Recent content by justaperson

this was really validating to read honestly. i've been in that place and i'm just now starting to come out of it. i still feel like an alien. and the restlessness, and the rage, and the emptiness. the burn. but not nearly as often. someone further away from this stage might be able to give more...

hi, i've been dealing with flashbacks for over a year, all from repressed childhood trauma. biggest thing that's worked for me is training my brain to respond by embracing the suffering of my younger self with love and compassion. it's hard bc you just want to put it back in its box. but i...

i love this thread! daily: well, i try to meditate daily. sometimes it's just a few minutes of deep breathing, sometimes a full body scan, sometimes it turns into inner child work, just spends on what i can do that day. 10 min yoga. oh, and tea. cant do without my tea. blowing off steam: i go...

thank you guys so much for your replies. it's so helpful to read about other people's healing journeys and how different it is for every individual. also just knowing that other people have been through the kind of stuff i've been through and come out the other side. you just never hear about...

hey. so yeah, i guess you could say i had my "felt it the second my pre-frontal cortex fully developed" moment and spontaneously uncovered some dark, deeply repressed trauma. i'm 25 now, was 24 when it hit me. i'd struggled very heavily with mental health my whole life, and the past few years it...