oakleaves

Thank you. I am really struggling at the moment so I appreciate you saying this.

It totally makes sense. And totally makes sense it would be a trigger now. Using toys, and your toys, in the abuse adds another layer...

I just need to find out if I'm unusual or weird or if my experiences were weird. I find that I sometimes test things out here before I...

There are safe spaces. One thing that helped me a lot is the sixth sense, accrued over time, that despite all I have been through and...

my greatest certainty is that the world is NEVER as hostile as my hyper-vigilance and social anxiety say it is. when i am...

It’s a curious comment. Something I might say under certain circumstances. Something I’d argue under most others. What’s your take?

So someone said this to me - that you feel the world isn't safe but there are safe spaces - and I just don't really know if it is true...

I still go back and forth. I think, for me, it came from building up a sense of self. And by that I mean, learning about my feelings...

It did take a while. I still go back and forth between believing and not believing that some of the things that have happened to me are...

I struggle with this. You are not alone. Sometimes mechanical eating can help. Just eating on a schedule. Eating set things. Nutrition...

These are incredibly common reactions towards trauma and are symptomatic of various mental illnesses. I suffer from similar thoughts to...