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Hi I feel childhood trauma has completely crushed my ability to have a relationship with a woman. Now approaching my 30's I'm at a loss as to how I will be able to overcome this. I've had about 37 sessions of therapy and made good strides but still I'm alone. Trauma has left me with a deep...

Anyone else feel overwhelmed with the work required to overcome trauma? I've had therapy for some time now and keeping up with everything else is proving to be exhausting. I'm studying, working and doing a huge amount of personal work. I have no time for a relationship and I have trouble in this...

Hi, I'm finding that all the extended periods of emotionally charged situations in childhood have left me really emotionally sensitive as an adult. Some of the times in childhood I would be left shaking from fear or I would pass out due to being overloaded with different types of negative...

Hi I sometimes get dreams with aspects of the traumatic events e.g: audio, images, feelings mixed in with other events randomly generated by my mind. What does this mean exactly and how common is this? I'm not exactly waking up in the middle of the night due to these but it's something I've...

Hi If your self image is shattered through childhood events what can one do to build confidence as an adult? Confidence is important in many aspects of life. For instance success in relationships and job interviews are two areas where confidence is key. For many happiness is linked to having...

Hi I've got to the point where I no longer want to exist. If only suicide was easy then I would have done it by now. But it frightens me so as things stand I can't see myself doing it. My mind as an adult is a mess due to childhood experiences, my cognition on the other hand seems impaired with...

Hi I'm finding that most good jobs require a certain personality. Someone that is confident, positive and in control of emotions. My childhood experiences mean I have none of these qualities. And trying to change is proving to be extremely difficult. I feel I am unable to reach my goals unless...

Hi I've had suicidal thoughts at certain times during childhood together with feelings of intense guilt, shame and sadness. I am now a 26 year old adult now and I've found that I get these automatic thoughts of wanting to die sometimes rather like in childhood. It is like a childhood habit that...

Hi I have seen some good improvements recently, both in terms of decreased anxiety and greater awareness of negative thinking patterns. I am realising quickly when negative thoughts come up and I'm then trying to counter that by a positive thought or by being mindful so that they don't...

Hi there, I'm from the UK and was looking for a forum that would help me on my journey to limit the effects of past trauma in the present. Between the ages of 6 and 18 I've seen a lot of domestic violence and been subject to 5 to 10hrs of verbal abuse per day from my father. This would...