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Oh yeah, that one wasn't in the poll was it; my eczema also flares up during times of extreme stress and significant hormone fluctuations (like pregnancy, I think that part is fairly common, though).

@Lionheart777 I think it's an excellent idea and that any time you spend educating yourself is never, ever wasted or a bad idea. I feel lazy and apathetic. I'm really dragging today. I also feel a little sad and needy, like I want somebody to tuck me into bed and tell me everything is okay and...

Welcome!! I know it's been said already, but these things are soooo me, too: I came here after my therapist informed me that I dissociate. I had no real idea what it was. I thought it was strictly about multiple personalities and never in a million years thought it was what I do. When she...

I made my husband's lunch to take to work and I took my kid to the park and played with him. They are my family, so I do these things most days, but they are the only 2 people I have encountered today so that's all I got.

Oh no, I'm sorry. Poor guy, and poor you :( I hope you don't have to do too much searching before you can find somebody else great.

Nearly every one of the items in the poll and most of those FridayJones listed in her post. Some of them at times when something sets me off whether I recognize it or not, more often not, I am seriously unaware of myself, some continuously. Muscle pain, particularly in my neck and shoulders and...

Yikes, falling into the basement is horrible. I hope some of these tips will work and keep you safe! I was a sleepwalker from childhood, the first instance I remember I was in 1st or 2nd grade, until about 25. Freaked my husband out. It's been quite a few years now since I've done it, but I...

LOL Thanks Ms Spock! I agree. Some of us have been screwed from the getgo. But some good has to come from awareness even if it's just outsiders taking abuse and domestic violence seriously and really reaching out and guiding kids through other, unavoidable traumas. I have encountered a nasty...

I wrote several more paragraphs, but erased them because everything I wrote boils down to this: friendship is about acceptance. I think this applies to casual friends and close friends. The closer a friend the more you know and accept about one another. Casual hangout friends may not know many...

I read about this recently. I think it was right before I found this site, actually. It was certainly enlightening, but mostly depressing.

I'll respond as I understand the question: Sociopaths can act in completely "moral" ways because it is beneficial to participate in a society based on a set of rules. As somebody mentioned, they may choose to rescue a drowning child, but it's not for the sake of the child. They aren't all evil...

:sick::inpain::banghead::yuck::):joyful::wacky::bookworm::singing::mad::sick: (that isn't mad, it's sunburnt)

Thanks, @Lewa. I hope you're right.

I have a lot of respect for people who are totally open and forthright and I desperately want to be an advocate for mental health issues and to work toward eliminating the stigma myself. I have felt a heavy push toward that for many years. But I am just not ready to let that part of me encompass...

I don't know why I didn't think to mention it before, but I came across something regarding self care while skimming info on some al-anon and codependence-related websites that has come in handy ever since (it wasn't that long ago, actually). I don't think it's perfect, but it's easy to remember...

It probably differs based on your individual situation, Stenni. I see things like brushing my teeth and cleaning the kitchen as being for others, too, so I never stop doing them. Things like brushing my own hair or wearing decent clothes or getting proper rest or eating things with some...

^ I have known 2 people who do just this sort of thing, constantly, with absolutely nothing to gain from it; a former friend, former, surprise, surprise, and my sister's on again/off again boyfriend. It almost seems like they live in a fantasy world where these things are actually happening...

I can't tell you whether this relationship will work out for you, but it is possible. My husband and I were both royally f*ed in the life circumstances area. And we both have horrible models for relationships. You'd think we were doomed from the start. We've had to do a lot of hard work through...

Boy do I understand. When I actually go through the motions to do things for myself I try to rush through them. It actually makes me uncomfortable. Lack of practice, I guess.

^This is what I was about to say to you, but she beat me to it. It's the same type of thing that you have experienced. My husband is an LEO and they refer them all to a counseling center with a myriad of specialists- not that it would help you much, I doubt you live anywhere near us, but...

It's kind of more a visualization thing, but also a sensing sort of thing. It's been years of unintentional practice before it really became a natural thing for me. It started out with visualization and now feels more like she is just part of me that is always there that I can feel. I can't say...

I don't have time or really want to go into detail right now, but yes, yes, yes. You are not alone in this at all. My husband and I both have problems with this and have also been told by counselors that it's quite common.