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joeylittle
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Hope I'll be the last diary I'll ever write
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It's not unusual to feel this way in online communities. Something that was helpful for me, when I first joined? Was practicing how I...
30 minutes ago
joeylittle
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Finished program
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Congratulations, @whiteraven - that's a great milestone, and I know you've been struggling. I'm really glad you shared your news, and...
35 minutes ago
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Anyone else averse to touch and/or being in their body?
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I totally struggle with my body so I get where you’re coming from. I have spent most of my life trying to exist in my head and the rest...
36 minutes ago
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Triggered & Struggling
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T got back to me but not sure how to handle it. He’d like me to commit to life for a chunk of time while we work through some things, I...
37 minutes ago
joeylittle
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Chronic Sneakiness
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I've shifted your thread into Dysregulation, @Killashandra - as I think it's closer to what you're describing. It sounds like you are...
37 minutes ago
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Stress responses and weight loss/ lumen
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I recently was given a Lumen device and have signed up to monitor my metabolism and see what’s going on . It’s incredible to see the...
Yesterday at 12:36 PM
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Stress responses and weight loss/ lumen
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I have Lumen. I use it for my training and IF. I am going to have to pay closer attention to it now that you have mentioned it. I have...
Yesterday at 12:35 PM
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Sexual Assault
Audible Orgasm During Rape
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I'm sorry that happened to you. Arousal doesn't mean pleasurable or even enjoyable. I don't think anyone on this thread is talking...
Sunday at 3:44 PM
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Sufferer broke up with me, but leaves door open?
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@OliveJewel, Don’t get hung up on the word “regular” and focus on that. That’s not really the point of the thread. Regular = nonPTSD...
Sunday at 11:32 AM
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Regular relationship vs PTSD relationship
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In my experience, my partner’s default is to not trust anybody at any time. I had to accept that about him and learn not to take it...
Sunday at 11:32 AM
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For supporters? No. I’m just not sure what you’re looking for. “Regular” is a matter of opinion. Some people suck at relationships in...
Sunday at 11:31 AM
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A “regular relationship” is a phrase I think you’re getting caught on from another supporter thread. When we talk about “regular...
Sunday at 11:31 AM
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It wasn't sexual abuse
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I think it's in everyone's best interests to lock this thread, now.
Sunday at 11:30 AM
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It wasn't sexual abuse
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Ok To be really, really clear: I’m not making any comment or giving any kind of opinion about whether the situation in your flashback...
Sunday at 11:28 AM
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It wasn't sexual abuse
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I know this post was meant for sideways but I wanted to comment. Not all professionals are right or even ethical. I had a therapist...
Sunday at 11:27 AM
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Does DSM diagnosis help with your symptoms?
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@NotWeakNotStupid this topic (what qualifies) comes up regularly on here and is a point of contention sometimes. I tend to be curious...
Sunday at 11:21 AM
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Does DSM diagnosis help with your symptoms?
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Except a person can have flashbacks and be afraid of random things and not have PTSD at all. Phobias and anxiety for example are not...
Saturday at 9:53 PM
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@Lilac98 is the forum helpful for you? I'm pretty much just a lurker these days but I kinda see a lot more ruminating etc from you the...
Saturday at 6:57 PM
joeylittle
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Hope I'll be the last diary I'll ever write
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Honestly, it's not that unusual to do this. I think people do it for many different reasons, and I'm not even sure it's always...
Saturday at 6:56 PM
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Since when does a therapist steer the session?
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Yes! I just sent a note to the Therapist with expectations. Hopefully, we can come to a meeting of minds because I like her, I just...
Saturday at 6:52 PM
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Oh whoa. Lightbulbs going off here! Yippey. I will include that in my convos with her. Thanks so much. Thanks Sideways.
Saturday at 6:51 PM
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New symptom while being in a flash-back
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I think a new reaction (what sounds like a more intense one) following direct exposure to your abuser makes sense. It's likely you were...
Saturday at 6:50 PM
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New symptom while being in a flash-back
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It’s part of the body’s reaction to the sympathetic nervous system (fight & flight) kicking on… the digestion system (part of the...
Saturday at 6:48 PM
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Unexpected reaction to s's sentence
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Is there something you'd like feedback on, or something you're wondering about similar experiences other members have had? Who are the...
Saturday at 6:47 PM
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I’m finding it hard to respond because I think I’m coming at this from an unhealthy place for me, which is likely to be unhelpful to...
Saturday at 6:38 PM
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Therapist-academically closeminded
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Ditto. Especially because complex trauma exists -in spades- without meeting CPTSD criteria. Just like people can have trauma in spades...
Saturday at 10:00 AM
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My anxiety has been at a very high level recently
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I get what you saying there that was kind of a miscommunication. I can't just let go of what happened and I don't plan on doing so in...
Friday at 11:26 PM
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Since when does a therapist steer the session?
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What's the therapist's modality, and what goals have you set with them? There are definitely scenarios where the therapist would...
Friday at 11:10 PM
joeylittle
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Therapist-academically closeminded
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CPTSD is recognized in the ICD-11. Your therapist might find this piece on the distinctions between PTSD and CPTSD in the ICD-11 useful.
Friday at 10:55 PM
joeylittle
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Undiagnosed
Looking for therapist
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I'm guessing you are in the US?
Friday at 10:51 PM
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Therapist hasn’t responded to last few texts
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My idea would be to start a thread in the Cognitive Distortions section titled “I am a burden to my T” and face that thought distortion...
Thursday at 11:50 PM
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Triggered & Struggling
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It's not to help you emotionally - it's to make sure you're not fully 'gone' (psychotic, or incapable of stopping yourself from harming...
Thursday at 11:49 PM
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Sounds like you have been through a lot of terrifying things @juliana . You get to be exactly where you are. It sounds like you are...
Thursday at 11:39 PM
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🤠 Putting on my ModHat for a moment… Not just people who are undiagnosed, or in the process of being diagnosed & are investigating...
Thursday at 7:33 PM
joeylittle
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My anxiety has been at a very high level recently
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I hear you, @juliana - and don't get me wrong, I 100% support your choice to stand your ground in this matter. I'm simply aware that...
Thursday at 7:32 PM
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More on cptsd and narcissism - assessing oneself
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@OliveJewel, that is so revealing that your first username was "searching for self". I think a lot of us can identify with that moniker...
Thursday at 7:06 PM
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Yes, I’ve woken up before saying something. For me, this wouldn’t feel particularly worrying or bothersome, though could feel mildly...
Thursday at 7:04 PM
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Very much this.
Thursday at 7:04 PM
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Hearing weird things when you wake up
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Yes. Yes, I hear you. I genuinely do. This is very closely related to an issue that you've been ruminating on, though. And I think...
Thursday at 7:04 PM
joeylittle
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Hearing weird things when you wake up
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Why do you think you heard it?
Thursday at 1:29 PM
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Avoiding nightmares making it worse? Said a counsellor
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That’s pretty much how dreams work. You could practice lucid dreaming, so that when you start to have a nightmare you can walk out of...
Thursday at 1:14 AM
joeylittle
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My anxiety has been at a very high level recently
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Yes, it's wrong that they are bullying you. But you can make a choice between actively fighting them and getting consistently triggered...
Thursday at 1:10 AM
joeylittle
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One Thing That Made You Smile Today?
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@Agita Kaput - As @Sideways pointed out - this is a thread called "One Thing That Made You Smile Today". It's a distraction thread...
Wednesday at 8:34 PM
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My anxiety has been at a very high level recently
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A massive part of the healing process is recognizing that only we are responsible for our triggers. That can be painful. It can mean...
Wednesday at 9:44 AM
joeylittle
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My anxiety has been at a very high level recently
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The neighborhood I live in isn’t super walkable… built during the bizarre time when sidewalks weren’t a thing / everyone was blissed out...
Wednesday at 9:43 AM
joeylittle
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My anxiety has been at a very high level recently
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Can you just block those numbers entirely? Other people will never, ever do what we want them to do. They'll make their own choices...
Wednesday at 12:01 AM
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How are you going with finding an actual therapist? I think that it's a stretch to say you've been avoiding the nightmares given how...
Jun 21, 2022
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Well, when we pay a lot of attention to something, we tend to get a bit obsessed with it, which is never good. We frequently aren't able...
Jun 21, 2022
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It's really hard for me to read the posts on this forum
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You’ll quickly pick up when you can and when you can’t handle what’s being posted. People take breaks sometimes for years! Then come...
Jun 21, 2022
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It's really hard for me to read the posts on this forum
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There's just so much spiraling despair, anxiety, and vague information about traumas. I'm not saying the forum is bad, but I would...
Jun 21, 2022
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