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Well I have been here four days now. When I got here Friday I had not slept since Wednesday. I was really exhausted and really wound up. It was a nice trip up and I really enjoyed seeing everyone. I had a bit of meltdown in the truck late in the evening due to stress, lack of sleep and lack of...

Thanks both of you! I'm not driving, Dean is. :) So I can nap in the truck if need be. My IBS is almost always set off by stress. LOL hence why I can't overcome it! and Dean is up so soon I'll finish packing! :)

Sterre, not only am I an ex-staffer but I was also a moderated member at one point. Being temporaily banned or moderated can be tough but a person can pull themselves out of the situation. In my situation it was completely necessary and helped me immensely. Being put into moderation helped me...

Very happy to accept Nicolette, thank you. I have learned hugs are not as scary as I thought they were. ;) *sniffs the flower deeply* that is lovely! bec

Yay! You go girl! bec

((Nicolette)) *grins* bec

Yes you did and WELL DONE! :) bec

I don't believe it's still in use anywhere here, however we had residential schools and those pretty much did all the public in on using punishment of that sort in any school! bec

ROFL oooh yes I do and I'm so glad it's not me anymore! But man do I feel for you guys.. makes me wanna hug you all. :)

For those of you without knowledge of my history: Four years ago I moved to my location now, for medical care and to remove myself from my area of trauma. My hometown is where most of my trauma took place and just being in the area was making me ill at that time. In about four hours from now I...

Well Dean is here and I gave him the book. He had a glance through it and will be reading it probably over the next few weeks or so. I'll get his opinion on it and let you guys know what he thinks. (maybe I will get him to stop lurking like he has for the last four/five years and finally post...

Ha it's funny. This poll was started because of the situation with me way back when! I voted for open disclosure, of course with discretion. If that had have been done in my case years ago, perhaps it would not have been such a hurtful mess (mind you if it had not happened that way we would...

Full moon? ROFL I feel for ya guys.... bec

So very relieved to hear that Shelley. :) bec

Oh yes, I have been there. Sexual assualt, rape etc is about violence. When someone experiences that at a young or influtenial age it often rewires us. We then relate violence with sex or love. It's very, very, very common with survivors. The fact that you are now experiencing distress when...

Welcome to the forum Shelley. It's really great that you are here to learn and be a support. However I am concerned about you sharing such intimate details of her story. That could easily be seen as a betrayal as it is not your story to tell. I really hope you have discussed putting her details...

Happy Birthday Lisa! *sings off key* Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you.. Happy Birthday dear Lisa, Happy Birthday to you! and many more...... :) Bec

Both my son and I start sighing when our anxiety is rising. It's actually the first physical sign we have before we get anywhwere near overload. As soon as I realize I'm sighing I start working on coping skills and de-stressing to avoid the overloads and I'm slowly teaching my son that also. bec

C-PTSD is not the same as having BPD, BD, DDNOS, or DID. It OVERLAPS with them. Basically it is having PTSD with overlapping symptoms of one or a mix of the above. The overlapping symptoms are not enough to have an actual seperate diagnosis. GAD and PTSD again are not the same thing. GAD is not...

Glad your doing so well after surgery! Keep those feet up and ask for some bon-bons! ;) bec

This is from an article from 2003 and the numbers are from 1999 so take it with a grain of salt: The wealthiest 10 percent of family units in Canada held 53 percent of the personal wealth, and the top 50 percent controlled an almost unbelievable 94.4 percent of the wealth. That left only 5.6...

101 Swears for Increasing your PTSD Rage Vocabulary

Your welcome Ms. Muffet. I am saddened that another person has been left with this damage and yet relieved to have someone understand it so completely at the same time. One of those damned if you do and damned if you don't things. Take your time and come back when your ready. I'll be happy to...

Very nice article Anthony! Lays it out nice and easy to understand. :) bec

Penguin.. yep I think it's skewed! lol