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    Therapist homework: Make a list of how to fix living situation (just posting in case y’all have anything to add?)

    Something else to consider might be housing for people with disabilities. There is going to be some differences based on local laws and rules, but you might not necessarily have to qualify for financial disability assistance from the government to qualify to live in a building for people with...
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    Tips for staying stable when destabilization comes a knocking

    I make sure that I am meeting my needs. Food, water, shelter, and sleep are things you have to have to keep from destabilizing further. After that is showers and something that I enjoy that I have to leave the house for.
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    Random Conversation

    They're both comedy films starring Cary Grant directed by big name directors that were filmed only a few years apart. Part of the reason I can't pick a favorite is that they're so similar.
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    Therapist Shares Her Med Taper

    If one of my therapists were to tell me this, I don't know that I'd see it any differently than any other time one of them has mentioned something going on with their health. I've had therapists mention if they're having dental surgery or something so that if they had to cancel an appointment...
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    Random Conversation

    1. What is your favorite movie? Either Bringing Up Baby or Arsenic and Old Lace 2. What is your favorite book? The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 3. Goal check in: have you made progress on your New Years resolutions? I didn't make any this year. I had been doing so much analyzing...
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    Accomplishment. Supporter Unhappy.

    What is it that you used to do when you were more dependent on him that you are not doing now? I think I'm understanding the difference in you internally and how he reacts to you changing, but I'm not entirely sure what differences he is noticing.
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    Therapist homework: Make a list of how to fix living situation (just posting in case y’all have anything to add?)

    You may qualify for a supportive rental subsidy or supporting housing program. Also, reaching out to religious groups that you are not a member of can be an option.
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    Tight Clothing

    If you bought your husband a shirt that was too tight for him to be comfortable in, what would you expect him to do about it? It's reasonable that you are being reminded of your experiences with your mother, but it doesn't seem like she had a good response to you not liking the clothes she...
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    Started Doing EMDR and Now Everything Hurts

    This occured to me right in the middle of my little over two week gap between appointments when she's out of town, which seems to always be when I come up with questions I want to ask her.
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    Started Doing EMDR and Now Everything Hurts

    I've been doing EMDR since January. Things have been going pretty well. I've gotten used to the process, and I've been making progress. I have also been staying in my body more. I've had a very good last few weeks espescially. Something strange that has been happening is that I've been noticing...
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    Medical MRI Shows Tumors & Cysts On Spine

    I think you are handling this all very well. Playing telephone with doctors' offices is frustrating even when it is a minor issue. I get all my MRIs at the fancy sports medicine place because I don't want to deal with the stress of going to one of the big hospitals either.
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    Trauma Specialists

    My insurance had a much better search than Psychology Today's website. They are pickier about what they can list as specialties.
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    Rights in US regarding "psych" assessments at hospitals and inter-agency privacy of trauma history details?

    Would you be able to also check on the county level? In my state, you would be able to go through either your own county and the county that the facility is in. They are also able to advocate on your behalf with state agencies.
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    How to cope with and stop dissociative amnesia

    I've been struggling with this lately. When I'm having this problem, I keep a notebook next to me at all times. I start each week with a page of stuff that I'm going to need to remember in the future beyond the week. I designate a space for each day and fill in whatever I can. The day before...
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    Other Self Mutilation - skin picking

    I went through the screening process for a program meant for people with excoriation disorder. I decided to put it off and do EMDR first for just practical reasons, but I did learn a lot going through the screening process. I could have and probably should have talked to someone a lot sooner...
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    Dilemma - T Has Offered To Help Me Find Someone Else

    I think you should take your therapist up on her offer to help you find a new therapist. You have trusted her with many other aspects of your care, so you can have faith that she will do her best to set you up with a good therapist. Would you be able to keep your spot on the waiting list while...
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    Other Self Mutilation - skin picking

    I had some relief through taking NAC supplements, which a psychiatrist I was seeing recommended to patients that pick. Ultimately, my stomach couldn't handle the amount I needed to take every day, but they gave my skin time to heal and me time to develop better methods of dealing with it.
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    News Conversion therapist comes out.

    I think that one advantage of his statement is that it would be non-threatening to people that are in the same position that he was in. Having been in the position to be forced to attend pitches for young adults to sign up for conversion therapy on a pretty regular basis for a few years, it was...
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    Leaving Psychiatrist - Irrational Fears Sending Me Into Anxiety

    Is it possible for you to reach out to your wraparound for support on this? You have the right to get your money back and do not need to continue to see this psychiatrist to do so. You have grounds to file a complaint and Medicare has resources to help you. The specifics is going to depend on...
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    Financial Resources For PTSD

    Definitely try DHS first, but the Department of Housing and Urban Development is a second option in some areas.
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    Solicitors, religious, politics - they knock on my door and I go full rage mode.

    I think it is a very good idea to talk to someone about this. Something that stood out to me while reading your posts is that you do seem to have a plan to deal with some of this. When things went badly, you called the police, which is the right thing to do in that situation. You have already...
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    Changing therapists

    I don't know if it would help to have someone say this, but this seems like a very difficult decision to me also. When I'm in your position, the thing that helps me is to keep talking about it until one option starts seeming better than the rest, so I'm going to keep asking questions. How has...
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    Meditation techniques and Yoga

    I meditate daily and am starting to shift towards leading other people in meditation. Most of my progress was in a group setting with someone that didn't specialize in trauma but that I knew well and was able to give participants a lot of one-on-one attention. For me, the biggest thing was...
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    Changing therapists

    What do your EMDR and main therapists think about hospitalization? It also seems weird to me that you are capable of doing EMDR and not group DBT if the issue is dissociation. Do you dissociate more in group settings or behave in disturbing or disruptive ways when you dissociate? What does...
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    An accountability thread due to my relationship with my ex-therapist

    Have you made any progress in taking longer to respond to her messages?
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