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Hi @bellbird it’s thrilling to be told I have the skills but I’m going in slow with something like one of my phobias-seeing how it works with something that doesn’t overwhelm me. Keep posting. I’ll be doing my first work next Tuesday.

A few weeks ago I literally collapsed on my longtime Ts couch and said please help me I’m so depressed and have been for months. There was an intrusive memory that was haunting me, running over me, over and over. I tried everything I could think of to make it stop. Then later that day I begged...

@blackemerald1 this is something I hope will help me resolve intrusive thoughts and images using EMDR. My t was set to go two weeks ago but I got cold feet and just didn’t talk to him for three weeks. All I know is that too many invading images and thoughts are taking up too much of my time...

@Spotted Pardalote i haven’t read his book. I will be gearing up for EMDR this week. After 5 years of weekly therapy with a skilled trauma specialist. His mantra is first do no harm, and I’ve never been able to contain myself while just discussing rape. I dissociate and then the clock stars...

So Friday and Monday, I got dizzy and nauseous and then pain in my left arm. Monday I went to the doc to get my blood pressure taken-normal- she sent me to the ER to rule out a heart attack. My EKG had some abnormalities, but I maintained that I was having emotional reactions and withdrawal from...

@blackemerald1 thats a good question. I do know that I replay how I’m going to defend myself against her. But the memories of her behavior don’t turn me into a scared little girl. They make me angry and I do find myself at times wondering what she’ll do next. I think the stress makes me...

Thanks all. I’m sorry that we suffer despite trying to get normal. @Missycat i will ask him to dictate something into my phone. I’ve had my Shaman send me videos via text message, but they drop off after a few days. If I can catch myself before I’m in the deep end, I take a shamanic journey...

Yes, grounding is important, I wish I could remember that when I’m being sucked into the movie reel. I have a couple of apps that have short meditations that focus on breathing. But I just lose it sometimes and drift away into the miasma of my thoughts. Grounding. Wouldn’t it be nice if there...

I think this is a good place to post my question. I struggle with intrusive thoughts more than the general Public. The problem with it is that it morphs from fear to depression to wakefulness. All just a way to stop the thoughts. Intrusive memories are my most hated result of PTSD. Some times...

I can understand your concern. Most medical procedures are uncomfortable for everyone, but it’s a whole other level with PTSD. As an X-ray tech I have helped with many endoscopy procedures. The patient is under some degree of sedation and the throat is numbed to relax the gag reflex. That alone...

I reach out to my reiki/Shaman. I texted her an hour ago because I am falling apart and she can see me in a bit. It really grounds me. I’m not improved enough to soothe myself, but taking action always brings me back into my body. I hope you feel better soon.

@scout86 good point.

This has gone from the sublime to the ridiculous. My lawyer informed me yesterday that my crazy (my word, not his) neighbor has filed an ethics complaint against him with the Bar and the Better Business Bureau. This of course opens up a wound that I thought had a chance of healing. Seriously...

I think people spend an inordinate amount of their time labeling others, making subgroups of the dominant member of the group. What is the motivation for that? We are constantly comparing ourselves seeking solidarity. Strength in numbers. Everyone has their journey to wellness. Attaching labels...

SIBVVG seen in Boston: a very voluptuous girl GTFOOH

My t says I’m too dissociative for EMDR. I like to read what actual sufferers have to say about it. I think if you’re feeling relieved and engaged, then go for it. I’m only becoming aware of having separate parts and once I get my meds under control, I’m diving into it. Good luck. I’m glad it’s...

Yes. The other first floor unit is paying half.

Well, this has turned out to be an amazing thread with amazing people. It’s been so helpful to be presented different points of view, that keeps me grounded (very important). I see nooks and crannies where I let my emotion mind overtake my rational mind. Having that pointed out was very helpful...

Not much is known about this woman’s life journey. I do know she moves rather frequently. She has a daughter that she housesits for often. Her demands get more outrageous. My exposure to her is zero at this point. I don’t get emails or texts, she hasn’t moved my furniture. She does want the last...

Yes @EveHarrington when I think about what’s best for mankind, then I want to do it tomorrow.

Thanks for your insights @Sideways . Today I wrote a letter to the other board members as a unit owner. It wasn’t anything new. Everyone has problems with her. I just have the misfortune of being under her and her door opens right at my boundary. I just stated that the only exposure I care to...

@blackemerald1 and @Sideways your points and opinions and experience are very interesting. Yes, she is clearly unhinged and she has burnt many bridges when she was President. She sits in her condo, alone, doling out criticisms on everything that is done that board has gotten smoothed over with...

@blackemerald1 oh, yes she will get our letter. But that will be the final response to her incensint texts and emails. Everything else we do is dealt with at an Association Meeting. And discussed as a group. Ghosting will lessen the constant complaints, the character assassinations, and her...

Welcome to the forum. I was advised to let my true self come to present my case. Instead of trying to make believe it wasn’t that bad, it really was that bad. I got my SSDI on the first try. Labels are a blessing and a curse. Of course I don’t want to blow my cover but I need all the services...

Well, this story just keeps getting crazier by the day. So the board is not going to even acknowledge her demands. We are going to ghost her. We are going to correct the fraudulent plan and file it with the Registry of Deeds, the President has had it with her and is quitting but first he is...