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This may seem a stupid question, but I was diagnosed years ago and I'm only just starting to come across this term... It seems to being used more frequently lately. My main difficulty in the world is forming healthy relationships, so I figured I may learn something by understanding what...

I have a complex history of abuse from childhood into teen and adult relationships. In some respects the development of PTSD in my thirties after what I call my final trauma, led to me avoiding relationships and ultimately led to the end of a cycle of abuse. Now after years of therapy, I'm...

When I first got PTSD symptoms, I used to have nightmares that would wake me up in a panic convinced that something terrible had happened. I kind of understand that initial stage of unprocessed trauma and what I describe as flashback dreams (not sure that's the right description) But now I'm...

I've done some parts work in therapy when my therapist will invite a different part into the session. Sometimes my therapist will speak with that part, other times they've tried to help me speak between those parts (not very successfully). I don't have DID so I do have some awareness of the...

After I was diagnosed with PTSD, I started therapy and after a few sessions, the therapist tried to explain dissociative parts and splitting and that's why she didn't feel she was the right therapist for me. I didn't really understand what she was talking about at the time. But more recently...

I feel like I'm on an endless cycle of disconnecting from traumatic experiences to the point where, although I know they happened to me, they have no sense of reality or personal connection. Then something will happen and I go through a feeling of shock like realising for the first time that I...

I experienced trauma in childhood, then a repeating pattern of trauma through adolescence and into my early thirties. Part of that pattern was due to a habit of minimizing, denial and excusing abuse by creating reasonable explanations for it and normalizing it in my mind. I clearly had complex...

I mentioned to my therapist that getting into an intimate relationship would probably bring up too many difficult feelings/memories. He asked - what if the relationahip was with someone that would support you with that? My response was that this would create a power imbalance and thats not...

Recently I was triggered and realised my response was trauma related. When Im having a trauma related response, I cant get the trigger event in perspective. But now Im looking back and thinking the person involved in the trigger crossed a boundary that she shouldnt have. Ive been to lots of...

PTSD was at its worst over 10 years ago now. My symptoms are very reduced and I function well in some areas of life. But I remain avoidant of close relationships and struggle with relationships with people that have authority over me, such as bosses or lecturors. Im currently studying peychology...