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    Triggered by a scary movie?

    This one's new to me :( I spent so much time as a Christian avoiding demonic movies.. And I just watched one. I'm all tripping out about my past "spiritual life". Trying to sleep. Can't close my eyes without being paranoid about it.. I'm on this anxiety high. Feeling like I'm seeing all...
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    Home To The Less

    For the millionth time.. But it's better than being "owned" by a self centered ignorant f*ck. Long live gin and other shit!! POSSIBILITIES. Am I gonna have triggers and shit from another relationship? Starts with your parents then trickled out to the real world. I can't believe he didn't even...
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    Overcoming Ocd

    For at least 15 years, I have been picking and tearing at my skin. Mostly on my arms. It starts with the thought of a pimple.. That turns into an obsession.. That turns into open soars.. And scars. I was diagnosed with OCD triggered by social anxiety. I had a memory yesterday. I remembered...
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    I Cry For My Generation More Than Anything.

    What's been done to me is small compared to the mental rape of today's society. I cry for that more than anything. I recognize that my depression tends to begin and end with that.
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    Losing Appetite Over Depression

    I've been doing this way too often recently. I don't know if it's life's complications right now or what. It's like, I look at food and think "hey life source. f*ck you" it got better once I got a job, but I've lost a lot of weight. And I'm doing it again today.
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    When You're Right, You're Right.

    Confusion is always a sign that your heads being f*cked with; whether or not it's by you, or someone else. My heads been f*cked with and I don't deserve this. It looks like I'll be moving out. I have no remorse; only clarity.
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    The Ipad's A Trigger Now

    it triggers anxiety because of all that's happened. So here I am :) anxious about nothing, just needing to connect. The last thing that happened with the iPad, I cleared the search history because I was seriously looking into jobs over seas because he had told me to get out during a fight...
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    Breakthrough <3

    My significant other has seemed to really accept that his verbal abuse is not ok. He seems very genuine in wanting to move forward with me positively. Thanks to everyone for the wisdom and advice!! We couldn't have communicated this well without you!!
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    Thanks Everyone!

    i really appreciate you being by my cyber side while I figure things out.
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    How Does Someone Make You Feel Alone?

    Is that them or you?
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    But What If I'm Wrong?

    What if I'm just triggering and wrong? What if I just don't know anymore about relationships? What if he really is trying and I miss out because I triggered and flew off? How do people see through this?
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    Escape Route Ideas?

    Does anyone have any? I've been looking all over with no luck. I have hardly any money and no friends or family. I'm stuck living with a verbally abusive boyfriend that doesn't love me. I'm thinking CREATIVE. I've already tried a bunch of new angles. Trained to teach at a dojang, bartended...
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    Is There Just Always A Snake In The Grass??

    So I feel like I can't find a job without detecting a snake in the grass. Some crooked som bitch that decides you're a threat at some point and tries to manipulate the boss who's also crooked. Are business owners always like this? Is it like chess? Should I always be strategic in finding the...
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    Needing An Escape Route

    Oh escape route, you and I are the oldest of friends! Though, I'm never happy to see you. Lol I'm hoping I won't need it, but it's looking like I will. I'm calling around trying to get a job over seas. I gave my man an altumatum last night. The verbal abuse has to stop, or I'm out of here...
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    Minimulism As A Side Effect

    Does anyone else experience extreme minimalism as a side effect of PTSD? If you do, I would really love to hear about it.
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    How Does This Make You Feel..

    ... When your significant other gets mad at you for sharing your trauma(you've only shared it once) Then doesn't want to hear about your PTSD?
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    Narcism?

    how do I know if I'm a narsastist? I talk a lot about my issues because they're overwhelming. But I will also over diagnose myself. Help?
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    When You Think You're Crazy

    When you think you're the crazy one in a relationship because you have PTSD and severe anxiety, but really he's verbally abusive and making excuses. .. Root cause of my anxiety. Happens every time.
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    Meds, Weed, Or Time

    So I wake up with anxiety more and more frequently. I always thought I had trust issues, but I think I've just been directing my anxiety at others. Usually I wake up with something to be anxious about, but last night I woke up with a clear head and anxiety. It took away half a nights sleep...
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    Nightmares, Nightmares Go Away

    STILL having this reoccurring nightmare. It's been AT LEAST 10 years. When I was a kid and I would start getting semi distracted from a pet, it would mysteriously die. All the same way. I later discovered that they had symptoms of poisoning. My mother had a strange interest in poison. I...
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    Thank You

    I know people with PTSD have more to deal with than most. But I feel like I've learned so much from mine. I'm greatful for more sociological insight. And people with PTSD are almost the only people I get along with. Usually I meet them and they're not judgemental and more aware than most...
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    I Have This Gig Today

    i got a random security gig for an event from posting my add on Craigslist. It seems like a great opportunity, but it's at this festival and I've never even met my boss. So, thoughts are running through my mind. My dad is such a raging sociopath that I'm freaking out about being kidnapped and...
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    My Best Friend Cut Me Out Of Her Life Today.

    i used to go to her during every anxiety attack, and I tried to explain to her that panic attacks make you feel like your dying.. But she thinks I just won't get help, but I do. So she tried to sell me on some wonder drug today and I laughed and made fun of it.. And I guess that was the last...
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    DID Is it did?

    would it be considered DID if the persons not sure if they made up bits and pieces of their childhood because a lot of things were very unclear and traumas are repressed now and again.. So they live by an identity they're not sure of.. But do it anyways just to have one? Like the putting things...
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    I Think A Loved One Has Ptsd

    He's kind of frightened by my PTSD. So it's hard to inquire about the fact that I think he has it. I brought up the idea once that he might have it and he gave me a crass "probably" but ended it there. Is there a good online test? Or a good way to approach this? I'm trying to be gentle and he...
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