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@Echo I I do hope you and your sister can approach this together as adults, too. It is so much to carry on your own. me too. thanks,

@Echo Oh man! I'm really impacted about what you wrote about the conversation you had with your sister! I have a memory of a man from our apartment block coming into my bedroom, while i was changing my cloths, while our parents were not home. I was badly injured, so the police were called. (I...

I might get the message again.. I forgot to proof read, and I did it again!!!!! lower case!!!! I might get another warning. In my defense, usually my computer automatically corrects that. @kellio I a sorry to hear what you went through. I hope you are getting the support you need in your...

On one of my first posts, I got a message that i was breaking the agreed upon rules by writing , "i" instead of "I" It was a type error, i wasn't writing in text format..... It was hard. I took it personally for a bit, but decided to let it go and be more careful.... Feels a bit like school, and...

I can sometimes feel trapped, like there is NO way out of certain situations. It is not usually the circumstance, but the state of mind I am experiencing. You can't see all of the options and possibilities right away. Change takes time. Right now, where I am living doesn't work for me. I...

Thanks @Ayesha and @StrongerNow

I got one of those noise machines meant for helping create white noise for babies to sleep. It has different settings. - rain, a stream, crickets, etc. I imagine I am lying by the stream, listening to the water. It helps me feel like I am not in my bed, and helps cancel out the noises which can...

I don't have any experience with medications. My older brother, who experienced a similar childhood to mine, is struggling being on medications as well. I see how hard it is for him sometimes. And then most of the time they seem to really help him. I'm sorry you are going through that. I...

I have had an on going issue with self harm. It's kind of complicated to explain. It's something I have felt very ashamed about, and able to keep a secret from everyone I know. It can help me feel in control again, when things feel totally out of control. I just started seeing a trauma...

I have a cat also. I got her a year ago. Sometimes I lay in bed unable to sleep and she comes and snuggles up to my head and purrs. It soothes all of the thoughts and sometimes I drift of listening to the sound.

My mom looked he other way, and after I told, continued to let it happen. I know that your being there for your daughter, fighting for her, and getting her the help she needs is making a world of difference for her. I hope the upcoming trial goes well and the next step is to press charges.

For me it seems as though people are talking to me from very far away. Everything feels distorted, not real, like a movie. I can't follow the conversation. I pllayed bass guitar in a band. I couldn't feel the music, couldn't play. I couldn't remember how the songs went. That was when I started...

Thank you mercy. I'll check it out.

I can relate to a lot of what you are describing. It is great you have your husband. I am married also, and am great full for his standing by me as I work on all of the effects of the traumas I have experienced. I have to say that from what I've read over the last few days, ( I'm new here) a...

Sorry all of that happened. I can relate to you feeling misunderstood in your group. When I feel misunderstood I can obsess about it and become quite overwhelmed. I remind myself that it isn't important to be understood by other people as long as I am trying to understand myself. You sound like...

Phew! I'm home now. Thanks for the encouragement. I did my best to describe what I have been experiencing. I think it went well. So strange telling someone what I have been feeling. We spoke about my maybe talking to my doctor about a medication to help with the panic and anxiety I experience...

Waiting for my appointment to start. I'm ten minutes early, waiting outside, scared to go in. I am doing this for my 4 year old son, cause ivwantvto be a good mom, and I do feel crazy.

Wow. Thanks bloominwinter. I'm actually on my way to see my therapist now. Just checked in for some support. It helped:)

Just wanting to clarify: I don't mean to say that the victim assistance volunteers "talked about meaningless things" it was just that from the place I was, which was very far away, I couldn't make seance of their words, or what they were talking about. When the police were trying to get my...

Mercy, yes. I think it was the keeping quiet that has created a lot of what I am struggling with right now, especially in therapy. I am really, really good at appearing ok when I am not. I will try one day to journal. Not now though. I am going to try and learn more about grounding myself. I...

Strongernow, I had a therapist 8 years ago. I have a new therapist now that I have been seeing for a little over a month. I am going to really try and talk to her about what has been happening for me during and after therapy. I suppose you could be right and it could be me experiencing my...

Your right. I will talk with her tomorrow. I am remembering that a difficult moment last week was when I realized that my experience was Nd is that no one cares about me. I don't think I need to talk about details, and I think you could be right that it would be to much. I think she does get...

Thank you for the welcome. I checked out the information on grounding Debbie, and will try that. I have become pretty discouraged with therapy this week. I see my Therapist tomorrow and will try and talk with her about the difficulties I am having. I just wrote all about that in the therapy...

I had been in therapy around 8 years ago... Mostly to deal with anxiety, panic, and I was harming myself. I developed a pretty good relationship with my therapist. He taught me about finding the triggers in my present life that had me feel like harming myself. He asked if I had experienced...

Hi. I just found this site yesterday. The thought occurred to me that there might be people experiencing what I am. Although relieved to have found this site, I have to say that reading some of the accounts here saddens me. Not having come to terms with what happened to me has hearing the pain...