Recent content by Pietro

Huh, never thought about that before. Probably because self-nurturing is something I'm especially terrible at. ;) Not sure what that would even be. But it's definitely something to think about.

@Nessa7 All of my dreams are fictional, in general, but use elements of my history, such as places I lived. Often, the elements of my history are cloaked in ways that obfuscate what they actually are. I had a dream, last night, that involved a house... after thinking through it, I realized...

I was considering starting a thread about this topic to corroborate whether others were doing a lot of processing via dreams, and then I saw this thread. :) When I first started trauma therapy, I was having the micro-flashbacks typical of CPTSD during the day. Gradually, though, after 2-3...

I get flashbacks during the day of dreams I had the night before. Sometimes, I don't remember the dreams for most of the day. Then, late in the day, I start getting little flashbacks of what my dreams were. Often, but not always, I'll remember more of the dreams as the evening goes on. But...

I don't think the monitors would allow me to post the exact wording of my thoughts regarding your FORMER dentist. "Prick" is the kindest word that comes to mind. :/ That is a huge change to have your daughter leaving. Might be good for you, though -- providing some space for your healing. :)

Bi-polar?! Do you have significant manic moments akin in intensity to the down moments? Like staying-up for three days working through a story idea? ;) There's a lot of similarity in many psych conditions, and there's likely a relationship between all of the serotonin-based diagnoses. They...

I've had this happen as well, before, primarily with the endocrinology stuff, but also with stuff related to Asperger's for my kids. It actually sucks when this happens -- you're expecting that there's someone out there who's an expert with solutions, only to find-out that there isn't, and that...

That's a brilliant definition. :) Why not? It's whatever holds the most sentimental value or strongest memories for you. I get emotionally triggered by the oddest, smallest things, sometimes.

Isn't there an old saying like, "Aim for victory, or die trying"? I think trauma recovery is a lot like that, truthfully. No guarantee that we'll fully recover, but the alternative to fighting is to give-in -- which means an almost 0% chance of recovery, and a life of hopelessness and misery...

The doctors are used to talking to people who don't know much about this stuff. They are definitely not accustomed to someone like you, who already knows a lot and has both the curiosity and extreme capability to pursue this in detail. :) Partially because Insurance practices are antiquated...

I like this analogy. :D It is much like this. You might be surprised at what the drug is doing. I went-off an SSRI, a few years back, and it was a bad decision. I wasn't ready. My situation was different from yours, though. I'd been on the drug for 13 years, at that point, and had no...

This is the bane of the super-creative person. A person who is not just creative in one realm, but many. Which means that, when you have an idea in one realm, you start correlating them to existing or new ideas in the other realms. It's like a super-fast cascade of creativity. The one thing...

Thanks to everyone that's replied, thus far. It's so helpful to get the perspective of others here. :) This is how I feel. I think it also has to do with how the issue is approached. Being told to break ties or else is not a very collaborative approach. ;) I'm trying to break the behavior...

I have been in a relationship with a woman the past few months. It's been pretty rocky, and it may now be over. One issue, among many, that seems to be a real problem for her is that I, as a male, have a friend of the opposite-sex. I don't see or talk to her very often -- she has a steady...

Interesting to be getting replies on this after so many years. :) Part of the reason for doing this survey was because we saw a potential correlation in those with ADHD symptoms and/or diagnosis with NPD parenting and were curious as to whether the ADHD symptoms were actually caused by trauma...