How are you doing?

How is everyone doing? Really?

I'm doing pretty well lately! I think my job has helped me heal a lot. Working at a domestic violence shelter and being surrounded by people who are going through the same things I went through is validating and healing. My service dog and my medication help me a lot, too. Bo will alert me if I'm getting triggered, which allows me to center myself. I'm still easily overwhelmed in places like stores, but I'm getting better!

So darn good to hear you’re doing better @Theasylumsystem !! Love that!

Really glad your work is helping @Theasylumsystem .

I started a new job nearly 1 year ago and it has helped me immensely too. No more bullying or gaslighting that was happening in my old job and triggering me every day.

Generally, I'm doing well. It is anniversary period and there is sensitivity, but I am so much better than what I was. There is no fear, no self loathing, no SI. Just a bit of sadness and sensitivity.

Am ending long term therapy. Few more sessions and will try life without therapy for a bit.

Theasylumsystem said:

How is everyone doing? Really?

I'm doing pretty well lately! I think my job has helped me heal a lot. Working at a domestic violence shelter and being surrounded by people who are going through the same things I went through is validating and healing. My service dog and my medication help me a lot, too. Bo will alert me if I'm getting triggered, which allows me to center myself. I'm still easily overwhelmed in places like stores, but I'm getting better!

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Glad to hear you’re doing my good. I also didn’t know you could get a service dog for ptsd, maybe I should look into it. What medication are you on?

I’m doing better than yesterday, finally my symptoms are easing off, no nightmares last night, but I still feel like one small thing could send me spiraling again so I’m avoiding anything that could make me even slightly sad or upset. Still trying to navigate the intensity of all the emotions I feel, and the intensity I feel about people in my life and trying to determine how much of it is rooted in ptsd stemmed fear and how much of it is about the person. But I think when the symptoms ease off it will become easier to differentiate.

That’s awesome that you are doing well @Theasylumsystem! I thought about working at a DV shelter before (my background is in nursing) but I am worried I might be a too triggered still with my past. Hopefully one day because I would love to give back to this population.

I felt like I had to mask a bit today and it is frustrating. I’m in school right now taking a psychology course so it is emotionally heavy. Hoping to recalibrate and spend time outside. Thankfully I’m going out to dinner later too. Hope everyone is doing well!

I am hanging in there. I took ketamine Wednesday night. I do this about once a week in an effort to calm my nervous system. Yesterday I woke up feeling funky. I went for a bicycle ride and my heart rate was much higher than usual. Today I have been dizzy all day. I slept well and long last night but this morning I was really dragging so I went back to bed. I slept a couple more hours but when I got up it was more of the same. I took another nap but I am still weak. I checked my heart rate and blood oxygen, 57bpm and 87%. I guess I am experiencing more autonomic dysregulation. The fun never stops.

Absolute crap. Never been worse but I can see it get MUCH worse than this.

trying to hold the fort! feeling in a rut and unable to concentrate / too tired to do the things I enjoy. think Im in a very escapist state, just trying to fill my head with noise and get away all the time so I can't do any of the stuff I actually want/like to do... trying to do something different tonight though. stuff's been opening up and Im flip flopping between me and a very dysregulated and suicidal alter who goes into active crisis around medical and therapy stuff x_x otherwise a couple of guys I havent seen before are floating around and one is not doing well so Im trying to figure it out if there's anything I can do. I think all the escapist stuff is from everyone being stressed out. but Im a very low-influence newer part so Im not allowed/able to interact with most, or in a way that means anything to them.