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Thank you Ed. Sorry to hear you're experiencing it too. Take care!

Consider me signed up. I may be called Lolly, but I'm not all sweet. I can throw a tomato ;)

Sorry to hear this Starlite, how horrible for you :( Take care of yourself, ok? :) :hug:

This is how my PTSD started actually. I started seeing my abuser every time I would walk to the car, and then I started seeing him in the house. I didn't say anything to anyone, weirdly I thought they could all see him. Last week after therapy, I had a nap, woke up to see my Mum, but she was...

I've been wandering around the house today doing chores in my own little cocoon - a big, soft blanket and a hot water bottle. Lol, works a trick!! Take care! :)

Yes, I think that's a great idea. You can spend as much time as you want just writing and re-writing it until you have a few paragraphs that you feel best explains the situation. I do hope it goes well! Sorry, I had a typo, its WRASAC! Each county (sometimes even cities) have their own...

Thank you!! That all makes a lot of sense! I'll go make a hot water up now :) I hope you're ok, take care :hug:

On Tuesday I was eating tea with my family and I had a flashback, normally I can hide it but this one was too painful. I felt being punched all over my stomach, the tops of my thighs and my groin. The memory that tagged along with it is when my Dad took me out during church to the disabled...

Can I just say, you sound like a very kind and considerate person. Right now though, sweetie, you need to try and put yourself first. Your friend loves you, and wants to help you. H/She will be more then happy to come and support you in this strong step. I don't know how you cope with phoning...

First off, welcome to the forum. I hope you find this a safe place to talk :) I was really worried about this, too. I am also 20, and I was sexually/physically/emotionally abused by my Dad. I only told my GP last year, and she has been incredibly supportive. GPs will know that most people...

Congratulations on your new name change, and I'm so pleased you're loving it! My Mum and lil sis have been talking about changing our surname for about 2 years now. They are all in, and actually spent weeks compiling a list of lots of name ideas. They're angry that I won't change my name with...

sorry that you've had such a trigger today. Don't forget to do your belly breathing and grounding, it will help. So will talking about it, so you're doing the right thing :) Take care, Lollipop :hug:

You have nothing to be sorry about!! Take care :hug:

Thank you, hugs to you too! :hug:

Thank you! I'm definitely going to start talking about it with my therapist about it, and she what she thinks about it :)

Exactly! Took a long time for my sis, Pip, to get her diagnosis. To be honest the professionals thought we were over exaggerating! But once we saw the right person, everything fell into place :) Thank you! Its nice to have people confirm that for me, I have been blamed a lot for all this but I...

That's a really good idea, I will talk to someone this week. Thanks! :) At the moment I'm on high-alert and very easily triggered, so when I settle down I will start reading them. I am actually going on a course at the end of year about DID in hopes I could look after my sis better, maybe...

Totally agree! If I do dissociate, I definitely think its very mild. Nothing like DID, and possibly just a repercussion of my PTSD! Thank you for your reply! :D Yes, she is! She's been in a Young People's Phsyc ward for about a year now! She is allowed home a couple of days a week. She has...

I never realised there was a spectrum, thank you for explaining that to me! :) Yes, that's what I always thought they were! To me anyway, that's what they sound most like. Except the losing time thing, that doesn't sound quite right to me! I was referred to Adult Mental Health (here in the...

Thank you. My sister is very extreme, and although it is a possibility I'm dissociating, I really don't agree with my family that it is DID! I just wanted to make sure, thanks :D

My youngest sister (I call her Pip on the forum) was diagnosed with Dissociation Identity Disorder about a year and half ago, but she has suffered with it her whole life. Over the past few months, my family have made comments to me that they think I might dissociate, but I shoot it down...

I know I don't have experience in this area, so don't feel obligated to read this whole post lol! I only realised I had PTSD a year ago, and as I learn more about it I realise that I have been suffering with it since I was a little girl. Ever since I can remember, I distanced myself from...

I get yelled at when I'm having a flashback, and they always try to stroke me or hug me, which makes the flashback so much worse. I'm so sorry that happened to you, as desdirate said, it was cruel. You did not deserve that. Unfortunately there are people who can't comprehend things like...

You've just described exactly how I feel. Sorry you're struggling with it too!! Take care! Thank you! I think I need to have my therapist teach me mindfulness/belly breathing and perhaps get my GP to find me something to calm me down. I just don't sleep anymore. I'm on high-alert all the time...

When my little sister has a flashback she'll curl up in a ball and wrap her hands around her head. It'll sound like she's hyperventilating. Every now and again, though, if the flashback is very bad, she'll make a sound or shout. If you are still worried about it by your next session, you could...