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    20 Little Friends In My Pocket

    PinkLady, I am impressed. When I stop smoking, I absolutely cannot drink caffeine. As soon as I have one of them, I have to have the other one. They are inseparable.
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    What Are You Feeling Today? Not Thinking, Rather Feeling! Can You Identify Yours?

    I'm feeling. . .impatient, I think. I sometimes feel when a new CSA memory is coming. I have had that feeling now since Monday and I just want it to come and be done with it.
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    Winning the war against shame - is it really possible?

    Hi Maddog, The best thing for me was being near others in crisis, seeing the shame they felt at themselves and thinking that these people have nothing to be ashamed about. Next thing I knew, I started thinking the same thing about myself. It wasn't easy or immediate, but I don't really feel...
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    Let The Games Begin - London 2012 Olympics

    What I love about the Olympics is that it is something my wife and daughter love, so we get some great family time and discussion out of it. BTW, my favorite Olympic sport is from the Winter Olympics. . .curling. There, I admitted it. :)
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    Poll If You Repressed/suppressed Your Trauma, What Triggered Your Memories To Return?

    Mine started when we found child porn on a client's computer. I reported it to the police and also had to force the company who owned the computer to also report. That afternoon, I had my first fragments of my CSA.
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    How To Grieve?

    I'm at a similar place as you describe and struggling with the same issue. . .so I haven't figured out any tips to share. I think, though, that grief takes time and so does unlocking those places where it is stored. For myself, when I feel a tinge of grieving emotion, my first response is to...
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    What Are You Thankful For?

    I'm thankful that my kids don't like cartoons that are horrible. . .well, except for those Alvin and the Chipmunk movies. . .
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    The Small Things In Life. What Makes You Happy?

    Hearing my 7-year-old son trying out new words in his vocabulary. Sometimes they aren't quite right. :)
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    10,000 Posts

    Congrats, Nicolette! I'm still working on the 250 post club, I can't even imagine 10,000. You deserve to brag, how much support have you given others with those posts? You've made the world a better place. That goes for all of you 10,000 club members. Thank You all!
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    What Are You Thankful For?

    I am thankful for understanding what the question "What am I thankful for?" means. . .even when I can't think of anything to be thankful for.
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    Is Anyone Else Constantly Tired?

    Same here. Always tired. . .but I also hate to sleep. . .so that combination seems to be a bad one. :)
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    How To Increase Understanding Of Ptsd

    Oasis, Not sure if this is the case, but thought I would throw it out there. I got a sense when reading your post that your friend may have been overwhelmed with emotion when she said these hurtful things. Sometimes, even normals can blow a fuse. If this is an overall healthy relationship...
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    The Wish Game With A Twist (Just A Bit Of Fun)

    Wish granted, but now you have so much energy that the government has hooked you up to the energy grid to help provide power. I wish it was always 72 degrees with a slight breeze.
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    One Kind Thing To Say About Yourself.

    I can still write.
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    No Longer Wanting The "good Days"

    Hi Frozen, I think that this is what messes me up more than anything. I can deal with all of the other stuff, but the unpredictable up and down of good day/bad day is awful.
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    What Are The Main Differences Between Ptsd And Complex Ptsd?

    Thank you for the response, Anthony. You have a knack for making me think about this subject in different ways, which is something that I value highly. The older and crustier I get, the less often it happens and the more I value it. I absolutely agree with this statement. My current...
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    What Are The Main Differences Between Ptsd And Complex Ptsd?

    While CPTSD or DESNOS are not official diagnosis, that really doesn't bother me that much. What I do appreciate about having those labels available to use, is that it allows people to communicate a complex idea very quickly and simply. Yes, we lose some accuracy and precision by doing so, but we...
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    What Were You Like Before Ptsd?

    Took me awhile to respond to this thread. . .and not even sure how far I'll get this time. Like a lot of people, I don't really have a before PTSD because trauma started by/before age 3 for me. Sometimes I think I get a glimpse of who I would have been, but I can't ever grasp hold of it and...
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    G.o.l.d

    When our daughter was 3, she was playing this little pre-school game on the computer while we were in the next room. I started to hear some singing, so I snuck over to the door so not to disturb our daughter from singing. As I got to the doorway, I heard the music of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little...
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    What Are You Grateful For Today?

    Xanax. :)
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    What Are You Feeling Today? Not Thinking, Rather Feeling! Can You Identify Yours?

    Worried and anxious about how I'll do at the bankruptcy hearing tomorrow. NOt anxious so much about the meeting, more anxious about me not verbally attacking the banker lawyers that will be there. Not a big bank fan after what they have done and are doing to our country and the world.
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    Three Words For A Change

    holds me back
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    What Are You Feeling Today? Not Thinking, Rather Feeling! Can You Identify Yours?

    I'm tired and a little scared about having some increased symptoms after yesterday's session with my t.
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