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I think I am starting to experience integration. The lines between my parts are starting to get blurry. One of my parts, A, is now the same person as “me” in day-to-day life. We think as one person almost 24/7 now and I’ve accepted her traits and beliefs as my own. This has eliminated some of...

Lately, I’ve been having a hard time doing the things that I need to do to get better. Everything is just so difficult and it’s hard to keep going when you feel like nothing you do is making a difference. This seems to be the downfall of most mentally ill people I’ve met who aren’t (currently)...

I have a problem with feeling attraction towards one of my abusers (or people who remind me of him) and then later feeling so ashamed that sometimes it makes me suicidal. I hope I’m not the only one who has felt like this because right now I feel alone and disgusting. For some reason when it...

I don't like having to do this game as an in-person icebreaker, but online I think it will be a fun way to get to know each other. We could share things about ourselves that we don't usually get an opportunity to talk about So the rules are: Share three facts about yourself. Two are true and...

Recently, my friend and I went out of state together to go see a concert. For both of us, this would be the first time that we were planning a trip and traveling, on our own. We’re both 20 y/o. We both have PTSD from sexual assault/abuse. We’ve been friends for more than a decade. My friend made...

Is it really less stigmatized to disclose abuse than it used to be? Are victims treated better than they used to be? Is (your) society doing a better job of preventing, noticing, and intervening with abuse? I was a teenager when #metoo started, so I don't know much about what things used to be...

TLDR: I haven’t felt a connection with my family in years due to self-isolation. I want to feel closer to them, but they often make me feel horrible. Advice? After my main trauma at 11 years old, I started spending all of my time alone, hiding in my bedroom. This didn’t get better for the rest...

Hi everyone. Any tips about making yourself get out of bed when nothing seems worth it? I've tried bribing myself with things that usually make me feel good like food or going out somewhere fun, but it's like I don't care at all. Everything feels blah or worse. Really it's been like this for a...

Hi everyone! Nightmares have kept me awake tonight, so I thought I’d do something useful and finally make an account on here. This website comes up often on my late night google searches and seeing that so many people have the same exact feelings that I do helps me feel less alone :) I’ve been...