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    The Title Game

    Black or White
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    The Title Game

    Mars Attacks
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    Sleeping Alone Vs. Sleeping With Boyfriend

    I live on my own, but most weekends / holidays my boyfriend and I are together for days at a time, so we end up sharing a bed quite often. I'm not at all new to sleeping with another person, be they someone who knows all about my PTSD or otherwise, but I was about 3 years out of practice before...
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    At The End Of The Day

    My primary abuser was my father. I've come to understand, through information brought up by family members and through studying psychology, that not only did he struggle with (enjoy?) many addictions including alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, pornography and sex, and likely a whole lot more I don't...
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    A Turn Away From Dissociation: The Association Thread

    kumquat! (My favourite alternative insult, thanks to being a teenager during the later half of the show All That where one of the regular sketches involved a taxi driver who routinely called other drivers jerk and kumquat.)
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    Can You Really Forgive Your Abusers?

    Forgiveness, I find, is often more helpful to the person forgiving than to the people being forgiven. Holding a grudge (poor word choice, but I can't think of a better one) takes energy, it sours your mood and outlook. I have forgiven my abuser, and I'm glad I did. I'm not wasting my energy...
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    Relationship Can You Help Me Understand This Better?

    I think there has to be a distinction made here between supporters understanding their sufferer's PTSD-related behaviours, struggles and reactions, and people who see a change or decision in someone they love that just happens to coincide with a potentially traumatic event who then want to blame...
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    Is Somebody Out There For Everybody?

    I do believe that there's someone out there for everyone, for sure. As cliche as it may sound, though, I've always found that the best relationships happen when you're not looking for them. If you're ready for another relationship, and wanting to start one, then by all means make yourself...
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