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i Think you need to go with your instincts on this one. If it doesn't feel right then it might be time to move on. I was with a therapist of a high profile hospital where quality therapists were expected, my therapist was dreadful but I kept going back believing I must be doing something wrong...

I ended therapy a month ago, was my decision based on needing a long break to put plans into action and know I can go it alone. Has been hard not in terms of not talking but missing the therapist. We have had a few email exchanges which have helped and some lovely words of reflection of the time...

yes still happening but not constant now so more manageable. I have taken to writing what i can of it down which appears to be helping a little. Thank you for the kind words and support.

not happening constantly now thank goodness but yes still at least daily. Thanks for the suggestion I will give it a good go.

Thanks, sorry you suffer this. I will try to find the common thread in hope that the flashbacks do one. PTSD always seems to be a few step ahead of me.

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Having a spell of flashbacks that are out of my league. The only way I can think to describe them is like an old camera where roll-on has been forgotten and so when printed out the images all overlap. I am having one flashback on top of another sometimes as many as three or four layering up...

A few things. 1) Breach of data protection and confidentiality (sending insurance details to wrong company, sending diagnosis to gp and therapist before informing me and a few more) 2) fraud (now a police matter) gave insurance company a different diagnosis than I have to get funding (without...

hi, i have been on 10mg for about a year now. although a low dose it has helped me. i was very anti medication for me but i have to say it has made a difference. i did try to come off it a few months ago and decided to stay on it as my sleep went backwards. luckily i did not get any side...

Does anyone have any experience of taking legal action against a private psychiatric hospital?

sorry to hear that you are feeling this way. sounds like you have had a really exhausting week. Can you create a little space in your head away from all the troubles? Do some nice things for yourself to take the edge off a little. or maybe if you see a therapist book an extra session or phone...

that is great news. I guess you just need to make that really hard decision to rip the plaster off quickly. You have put a lot of effort into getting the funding, it might be better to work on the assumption that 4 months is all you will get and go for it.

I complete get how you feel. tired just isnt a big enough word

The police should be taking this seriously. hard to know what to advice as not sure what country you are in. Are there any rape crisis charities that you could contact they can be really helpful and would have seen it all before. in the UK we have victim support which you can access the police...

sounds like your mind is piecing it all together in a manageable format. i went through a very similar process during therapy where it all just can together all the missing pieces finally slotted in. it was a nice feeling to know i could trust my own memory but it was scary too as it meant i...

yes keep talking you have made a first step well done. lots of self care be gentle with yourself.

I cant believe I put up with such bad treatment/service for so long. After over a year of being brushed off when I voice concerns about what I now see as seriously bad treatment, a therapist locking me in a room with her (as she didnt have a sign to put on the door) my records being sent to an...

I have been in this situation. It breaks my heart every day now. The therapist and I had to end therapy as the lines were far to blurred. I would hold back on telling her things as I worried about her getting upset and likewise she worried about me between sessions. I still long for her as a...

Hi I have cut off from my enitre family. I wrote to them all explaining my reasons and asked them to leave me to live my life. that was three years ago. it was both the best and worst thing that i have done. My family didnt pout up a fight against it, i had a few awful letters and phone calls...

So tomorrow is the birthday of the person who raped and abused me for much of my childhood. Three years ago I discovered this date as it formed a central part of trying to get him into court. i wish I didn't know. The last three years the 21st feb has been an awful day. I hate the thought of...

i have been there and am coming out of the other side. It is so frustrating knowing that therapy is what you need but not being very good at it. Dot see it as a failure though. I look back on it now and see it as me finding my comfort zone within the therapy. it was more about me testing how...

i too close my eyes or cover with a scarf when talking about my trauma. As you said it is nothing to do with eye contact. for me it is almost as if by closing my eyes i can keep the memories tucked away to a managable level. The only problem is that i was hoping to try out emdr which isnt...

A great suggestion thank you for sharing.

I read or sew. It has taken me a long time (years) to find something I can do to really take me away from it. Took a lot of trying new things out until I hit on things that felt comfortable and that I can now go to knowing I will get the desired affect. was a case of just try something if it...

How do others cope with this? Last night I went to bed at 8pm I was out for the count waking once at midnight, when I rolled over and was out like a light until 6.30 when the alarm went off. I never sleep that much or that heavy. I am not ill, hadn't done anything exhausting during the day so...