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As a kid I was emotionally abused and neglected a lot, occasionally physically abused for punishment. I was a very anxious kid and incredibly nervous and stressed around people especially adults. I was very quiet in public and at school. I was too terrified to say anything or draw attention to...

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A meteorologist but then you know math got in the way. Then an illustrator and game designer, tattoo artist Psychologist, forensic psychologist Now I just want to be responsible and make goof choices

Thank you everyone for the ideas and comforting words. It’s nice to know others experience similar things and have found ways to cope. I feel new at all this so it all seems still very overwhelming and scary.

@Tornadic Thoughts a pillow fort sounds awesome

@whiteraven i have 3 dogs and a cat, the dogs are a bit more cuddly. The cat is kinda a jackass. His name is Jax which I say is short for “jackass”. I thinks I’d be lost without my pets.

@Freida part of me wants to just saw off my arm and shoulder and get a bionic one, I’m sure the government has some sort of robocop program we don’t know about.

My girl dachshund decided to fight me for a head of lettuce that fell on the floor.

@wedon'tdowe i have tried a massage before and I hate it, they would yell at me I am too tense and would tense up too much. @Rain I don’t have a teddy bear but I have wiener dogs, they let me cuddle w them from time to time, they’re feisty though. I’ve always been tense w people touching me...

@Freida i tried asking my T for such and she just sent an email. She didn’t seem happy I canceled which I guess makes sense. I feel a little better today but still feel anxious and just thinking about a lot of stuff. I think if I wasn’t still in pain physically from the injury last year I may...

What do you do for comfort when you can’t tolerate physical touch from anyone?

@Stephernovas my relationship w my therapist sounds similar to yours. I’ve been w her for 5 years. But i would say the first 3 or so I’m not sure I trusted her. I still have trust issues that pop up, not because of her, just stuff that happened before. We can joke around and I would say I am...

I had thought I’d been doing ok the last week or so...well ok for me. Last year around this time I was in the psych unit for attempted suicide after I was attacked at work and work just kept making things worse. I didn’t think much of the time of year or of my psych visit anniversary. I’m still...

Anger and disappointment. And pain. I had a setback w my physical therapy from my injury from last year’s attack. I was almost done w PT, like next week should’ve been my last week but now I’m having pain in my shoulder and numbness in my arm and hand again. I’m hoping I don’t have to do another...

It makes sense to me. And I’m very sorry for what you have been through. It can be difficult to relate to others after traumatic events or even just simply trusting people can be difficult. You’re not crazy. It’s a very difficult thing to work through and experience and takes time. You’re likely...

Finishing up Sons of Anarchy, never watched it while it was on. Also watching holiday baking shows for inspiration.

For me it’s like seeing everything at once, like in my peripheral and all around. I can be talking to you but I’m listening to other things too. I’m tense. I’m imagining a million scenarios that can happen before they do and how to react even though they don’t happen. My eyes are constantly...

@Rad sorry you re experiencing those isolating feelings. I live in the US and like others have said I’m not sure our country “gets it” but people do love tossing the label around jokingly. And it is more associated w veterans than the general population. I’ve been working w my therapist for 5...

I do all the cooking, which is fine bc my dad can’t cook to save his life and I enjoy it. Brother and sister in law will come over and maybe a friend. I stick to pretty traditional food with my own flair. Desserts is where I go crazy and try new recipes. Last year I did a creme brûlée pumpkin...

Hey welcome, I can understand and relate to your feelings of wanting comfort. My mom wasn’t really affectionate w me, I’m honestly not sure she liked me, so I have all sorts of neat attachment issues now I’m working through. From my therapist I have wanted like a hug or to be held and nothing...

That is intense. I was in a really bad car accident when I was 17 , it was winter, I flipped the car and it rolled at least 3 times and hit a telephone pole. I closed my eyes and prepared to die bc I just saw the world spinning and my friend screaming. And then there was silence and then my...

I’m on a lower dose of Topomax for migraines and weight loss. I’m also on anti depressants and have a prn anti anxiety which all make me tired, I feel most meds make you tired which sucks when people say “be more active!” And you’re like “look it took 25 mins for me to put on pants”. It sucks...

@TexCat i have a few. I actually just hit the one year mark I was attacked at work and got a spine injury. I’ve been muddling through those feelings the past few days. It’s tough bc you want to prepare yourself for anniversaries/triggers but you don’t want to perseverate on them. Hang in there...

@Nikki Carter sorry for what you’re going through. The healing process can be a long one and a very frustrating one. But as Mundz said, even just beginning to share on here is a good step in the right direction. I’ve been in therapy for awhile for trauma and there are times I feel like I’m back...

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