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Hi, purge! Thanks for liking my name choice! I like yours, too...... Yeah, isn't diarrhea the worst? I have had it almost daily for many years. I guess I've gotten used to the pain and the spasms and the inconvenience of it all (you know, always having to know where restrooms are located in...

Hugs to all who are missing a loved one..........:hug: I miss my grown children terribly. I realize that they have their own lives....and that is how it should be, and that is what I want for them. But I miss them.

I so relate to this. I can handle the big stuff, true. I am calm, collected, a voice of reason. It's not shock that I experience but a sort of an "autopilot" of strength and resolve. I did that so many times during my abusive childhood. Just an example: Drunk father with loaded guns....I take...

Please let me extend my heartfelt congratulations to you both!!

I do, too, Russ. And that peace is what I find so therapeutic, in a way......I don't know if that makes sense.

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...

I'm thankful today for having a beautiful sunny, autumn-like day after all the severe storms the other night. I'm thankful for peaceful days when they come. I'm thankful when pain of my irritable bowel spasms eases up after a particularly bad, bad day of spasms. When pain ends, it always is...

Love watching Anthony Bourdain when he's off eating around the globe. Love most every cooking show available.....especially Ina Garten, Lidia, Sonny, Bobby Flay, Aarti. Love, love, love "Modern Family"........especially love Cam and Mitchell. Love "Naked and Afraid." Love old reruns of "The...

This is such a great thread because I am only learning to recognize my emotions. So, thank you, OP. Physically, I am in pain from my normal, chronic irritable bowel diarrhea. I am accustomed to the painful spasms that occur, but they wipe me out physically after experiencing them all day long...

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...

@RussH , thank you for being so understanding! Yes, I'd love to see some pictures of things you've made. Do you ever find your baking or cooking to be somewhat therapeutic? I do.

@Ladyghosthunter, loved your post! Thank you. I definitely understand the need to separate from family who will never acknowledge abuse and who continue to hurt us. I understand how you can have family who sits around thinking they have done nothing wrong while at the same time looking down...

@joeylittle , thanks for sharing all of your thoughts! I in no way think it's wrong or shameful to admit that one has PTSD or any other disorder. I wasn't trying to imply that....if I did, I apologize! I don't believe anyone should have to hide the fact they have depression or anxiety or PTSD...

@Solara, I'm right there with you! I agree with everything you've said. Why make people feel worse? Disability was put into place for a reason. And no one knows when they may be in need of going on disability at some point in their lives, either. And I agree with you about this demonization of...

I agree with you completely! My heart always goes out to children. I get angry about it, too. It's wrong....... I believe you can pretty much ascertain the heart and soul of a people and a nation by watching how it treats its most innocent and its most oppressed people. How does it treat its...

I agree totally. I just wanted to get on my soapbox and express what I've been thinking and feeling for a while, now. Thank all of you for letting me do that!

I was raised this way, too, Dougy. I know how hard it is to change the way we have been thinking. I struggle with it, too. It's okay.......little by little, maybe you can begin to see some of the grayer areas in life. It's a process........I'm still working on it........

Yes, my life ambitions have never really changed, but they have been out of reach. The only reason they have remained unfulfilled is because of the repercussions of having been severely abused as a child and teen. There's no doubt about that. Even my health problems today are directly related...

I have this very same reaction to praise......and I've always wondered why. What you said made sense to me........

@SheilaKathy , you are the type of person I most admire in this world. I never have been impressed by job titles, what people earn, etc. .........You're the type of person who makes huge contributions, often unseen, often unappreciated. Interacting with others, being a warm and open person...

@RussH , I want to apologize for going on and talking so much about my own personal history of family abuse. I should never have assumed that family abuse took place in your own situation, so I hope you'll forgive me! I do know that prolonged bullying causes so much pain and lingering effects...

@shimmerz , I think I missed out on bonding and attachment, and I can now see as an adult just how profoundly I have been affected by missing those incredibly significant stages in a child's early life. I think probably that my lack of trust of human beings and my sense that the world is not a...

@Chava , I struggle with chronic pain of a different kind and it can absolutely demoralize me. Even with medication, it lingers. I have my good days and my bad. I have known friends who had endometriosis and cramps along with back pain and they were in agony. I'm sorry you're having to deal with...

@Sensory Overloaded , hello. I've had you on my mind the past couple of days and am wondering how you're feeling. The reason I mentioned emotional flashbacks in my earlier post was because of what you mentioned about these occurrences feeling more emotional than visual. From my understanding...

@Chava , I certainly do relate to you about having a mother who often lives in a bubble. It's interesting and confusing, in a way, because my mother is extremely outgoing and extremely talkative. She will talk your ear off, and she'll talk with strangers as if she's known them her entire life. I...