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Yep. Your ability to manage money is not her responsibility unless a certain arrangement has been made between you two. If you’ve written a cheque for the amount and handed it to her, it’s your responsibility to keep it in the bank until she withdraws it. You getting upset over when is your own...

Ugh I hate this stuff. Realistically I could go back and think of a lot of crappy things that happened with alcohol around, but how do I know if it’s the trauma impacting my symptoms now. I mean, yes my crash busted out the PTSD, but does that mean it broke down the flood gates and now...

My question is though, was beer or alcohol an element of your trauma? There was absolutely nothing related to beer or alcohol with mine, so it makes me wonder if any alcohol will be tolerable, or if I should simply remove it from my life

I was out for dinner because it was my nephews birthday today. I chose to order a beer with my meal. I was casually enjoying my meal but noticed I suddenly started getting distressed. Overall I comfortable, shortness of breath and chest tightness. In the restraunt I sat beside my younger nephew...

Omg I just realized how badly I butchered the grammar on here lol can’t even blame Siri this time

For whatever reason in my sessions, I had a huge hate on for my therapist. She continued to do things I told her bothered me and I requested she approach things differently. She basically told me to “stop it”, and start answering her. I began feeling like I was banging my head against a wall and...

Lol yes thank you. My shortness of breath has been going on for a long time. I was actually confusing my inability to breathe with my asthma. Im being followed by a pulmonologist. I have my yearly check up this month. Also have yearly testing for my breathing and etc. Last time I saw her I...

PTSD is manageable. I have an association with this idea of acceptance that is making that one hard for me. I don’t judge myself for being injured. I simply didn’t realize how little I can actually handle vs what I previously thought

I know I’m not ready for radical acceptance though. I’m okay with pacing myself, but for me that’s too much like surrendering to living in this hell forever and letting the bad guys win

Yes! Before my accident I practiced dbt skills, yoga and mindfulness a lot. I taught it so I didn’t want to be a hypocrite. I’ve found it a ridiculous amount harder to practice the skills I used to. find effective for what I thought was similar stress levels. I know they are effective, but I...

After the first conversation, I can usually now just say, “the ideation is back”. Sometimes she asks details about it, and others she explores why

I think I avoid being in situations where people have the opportunity to develop expectations of me.

1. My neck is bothering me. 2. I wonder if my neck and back pains are only this noticeable bc I’m paying attention to them - could I actually work and eventually forget about these pains? 3. I know I’m not a liar and I’m pretty tough, so if I’m still complaining something is wrong, it’s a valid...

As you can tell, from this post - I'm back. I took some time away from the forum as I got to a point where I worried that reading the struggles and negative posts from others was causing some perpetuation of my negativity and symptoms. In a way, I guess that was true but I've also come to...

Right after my crash, I told myself I needed to do deep breathing to keep myself calm. Even though I didn't feel it (at the time I was teaching DBT skills in a residential youth program for addictions), but I was in shock and knew it would be helpful to employ those skills. Normally I'm...

Because what therapist would share the awful times that they didn't have their shit together? Would you want to see someone who you perceive to be as equal a mess as your life may be at this current point in time? They get paid to present that they have everything under control and the...

I’m good. I know these are irrational thoughts

#avoidance lol

I have a terrible record running in my mind about how she’s unfriendly with me (sometimes) and she’s super pumped to see other (easier) patients. Doesn’t help that the person after me was a young woman she hadn’t seen in a while and it was like they were having a nice little catch up. She then...

Does anyone ever get this feeling? I was attending one of my appointments today (not my therapist, but someone else helping in the recovery process that I feel is essential at this point in time), and I don't know if she was just quiet today or what but I interpreted it as her being sick of...

As many of you know I had a bad car accident last year. I have been advocating for more physiotherapy, while also seeing a therapist for PTSD. I'm feeling really stuck because my physio has been on vacation for what will be 9 days tomorrow, and while I've been following her directions of what to...

Changing therapists when you feel that resistance is delaying your progress. Working through issues with your therapist regardless of how awful and ugly it may feel is most optimal. My therapist is very clear with me that I have extreme trust issues, but it’s our consistency that is helping g to...

ugh. I’m even dreaming of having panic attacks. I woke up thinking it was a memory, but nope. It was a dream. All the triggering content was factual, but it all played out while I slept. It makes me sad how we get no relief. I went to bed in pain (which triggered a flashback for me the night...

Radical acceptance is fully accepting reality as it is. Rather than trying to change things, it's the idea of saying we are creating a delusion of how things should be versus how they really are. So, radical acceptance mediation is a meditation with that focus.

I spent most of the day at home and did whatever made me feel relaxed and happy, rather than what I think other people believe I should be doing.