Recent content by Tracee

I can’t speak for anyone else, but in my case, nothing to be done. That sounds bad, I know, but it is what it is. I have no illusions or delusions remaining about human nature, the good or the bad. I honestly believe that people need illusions/delusions to psychologically shield themselves...

I know, I know, I’m chatty this morning, but the thoughts come as they will. Another thing that compounds things for me, and I imagine others here experience this sometimes as well ... you stuff all that pain and dysfunction down just to be able to function in society. But not only because of...

I just found the thought that ties it all together in my fuzzy brain: Cognitive dissonance A young child’s brain is still developing at the stage of life that we were at when this horror show was foisted upon us. It can be difficult for a fully-grown adult to handle heavy-duty, emotionally...

Sorry, had another thought to put out there. I believe that a compounding factor in childhood trauma is not just the trauma itself, but the seeing the other kids at school who (appeared?) to have had functional parents, sent them to school clean and healthy and well-cared-for, clearly lived...

I very much relate to this. Both parental units were stone-cold alcoholics, and I’m absolutely positive had personality disorders. We weren’t physically assaulted or beaten like so many others, but were without a doubt emotionally and physically neglected and severely terrorized by our...

Yes.

No worries, you are 100% correct about the booze, and I’m working on permanent abstinence at this time, although I’ve hit some potholes along the way. I have my first appointment next week with a trauma therapist, and my annual follow up with my psychiatrist the week of Thanksgiving. I had a...

Oh yeah. And if excessive alcohol is involved, it will become physically abusive as well. I’ve always liked booze, but even if I were in a situation of excess, I was always a “happy drunk”. Until my main event, and since then, it has not been a good thing. At all. I have mostly been fine...

I appreciate you posting this. I am the same, an atheist (not going to change my mind at 49), and feeling extremely uncomfortable and triggered by AA meetings. I grew up with abusive, neglectful alcoholic parents, and too much of what I’ve experienced in AA meetings reminds me of them. I...

Hi and welcome.

I’m actually curious if there are others here who feel that they have been further traumatized and constantly triggered by attending 12-step meetings. And completely aside from being an atheist/agnostic, which 21 years after my first AA meeting, I have NEVER come to believe that there is any...

Good, I was worried that I offended you in some way. Nice to meet you, BTW :)

And this will probably not be a popular opinion, but any God I could possibly believe in would not allow millions of children to be neglected, abused, raped, starved, etc. in this world every year. Or elderly people to be abused. All these pro-lifers ... they’re all good on month 8, day 29...

Is this directed at me, Lee?