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    What Do You Wish That Family, Friends, And People In General Understood About You?

    Hello, everyone.... I have felt so misunderstood so very often in life. That's why I started this thread, so that I would have a chance to say aloud what is hurtful (to me) about those misunderstandings. Here's what I wish people understood about me. 1. I am an extraordinarily sensitive and...
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    I Don't Think I Ever Experienced A True Adolescence At All.

    Hello, everyone.... Another thread today caused me to think about developmental stages in children. I'm not sure I attained any of those milestones. But I started thinking about how much I had been "parentified," and how much like an adult I had to be when I was 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, etc. And...
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    Hypervigilance.

    Hello, everyone.... I startle at the slightest sound. I am an extremely light sleeper, as well. Every day when the mailman places our mail in the slot, I practically jump right out of my skin. My heart beats fast, adrenaline starts flowing, I start to sweat. And it takes a while for my nervous...
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    When Will People Ever Understand That Abuse Destroys Others?

    Hello, everyone...... Sometimes I'm amazed by the lack of understanding in this world, even among so-called "experts." Why pathologize survival techniques and call them "disorders?"? My word......it makes no sense to me whatsoever. If you grow up being chronically abused and tormented, why...
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    Sometimes I Feel "frozen" At A Young Age, In Trauma.

    Hello, everyone...... Sometimes I just feel as if I've gone through life "frozen" at a particular age. Or, maybe what I've experienced is that when I was a little girl and dissociated a lot, I created a super-competent (relatively speaking) person who handled things, appeared very capable and...
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    Panicky Feelings Lead To Thoughts Of Demise.

    Hi, everyone..... Is it okay if I just talk a bit? If I share how I'm feeling, maybe, just maybe, I won't feel so panicky and suicidal. (Not actively suicidal.......but more of a flashback to the shame and despair of childhood in which terror and lack of protection made me just want to drop...
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    What Makes The Flashback Feelings Go Away?

    Hello, everyone...... I am fairly new to this site and have already been so uplifted by the responses to my threads. Thank you. I have been wondering about something. Most of my inner pain from childhood trauma comes from intense feelings........feelings of shame, rage, sadness, grief...
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    Sufferer Dissociation Has Been The Story Of My Entire Life.

    Hi, everyone..... I'm very glad to have found this site and to have found you. I hope I can both give and receive support here for my Complex PTSD. I was severely abused as a child and teen, so much so that I started dissociating at a very young age. I didn't realize that I was dissociating...
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