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I appreciate your feedback and I can see where you are coming from... to be clear I am not actively engaged in any research studies at the moment this thread was started for me to connect with real people who are suffering with trauma related symptoms, not just a prescreened group in order to...

Look for trauma informed body workers.... This is called somatic therapy... body workers could be massage therapist, physical therapist, acupuncturists etc... trauma is a mind/ body/brain thing... so make sure your specialist are trauma informed... you don't have to talk about the specifics of...

Yes I imagine it will take a bit... I know I threw a lot at you there... I tried to condense some key points, but PhD students aren't know for brevity :) Thanks! I will reach out directly with some questions in the next day or so :) Thank you for sharing with me. It will be helpful to my...

No I don't advocate self "medication"... regardless of the substance... I was just making a joke about it being a controlled substance... sorry if that was misleading :)

No worries at all...:) Yes I know... the research is still new on the psychedelic's, and they are a controlled substance... so access is near impossible and will be for years until research goes through the proper channel (unless you know a guy who knows a guy - hahah which I do not! ) I will...

Ok there is a lot to unpack here and I really want to get to everything... but i may have to circle back on the shame and other symptoms- but this other stuff supersedes symptoms anyway... YES its great to ask questions... I love it! if I can use my research to help people that's the whole...

Wow - you are really putting in the hard work - diving into to some heavy emotions... that's great!!. Thanks again for your feed back this has been really helpful to guiding my research. I get mixed responses - think some people have a feeling of they are not worthy and therefore struggle to...

Hello, welcome... I understand your reluctance to therapy- not all therapist are created equal, so I would definitely recommend you reach out and interview a few more therapists before you throw in the towel. This is a person you will develop a relationship with so don't just pick the first one...

A few things 1. trauma is in the eye of the beholder- if you feel uncomfortable and unsettled with the things you experienced then that is real - to you- and that is what matters, regardless of the intent of the persons words or actions. Period. (I would say what you are describing is not a...

YYYEESSSS - EXACTLY!!!-- 99% of therapists and doctors and sufferers actually only attack the symptoms and don't work to release the trauma memories ( a cluster of neural pathways that create associations) themselves... to be more specific... you ( by you I mean survivors in general) have to...

Hello, thank you for sharing all of this with me. I have a few questions if you don't mind :) .. you mentioned you have a massive drive for financial security - and it has served you well to help you escape... do you ever feel like you have a " glass ceiling" or have trouble making money-...

Hello, Thanks for your response!!! This is actually very helpful. I appreciate another scientific mind! :) I actually have experienced much of what you are talking about- the Misophonia is huge for me... the sound of people eating generates a visceral feeling- it's better now that I...

Yea this was the hardest part I think... you know that you are capable of so much more and feel like there is an invisible anchor holding you back... The process I went through to let go of this trauma (aka the invisible anchor) boiled down to something super simple... and I am currently...

Thanks! I appreciate the arm welcome :) Hopefully I can make a difference here and helps others find the freedom I have :)

I understand where you are coming from- and you aren't wrong- however I have studied the effects of trauma on both men and women in my research- at this point I am narrowing down- the tighter I make my "niche" the more specific I can get to actually making a difference- I can't be everything to...

Thank you again! this is all very helpful. A specific diagnosis isn't the important part- I am more interested in the longer term effects of trauma and I am looking to do research in the underserved areas, which actually may be more specifically working with people who don't meet the criteria...

This is very helpful! I really appreciate the specifics. I have a few questions, but please feel free to ignore them if you don't wish to share more. This is actually very similar to what I experienced... like oddly the same. I am highly "accomplished" but used to struggle to make real...

"Talkspace" is a place where you can get therapy online- totally confidential. I recommend looking for a trauma- informed therapist. :)

Thanks! I appreciate it. :)

Thanks- I appreciate your support!

My apologies I misunderstood. I have already tried to figure out how to delete this post, but I can't. I put myself out there thinking i had found a welcoming community. It was my mistake not realizing that I was an outsider that hadn't paid my dues. I am not sure if deleting my profile will...

I will repost in studies, my apologies, i a new here. However this is not for a study- this is a preliminary survey for my own clarification- to help me decide where I should be concentrating my efforts as I choose my research topics. As for research studies, when I conduct an actually study I...

I agree that men may also need help, however being a women I know that I can relate and empathize better with what women experience, and I am perhaps am not equipped to empathize with the specifics of men's suffering. I am in no way discounting that men who have experienced abuse or trauma face...

I am a survivor of childhood abuse and then later adult sexual assault, and attempted murder. I have worked very hard to overcome my trauma and PTSD. I am working on my PhD in Trauma and Greif Psychology to help other women. I am doing some research for my dissertation and I was wondering if...

Hello, I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and I lived high functioning - CPTSD for over 30 years. Most of my life this went undiagnosed for a couple of reasons- 1. a parent was aware of the abuse, however probably out of fear, chose not to report it nor was any professional help sought...