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I get the same way. My self care routine isn't really complex at all, and I still find myself slipping even if I just change my diet for a few days or something. I guess routines or rituals are really important, and once you find something that works for you it's best to stick with it. But life...

Oh yeah. I am better now, but I used to get violently angry and not remember it. So many stab marks in the bulletin board at work from me and the butcher knife on bad days :whistling: Definitely can go off on people too, not think anything of it, and then wonder why they act weird around me. I...

I keep my hair about chin-length. It's kinda wavy. It's naturally really dark brown, but in the autumn/winter, I usually go black with it.

Yes. It helps me a lot with creating my visual art, and 'helps' a lot with my flashbacks too

Now that sounds super melodramatic. I recently felt a very strange shift in my brain. Dissociation is nothing new to me, it seems to be a constant, but I have usually just experienced it as being "spaced out" and getting lost easily. However, over the past couple weeks, it's gone into...

Dangerously introspective

I'm sorry you're in such an unfortunate situation. I guess my advice would be to stick with your therapist, it can be a long hard road, but it is worth it and can help to get you into better shape so you can get out on your own. As for the living situation, that is super rough. Are there any...

my cat, hot black coffee, Al Green, sweet potatoes, and sunshine!

Thank you for the responses!

Wicked hot. 85-90 degrees for every day in the forecast so far. The tourists are going to be swarming up here in the beaches and mountains and lakes for the next week.

Or whatever time of day you wake up :) I am curious, because I keep hearing this "routines are so important" stuff. Also maybe looking for inspiration because mine is: -oatmeal -black coffee -??

I am thankfully no longer in that living situation. Bottles on the window ledges is a great idea! It will help me feel safer, even if it's just irrational paranoia at this point. Thank you.

Those are some fancy rooms in those pictures. Mine looks like someone went to art school and then blew up while holding all their supplies. My bedroom is probably not an ideal bedroom. Mattress on the floor and a desk. I have a little bookshelf that I propped a mirror on top of that I ripped out...

Oh man, all the time. My dreams will be going well, and then I start to get the shame and my insecurities take over the whole dang dream. I know at least for me it is almost definitely my brain trying to process shame. A lot of very familiar situations from my past in the dream world stir up...

My dad finished his first round of chemo and radiation today

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Birthdays really get me down in the dumps for some reason. Maybe try to do something nice for yourself, that you enjoy tomorrow. Even if it is something simple, you won't have to force a smile or happiness for anyone else. You deserve things you like! Even if your brain is being a...

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Oh my goodness, thank you for the lengthy response. I will have to try some of these out! I take prazosin for nightmares currently, but that is it. It's weirdly hard trying to think in the moment of things to assist me, even though I know them somewhere in my brains. I will refer to this...

I usually just scramble away from people, but on the rare chance that I am feeling like I can communicate at all, I second the "stop" hand signal!

Even though I know I'm alone, I know my door is closed and locked, and nobody can crawl in through the window, I am too afraid to sleep still almost every night. I had a few instances when I was living with room mates of random drunk guys coming into my room while I was sleeping, crawling into...

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I was snooping around this forum in hopes I'd find someone else had this experience too! Yes! This happens to me all the time and it is super unsettling. Have you found a way to help it?

I kept waking up to the sound of someone shouting for help in my room but there was nobody there. Stupid brain. Other than that, I slept a good 7 hours !

Welcome! I am very sorry to hear that. I know it can be a really rough process having to come to terms with trauma that has been hiding in your brain. You are definitely not alone though! From my experience so far, I can say with confidence that people here are very helpful and willing to give...