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Me too, alcohol makes things worse.

I've been celibate for a long time. I'm a Scorpio's Scorpio, LOL. I'm picky and the threshold for trust is so high and dating/sexual experiences so poor. It's all coming, though, I won't be single forever.

really amazing !!

This is kind of what I was feeling but I am not qualified to give relationship advice...

Hi I'm *Caroline and I'm an alcoholic. I've been sober since a week before Christmas two years ago except for one very weak drink in Cabo San Lucas earlier this year while on vacay. (Not worth it.) And sometimes , for a brief period, drinking shots of my homemade vanilla (not sure if it even...

Very cool !!

I wish I had some great advice... but I have not dealt with all this with a partner. What I do when I feel I am getting overwhelmed is any number of things... I get out of the situation to go to a private place, I use breathing techniques. I realize what I handle nowadays may not be on all...

Journaling and exercise.

I'm so sorry you're going through this. It is A LOT. I've suffered a lot with intrusive thoughts; accepting them has always worked the best. Not fighting them, just feeling them. Hey you can come in and do your thing in this part of my brain, and it's okay; I'll carry on elsewhere.

Really great that you accomplished this :)

You do not lack empathy and what your friends said is based on not really knowing you and your full story. Those actions, whatever they were, are not YOU. Even if you did them and they are not great. As a result of abuse, I did a lot of things that were not nice and not okay. I've been mean...

Been there, you just do your best. Frequent breaks, find what motivates you. Work for 5 minutes at a time. What's the most important thing to get done? reward yourself for doing even a little bit of work.

Hi Benson, I am sure you have tried just about everything, so please excuse me if my suggestions seem simple. Try yoga, or just light stretching, before bed. It always makes me feel more relaxed. I would also lay off the alcohol, when the time is right for you to do so. I get that you're in...

Your husband sounds so sweet. You are lucky.

Inexplicably, things get better. We make our own luck without meaning to.

Hi! Listening. Hope you get some sleep.

You are not overreacting. I hope you have a good day and get some peace, with time.

F Finding a connection to the universe, confronting and sitting with my emotions. Connecting to my body, feeling safe in my body.

I meditate. It has brought me much peace from loneliness.

You will get through this. Glad you have your dog and you're not completely shut down :)

Things are really expensive and I agree it can be scary.

I have not thought of it as mind reading, although my mother tried. She would accuse me of all sorts of things that I would internalize to reshape my self view. I.e., it's wrong to be "cold" now so I can't be cold, I have to stop being cold. And my attitude was never subservient enough, and I...

Respectfully, it seems that laws are being broken: disturbing the peace. There may also be local noise ordinances, but there is a catch all under the state criminal code. Oftentimes police don't want to act on these, or are not properly trained on them. Perhaps you are misinterpreting...

Yes: by "citizen's arrest" do not detain anyone or order anyone to do anything. Simple tell cops you want to make a citizen's arrest. I should have been clearer.

This is such a good post. When we show up for ourselves, then we can show up for others. The world deserves a healthy and happy us. Also: you never know what someone else is going through, and this cuts both ways. Others have the capacity to experience an adverse experience differently than...