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The first thing you need to understand is that this is something that does happen. It is not something to be disgusted by, this is not your body betraying you. Often, people who are victims of sexual assault and even people who aren't have these fantasies. It's not to do with 'rape' itself but...

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This is the problem with PTSD at its core its symptoms mimic a lot of things and that includes cheating. I would give it time, take some time for yourself at this moment as well because this is a stressful thing for you to deal with too. Try not to spend your time jumping to conclusions too fast.

I think that I've moved out from a bad situation, living with my abuser and all but I can't quite adjust and feel comfortable yet. I'm unemployed now and my partner is working hard to support me while I look for work I can do but we are in a shared house and we need our own place TBH. So my...

I think I want an admission from him more than anything else. I don't want there to be a shred of doubt in my mother's mind that my father did this to me. Plus when it comes to the court thing, I'd like justice as well. I wanna be able to make him pay for what he did and not let him think he can...

So brief recap of my history, I've had PTSD probably since I was 13/14 for 9/10 years. I was sexually abused by my father for two years when I was 10. My family know, mum stays with him. All that stuff. But today I was discussing everything with my partner and today I added that part of the...

I do struggle. My mother seems to insist when she comes to visit us that he comes as well. I've never been asked if this is what I want but however when I told mum I was no longer going to be seeing my brother with her and him, she cried and told me how hard this all was for her (no irony lost...

I understand your confusion and hurt. Obviously this is her first relationship away from her ex. This is likely to bring up a lot of memories for her and also it means adjusting to a 'normal' and 'safe' relationship which can be difficult. As Eve said, therapy could be a huge help.

I never refer to him directly when I see him, he's on my phone as his first name only. But I find it hard to not call him my father when I talk about it. It's something I want to work on, probably will be easier when I've dropped his surname at last.

Firstly. You must know that we believe you. If your psychologist believes you as well then you've got a good one there. As far as the court, I know from experience that they will want to complete shred any confidence you have in yourself to win a case if they must. You have to stay strong, you...

Took me a few hours to actually get to sleep. But I've been using sleepphones lately to help me as I have trouble with flashbacks when I'm just getting to sleep. Managed to get about 7 hours though. But I'm super tired this morning.

So today I self referred myself for some therapy. I need to have an assessment and see where we go from here. My partner is going to do the same as he's having some problems with stress and depression and he's never been to therapy before but I think it'll be good for him maybe he can get some...

Thank you so much for your responses. I suppose I'd best knuckle down now and find myself some therapy. I'm dealing with new doctors and everything now and if I have to be honest. I struggle a lot with the fear that my past won't go away and I know that PTSD will probably forever be a part of...

So I've not been on in a long time, because of various reasons I think mostly I've got a bad habit of trying to shoulder everything on my own. But my situation has changed entirely. I was abused in childhood by my father, who my mother is still with and my immediate family know what he did to...

I've got a dog, a few cats and my beloved pet rat. I'll be honest, my dog and rat I'm so close to. I do love my pets, they're great company and helpful for those days when you don't wanna socialise but do want to talk to something. I'm getting a hedgehog soon too which I'm excited for.

This morning I had my first panic attack in two years and now I'm absolutely terrified. I've had two weeks off work for an infection and I'm supposed to go in for an 8 hour bar shift tonight but thinking about going in sent me into a horrible attack and now I'm left sitting on the kitchen step...

I think you should share but only if you feel you must and she's willing to listen and you and her are both comfortable. These details will be upsetting for both of you. I'm not willing to give my boyfriend any details because I'm certain he doesn't need to feel that pain. But sometimes it's...

Terribly. As I always do when I sleep at my boyfriend's. I don't know what it is, I think I'm nervous I'm going to have a nightmare and I'm scared of him seeing me in a state even though I don't think he'll judge me. So instead I have horribly disrupted sleep where I'm up like every hour or so.

I need tea. And to not have to go to work because that is...really hard right now.

So, I should start by saying I love my mother and in many respects she's been a decent, loving woman to me which is more than a lot of people can say about their mothers, crazy respect in the fact that she brought up me and my brother while coping with an alcoholic husband (my father/abuser) and...

Thanks, guys. This place is super friendly. :) It'd be nice to have something of a refuge (if online can be considered that) considering I still live at home with my parents (I spend all my time shut in my room or trying to find places to stay out of the house and that's the agreement me and my...

Hi guys, I'm Ivi (pronounced Ivy, of course) I'm a sufferer of 9 years, I figured it is time to admit to myself that it might be harder than I thought it'd be to live with PTSD. I suppose I'm the 'head in the sand' sort of person and I'd prefer to say it's not a problem. So a long story short I...