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Context--and please understand that some of this is quite new and I'm trying to cope with it... Incident in question We were up late getting ready for our daughter's birthday party the following morning. It was late, we were exhausted. We got into a fight over something stupid--pop going...

Hi, it's been a long time since I posted here, but I'm having trouble wrapping my mind around this one, and have been struggling with this issue for a long time. On Sept 30, my husband said to me--in the context of a long list of questions of the things he does not force me to do--"I did force...

I'm pretty overwhelmed right now. I was informed by my SO that we only have 2 weeks to clean an entire house and I'm pretty physically disabled not to mention a psychological mess. My mother came over to "help" yesterday and she was being really awful. She's coming over again today to help with...

I feel so lost and alone. I don't know where to go or what to do to cope with this. I need some support, and I don't see my therapist again for a week. It's going to be a hard week in a lot of ways. I told her I would be okay but I'm not really... What should I do??? I want to find a place...

"We were just chilling and he was all over me and I didn't want him to be, but I didn't say anything. I felt like I had to. We were about to have sex and I told him to put on a condom. He didn't listen to me. I didn't say anything." Actually, this is not consensual sex, and is rape--she asked...

I'm suffering from severe exhaustion now. My life is resting so I can do small things like a little around the house, go to therapy, go grocery shopping. Every day I have something however small, the next day I have to be home for a rest day. I'm so tired of it. Pun not intended. Lol.

Hi @Abstract :) I'm back after a long absence too. I just wanted to say I remember you, and I'm glad you're back! :) You do belong here, and I really hope you stay. :hug: It's hard to be isolated. I've been doing the self isolation thing too. Happy to see you :inlove: Phoenix

I'm sorry for your loss. I know how hard it is, 2 years ago my therapist, who I had been with for 14 years, also died from breast cancer that spread. I grew up with her, and she was the only one who had been there through everything. It's really hard, and I still miss her. I always want to talk...

Kacee... Oh wow. He wanted to propose to you on New Years eve but HE FELL ASLEEP?!?!:facepalm: I wonder if he is so far gone that he doesn't realize how truly awful (and pathetic) that sounds. What a prince! :eek: Sheesh. So glad you're not buying in to this... He reminds me of the Prince...

Kacee-- In case there was too much "miscellaneous stuff" in my last post for you to deal with (frankly I might not have read all the posts once this thread got seriously derailed away from the support you needed if I were you) I just want you to know that I think you are really, courageous...

Good grief--I'm sorry but this is getting out of hand. I am a so-called "sufferer" (I really wouldn't label myself that way but it's necessary, I know, just to be clear on this forum of where people are coming from) and have been dealing with this for about 24 years--I've been in therapy and...

Georgia, Reading what you wrote was like reading about myself at your age. I was also sexually assaulted, more than once, and developed all of the symptoms you are struggling with now. I also had an abusive home environment and a mother who didn't understand/blamed me, an alcoholic father...

I just read your last post, and have to say I've been on the receiving end of those threats and verbal abuse, too. I am sorry, and I am sorry that it sounds like she does not seem willing to get the help she needs. But, there are lots of people out there (me included) that struggle with these...

I am a person with PTSD, and have been with my partner for 8 years. Granted, I've been doing this for awhile (15 years now of therapy), but I don't consider calling names and yelling appropriate behaviour, PTSD or not. (Though, I'm actually on the receiving end of that occasionally when my SO...

LOL I *love* that idea!!! Makes me wish I had someone's ear to blow it into!!! (or not. ROTFLMAO) Not a stalker maybe... Just someone I really, really, really didn't like, preferably who also didn't know I was--like a harmless nuisance. *SWEET!* It's like "phone mace".

Hi Whitney, I don't know if it works the same in the US (Canada here) but when my partner got his new cell phone number, he started getting calls all the time from creditors of the person before him who had the number, and he just called the cell phone company & explained the situation, & they...

One interesting thing though... My daughter, who is now 14, does the same thing--without the bent and twisted parts. She listens to music (no rocking) and daydreams. I am not sure if she controls her daydreams or not (which are far more normal, like she is famous or something or meets someone...

All I could think when I saw the title of this topic was ohmygod, is there someone out there like me? I am not too surprised to hear there are so many rockers, but it was good to read a few who who dissociate while they rock, too. I wonder if there is anyone who does what I do, though, or if...

Very dysfunctional & toxic with my parents, and my only brother & I are estranged. Sadly this is just a result of the family dynamic for the most part, we didn't have a falling out or anything... In fact we were extremely close when we were children. We're just very different people now &...

Most of the time I have no idea what I am feeling... Unless it's a really extreme emotional reaction. I think I am usually dissociated unless I am in therapy & my T is actively trying to help me notice & experience what is going on in my body. Even then other dissociation or numbing will often...

Hmm... Guess I am different than most, my daughter & her friends found the 2nd & last book progressively boring... But I liked the 2nd & 3rd books even better than the first one--which was also good but slow due to the fact they were building up the background, the environment, the politics &...

The lethargy you describe & difficulty with parenting (likely as a result of not having the same amount of get up & go & energy as usual and just not feeling like your self) is a very typical side effect. It is the main reason I hate this drug so much is I have significantly more energy &...

I have to say that this is not a good medication to take for anxiety, sleep or anything else. In fact, don't take it unless you have no other options. There are other medications effective for these things. I am on this drug, yet again, and I wish I wasn't. There really is no practical...

Well, personally, I agree with most here--it has been my experience that I *definitely* can get triggered by movies & tv programs, although less than I used to be it still does happen, or even conversations about movies, tv shows, or other sufficiently triggering material. However, I definitely...

Gizmo... Great big hugs & lots of support & healing energy being sent your way... I am glad you figured out what was best for you... As you know, I too know that bottomless, or seemingly bottomless & overwhelming fear of losing the one you love so much... I agree it is better in this...