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I do recognize this feeling :/

Is there affordable ballet or yoga studios or gyms where you are situated? Would going there feel like a reclaim at least a bit of your old life?

I feel like life turned upside down overnight a few years ago (hence my nickname). Still the world now seems sometimes like a foreign place that doesn't make much sense. And I feel so small, like a kid trying to solve !math puzzle he/she can't make sense of. For me it kinda feels like your...

Do you enjoy teaching or studying new things (as you mentioned doing both)? Is the a subject you could teach yourself while working income which you give you something positive to focus on? Is there something that would be a good skill when you are teaching others or which could help you find...

Could this transference relating to addictions be at least partly due to addiction being a way for the mind to distract itself from painful things? And maybe the object of addiction (alcohol etc) is secondary to what mind is trying to avoid (anxiety, depression, boredom, painful memories and such)

Is is it based in a true story?

Last movie watched firebrand. Movie about Hebry VIII's last wife

May I ask was your mother one of your abuser(s)? Or did she somehow enable your abuse?

Dr Google is right 😁🤓

Finding the equinrivium between being informed whole not being overwhelmed by the news is tricky got me

I remember the December 2004 tsunami. Which was horrible to those directly affected by it. And then news didn't talk about anything else for a week. I remember even seeing floating bodies in news reels which imho is not about telling news, it's just get those extra clicks media survives on. Or...

Hiking and day trip groups in nature would probably introduce you to variety of people

What kind of machine is that?

My anxiety is worst in the mornings but ca spill over to evenings as well if the day has been a stressful one. I need to be mindful of the entertainment I consume as too scary movies or podcasts can cause nightmares and I woke up to my own yelling (and probably end up waking mu my neighbors too...

Do you like to listen to audio of nature sounds: bird song, ocean waves or similar in order to be able to sleep better? I am experiencing seasonal anxiety/depression because of autumn and found that I am not able to sleep so well if it's too quit.

Welcome the forum. Flashbacks & triggers are a bitch to deal with

Welcome to the bumpy travels operated by pstd & friends 🤠! I hope the roller coater means we are actually processing the trauma rather than being numbed by it

I guess people continue their life as they really have no other alternative? Whether it is a bomb threat, terrorist attack, an accident, illness or war. Some are more traumatized than others but sun still rises next morning and sets every evening. Instinct to survive is well integrated in us: we...

Did you through some online resources?

Your comment reminded me of my experience this week: I have had a really tough day and nothing seemed to go right. Even the weather was horrible (gloom and rain). I felt very negative of my future (as a courtesy of work stress and doomscrolling) and I felt like only trying to sleep most of the...

Who on earth would try to have seizures on purpose 👀? I don't understand their claims

Can you let of trying to find long term solutions for now anfd focus on surviving today? Can you visit a coffee house or a mall and just observe people there. Would it help you feel more grounded?

One of the best stress tips I heard once was to try to involve something nice for half an hour for each day: a walk, your favorite TV serie/book, meeting a friend etc. Applyong for job is very hard work itself! I am glad your parents are now treating you with more consideration ☺️

@swaninterrupted I am glad your talk went well with your mother! You might want to consider a talking therapy too if you start getting symptoms like flash-backs or nightmares relating to your abuse.

Sorry to hear about your experience with your mother :/. I think meditation can be sometimes used as a way to avoid painful things 'I need to stay mindful at this present and not engage with my thoughts' or as brainwashing 'thoughts are of the ego abd therefore bad'. Personally I think that...