Recent content by shikira

Hi, I would assume that your friend is not happy about telling her family about her state of anxiety right now? It does not mean that she is suffering with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that this site is specifically about, yet unless she talks openly to you or to someone else she trusts...

Hi, I refuse to acknowledge you by the 'leftovers' name, so is it okay to call you "amazingly fantastic"????? You should never (ever) have witnessed something so hideous and I am so sorry that you had. No one can ever know what it feels like to be subjected to something like what you have...

Hi James, I am also new here. I can honestly relate to your background as a child: my mother placed priority over me with another sibling and the impact this has had, has created enormous damage. You have an abundance of emotional maturity for 22, so never underestimate just how...

Hi Cindy, I am also new to the forum. My partner struggles to understand me because I am the sufferer and he is the one trying to play the part of the therapist - not consciously or intentionally, yet often it comes across as this and I am terrified that he will stop seeing me or treating me...

Hi Lisa, I am also new here. You have survived so much and no one can ever know what it felt like for you going through what you have. In my case, the P.T.S.D comes in cycles, yet everyday is a struggle to manage my feelings and often turn to drink to punish myself. I don't drink heavily...

Hi there, I am hoping that I have posted my message in the right place on the forum? Not sure where to start entirely, yet this appears like a friendly community. I am struggling with emotional issues that relate to my past and would very much like to connect with others who have also...