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I'm glad you were able to get the help you need, and that you're doing better! How did you go to the hospital? Did you just show up there? I don't think it's gotten to that point yet for me, but just in case. Thanks for your response :)

Thank you so much for your help. I really appreciate it :) Yeah, it was a lot to put out there. I'm really nervous. But thank you for answering my questions and giving me advice without judgement. I'll definitely be using these! Have a great day.

Over a year ago, my younger cousin (M14?15?) would wake up super early, maybe around 2-4:30am and touch me (F15) while I was asleep. I don't know how long he was doing it for, but I suspect it started either earlier that summer or even before then (which is worse because I only see him once a...

Oh my god, this is literally exactly how I feel! Growing up, I was always torn between feeling alone in this but also wondering if what I was experiencing was normal. As for the whole getting in trouble thing, I totally get that. It was kind of a vicious cycle, in a way, because on one hand, I...

sorry about this in advance. no one has to read this or even respond. i just don't have a support system and need to get this off my chest before i explode. i've always kept my parents at a distance (partly because i think it's what they want (if the way they dismiss and invalidate my feelings...

i'm sorry that my situation sounds familiar to you. it's not a great experience, and i'm glad you're able to get the support you need :) you might be right. my parents simply might not be able to handle the stress of their daughter being mentally ill over everything else they have to worry...

i haven't really ever had a good relationship with my mom. she's overprotective (to the point where i'm reduced to being a helpless child without her, and i am already 16 years old), is a perfectionist, is a helicopter parent, and, worse, refuses to believe that my depression, anxiety, and PTSD...

i agree with that. i'm hoping that i'll be able to change the mindset i've been conditioned to have sooner than later because it's only thanks to you and @Wonder Woman that i've been able to recognize the effect it has had on my life so far. i'll have to spend a lot of time working on it. thanks...

no need to apologize. it's perfectly understandable. have a great day :) !

that's true. i keep a lot of this tightly locked inside me and try as much as possible to avoid thinking about it or dealing with it. probably not a good thing. that's a good idea; i'm going to spend some time doing that today. hopefully i'll be able to identify with having more healthy...

i suppose so. it's hard to juggle all of these things at the same time, especially since most of them all pretty much happened back to back. i hope i will be able to get past this eventually. knowing that others understand this feeling is comforting, which helps. :) yes! i have my therapist's...

hello ! thank you for your response. yeah they're pretty big chunks. when i talk about stuff like this i tend to ramble on and on and on and on... sorry about that haha! hope you are doing well too :) that makes a lot of sense, actually. i don't think i've ever actually felt overwhelmed...

i'm going to be completely honest, since i've been kind of deflecting the reality of this in a way, but i am doing so. bad. PTSD has been getting worse, anxiety is pretty high despite spending all of my time at home in my room, and i've been spiraling into a depressive episode of sorts (in fact...

thank you everyone so much for your replies. i appreciate your help so much, and i really needed to hear a lot of what everybody said. i feel much better about this whole situation. i have a therapist that i see regularly, but i think talking to the guiding counselor at school will help too...

so as i mentioned briefly on a previous thread, i don't have the best relationship with my parents (would like to clarify here that they were never abusive). if i went into my entire life story and how invalidating of my emotions my parents have been, we'd be here all day, so instead i'll just...

@katz thank you for your concern, i really appreciate it. i think that getting checked by a doctor, just to make sure, is a good idea but my parents probably won't let me. the fact that you haven't had an episode for this long is amazing! thank you so much for your insight, this helps a lot...

@Mee : that's a good idea, i should do that haha. yes i'm starting to understand now. thank you so much for your response! :)

i suggest asking your friends for a hug. you don’t have to give them a reason why; i don’t. but i find that physical contact with people i trust and am comfortable with helps ground me and brings me back, even if only a little bit. it seems we share similar experiences, though i am still unsure...

thank you all for your responses. i truly appreciate it. @Tinyflame : i’ve heard of dissociation but i don’t know exactly what it is. yes, i have a therapist :) i’m very thankful for her. what do you mean by dissociation is on a spectrum? @Vero : yes, i get very confused too, even if i am able...

so my reactions to triggers have been dying down recently. i used to nearly break down on the spot and have panic attacks but now i just shut down and detach myself completely. to go into more depth, when triggered, i will usually just zone out for nearly the whole day. i feel like i'm just...

typically, from what my close friend has told me, i visibly freeze up and my body language becomes really defensive (i squeeze my legs together, hunch my shoulders over, tense up). then i dissociate for a few minutes and stare at nothing and become really unresponsive. that's kind of it