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    Short term vs long term therapy opinions and experiences

    I haven't read all of these responses but some of it makes me feel bad because I am well in long term therapy i believe now 10 years with my current therapist but i did not jump into my trauma...i also have an eating disorder so it was a lot of in and out of hospitals at times and i had to get...
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    Having a very hard time

    Having urges to self harm and starve basically I don't want to even try anymore ...
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    Long term trauma treatment?

    Thanks I haven't talked to my therapist about it again. I did dbt in other treatment even a php program and hated it I am sort of annoying when it comes to things it could have been me being stubborn back then but I am doing work in therapy i just had a huge setback and it's a struggle I know my...
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    On My Was Back From River Oaks

    My therapist has mentioned trauma treatment but I am scared for a lot of reasons but sounds like you had a really positive experience
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    Long term trauma treatment?

    I'm seeing my therapist tonight I am struggling ...not sure I want to bring up the long term trauma treatment unless she does or should I discuss it further I am just scared I have a room I pay rent for too with a friend I don't know what would happen there it is just a huge step and I just...
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    Long term trauma treatment?

    Thanks its difficult as my shift for work is 8-4:30/5 so its really not easy to do part time work i really couldn't i am also head teacher of the classroom so its a whole complicated thing i couldn't really drop down to part time so its a hard decision to make to be honest i dont' know what is...
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    Long term trauma treatment?

    I will talk to my therapist i don't know if i should voluntarily agree to go to treatment or let it build up like i do every time before a hospitalization like for my eating disorder or even just when i have been suicidal its always a build up...but i just got this promotion and more hours i...
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    Long term trauma treatment?

    Thanks I will have to figure things out I know my health should be my main concern and not work but I have always been like that like work is the most important thing even if I am struggling and being completely destructive.
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    Childhood New Memories Relating To Brother Raping Me

    Thanks for understanding. I am having a hard time coming to terms with everything. I struggled with my other abuser and making him the bad guy for years and he was a family friend not brother ...
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    Childhood New Memories Relating To Brother Raping Me

    I suppose that is true...i guess its my idea of family and the memories break that...
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    Childhood New Memories Relating To Brother Raping Me

    thats how i feel i am so conflicted and my idea he is my brother so i can't not love him its so screwed up my psychiatrist told my therapist it sounds like a monster when my therapist shared what i wrote in my journal about the abuse...and its not sugarcoated at all...
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    Long term trauma treatment?

    we have been trying to at least find a trauma group so i am less alone but there is nothing really around me. its hard because i am a mess but can still manage work so i wonder if i can manage i know part of me can hardly keep up with what i am doing I work hard but get so tired and exhausted...
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    Having a very hard time

    thanks for the advice i will send you a PM and look some up i have been on psych wards many times and often tehy trigger panic attacks and it is really awful...i have done eating disorder treatment many times but never there did i deal with trauma they knew i had it just never talked about it...
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    Long term trauma treatment?

    Anyone done a program or know any or what it really would entail I only know psych wards and eating disorder programs I really don't know much about this and I still think I would say no because of my job and stuff but with how I have been struggling I don't know how much I can take I don't know...
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    Long term trauma treatment?

    My therapist is concerned that I have been being self destructive in my behaviors...I cut and basically than passed out in the middle of writing her a text about doing that she is concerned I will do that and say my roommate comes home and sees me like that she would probably call 911 and I...
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    Childhood Repressed memories of child on child sexual abuse resurfacing

    I understand what you are going through I have recently remembered things I did not and I did tell my therapist who truly believed me and has been very supportive my family doesn't want to hear it but my situation is kind of complicated at the moment with that but therapist are good it took me a...
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    Having a very hard time

    Not feeling well and sent a message to my therapist she hasn't responded yet... I am just tired so tired...
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    Having a very hard time

    I told my therapist about the cutting she wants my razorblades when I see her tomorrow that's all she texted me this morning after some rambling text last night I don't even know what I am saying half the time when in certain states...
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    Having a very hard time

    Thank you I know true. My roommate is going away Thursday and asked me to take care of her dogs of course I said yes but it's a week and I am just not emotionally well and scared something will happen and I will need to be hospitalized I am just like telling myself I have to be...
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    Having a very hard time

    Scared to tell my therapist how I am feeling...if the threat of being hospitalized is still existent I am scared but I feel so depressed and just off I texted her about a financial thing earlier I don't want to be like well now I am a mess... I cut the past two days and did not tell her I am...
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    Childhood New Memories Relating To Brother Raping Me

    Thank you it has been hard with new memories and its just so much i can't...i wish it would go away and my own brother i tell my therapist i still love him i think or is that just obligation...idk its confusing...and I am an emotional mess...
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    Starting new medication thoughts

    good to know my psychiatrist told me it is mainly for sleep and i am also very ptsd i take less than i used to i was overmedicated in the past now i am just on a couple, the riserpdal, vyvanse, lamictal and clonopin and now the trazedone...my therapist was just concerned of my low body weight...
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    Struggling

    I am so tired even though I got more sleep last night ...my emotions are just all over the place I asked my therapist for an extra session she said she could do that . I just don't know how I am going to get through all this she said I will and she will support me it's just hard... i will see if...
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    Starting new medication thoughts

    I hardly drink just I have softball Tuesday's it's my only night out and I had one drink ...my therapist wants me to try to go to bed earlier anyway because at night I get more emotional and stuff and the thoughts just get too much went to bed last night fine. I start my upped risperdal today...
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    Struggling

    thank you and i am just going to try to read and relax seeing my therapist was comforting because she has a way of comforting me so i am a little more ok than i have been but still exhausted and she is right i need to end the night earlier sometimes because my mind is getting away from me right...
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