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    Struggling With Parenting Issue, Personal Behaviors And Chronic Pain

    Sounds like you let it all out!!. LOL you should feel good about yourself for giveing him a peice of your mind, and ashaming him. You told him off good. Wish you luck on your surgery, and hope it helps with your pain.
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    General His Cup Runneth Over

    This is a good idea you may want to try, it can be the conversation starter.
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    Depressed, Alone And Confused.

    What helped me, was to look on Amazon and find a book on trauma, that might make sense of what happened to you in your past.
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    I Can't Keep Feeling Like This

    Realize that you are being a good mom for saying this. Where is the father and his position in all of this? Could he be behind the reason your feeling this way. Ask yourself, "Is he helping me enough?, Do I have acess to a babysitter when I need one?" Is your Phych. really helping you...
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    Sufferer 'unspoken Rules'

    I don't know what you've been diagnosed wiht as of type of PTSD, but sounsd like CPTSD. I recommend getting Treatment of Complex Trauma It's a good therapy book that helps you realize the effect all kinds of abuse does to you.
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    I Can't Keep Feeling Like This

    Are you able to talk about what happened to you and, discuss in what ways what he said effected you? My mother would chase me with a broom, also beat me with a high heeled shoe. The emotional trauma was being called a whore, threats to call a foster home, and also threats of being nothing but...
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    Depressed, Alone And Confused.

    All pain is delt with in different ways. I have had an eating dissorder since 16, and still find it hard to deal with. At 14 moveing isolated me, and all I had to cope with was a Sheperd puppy. My mom abused me since age 2, when she came at me with her rage in the new house, I basicly had...
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    I Feel So... Alone.

    Sometimes it can feel like theirs no one to listen to how we really feel. Find it in yourself somehow to express yourself on here, and find the safty you need. Maybe some time away would help.
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    General His Cup Runneth Over

    Sounds like he's trying to tell you what happened to traumatize him, but he dosn't know how to put it in the right order. Try to talk about something that happened with friends in the wa, or something that might have happened at home. Hope this helps.
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    Complex Ptsd

    Don't be ashamed of the "label" no one has to know about it if you don't want them to know. It is like you have been through a war. It's good to have a friend along that knows the whole you. and one that is trustworthy. One that you can tell anything that comes to mind, without fear of...
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    Need New Grounding Tool

    Using perfume to ground you helps, it lasts longer if you spay it on your sleeves.
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    Ptsd And Pregnant

    I think your pregnancy is effecting your PTSD. Estrogen makes the dissorder worse. I would seek a therapist experienced in trauma, and for them to perscribe meds for you. Remeron is a common Med. and it can be used till the 3rd. tri.
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    What Is Therapy For?

    I go to therapy to talk about my emotional, and mental well being. Also any un-resolved conflicts.
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    General Confused And Heartbroken

    Yes, that's tough. in the beginning...and seems like theirs no end sometimes. When it comes down to it. you have to learn to accept him for who he is. Traumas, done to him, mistakes he's made in the past, as well as the person, now you know and love.
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    General Confused And Heartbroken

    Have faith in yourself, and hope. Just know you can be their in his time of need. Don't forget to take care of yourself as well. Don't neglect your needs.
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    General Confused And Heartbroken

    I appoligize very much for your situation. When were like this, sometimes we just need our space, to clear our head. Once you can see that he's willing to talk, see if he might disscuss what had happened to him. That might give you a better understanding of what he's going through. For all the...
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    DID Ptsd & did- talking to a therapist

    Whats worked for me in controling my DID, is understanding it's a defense your mind has made. It does this to protect your mind and your sanity. It blocks out the percieved threat from memory for a period of time, while blocking out emotions. It's not something that is supposed to be carried...
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    The Sorrow Has Just Begun.

    Beautiful poem Angel. Recognize all the possitive atributes that he has left you. From corny jokes to simple hand gestures, and you'll find that he has left his mark on you. As well as the memories that will always be in your heart.
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    I'm Falling Deeper

    I know other PTSD people, and they describe the feeling of a triggering episode the same... It feels like a sheild over your mind, where it makes you hyper-focused on your enviornment, and anything that moves. While you feel like your encapsulated in your emotions. Think of yourself as Bella...
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    Increase Your Level Of Awareness

    No need to apologize, and very true. But it allows us to move on till the next trauma, then we can take the next one, and continue adapt avoiding behaviors to avoid that kind of trauma. Though, don't let it weaken you to the point of isolating yourself, otherwise you let them win.
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    I'm Falling Deeper

    dd...Try and get a good text book that explains PTSD and the resulting depression. You might even want to consider asking your T, if you can schedual a family therapy session. The way I explain PTSD to anyone who is interested in knowing is... When coming upon a reminder, from anyone of the...
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    Increase Your Level Of Awareness

    For all of us, our traumas have increased our level of awareness, to perceive any oncoming threat, (we have been conditioned). Also to be more intuitive, and sensitive to how people perceive us. Media influences us to perceive the negative aspects of the world, as well as other peoples...
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    Help On Concerning Question; Answered

    Gotta mention to that he's a spy. Typicall male.
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    Help On Concerning Question; Answered

    Who the hell is totally "sane". for that matter. I'll bring along my new friend, Though I hate the thought of having a child as a MPD. The only thing my mother had to give me was life and this disorder. She never wanted me in the first place, I was the cause of "all" her problems. Also I'm...
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