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I have always been interested and engaged in politics. However, we now have four years not of a politician but a perpetrator. He has cast forth so much negativity and evil, I cannot find peace in watching what happens. My wife and I just got married last year after 20 years together and I fear...

count me in for a pc. saw hispanics in fla are coming out in droves to vote. rapists and murderers my asp!

I am confused as well especially when your T is doing IFS work and then where do DID alters come in if you don't lose time? Maybe parts is parts.

I've always been ambitious and productive, lots of interests, hobbies, and so on. I lost my job a while ago and enjoyed the freedom to hike, read and make art. I've been in several shows and sold pieces and that felt good. The novelty of no longer working lost its shiny veneer but I don't care...

My T always sat on the floor, too. I think it is better than being in a submissive position. ;)

All of the above.

Trust can be so elusive. I was challenging my T a lot for a long time and making her prove her self. She almost always came through (allowing space for the human factor). It will get better, stick with it.

Ok, I get that. Thank you for explaining.

After being with the same person for 21 years, I have given up on normal. Something works, obviously. I think I found someone incredibly compassionate and nurturing who can see thru my muck to the good points and is enamored by my lust for life. On the other hand, we have snits about stupid...

I work with a trainer and am curious how you are triggered? We move at such a constant pace, I barely talk and am always busy counting reps!! I also find it helps me be in my body because he is pushing me all of the time.

That sounds like you have good body awareness. Eye contact builds connection. I think if you are being spoken to or listened to by someone who is not making eye contact, it feels as though they aren't actively engaged, listening or interested. Not true for trauma survivors, but who can tell? I...

Like I want to lie in bed all day, drinking coffee and reading a book. However, after a few hours of that, I'll get antsy and restless.

Physically experiencing an emotion to me can mean tension in my neck, chest or tightness in my throat if there is fear or sadness. Extreme elation can bring on euphoria. Sometimes bad feelings, stress, can cause a headache or a lot of shoulder tension. Definitely elevated heart rate or sweaty...

@jcat you twiddle thumbs, I jiggle my right leg and change position 87 times. I continously catch myself slouching like a teenager, sit up and 10 minutes later find myself slouching with arms crossed again. It's a constant wrestle between the child and adult.

@scout86 I wouldn't say eye contact needs a rigid.standard but it is an intense form of intimacy. Certainly by sharing a visual connection you gain and reveal so much more regarding feelings. And I know I am hiding and avoiding by dodging her gaze. No, we needn't lock eyes like mad monkeys for...

This may seem like a ramble of sorts but I'm diving in. I am thinking today about how mundane things become big things in therapy and how I am stymied by what seems so insignificant. But maybe they aren't insignificant afterall, but a matter of learning to ask for what you need. I am 4.5 years...

Once I asked mine if she'd rather be a big red dog or a little blue dog. She said a little blue dog so she could ride along in someone's purse

Freedom from anxiety Buckets of trust True connection with more than a few

@hodge, in response, I saw an article the other day re: whether stupid people realize they're stupid...accompanied by a photo of Rump supporters. 'Splains alot.

Good to know I'm not the only one who only sees parts in writing. Thanks for posting. While it feels wierd and scary to consider, it can help get to some real emotions. Take your time and keep talking to your therapist

I know what you are going through. Six months ago, I started non-dominant hand writing exercises to do inner child work. Through this time, four or five different "parts" emerged from the writing and my T suggested I could be on the DID spectrum. I don't lose time, I don't switch, and the only...

..I'm feeling sad/depressed/grieving and compassion vs nothing. It sucks, but it means a thaw is happening, I think.

I'm not sure to what extent we really need to provide the details. I think general language can get the point across. Do we have to tell everything and be retraumatized?

Whoa. I just tuned in. Trump knows how to ruin a good time, eh? Boooooo

Agreed. Even the best of diplomats deserve the right to create personal limits. Dignitaries don't need to wade in the mud.