event requiring hospitalization...

gentle empathy, yule. to me, finding a comfortable therapy relationship feels like an iffier roller coaster ride than the hunt for the...

I'm sorry for what's happened to you, it all sounds truly awful. I wanted to ask - have you been able to come to terms...

Any number of things could have happened. I can empathize with feeling abandoned, but try and right-size that reaction - you weren't...

Hello everyone! It is a while since I was on the forum . I have cptsd and ptsd related to hospitals . Missed talking with you guys so...

Welcome to the community! 😁 Whilst you could very easily have PTSD or CPTSD, it’s probably important to know that traumatized children...