RachelBigby

People have romantic relationships for love and stuff? Hubby and I were practical thinkers who could get along well, and knew our...

When a friend makes a passing comment that she’s tired, and you clam up so you won’t bother her.

I don’t know about an abusive ex… but a decade after my abusive father died I was still having nightmares about him.

Just this year I got people to take me seriously enough for a psych eval. For decades the doctors just ran a few tests and told me to...

I find that my nightmares and flashbacks help me in my therapeutic journey as well. I also find that the information becomes available...

Actually, it’s textbook. The kind of twist injury + adrenaline in a person grabbing your arm, and falling skiing? Are virtually...

I’ve found memory recall to be the best release for anger, fear, and other poisons. It’s hard to forgive an abstract offense you can’t...

For me personally, all of my breakthroughs have been my own making. I'm on my second counselor. She's the same as the first, mostly a...

Men are strange. They DFC about the things women care about.

war

If you don’t know triggers, you can start with your likes and dislikes. Especially any dislike that seems odd. Look for quirky...

I’ve gotten more compliments for my ankles/feet than I have for my face. True story. One time this guy I barely knew approached me and...

Red Green color deficient. So I have trouble with dark reds, greens, browns mostly. My wife used to wonder why I took her clothes...

You have actually tried hash browns with orange juice on them..........(just in case it works.....)

I think so, anxiety can be debilitating though alone is less likely to be than things like ptsd, and that a symptom (self harm) was...

I think it's natural to be frustrated with msinformed or what is inaccurate diagnosis or treatment, or public opinion, but as my mom...

Plus

Kath it sounds like you’re upset that PTSD is assigned to the anxiety spectrum with no consideration for mental handicaps that can...

I can see both sides of this. One one hand, Kath is right that it isn't productive to sit around competing over who has it worse, or to...

Monopoly

The thing about calming techniques (breathing, meditation) is they’re not a quick fix. You have to practice them daily and lower your...

Sorry this happened to you. That sounds super frustrating. Have you seen a physical therapist? Chiropractor? A muscle issue like this...

When I left my family, I adopted CS Lewis as kind of a stepfather. I read his books over and over to let his wisdom sink into my mind...

No, you're not a bad person. You were young. In a way it's good that you're sad about it, because you'd never do it again. But don't...

Yes this is extremely common. Sad, but common. For your own sanity you need to move past it.

bite

I'd be up for a Zoom call or something

orthodox

It qualifies! I think survivor's guilt has two forms - the first is literally surviving something where others have died (thus you are...

Something everyone I see that has PTSD has trouble with in one way or another. Time distortion and somehow trying to go back and fix...

Such statements make me mad.. Like, when you are feeling so depressed, that you get suicidal thoughts, and someone tells you to simply...

It doesn’t sound to me like your brother had healthy support elsewhere. Sounds like he chose denial. Many children often block out...

Thank you Rachel. Your advice is spot on. I started seeing an EMDR therapist last month. My Dad would want me to "just smile and...

Circumference