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    Death My friend died

    I’m so sorry for your loss @Chris-duck . Not much I can offer except sit with you here in this space. Hope you can find some ways to be gentle with yourself. Mod Note: The side conversation about @captain jigglypuff ‘s post ends now. If you want to work through that, take it to your Trauma...
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    I have come to realize that perfectionism and the fear of trying new things, as well as the fear of failing is a generational curse…

    There are genetic consequences for trauma, which mean that significant trauma can be seen to have genetic influences on future generations of children within a family. With due acknowledgement to that, language is important to me. “Curse” sends this into magical thinking territory, and puts it...
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    Sexual Assault was this sexual abuse?

    Mod note: Imn - I’ve removed your trigger warning. No need for them on a site where trauma is discussed in every other thread. You can read more about that in the Community Constitution.
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    How do you know when you’re overthinking?

    There’s no ‘normal’, I don’t think. Instead, there’s what’s helpful, and what’s not, for you. Thinking, all by itself, doesn’t need to be a problem at all, unless it’s causing you distress, or causing you to behave in dysfunctional ways. If it’s causing you distress, then there’s different...
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    Sufferer Just diagnosed, nice to meet you

    Welcome to the forum - glad you found us for your recovery journey☺️
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    Sufferer hi, on the road to recovery after 20+ years of blindness

    Welcome to the community ☺️
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    Things I would tell myself

    Mod note: @redlabeldanger - I’ve removed your trigger warning. No need for them here. See the Community Constitution for more info👍
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    Sufferer Newly diagnosed with cPTSD, repressed childhood trauma

    Welcome to the forum:) You’re in an especially difficult part of your healing right now. Self compassion, and creating habits that can be worked into the daily routine, together with looking for spontaneous opportunities to be kind to yourself, are potentially going to be both very difficult...
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    What is wrong with “fixing”?

    Trust and respect, to me, are key to successful relationships. Sometimes, that means not doing things that I might think are kind or good. If someone I am trying to foster a trusting and respectful relationship asks me not to do something - I do my best to respect that. Trust is earned when we...
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    Sufferer Newbie with C-PTSD - Religious Trauma & Spiritual Abuse

    Welcome to the forum - glad you found us! How do you find Tai Chi? It’s not something I’ve tried yet, but looks like it’s something I could do that might be a bit friendlier on some of my joints than yoga…?
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    Medication options

    Punch ‘ketamine’ into the search function - there’s a couple of really good threads on exactly this!
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    Sufferer FND and CPTSD

    Welcome to the forum:)
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