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RachelBigby
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Avoiding any serious relationship
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People have romantic relationships for love and stuff? Hubby and I were practical thinkers who could get along well, and knew our...
Mar 10, 2023
RachelBigby
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You Know You Have PTSD When...
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When a friend makes a passing comment that she’s tired, and you clam up so you won’t bother her.
Mar 10, 2023
RachelBigby
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Sufferer
This is the first support group I’ve tried…
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I don’t know about an abusive ex… but a decade after my abusive father died I was still having nightmares about him.
Mar 9, 2023
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How can I get MORE flashbacks?
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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...
Mar 9, 2023
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I find that my nightmares and flashbacks help me in my therapeutic journey as well. I also find that the information becomes available...
Mar 9, 2023
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Actually, it’s textbook. The kind of twist injury + adrenaline in a person grabbing your arm, and falling skiing? Are virtually...
Mar 9, 2023
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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...
Mar 9, 2023
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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...
Mar 9, 2023
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Men are strange. They DFC about the things women care about.
Mar 9, 2023
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A Turn Away From Dissociation: The Association Thread
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war
Mar 8, 2023
RachelBigby
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How can I get MORE flashbacks?
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If you don’t know triggers, you can start with your likes and dislikes. Especially any dislike that seems odd. Look for quirky...
Mar 8, 2023
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Share an imperfection
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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...
Mar 8, 2023
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Red Green color deficient. So I have trouble with dark reds, greens, browns mostly. My wife used to wonder why I took her clothes...
Mar 8, 2023
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You have actually tried hash browns with orange juice on them..........(just in case it works.....)
Mar 8, 2023
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What Song Are You Listening To Right Now?
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Mar 8, 2023
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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...
Mar 8, 2023
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I think it's natural to be frustrated with msinformed or what is inaccurate diagnosis or treatment, or public opinion, but as my mom...
Mar 8, 2023
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Mar 7, 2023
RachelBigby
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Stigma and recognition of trauma and resulting challenges
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Kath it sounds like you’re upset that PTSD is assigned to the anxiety spectrum with no consideration for mental handicaps that can...
Mar 7, 2023
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Stigma and recognition of trauma and resulting challenges
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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...
Mar 7, 2023
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Monopoly
Mar 7, 2023
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If you can help
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The thing about calming techniques (breathing, meditation) is they’re not a quick fix. You have to practice them daily and lower your...
Mar 6, 2023
RachelBigby
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If you can help
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Sorry this happened to you. That sounds super frustrating. Have you seen a physical therapist? Chiropractor? A muscle issue like this...
Mar 6, 2023
RachelBigby
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Removing myself from family bonds, but not having anyone to turn to.
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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...
Mar 6, 2023
RachelBigby
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Childhood
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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...
Mar 6, 2023
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Childhood
Can’t remember much
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Yes this is extremely common. Sad, but common. For your own sanity you need to move past it.
Mar 6, 2023
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Mar 6, 2023
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Are we ever able to suggest social get-togethers?
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I'd be up for a Zoom call or something
Mar 6, 2023
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A Turn Away From Dissociation: The Association Thread
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Mar 6, 2023
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It qualifies! I think survivor's guilt has two forms - the first is literally surviving something where others have died (thus you are...
Mar 6, 2023
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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...
Mar 5, 2023
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Such statements make me mad.. Like, when you are feeling so depressed, that you get suicidal thoughts, and someone tells you to simply...
Mar 5, 2023
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Need help coping with dysfunctional family relationships following dad's death
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It doesn’t sound to me like your brother had healthy support elsewhere. Sounds like he chose denial. Many children often block out...
Mar 5, 2023
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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...
Mar 5, 2023
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Circumference
Mar 5, 2023
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