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Are you working with a qualified trauma therapist? It’s unethical for a therapist to be using something like EMDR to help retrieve repressed memories given the unreliability of memories that are ‘retrieved’ through that sort of therapy. Good chance of it doing more (unnecessary, avoidable) long...

Welcome to the forum:) Super common in these parts! There’s a stack of threads in the Social forum that members use to dip their toe into connecting in ways that are not too overwhelming:)

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Doesn’t sound strange at all - not feeling like a zombie can be amazing, even if it’s sadness or grief that breaks through, it’s something! And it’s signalling that there’s movement in your system away from complete shutdown, which is something to be optimistic about. Major depression episodes...

This is the work, yeah? I feel a lot like I’m telling you something you already know, but experiencing yourself rebuild trust after this will be a big deal. The brain has been triggered into “this is unsafe” territory, and the job is to work through that, and establish “nope, actually we’re all...

I’ve definitely experienced the physical exhaustion in a big way in the past. It’s counterintuitive, and incredibly hard, but for me the science that promotes physical activity as the way out of the exhaustion was on point. The less I did each day, the more exhausted I got. Which is...

Kicking off your post with some casual racism is remarkable in its dysfunction and aggression. Not sure it was warranted. But it speaks to your lack of insight and the defence mechanisms you’re using to perpetuate your own victimhood. Free tip - exaggeration here is counterproductive. People...

Do you have some thoughts about the article to share @ms spock ?

Not at all - you’ve got inherent motivation to do a great job. But you’ll need good insight (tracking how you’re coping day to day, week to week) and you’ll need to be disciplined about your self care routines and your boundaries.

Welcome to the forum - glad you found us ☺️ If it helps at all - this is really normal for folks on this forum! A helpful place to dip your toe in is the Social Forum, which has a lot of opportunities to get involved in conversations really briefly, with minimal exposure or vulnerability.