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    Court In 12 Hours

    Then he will WIN. Stay calm, and focused. And do what needs to be done, for women everywhere... Be strong, I know you will overcome..
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    Has Anyone Tried "seeking Safety Groups"

    OK Drew I'll do that
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    Going Back After Isolation

    I would say [ her name here] I don't want to discuss this with you- Because I feel that you are not really interested in helping me/////// Because I feel that you are not sympathetic to my needs. So lets talk about the weather.
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    Have You Ever Felt This Way?

    Yes. I am aware that i is associated with a sense of loss, and perhaps dread.
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    Sufferer Checking In To Say Hello And Introduce Myself

    Welcome Saule. I hope you find the forum as useful as I have done. You really are over the worst of it now. I know I am. I have found a place here that is very liberating.
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    Going Back After Isolation

    I think you handled it just right. Do not cut her out of your life, but let her see that you are not prepared to discuss this issue because of her lack of understanding. You are not asking for to much, in insisting on a little respect for your position. I hope she sees this, and becomes more...
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    Pyramid Of Basic Human Needs (safety)

    Another gem from psychology: The Developing Child. By Helen Bee
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    Pyramid Of Basic Human Needs (safety)

    Maslow's hierarcy of needs. It psychology stuff. You need the first level to start with, and so on. It your attempt to climb higher are frustrated , you might not get to to top, no meaningful relationship, no kids etc. That's it in a nutshell.
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    General Becoming Very Agitated

    Drew Get her to your place if possible. It's a very difficult anniversary for her. I don't understand how your relatives seemed to be unaware of the danger. How about you take her to fish on the island of orca's camping with her mom ? That would be a special moment for both of you. The purple...
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    Can Anyone Recommend A Book About Ptsd

    Waking the Tiger by P Levine
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    Venting About My Mom. I Need Some Supportive Words Or Advice Please.

    The grief beyond belief happen several years before her death. I remember it like it was yesterday. I threw myself into my sofa and sobbed for a long time. I didn't know why I was so upset. But it came to me in time. It was at that moment that I finally saw, that there was absolutely nothing...
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    Venting About My Mom. I Need Some Supportive Words Or Advice Please.

    Get you toxic mom out of your life ! Use email to stay in contact with your dad. Perhaps invite him around for socials. But this might cause problems for him. She might even punish him for doing that. I feel sorry for your mom too. I don't think I could help her. She sounds almost as bad as mine.
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    First Time That I Noticed - Scared

    Hi A neighbour told me that I was out riding my motorcycle in the middle of the night. It didnt believe her then. Now I do. Now I am aware that I do it do it quite often. My trauma was caused by beatings/humiliation / horror from my toddler days. Perp was my "mother". I am in the UK too.
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    Oh Well..

    I am aware that I need to challenge what my brain perceives as normal. Women as a group are not all Evil witches serving Satan ! Yes some are, but the majority are nice people. I remind myself of this every day. I do this to guard against building this nonsense into my mindscape. I have...
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    Oh Well..

    The poor old guys returning from the Great War shattered, referred to psychiatrists as “trick cyclists”
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    Oh Well..

    That was exactly what I meant. I have had a stroke to add to my own problems. I used to enjoy writing, but now it is a burden to me. I can’t spell anything and I have trouble with comprehension. I understand that some of our ladies are probably rape victims. I can understand the hostility of...
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    Oh Well..

    Yes. It was physical, emotional, psychotically and mental abuse. With beatings with tools, and I have an older sister who revelled in it. I remember being dragged before her for another flogging. My crime appears to be being there, filling a cup of water. I have since recovered a memory of the...
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    Oh Well..

    Hi dnp. I am in North West England. Thanks for the ref to Efficacy, I shall google for this. dnp, I really feel for you. I want to cuddle you, and let you know that you are safe and loved. Your past is truly terrifying. Peace to you little Sister. After my last attempt to get help I found...
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    Oh Well..

    Not leaving ?
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    Oh Well..

    Oh dear, Whatever shall we do..
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    Oh Well..

    Thank you so much. That really would be marvellous of you..
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    Oh Well..

    That was no my intention. I think you knew that.
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    Oh Well..

    Thanks for this Very good advise ! OK, let me say that crying is natural to women. But men are very wary of this. It is difficult to talk about this stuff without getting emotional, and men don't like that
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