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A dickhead who is on the steering committee of the effing CHURCH SUPPORT GROUP I attend made fun of my disability nonstop for 5 minutes until I finally cussed him out (very briefly). My honest truth is that I sincerely want him to get what's coming to him.
@Ann Barry Thanks for writing your authentic story!
I am so sorry ot tell you that that church turned out to be more like a cult and I ended up having to look for a lawyer for protection. I decided not to pursue legal action (was going to file a civil harassment restraining order) because so...
YES! Great way of putting it.
Do you have a particular way you like to reset yourself? I love doing this every year/season (whatever time frame makes sense) and I'm always interested in different ways of resetting.
I really could have used this advice! I'm in my 30s now and I'll absolutely...
Still on my cycle of sleeping WAY TOO f*ckING LATE.
I've pretty much resigned myself to having a f*cked up circadian rhythm as long as the Northern hemisphere continues to have cold, dark days. I've never done well in winter, especially sleep-wise.
Hopefully the stress can abate and I can...
Thank GOD for this thread! I can't believe I didn't remember this forum until now, almost 4am in 2018 and the demons in my head woke about an hour ago.
YES and YES and YES this has been just an utterly horrible holiday season (despite good things and positive blessings, it still was the...
What is with my ride on the sleep-too-late train and how do I get off?!?
The holidays stressed me out WAYYYYYYYYY too much and I've been up really late two nights in a row. Took Meclizine (an antihistamine good for vertigo) - 1/4 usually knocks me out, but had to do a 1/3 last night at 2:30 am...
For learning how to protect myself better
For how hard I'm working
That I've learned to embrace the pain rather than avoid or turn away from it - and that has made all the difference
For God's love
For my true friends and accountability partners
For everything being okay (despite everything)
For...
Nervous
Annoyed with the monkey mind
Ready to stop judging myself
Still judgmental of myself
Inner conflicted
Tired
Stressed
Triggered
Yet okay
Confused/curious about having conflicting feelings like this
Meeting a funny new acquaintance at recovery group tonight, who took me shopping for needed groceries and drove me home. So appreciate her kindness and her exuberant company.
For my two friends, girl and guy, who are also survivors and are walking me through this segment of my life right now so...
Slept at 4:30am last night ARGH! Body fritzed a bit from all the transformations happening within my soul and spirit and heart and mind.
Now it's past 3 am. Must...summon...the discipline to go to bed!