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It's quite common for PIP assessments to score zero, but for that to be uprated on Appeal. First you have to go through a Mandatory Reconsideration, which often simply rubber stamps the initial decision. It is best to assume that will be the outcome. Once cases reach appeal, they are heard by...

If he can't get off his bum to be a useful therapist, perhaps he could put some energy into using his contacts and experience to come up with a short list of local Ts who might be good with you?

The Northern Lights is one of mine, as well. I wanted to combine it with the Ice Hotel, but I was lucky enough to stay in an ice hotel a few years ago, so now I'll take any way of getting there. I've also fulfilled the wish to arrive in Venice by sleeper train. I wanted the romance of the...

How did you find that out? I thought it would be equivalent to "Aware the body" in Tai Chi. But then I wasn't able to face Tai Chi this week either. Maybe there is just too much going on with my body at the moment, having two current medical issues that I'd rather keep at arms length.

My last three therapy sessions have been quite heavy, and I've found each week that I forget part of what we have talked about. T wanted to slow down a bit, and suggested trying an exercise to get in touch with my body. This is something I've long wanted to do, so I cautiously agreed. As she...

Recognising that your time is important is part of recognising that you are important. That would be a big step forward for me. However it can go the other way, and become a tool to proclaim your superiority over your T , and so to resist what they have to offer. If you are bothered, and it...

The things you describe sound like classic OCD, not PTSD dissociation. Dissociation would be about either zoning out completely, or about reliving actual events. If it is OCD based, then probably you should be less worried. But it isn't the area of expertise of this forum. How would you tackle...

Update - I'm still undecided, and very relieved to find that my T is too. We agreed that if I lived half an hour away then twice a week would unquestionably be the way ahead. She has gone away to consider the slight possibility that we could meet somewhere closer on one of the two days and...

What have you learned? I know that is a huge question.

My PTSD journey includes discovering many things that are normal to me, but I'm told aren't normal for the healthy world.

My T says she doesn't fit me into any particular model, which I think comes to the same thing. I've been seeing her about months. WhenI'm feeling positive about it, I think it's better than trying to push me into a framework without knowing enough.

Yes, the detachment of brain from body feels completely normal to me. I always have unexplained bruises because I just don't notice what my body is doing. I'm getting better, after lots of practice, at noticing body sensations in therapy, but I'm still poor at linking that into emotion. It all...

I've been wondering how you were getting on. I can imagine that having to leave suddenly would have a huge impact.

Just linking back to what I think is one of the most helpful, encouraging and challenging post on therapy that has been posted here "wow...my Therapist Has Gotten A Lot Smarter!" Since it was posted over 5 years ago, it will be new to many.

Half a bag of pistachios, some cheese straws, two mince pies and a yoghurt coated oat bar. Because that's healthy eating at 4am.

Does it help to compare it to physical illness? If he was seriously injured and in Intensive Care, you wouldn't ask anything of him, but you would want to give him anything he needed. You wouldn't ask him for a hug if it hurt him to move. You'd look for support from fiends and family. Starting...

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I'm still undecided. How can I tell if I'm avoiding - not wanting to face pain and doubt and self questioning more than once a week, not wanting to build one of these relationship things with my T - or wanting to seize the chance to enlarge my life with things I've been too afraid to do until...

I want to know why, too. My bad patch is looming. The end of March has always been terrible, but I don't know why. OH thinks it is an anniversary reaction to the still-birth, but I think hat happened because my body falls apart along with my mind at that stage of the year. The season of despair...

That is a really sensible question that I wish you hadn't asked me. I have no idea. These decisions go on without me, and with no consistent logic. The option of twice a week was a complete surprise. I know it is equally possible that I could be surprised at any time by their total removal, as...

I've been seeing this T weekly for six months or so, funded by the NHS after a years-long fight. Today she told me that we now have funding for twice weekly, if I want. I'm completely torn. On the one hand, I think we could move on faster that way, which has to be a big motivation. If I lived...

I've had CBT within the NHS, so I recognise the concern about being time limited. Have you been told how many sessions you have? My psychologist was able to get a second batch of sessions added to the first, but I don't know how common that is. How are getting on with applying the skills you...

Yes, my feelings go up and down, but I have made a decision that I am committed to this man and this marriage, so I try to ignore the feelings and carry on. I know I can be quite withdrawn in the bad spells, but I'm not going anywhere physically. I have twice offered him the option to leave...

Yes, I think it is very funny. It is also interesting, as we are still getting to know each other, to know that her immediate reaction wasn't to go to the mundane and logical. We know that most mind-reading and paranormal shows are based around suggestion, and I think that this is a nice...

After a slightly difficult conversation, T and I were silent for a while. She asked "Did you find that upsetting to talk about?" I replied "No, I was just thinking about green shoes I have owned" She exclaimed "Green Shoes!!??", sounding extremely shocked, and as I started to explain that I...