PreciousChild

After a year of being off work, and very intensive trauma therapy, I have managed to integrate all of the split off sides of my...

Thanks @sleeveheart. I just wanted to mention too that my current bf wooed me for two months before I was ready to be intimate. He...

@PreciousChild I see what you are saying and if I understand it correctly I think what you are describing in the example can have...

@Rosebud I wonder if you are saying the same thing as PreciousChild. I never thought of my trauma as an entity until I hit the therapy...

I'm not sure if I have ever had the same experience as this. The heaviness of my traumatic past doesn't cause me to minimize my current...

Thank you so much for responding. I think I needed a few days away from this person to really process, and I think it was better that...

"Empty boat" is one I've started using. It's less an affirmation, though, and more a...affirmation-mantra...? It's based on the parable...

I am able to find humor in most situations I take responsibility for my actions

Hi @OliveJewel, great thread. I haven't smoked cigarettes or drunk alcohol for 16 months despite the fact that sometimes I'm in...

Not sure if this is the right board. Was going to start it in “Accomplishments” because affirmations are so dang hard for many of us...

As a single mom, I used dating apps because there really was no other way for me to meet people. All told, I was on and off it for about...

I see it. I’m writing this down. And drawing an arrow to the word “trust”. I think it is the case for everyone. I think it’s the...

My ptsd does not stem from CSA, so I can't truly know the impact it would have on intimacy. For this reason, I might be talking out of...

@arfie yes, different for me too. Intimacy can happen with a friend. Sex can most definitely happen without intimacy, and that is how...

Reframe: I am developing the ability to stay present in my body in the presence of another person. But grrr 😖 sometimes I believe I am...

This is an interesting thread. I think I read through pretty much all of the posts, and people had different angles that made me think...

I was traumatized as a child and children are considered innocent. Also, I had done nothing wrong. I was not at fault for what happened...

I ran across the phrase recently… “Killers, rapists, slavers; they leave behind victims, innocents.” It had never really occurred to me...

That was a pretty interesting post! I really don't think it had ever occurred to me that there might be a positive way to look at being...

Thank you for posting this loaded post @Friday. This is one of my petpeeves in therapy for a long time. I think aside the limit of...