maybeiamabear

I feel mixed. Woke up around 3ish? Went with it. Took the dogs out about 430. Saw the sky light up and listened to the birds for a...

Sitting in the shed. I want to have fun. I might go out in a little and do some shopping. Feel a little exhausted but my mind is just...

Yes, I am trying to walk regularly.

G, no. Have not spoken to her in a week. Have been absorbed by work. And now I think there is sense of despise in the 1-2 messages we...

Oh yes lonely too but just trying to enjoy whatever I can @maybeiamabear . Sorry you're feeling it. Have you talked to her? Was it H? I...

Lonely :) You?

Hello 🐻

There's a few pubs in this city that do music, 3 close to me. That would be great! Cool idea 😎. Grrrr it's so frustrating that your in...

Yay!! I love penguins too! One year a friend got us tickets to an aquarium that had penguins for my birthday. She was on point. Best...

Yeah, I'm feeling better. After a morning and afternoon of feeling crap and processing I've come out of it. Better anyways.

Good Morning! <3

Good morning lovely @Defaultxlove 😀

I am sorry for what was done to you. I speak from my experience which doesn't involve sa. Still that relationship with self was...

I appreciate this thread. It is helpful to me because I am recovering from csa and relearning about sex. Glad you are finding some...

yep. I totally get this. And no - there is nothing wrong with you. I think we lose that connection to "normal" people after we get...

That's helpful @maybeiamabear thanks!

may i give away my age by saying my own understanding of gaslighting stems from having worked by literal gaslight. the strobe effect of...

I don't know about them but usually when I am feeling overwhelmed - I do these checkins with my body. Asking what it needs and try to...

@Survivor3 thank you. I think I need to give up the pain honestly. We talked more about letting go too. But healing, one step at a time...

They might have felt bad or sympathetic to your cause but honestly 🤷 people tend to get on with their lives because they have too. I got...

Do all the difficult things while high from therapy! Question for everyone! Do you think the 14 law enforcement members feel bad...

@ziter hi! @Renly I'm sorry you're feeling it today. Sending comfort and hugs. @Survivor3 I'm back! Therapy was sooo intense. She...

Oh man. Okay..want to talk? I am here. If not no worries. I wil be thinking of you, waking up slow with me.

Thank you for all the encouragement and support. I am so glad it's almost the weekend. I have T and primary today. I have an appetite...

Yes 🥰

It is also a coping mechanism for people who were traumatized in childhood. The chemical cocktail released post orgasm is powerful and...

Sending 1000000 hugs xxxx

Aye, I am proud of you.

I think this is a brilliant way to think about it. Strikes a strong chord for me. Both in how I feel better when I do those things...

Why? It IS a stress relieving tool! It's actually in my DBT workbook, as is sex in general, as both to relieve stress and to distract...

i believe i am okay being intimate with my body. personally, i consider washing my face and brushing my teeth to be far more intimate...

i completely hear you. i too struggle with connecting with my body intimately.

Thank you for sharing! <3 No, it's not affecting my daily life per say but it has become more of a stress relief tool and I feel guilty...

No..it never happened. I am just talking in general. The general need for intimacy. Thank you for replying @Defaultxlove <3

I feel like masturbating often, it feels relieving but it's tiring also now. Sort of like reminds me of my own loneliness. I have never...

It's so weird too it's coming in random bursts. What's really pissing me off is I've been doing what I can and it feels like a landslide...

Understood :)

thank you, maybeia. those are what i am calling, "processed herbs." fresh herbs work better for me. i hope they work for you. they work...

i have wondered a time or 50 if this is the most important skill set i learned in psychotherapy. making decisions under the influence of...

There was a picture here before. I found it online. If you wanna check it out Not allowed to post it here. Sorry! I'm gonna print it...

You can find them here at Banyan Botanicals I think they are good!

i had to look up both "Ashwagandha" and "Ayurvedic," but i muchly prefer fresh herbal remedies over the pharmaceutical remedies and...

When I was 16 I think I read in a magazine, Like Seventeen or something, before you kill yourself, run away. So I started running. And...

I was just sitting at the grocery store parking lot crying in my diary. I'm here wisteria. Hugs :( And editing to add that you can...

Cold wind

I saw that me too. I had a good trainer. I feel rebellious. running will help for sure.

Has anyone tried Ayurvedic herbs like Ashwagandha for sleep?

I have definitely started on the emotional roller coaster. But I feel okay, like- alright I guess I'll put on my seat belt. I need tea...