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@EveHarrington is it valerian root? I use valerian tea for anxiety, pms, muscle aches, sleeplessness.

Thank you, @Poofycat, I will definitely investigate your suggestions!

YES! I realized recently that dissociation explains almost all of the weirdness of my youth. I used to lay on the floor of my bedroom and stare out of the window at the sky for hours and it felt like there was no house around me, just my room and clouds. So I say things like, "I feel like...

@Justmehere I think you're right about his anxiety over what to do. Also sometimes it's hurt feelings because he doesn't always recognize what's happening to me. It's hard when things occur on a spectrum to recognize that they're happening. We've talked a lot about what he can do. For a while he...

I think it's some of both. I tend to speak in metaphors about those episodes and he is a very literal person--he's a social scientist and always says exactly what he means. I think the hard thing for him is that he wants things to make sense. Sometimes even differences in, say, how much butter...

I think it's well to expect that people (especially in this forum) aren't trying to be rude or dismissive of others' feelings. Generic replies can be helpful or not, depending on the situation, and they should be replied to on a case by case basis. It's hard to do, but the world is better when...

What are some ways you explain dissociation/depersonalization/derealization to an intimate partner? I had a depersonalization episode yesterday, and a weird one. I was looking at houses online because we may or may not be moving to another state soon. He (my partner) sent me some links to check...

My fatigue comes and goes. I have phases where I need to sleep several extra hours a day, and when I have my period I almost can't move for the first two days. I've managed it by giving myself twenty or thirty minutes every day to lay on the couch and do nothing. No tv, no computer, no phone, no...

@mary1979 "...it seems to make others uncomfortable." I decided a few years ago that I shouldn't have to guard my true experiences for the sake of other's comfort. Oh, sure, there are more and less appropriate times to bring things up, but I won't pretend events in my life didn't happen so...

Something I've done lately with new friends is letting the fact that my family is completely dysfunctional slip out as soon as it could come up naturally in a conversation. If it's something they can't understand, they're probably not people I want to be friends with. My childhood was severely...