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So sorry for your pain, know how you feel. The vicious people I have to deal with assault me mentally and physically every day, ever since I reported a crime, which in their eyes was a crime to report it. They are so vicious many times I don't know what is up or down when I get home. I know I...

Well, I can't look at that smut, when growing up we always had a famous newspaper in the house that depicted naked women in there and even as a teen I found myself questioning: why do they only show women? You know, that objectification, that retail space filled with human merchandise. It was my...

Yeah, agree with that, there is only so much your brain can get accomplished, and yes many times it is easier to just not think about it. It is not denial, it is simply a way for us to protect ourselves from pain. Didn't know that was possible but it is.

That kind of crap goes on in every corner of my workplace. There are these cashiers that stand close to their registers, I swear it looks they are out on the street hailing down cars, if you know what I mean. Mostly married men, some scarily obese love these girls and the girls love the money...

Well, I know how you feel there for sure, working environments stifle my free spirit, my common sense, my intelligence is assaulted when I have to work for people who are too dumb to know much.... the list goes on and on. It is excruciating having to listen to those people every day, their...

Very good post, that is most likely what many PTSD sufferers have to deal with.... To change the damage that past abusers have done is very very difficult to do.... especially when recognizing how many such predators walk around and attempt to abuse a victim all over again. Since my own father...

Write it down and let your T read it, would be a lot easier for you...

Was not familiar with TRE, could be beneficial for some patients, sounds too dramatic for me, I tend to deal with things methodically, intrinsically, and delve into issues with high concentration while sorting out thousands of details. That is just how my mind works...

Have you asked your T what can be done in that case? Can she give you assignments to work on at home? A lot of therapy is repeated treatments that are identical and many issues have to be worked on multiple times before they can completely be solved.

My advice? Collect as much proof as you can, and yes that would include exact dates, times, videos, voice recordings, collect witnesses and record their statements. Abuse at schools is very common and every single time the victims are shunned and abused much much worse after they report it and...

I think there are often issues besides PTSD too, tend to forget that not everything in life is due to PTSD. I do not fear physical relations, I just fear people that attempt to force me into physical relations. I hate it when people touch me that are complete strangers, especially if these...

You have to be cautious, but likely that is a given in many countries. Due to the fact that many citizens carry weapons the chance of being killed is certainly higher than in countries where this is not the case. Many killings here happen due to domestic violence issues, but also drugs and...

Well, what you went through really sucks, loosing anyone to suicide is a tough deal. However when we loose a person we often idealize that person too. I was abused too, during childhood, during marriage and later on by multiple stalkers. But not once did I ever cheat, not even on my abusive...

OMG, there are tons of such guys everywhere, at my job, in the grocery store, in all types of places. Best policy is to stay far out of their range. It is really really bad when I have to avoid supervisors and managers, because my job depends on them, my pay is dependent on the fact that I am...

Write down everything, everything even if that particular memory does not make much sense. These sporadic memories with just little tiny bits of rememberings are typical of sexual abuse survivors. I had those same type of memories too, just small tiny bits of information that told me just enough...

Yep, I enjoy working for myself too and will certainly enlarge my capacities within different branches of work to continue learning and to hopefully succeed in my future endeavors. I love learning, creativity has always been one of my strong points, will always continue on that road for sure...

That must be so incredibly tough for you, I can only imagine in what pain you must be in right now. It is not just about the money, when a person works it helps them to be a productive member of society, to help with a common goal to provide products or services. That is why so many youngsters...

Yeah, that is really really tough. Because when we are in actual flashbacks that is when the memories are most intense, and that is the best time to work these things out. However that is also the very same time we are most distressed and the flight or fight process might be present at that...

Not sure what the scientific explanation is for EMDR, but it does indeed move the trauma along. I use it when I am very distressed, there are days I do not need to use it. I wonder if our eyes moving in those different directions give impulses to the brain in a certain way to digest trauma and...

I think Hypnosis is a very interesting topic and individuals who are capable of putting you under such influences can indeed hurt you in a very short amount of time. Had a very powerful and negative experience with a predator who attempted to use such influences. I find that whole area very...

I feel your pain, I used to watch dramas, crime shows abundantly. Ever since I got PTSD I don't go near such programs anymore. It is simply too much for my mind to witness criminal acts, even though they may be fictional. These crime shows often portray crimes that really did happen and are so...

Our brains seal off such memories to protect ourselves from the pain it causes. It takes specific interventions to reach such memories because they are not lost forever, they are just tucked away somewhere in the corner of your brain. Warning, if you have therapy and are attempting to get at...

So sorry to hear how your child was abused by people who should know better. I believe because he was too smart to be tricked into behaving and too heavy/strong to be easily forced into behaving. Right on because that happens at all age levels. Ever since I have entered schools and workplaces...

Yep, had to cut ties completely with my biological family. I was always surprised how I still managed to have a good childhood despite all of the crap. But my father is so toxic I can barely breathe when I am close. You are describing a very common problem, something that I have witnessed from...

Yes, agreed, seek a therapist right away, before it can turn into PTSD. Sometimes there is enough time, but sometimes there is not enough time. The sooner you seek help the better it will be for you.