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I feel myself losing hope. I feel ashamed. I feel mad about having core beliefs that are harmful to me. I feel mad that I don't have family support. I feel alone.

It would require me giving myself self-compassion and rewriting core beliefs through my EMDR therapt. Thank you

I just want to feel normal again and live. I know it takes time, but I miss having more energy and that makes me feel like I am letting myself and others down. I will try to think of this time as an investment in myself. It’s just really hard when the way I handled life before helped me...

I have physical exhaustion where I need to nap in the middle of the day. I need help managing the demands in my life. I have been good about saying no to extra things like social activities for now, but then I feel like I’m missing out.

Hi there, I was recently diagnosed with PTSD during my EMDR sessions. I have been experiencing extreme exhaustion in between sessions. I already do yoga and try to take mental health breaks. I am also a mom to a 4 year old. What can I also do that would help balance everything in my life? Thank you.

Thank you - I don’t think this is lame at all. It creates distance between career and my inherent self. It reminds me that I don’t have to attribute my qualities to something outside myself.

Hi everyone, This may be a tricky one, but I am currently in training for a new career and I feel like I am over-identifying with my old profession. Both careers are healthcare-adjacent, so I'm trying to find the balance of incorporating old knowledge vs. obtaining new information during the...

I can relate to this so much @ainmama2001 and I'm sorry you have gone through it. I left a very toxic education job in December - my body was responding to the stress through illnesses I had never had before: pneumonia, UTI, pink eye - one after that other that winter season and it was rough...

Hi Movingforward, I have not done parts work, but I have read about Internal Family systems. I would have to see if my therapist is able to do that - thank you.

I have recently started EMDR therapy and I've been processing a lot, which feels like an understatement as I type this. ha! A lot of crazy stuff has been coming up, but I return to the core beliefs of "I am unworthy" and "I am broken." I know these were embedded in me within my childhood...

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...

Another example I had recently after an EMDR session was the emotion of anger coming up. I had buried that so deep within me that I had suppressed it. I feel that others also suppressed it within me because I was the child growing up who would point out my mom's alcoholism and how it was...

Yes I'd like to add that I have been going to talk therapy consistently since 2022 and on and off since I was 12. EMDR has helped me process so much better than just talking to a therapist. Because trauma lives deep in our brains and bodies, it feels amazing to "purge" this stuff out. I have...

Return to Innocence by Enigma and my preschooler is screaming at me to turn it off lol

Thank you FMCA. Nice to meet you!

Thank you Susan Jane and nice to meet you. Yes I’m happy there is a place to go where people can understand what we are going through.

Nice to meet you! That is so nice to hear that you are living a good life. I’m finally in the safest and healthiest environment I’ve ever been in my life and it feels peaceful…but weird sometimes (if that makes sense.)

Yes so far so good with the EMDR. It’s hard, but I am glad to be processing stuff.

Hello everyone, I just wanted to come on here and introduce myself. I am LHazel and I have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety, and CPTSD most recently. I have been in and out of therapy since I was 12 (most recently have been in therapy continuously since 2022.) I...