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Thank you all for your replies and suggestions! I will look into that site @Solara so thank you! It's good to also hear that I'm not the only one dealing with this

Some of you are being a little mean here; none of you really know whether she has experienced trauma; maybe she doesn't remember or does not acknowledge and/or use the word "trauma". Maybe she calls it "bad memories". One or two paragraphs does not qualify you to judge her This is a site for...

I have never started a thread so I'm a little scared. Still new here (about a month?). I have a lot to go over and feel bad writing so much, hang in there folks... I'm sorry... I will try and give the background briefly to get to my real question for all of you: The very first therapist I ever...

I could not agree more with risingsun (above)! In addition to everything risingsun said, I would add that a person who is really interested in your healing would be happy for you to go wherever you need for that! No explanation needed! You could also just stop making appointments with Dr. A...

I can relate to the numbness; it's been a big problem for me for many years. Some of my thoughts on a so-called PTSD diagnosis: the first time a therapist told me this I was very offended. I was in my early 20s and didn't want think that I "had something" ya know? In my most humble opinion...

Trauma, I really feel your post as you and I have some things in common. I am 30 now, but I ran away from my mom when I was 13 and ended up in group homes. Like you, the state did nothing to protect me, and my mother's rights were never fully taken (only temporarily) because like you, I didn't...

I am working with a person right now who does something called "mind/body centering" or something to that effect. He is very good and the idea is that your body holds traumatic memories too. I am having a really hard time finding a therapist and starting to believe they just can't help me. The...

I wish I could speak specifically to that drug, but I can't. If I were in your shoes though, I would research whether or not this Dentist "HAS TO" use this drug on you. There are millions of drugs out there! And what's so bad about seeing dragons lol? I mean, it sounds better than your first...

AAAAANNNNNNND with that, I am NEVER flying again... Thanks for the scary ass article lol, but no thanks!

Honestly, I would try and tell her you need part time because of your injuries and "other commitments". Don't tell her about the ptsd friend. Not because we should be ashamed! BUt people out there can be ignorant and use it against you later. I worked in non profits for 6 years, and I had a...

Your therapist said "you could be..." Lord have mercy I'm holding back the curse words! I wouldn't even go back or say goodbye.. just start searching for a better therapist right away.. It sounds like people all around you are trying to convince you that nothing happened. Hmmmmm... People who...

Oh honey, you are NOT crazy girl!!! Let me be the first to tell you without any doubt that you did NOT "make up" your abuse or your fear from your mother. Part of abuse is so much more than the "bruises" or scars or specific events. It's all the fear in between of survival and walking on...

So Brilliant and so true. Your post (all of you really) gave me a better understanding of my own family. My mom and all her sisters became "born again" Christians and are the extreme kind. They would rebuke demons from the house, the furniture, the dog lol (funny but not funny). I woke up in...

Wow, I agree with everyone here, and confess I only scanned above posts before anxiously wanting to put in my own two cents! DUMP THIS THERAPIST!!! Go with your GUT, I can't emphasize how important that is. This next sentence might sound "woo woo" but screw it, it's the truth: We (people who...

Hey girl I just had an idea about your cats and I thought I would share! If you do like my idea and want to try it, OF COURSE be super careful and diligent about how you handle interviewing and meeting potential candidates (because this involves the internet!). What if you posted an ad on...

Hey Shorty, I have been having a surge of anger the past few weeks that almost got me killed yesterday. I live in a violent city full of angry hotheads; I don't think I'm allowed to say where but it's a big city in CA where riots happen and people are murdered daily. Well, some guy almost hit...

Hi Tippi, I can relate! My mother was out of control and when she wasn't having a tazmanian-devil violent outbusrt, she was barely able to get out of bed and do anything. My childhood ended at 9, and def no normal adolescence here! (not to mention, I'm gay too!) What I really want to tell you...

I'm in CA which means Medi-Cal. I don't qualify for Medi Caid to my knowledge, and just recently found out I could even get medi-cal from the Obama thing (as it used to require having kids). I'm working on it; a good therapist would be nice! My heart goes out to you especially about money...

I am new to this forum but not new to everything FabulousEnding described. My mom used cleaning abusively too, often beating and throwing things at me while I was scrubbing something. Then I had to do it several times until it was "done right". It was similar to the infamous Mommie Dearest scene...