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Ok sometimes I'm literally stuck with anxiety. Like I'll just not be able to go out of the house. Sometimes I can't even move from the spot I'm in if that's bad. Sometimes if I can move, I'll get into a ritual where I'm checking myself in the mirror, I'm opening the door, then no I can't do it...

Wasn't sure which board to post this in exactly. I feel it could fit in a few of them. OK...I'm just wondering who else witnessed abuse. Growing up as a child/teen I witnessed my mum being abused by a few different partners. Mostly mentally/emotionally. But a couple physical incidents I...

I'm feeling drained at the moment. Yesterday I had to be in a very triggery place for hours. And tomorrow I have to do it again. And I have to be around a few people and try to hold it together. I managed it somehow when I was there. I cried a tiny bit when I first arrived, but then something...

Can we talk about shame? Do you have it? How can you overcome it? I have noticed since starting my trauma diary, how much shame I actually have. I have shame for certain choices I made. Bad choices that led me to situations which got me hurt. Getting away from a situation, going back, getting...

Firstly, sorry if the title is no good - wasn't sure how to word it! I'll try my best to describe this, but it's a bit complicated... Often I remember my nightmares in details. But often I don't remember any details. However, I wake up feeling like rubbish, and KNOW I've had a nightmare...