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I am glad you have found this forum as there are a lot of supportive people here and lots of information. I am sorry that you are finding things so hard and overwhelming at the moment but would also agree that holding the thought that you do not want to die is so important and I know for me...

Well done for all the progress you have already made. I am sorry to hear about your experiences and all which your dream will have briught up for you and hope you can find this forum a safe and supportive place to be. God bless Helen

I am sorry to hear that you are having such a hard time and though I also don't have any words of wisdom wanted to post a reply to offer that bit of support and really hope you do find the right place for you soon. God bless Helen

Welcome to the forum. I hope you find acceptance and belonging here and do expect you will do. God bless Helen

Welcome to the forum. Helen

I'm really sorry to hear things are so hard for your brother and how things have effected you both. I agree with that others have said that you have done so much for him and that he really does have to be ready himself to make those choices and decisions for himself as to whether he is in a...

The best support I had was when I had a counsellor and a separate support worker when I was under the community eating disorder team as I had someone to work through the root issues with and then someone else who was connected with it who was there to offer me support in a more day to day...

I don't think it is illogical or that you are being a cry baby when you are real about your feelings. Experience teaches us so much about ourselves and I really believe this is where so much ongoing damage gets done, as it is totally locical when we are treated bably by others to put things on...

Welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear about your experience of abuse and I hope you can find support and friendship here to help you on your journey. God bless. Helen

I don't know if this will help you, but one thing I realised recently is that there is a difference between my reality and the Truth. Your reality is that you are not likeable, but the truth is that you are made in God's image and fearfully and wonderfully made and I am sure there are a lot of...

Sorry to hear you are finding things so hard. I can relate to your feelings as I am also currently studying towards my degree with the open university, which at so many times just feels overwhelming as with the PTSD I have so many days when even functioning is difficult so getting my head round...

I am sorry to hear you have experienced such a horrible flashback and that you have had to go through this experience. You were not at fault in this situation and I am really hoping you can find peace within yourself and realise that you are not to blame at all, and hope that you can find...

I am also sorry about your previous relationship with your past therapist, as there are boundaries which really should not have been crossed. From what your currrent therapist has said I wonder if she was trying to assertain how you view her, as I know that this would be important for her to...

Thank you so much for posting this. It is so encouraging and for myself in the middle of everything I am facing at the moment is a real inspiration as it is so easy to feel like that terrified child, but in reality I know that holding on to the fact that there really is good which does overcome...

I would agree that it depends on the situation. Not putting yourself in situations which will hurt you again is sensible but avoiding things which are not harmful because they bring up past emotions through association when it makes you miss out on the life you have now is very different, and I...

I have been wanting to reply to the last couple of comments for a while but been in a pretty hard place and couldn't bring myself to write anything on here even though I wanted to get my head round it. Scout86 I read your comment when I was struggling a lot and really felt so much like i was...

I am also sorry to hear that you feel as you do. You are right that we all have a need to belong, and I do not believe that you have failed. I believe you have been failed by the world which should be a safe place, and that finding those who really do care is so important, and that there are...

Thank you all for your encouragement and congratulations on the imminent arrival of your daughter TheBubzilla. I hope all goes well with you. RussH I really appreciate your encouragement too. When there is so much going on, I certainly do not feel that there is any way I can be an excellent...

Scout86 I have been thinking about what you said your reaction was to the child telling her mommy what he was feeling when you said: I am sorry that your experience had told you that this would not be ok and am so glad that you can see that it is true that there are people who are not like...

Of course you have a place to reply and thank you for your comments and encouragement. I hope that when you have to talk to your son their can be a real openness and honesty between you and am sorry I hear that your own experience with your mother was not good. Thank you again Helen

I really like this thread too. I know for myself much of the damage which I have had has been from the way I took on so many lies about myself because of the things I have experienced, and coming to a realisation of the truth instead has been so important to me. I am still working on a lot of...

Thank you too for your encouragement. I wish they were lucky kids and that I didn't have to be finding things so hard in the first place and need to be saying sorry to them for being so stressed, but do appreciate your comments and do know it is good and important that we can at least be real...

Thank you so much for your encouragement. It is so hard so often to balance everything when you have little people so dependant on you, and so hard to know how to deal with it sometimes. I am glad to hear that you also handled things with your children the same and really hope it was beneficial...

I was having a very hard day on Saturday and at the end of the day was talking to my two youngest children (7 and 8 years) and told them I was really sorry I had been so stressed that day and my 8 year old said to me "why are you so stressed mummy?" It was one of those moments where I really...

So sorry to hear you are still having such a hard time and really hope you can find safety in the place you are in and feed that into all the parts of you, which are finding it so hard. God bless Helen