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He is a mentor from a previous job, we worked together for some time and became quite close. I knew there was some romantic attraction, and because I knew and trusted him it seemed safe to act upon it. He also thought it would be a good experience. But it feels things are feeling more serious...

I'm slowly but surely learning appropriate boundaries: some ex-boyfriends were shit but didn't last; ditto for former job environments. For some time I was happy to have people enjoy themselves at my expense given that it wasn't outright toxic, but I feel that if you don't put the brakes on...

when i was sick, my life was centered around being sick. and i was sick so long that i thought i'd never be better, and planned my life accordingly. i never had relationships or thought of a career or really did anything with long term goals in mind. now that i'm better it feels like there's...

i remember as a teenager being frustrated because there was nowhere to go and no way to get there. that's suburbia for you! furthermore my parents were always scaring me with stories about how dangerous the outside world was. not nearly so dangerous as living with them! becoming an adult has...

hey guys, i just had an interesting conversation with someone about child abuse the other day: he's struggling with some antisocial tendencies but overall it didn't ruin his life. without getting into a tedious suffering olympics here, how bad is bad? according to a psychologist i know, not...

i was sick and abandoned as a young woman and found myself in not terrible, but somewhat compromising situations which were excaberated by my lack of self esteem due to growing up in a really miserable, abusive home. every now and again i will have an experience which will put me in touch with...

i've survived serious illness, crushing poverty, medical, financial, sexual, physical, emotional abuse, starvation, revictimization by the legal system which was supposed to protect me, republicans, and i'm still here. but i'm finding i don't really like what this means in the long run; it's...

hey guys, i was sick for a really long time and then i suddenly got better, and i think i'm a bit traumatized from the experience. the illness was really, really bad and i experienced episodes of paralysis with little support from friends and family members & at times even abuse! obviously i...

hey guys, i'm a really f*ckin angry person, and while this is generally aimed at people who deserve it i sometimes wonder if i border on becoming abusive. how do you all deal with your anger and is it even worth it? i will typically take a deep breath and reconsider for a few moments if i...

have been having a lousy week and knowing i am not alone in my neuroses has helped considerably. thanks fellow members for your wise insights.

my mom is a bipolar sadist whose bad moods were always my fault. my dad made excuses for her temper and watched silently and she, and later my brother, punched, bit, kicked and insulted me. i entered adulthood, shy, terribly insecure, and with a fear of anyone touching me. i let people take...

hello everyone. i grew up with really severe physical and emotional abuse but got some decent therapy and moved past that. then i was sick for a decade with something really serious and pervasive. i just got better. childhood abuse is a well-travelled road but i'm really struggling with some...

i endured a lot of sexually abusive behavior as a young woman but i don't think the actual incidents of assault effected me over much. the generally hostile environments seemed worse. it's hard to understand how others are so moved by their respective assaults. perhaps if i had been brutally...