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Good god, what were you watching?! Anywho, congratulations, I doubt I'll ever feel that way because I'm too much of a geek. Though I can see the advantages to giving it, I'm always surprised how much I don't really miss it when I've been without electricity/Internet though I am glad to have...

It says that either medication and/or a short course of CBT. The concern most people are having (not from this site but other sources which I admit are likely biased to be terrified of a move) is the ethical issues and the lack of funding and availability of therapy.

I agree with this, especially if rather than NHS doctors or specialists, private companies are paid to find people fit for work, whether they are or not - similar to what is already being done. They are not my words and I do agree with what you say about the extremity distracting from the...

From what I've read elsewhere, the main concerns from a lot of people are; Not getting on with medication and being forced to stay on it or be deemed as not trying to get better. Short-term therapy actually worsening people and then being suddenly removed. The inneffectiveness of short-term...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/10964125/Tories-discuss-stripping-benefits-claimants-who-refuse-treatment-for-depression.html

There is news that the Tories are discussing cutting benefits for people with mental health problems who aren't on medication or getting therapy. This is despite the massive cuts to all health services meaning that most people don't get therapy any and if you're lucky enough to it's limited to...

My father and the worst other abuser both shared variants of the same name and I’ve known others by that name with abusive traits, both in my family (the name had been passed on through the generations) and out of it. Even one of the worst bullies I had, had a female equivalent of the name. Now...

Maybe you've just met a bad psychologist? Maybe try a trauma specialist, or just a different therapist, downplaying and minimization should never be on the cards.

I had crumpets and tea for breakfast (Yeah, British), so maybe I'm not the person to ask. :p

This is what I've encountered time and time again, barely able to get a word in edge ways and if I'm lucky enough to my words are either so incoherent - I'm obviously too ill and therefore unable to contribute helpfully to my treatment, or was logical and rational therefore I'm not ill enough to...

I do it so much it haunts me, as I literally didn't stop for nearly an entire year or so while on a certain medication (woke up doing it, did in the night, all day, in my head in the background, while people were talking and so on - all the time). "1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and 6 and 7, 8 and"...

So I saw in another thread and was surprised, I didn't want to take it of topic. When I'm in a really bad place or triggered, sometimes I feel the overwhelming urge to cut my hair, the urge to do this is much stronger when my hair is growing longer, I end up cutting it or buzzing it off with...

I had this and was terrified of forgetting again and that by forgetting I might put myself back in the hands of my abuser(s) - I typed all of them up as I can touch type with my eyes closed as soon as I felt able to after the flashback which was good, because my desperation to not forget and get...

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This is exactly it, personally I feel different on the inside and feel like my outside is lying, I want to match them up a bit. I don't want 20 piercings on my face just a few, though I am not judgemental for or against that. Mostly for me it's an appealing look, the people thing is only a...

I do understand what is being said about piercings being related to self-harmed and have seen many cases where people have more metal than skin. In my case however I respectfully disagree, so far I have only pierced my ears and will end up with a total of 9 piercings on my ears, 4 lobe...

When ever I've found people with higher numbers of body piercings or other body modifications, I've found out very often they have suffered abuse and often during their childhood. I've heard reasons far ranging for example; Piercings were a way for me to take ownership back over my body, every...

No, but it's standard for mental health (backwards aint it?!) - even private healthcare won't usually do more than a certain amount without heavy extra fees. Then again the crisis team didn't think it was much of a priority to prevent me feeling suicidal, but they did see it as a priority not to...

Relocation is vital to me but being dependant on the remaining safe family I have, it requires patience. We will be moving in the next year. For me I don't leave the house except for therapy/docs appointments and once in a blue moon to go out with my mum all of which I am accompanied to and...

Consider the panic and anxiety and related side-effects then as withdrawal - realise that you will struggle and that's normal and part of the process and don't beat yourself up over these things. How long have you been gaming? A year, three, ten? Giving up anything else would give you panic...

I just wanted to add the question; was it inside your head or outside in the world around you? It is possible to hear your own stream of thoughts normally, or those of an abuser internally with heightened anxiety. It's possible to hear your own thoughts but feel detached from them with...

I was only joking in the metaphorical sense. It's all tragic. I'm sorry for the implication. Though in my experiences some people do suffer more, therefore some people must suffer less (though all and any suffering is too much) though I doubt the number of diagnosis' make the difference. I...

Yes absolutely. Just because there is a higher prevalence of some disorders to co-exist, does not mean that these disorders on their own are less common. Actually I'm pretty certain the opposite is true - more people have only one disorder, lucky them! Some people have PTSD and one other...

For me personally, I find that the feeling of falling is actually the feeling of trust being built. Then I pull away and then get closer, I repeat this ad nauseum. It never ends. But the feeling of falling and of attraction I find in someone isn't sexual or romantic, it's me finding trust and...

I feel much the same way, I'm 24, I did have one relationship 8 years ago that was 3 years long and we split on good grounds - thanks to him and my only friend I am not entirely distrustful of men in general. But I've not been in another relationship since. I can't see anyone accepting me...