Recent content by Muttly

I'm thinking about you and hoping you are somewhere safe. Yes, the world continues when people die. Even the most amazing people who impact thousands and thousands of others. That's not really the point. Death leaves behind those who mourn. And we never know who those mourners will be...

Weclome. It's very brave of you to be here, given a history of online trauma. I hope you find this place helpful. Feel free to share more of your story when and if you are ready. Sometimes folks on this group can be a bit direct or blunt. From my experience, it's not done to harm. There's a lot...

I'm curious what you are looking for in this forum? You clearly have strong feelings about therapy and psychiatry. So, are you hoping for someone to listen and validate your story? Do you want people to provide advice? I noticed, you mentioned adviced at the end of your first post. If you read...

Talking to my therapist about my sexual intersts was hard but ended up being incredibly helpful. One of the things she did, which seemed so frightening was to explore what I enjoyed and kink spaces. I was so tangled up about this and the shame was very deep, but eventually I did. It was a...

I am sure it feels humilating, but it wasn't. It was you being human. So many other people have had panic attacks, vomited, fainted, had emotional breakdowns and more in public. It sounds like you have actually done some processing your trauma. Remembering and talking around the issues is a...

I think I was avoiding this thread and then forgot about it. I've had deep feelings around this. So much of what has been said, I've felt. When help showed up for the first time, when I was an adult, I wondered why it wasn't there when I was so young and helpless. I definitely felt this for...

Your language use here and throughout your posts seems to suggest more about you than the OP. You seem to have some strong beliefs and perhaps triggers around "young people" So, no young, pre-pubescent child has ever seen atrocities, been raped, experienced a life threatening attack? Also...

If it didn't happen, there was a reason your brain created the stories. And yes, that's awful, but if it did happen that's awful. The awfulness is something you have already been living with and have gained a lot of coping skills. I don't want to say it doesn't matter, because of course it does...

It sounds like you have a lot of strong opinions about it. And you want us to make a judgement on her choices, when we don't know her story. It's easy to black/white think. That happens to everyone but is more common with PTSD (when hitting triggers) and ADHD. I'm wondering if you are able to...

You are getting a lot of advice here and are being brave and open to new ideas and change. It doesn't have to happen immediately. You can build up to it. I am not tracking well, so sorry if I have missed it. Have you tried to find out what resources are in your area? I imagine that's hard in a...

Resurfacing of feelings and symptoms is normal. I think that happens even to "normal" people. Like, someone can have grief resurface long after a loss because of new stresses and situations. What can change, when it happens is how you deal with it. You can gain better coping skills and the...

ok, you did some things you regret. However, you did not harm anyone and in fact tried to stop more harm from happening by reporting the guy. I want to repeat, you did not harm anyone. You are 19 and that may feel old to you, but you are very much in the stage of figuring out life. You can...

Yes, living like that would be tough. I am glad you are reaching out to get more support. I think it's going to be very important in your situation.

Open relationships can be very hard to maintain. A key in making them work is open communication. You need to be able to talk with about your feelings and what boundaries you want to have in place. And communicating isn't a one time thing, it's a continuous process. Is that something you can do...

You have experienced so much pain and trauma. I am sorry. Talking about it here is a good first step. Healing is hard but it can happen. This is a good place to get some support. Not every one will say things that help (we all have different ways of healing), but there are some very wise...