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Unless you come at it from the other direction. Life expectancy is somewhere in the mid-80s. Working life ahead of you is, what, another 50 years? That’s a looooong time to spend in no-point-trying territory. You don’t have to figure it out today. You could wallow for another 10 years and STILL...

Can he provide you with a referral (or at least a recommendation) for someone that you could see instead? This is solid advice. If you were to see a therapist for instability after a course of EMDR, they’d likely be focusing really heavily on your grounding skills, and getting grounding...

Do you have a lawyer in your jurisdiction you could speak to? Where I am, compensation based on ptsd caused from work would potentially have very good prospects, while aggravation of BPD would be more difficult. But, I suspect the likely outcome would vary a huge amount from one jurisdiction to...

This would be entering coercive control territory, especially if it’s really one person’s insecurity rather than both. There are some subcultures where this would be normal. Some religious sects, tradwives, etc. Social fringe groups. But for the most part, I think it would be considered...

Are you wanting feedback from other folks on how much their flashbacks have changed? Or are you more wanting to explore how much your personal experience has changed? Can you say a bit more…?

I think there’s this thing going on here where simultaneously, you know you don’t need anything more than an acknowledgement (“Thanks, got your email”), and yet you’ve had a gigantic emotional response to all of the potential meaning that lack of response has. It doesn’t mean anything. It’s...

Welcome to the forum. Sorry you have reason to be here, but hopefully it’s helpful for your recovery ☺️

It’s shit - sorry that’s where you headspace is right now. One of the things that’s been really valuable to me in the past is having a T that I can be open with about my suicidality. Experienced Ts learn to navigate these conversations quite well, but it’s also helpful to bring in your own past...

Even if you were responsible for your dad (which you’re not), I’d say the odds of your changing at this point in his life is slim to none. If this is going to add a level of stress to your life that won’t work for you? Makes sense - give yourself permission to keep some distance from him:)

Welcome to the forum ☺️

It’s not wrong to want to stay near your family. But this sounds like a financial decision as much as a relationships decision…?

Depression makes life incredibly hard - do you have a treatment provider supporting you with this?

Yes. You are struggling with managing your own stress levels (probably because of your ptsd!). For most folks, stress levels ebbing and flowing is a normal part of life. That was a great response:)

Been following along your journey over the last couple of months. ECT is a difficult treatment to have to sign up for (been in that situation myself), but it’s so good to see it’s helped you get back to where you want to be.

If you’ve been on lamotrogine for quite a while, this is probably good motivation to switch who you go to for psychotropic prescriptions!😬 Withdrawal is something a lot of pdocs get flippant about. There’s limited research or information about withdrawals for a lot of medications (even ones...

Go slow! I remember coming off lamotrogine was one that we had to do pretty slow - fairly certain they were monitoring for seizures (?), which I think can be a withdrawal side effect even if you’re not taking it to prevent seizures. On the up side, the withdrawal effects were temporary. Pays...

Potential nerve damage? Worth seeing your doctor. Pretty dangerous to take medical advice for nervous system stuff over the internet. And you’re worth helping properly.

Welcome to the forum☺️

Also worth getting your inner ear checked? Just a standard GP appointment?

I’ve done a big career pivot in my life (lawyer to training service dogs…so, big pivot!). Can definitely relate to it messing with a strong sense of identity. I think where I’ve landed is that they’re both part of my identity. I don’t stop being a person who worked in law for over a decade...

Hope you can slowly build some things into your life that being back some self-confidence. Maybe building some relationships here may be a bit easier and help kick things off:)

Mod note: Nope. This isn’t the right place. Banned for trolling.

That’s a lot to deal with - I’m sorry you experienced that. Have you reported the incident? Hopefully there’s some procedures / processes for making sure both you and the person get the support needed.

Mod Note: @user57492 - This is an international forum, with a very diverse membership, so not all the advice here is going to resonate. That’s okay. A helpful mantra here is “take what’s helpful, leave the rest”. Other members: The OP has asked that folks stop suggesting they call a crisis...

Welcome! Hope the EMDR is helpful for resolving those somatic symptoms:)