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Welcome to the forum, I hope you find this a supportive resource to help guide you down the path of healing. I also have been sexually assaulted and can relate, you are not alone and you are not to be blamed. Ditto to what Whispering_Truth said.

@Bernie1971 if you ever need to talk, you can always message me. I may not be able to relate with every single one of your experiences, but I don't have to because they are yours and I can still be supportive. I can relate to most, and I can relate to being hurt by the ones who should love you...

@Bernie1971, welcome to the forum! There are many wonderful people here, always trying to support the best way possible. I hope being here helps you. I am terribly sorry that your story has not been an easy one. You deserve to love yourself, to give and receive. It is a process and I hope this...

When suddenly..

So they could

Some fries and a map of the universe, so he could..

And as the chicken was deep in thought...

Thank you everyone. @gizmo, @Whispering_Truth, @The Albatross. I can not fully express how much it means to me to have a safe place where I can turn to. “Hope” is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul - And sings the tune without the words - And never stops - at all - Emily...

Thank you gizmo, I'm taking one day at a time. Ok to be honest it's more like one minute at a time. I struggle with accepting his passing. I wake up in the middle of the night crying from nightmares around having to identify his remains. I'm trying to be strong because my brother was strong, he...

My dad is playing it off like I need him to take this compassion leave and that I need the extra help. When in reality I'm going through the process of grieving quite normally, although it doesn't help my PTSD or depression. My therapist and I have a great relationship and he assures me I am not...

Your kind words hit home... Thank you @SnowBirch22. He would want me to hold on to hope. You are truly inspiring and I'm really thankful you responded to my thread. Made me cry, but I needed to cry. (Glad I read it in privacy)

Thank you so much @SnowBirch22. Everything in your post helped me. I do agree that that's the best strategy. I will take the therapists lead and try the elastic band and counting. It's unfortunate because the family session is being provided through a different therapist than my own. So I hope...

Yes @FridayJones, I understand that it isn't required that the whole family joins under the conditions of compassion leave however my father is forcing us all to attend. He has made this a really big deal and fighting is futile. He doesn't want therapy for himself, he wants the benifit of being...

I'm back I felt the need to be distant from any social forum so I could deal with the funeral for my brother. But I'm back now... Not doing so well, but I'm going to pat myself on the back for returning and having the balls to post and not hiding away forever.

Ok so my brother passed away very recently and very unexpectedly. Life can change in a heart beat.. Or rather a lack of one. Now my parents have been really needy and I completely understand. However my therapist and I have come to the conclusion that they are both Narcisstic. So dealing with...

@void, Yes actually.... I still haven't told. I can't. It makes me very uncomfortable that you proposed that question .... No one should know.

Oh @Chava, I'm literally curled in a ball on the floor sobbing thinking about how nice that amazing soft blanket would feel. Maybe it could take away all of the pain. Thank you. I'm going to try and take a warm bath if I can get off of the floor. My stomach and head hurts from sobbing so much...

Thank you @Whispering_Truth and @Chava. I just needed to tell someone. You know let it out, that my heart is broken.

My parents demanded I come home because we 'stick' together. The doctor understood and let me go home. But I knew I needed to stay there. However mental illness just doesn't exist in my family's frame of mind so they don't understand. They just expect me to get over the PTSD symptoms I'm having...

I'm kinda having an episode, its been lasting a couple days. It got really bad, I won't say details, but a new all time low for me. So my husband in my best interests decided to take me to the hospital. My very first time. So I was scared. I get in and there is a nurse who is really nice, gets...

Thank you @DogwoodTree for the pointers, I honestly do try. I usually have a list of things I want to talk about. But once Im stuck I can't even reach for it. I get to overwhelmed to do anything. I shut down. I do use bodily sensations and objects to bring me back. But it's almost like a residue...

No I have not been diagnosed with OCD. But I'm pretty sure I suffer from some components of it. My therapist has brought it up. I have such an awesome therapist. He is the only one I could force myself to see. He was there for me right after I was raped, within the first week. we have truly...

Thank you for replying @DogwoodTree. All of those things cross my mind too! I want to talk so badly, but the words won't come out. Every benifit of talking runs through my mind. Sometimes I can get a single word out although strained. But I loose it and can't speak! Even posting on here is...

My therapist says I'm stuck in a frozen state. How does one find themselves stuck in a frozen state? I want to talk I really do, but when we bring up some heavy stuff I tend to dissociate. My therapist notices this and either gives me space to try and bring myself back or he tries to engage...

You all have been so active! Way to go! :tup: I hope you heal fast Anthony! Tuesday- 1 hour spin with weighted vest and 1 hour advance bootcamp. Today- 1 hour bootcamp. I was helping my friend run through her class schedule as she is becoming an instructor. Tomorrow is her first class...