Recent content by Shervin

Hi Phoebe, Maybe it's worth considering looking for a paid psychologist, so you can work on your issues by yourself rather than through your partner, and find a way to tell him that you understand he's busy & tired but you feel you really could do with therapy, so you want to get a 3rd party...

Good point. And interesting notes about the pair you talk to, I agree that often the things we're discussing here depend on many factors, they aren't black & white that only apply based on simple criteria. People are very complicated and so are our behaviours! Thanks @berlinda for starting...

Hi Chris-duck, it's really strange, I could almost swear I wrote the thing you posted, it's definitely something I've been thinking a lot about in the past months, and you even phrased it just like how I talk :-) The only difference in my case is that when I start to open up to my family or long...

Haha yeah fair enough :-) But it does feel good that I've found something I enjoy even by myself. Just like how you are enjoying art now

Thanks for your detailed response, it's good to hear you've been finding a path that's been helping you :-) I've also been trying lots of new things in the last several months and trying to enjoy life and just have raw fun by myself every once in a while. I've been walking through nature 40...

Oh thats a shame to hear, but thanks for the advice! Yeah my T says I need to take bits of exposure slowly and not rush things

I already was forcing myself to go into triggering situations (eg: going to pubs) for decades, so I'm not expecting my subconscious brain will suddenly form major new connections just from me doing this again. But maybe if I try various techniques I might eventually find something that works for...

Thanks HealingMuma and Friday!

Thanks Freida, I'll see if my psychologist has had any experience with exposure therapy. I didn't know I had CPTSD so I'd been forcing myself to do this for decades, but now starting to question whether I should or not.

Hi, I'm trying to work through my CPTSD after roughly 30 years of not knowing I had it. I know I get quite triggered every time I go around lots of people such as in a pub or in a school. But I'm wondering if I'm better off completely avoiding all busy places, or if I should do the opposite...

@ms spock, which book by David Burns do you recommend? I've got very little self-worth, as a result of my childhood C-PTSD, maybe it can help me

Thanks Deanna! It's shame to hear you also have similar issues, but it is comforting to know that I've found a community of people suffering from similar issues as me. That I'm not alone.

Thanks Freida

For as long as I can remember I always felt like an outsider at all times, never feeling like I could relate to anyone during childhood or later years, but I managed to persevere through life and became a highly advanced computer expert in my late 30s living a very adventurous life and being a...