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THIS is literally EXACTLY what I am talking about. I can understand general triggers across a group of survivors/victims, but I had posted on my blog a picture of me when I was thinner, and I got an anonymous message requesting that I tag "pro-anorexia" posts because they're triggering to them...

@Spiderallis I try not to generalize it, as I use trigger warnings, and not all of us have Munchhausen. If you don't like to associate with people who use trigger warnings, that's fine, but we're not all trying to avoid recovering. For example, I started out my blog without trigger warnings...

I use trigger warnings on my blog, just to be safe, but honestly, it actually helps me a lot to read stories similar to mine (even if it makes me feel extremely extremely uncomfortable). There was only one instance where I was extremely triggered by a tag someone used, and the only reason for...

I think you need to understand that PTSD is a very long, hard process, first. She can get help, and continue to work hard, but let me be clear: it won't make what happened to her disappear. Don't let this ruin the fact that there is hope. She can still continue to work towards being as...

@Sally sue - It's okay :) you didn't minimize it. It's just me trying to wrap my head around what happened to me. It would be easier to have a word other than bullying for it. Other people can say "I was raped" and summarize it quickly. I have "I was bullied" and I feel like it's almost given an...

@greenleaf, this made me smile. Yes, it's funny how people use "high functioning" in regards to people who have PTSD. From these forums, it appears to me that we're all pretty "high functioning" in terms of acting normal and continuing to live life as normally as we can, and yet we're almost put...

@Solara, seriously, thank you. I don't know why I said that she said "me too" because it wasn't exactly that. She compared my trauma (vaguely) to those who have been raped. She's also (on various occasions) noted that "bullying happens to everyone" kind of thing, and has referenced to her own...

@Solara, yes, people can be very insensitive. You're not going off tangent at all. I appreciate you sharing a bit of your background with me. First off, I think no matter what happened to you, you deserve to determine what you call it. I really hate when people try to minimize shit like that...

I've been struggling a lot lately, because of these issues. Anyways, I had a hard time recognizing some things lately, mostly that my trauma has been compared to others. This is what gets me about trauma (sarcasm here), it's always that someone else has it worse. It's not just bullying to me...

@FindingMyself88 gosh, tell me about it. I've been having boundary issues since my trauma happened, which was 7 years ago. I still have issues finding a therapist I like, and one that doesn't cross boundaries. It seems to be it is either one or the other for me. I'm glad you gave up answering -...

@FindingMyself88 - Everyone is definitely different, although we don't know the specifics of her anxiety and her issues, she might have this. In contrast to that though, she doesn't have any of the knowledge or right to try to compare her trauma to yours, and you aren't obligated to respond by...

I'll add to that - iPhones allow you to go into the contact and block their number, so if you need to do that, there's one option (if you have an iPhone)

Hey there, @Sephira . I'm so sorry to hear that you can anticipate his blow-ups, and it sounds to me like you're experiencing anxiety from his blow-ups. I get that "sick, gross feeling" in my stomach when I have a panic attack, so that sounds quite worrisome. Have you talked to anyone about your...

As someone who has PTSD from being bullied as a teen, yes. It is most definitely a cause. Although a few people would say that mine was from the physical assaults and almost downright "torture" I've experienced from them, my PTSD is caused by being bullied. I don't know the specifics of her...

I agree with Rumors idea. I had trouble telling my therapist about my suicidal thoughts, and spent weeks to months thinking of how I should bring it up with her, but I just started with how Rumors put it, and the conversation went from there. It's going to be hard, but you can do it.

You need to be honest with her and tell her. If you brush it off and try to do this somatic experiencing trauma processing work while you're in this state, it could only make things even worse. You haven't failed - you have hit a bump in the road. We all hit them, and sometimes they're rougher...

I've been having a lot of flashbacks lately. In the past week, I've had at least 5 of them, which is pretty high for me. Most of them have been caused by the fact that my teeth are bleeding because of my wisdom teeth coming through. The dentists have warned it would be extremely rough on me to...

@ill, you have been so helpful to me, and I am SO grateful for your experience with this, and your knowledge. In reference to my T's behavior, yeah... that doesn't surprise me. I seem to choose those, and care most for those who tend to cross the boundaries with me without realizing it because...

@ill - Basically, I set up an appointment with the CHC, and they set up an appointment for me, and then we'll go from there. I'm quite discouraged as of lately though, because my current T has mentioned/said at least twice "they won't do anything for you" and on tuesday she even said "you're...

I made an appointment with a psychologist, and I brought up having difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep (mostly because of nightmares), and I mentioned being very anxious (in my words I think I said jumpy) and irritable. I brought up my issues with anger, and crying a lot, and that I...

Thank you, both of you. @SheilaKathy no I haven't written a trauma diary, for many reasons. One being that the information might be triggering to others, and the other is a bit harder to explain (just a personal reason). I'll take both of those ideas into consideration, as they will (most...

Well, it's official. I have ran out of money (both insurance and cash) to see my T. In the beginning, she had said that if I needed to, she would do a few pro bono sessions with me. In between then and now, she has started to work less hours, so she can't do pro bono anymore. I got a referral...

Holy!!! I just said this the other day!!! Mindblown right now. It really feels like a lot of the days I have a straw in my mouth, and I'm trying to breathe through it, and by the end of the day (when I can reassure myself I'm home and in a safe place) it's like the straw is removed. Ugh PTSD...

Hey, we all do! I definitely do too, but you're not a freak :)

UPDATE: Since I posted this, I worked up the courage to ask my psychology professor about my situation (I have no money to continue seeing my T). Considering he's a clinical psych at a hospital in my district, and the board/director of the mental health team unit here, he suggested (without...