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Thanks guys :) I know installing a safe place is important, but I didn't expect it to be so much of a challenge. I too have been in therapy on and off since I was 12, I'm now 29 and still struggling. I've achieved all I can now using traditional talk therapies, it's the right time to change...

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I started on Tuesday. Didn't achieve anything. We were only trying to install a safe place, but I found it hard to focus on my inner thoughts/ sensations and be in the present as I have a strong tendacy to retreat into myself and dissociate. I ended up very anxious and stopped at became...

I lost my faith yrs ago. But you're right, my mother couldn't cope with all I have. The traumas I share with her are just the tip of the iceberg and horrific enough in themselves. I was only given the CPTSD diagnosis in the last year it makes so much sense and I can understand it better now...

You're so right about lil things being insignificant.. I wish I had your wisdom, I'm in awe. I can really feel your strength and resilience. I will make it, I always do, no matter how hard things get...

Yep done the alcohol too, now permanently damaged my body... ooops... Wow! Thanks, you're bang on :'( Well done on 4 years - it takes strength not to relapse. I hadfgone 7years self harm free til a year ago when I started bruising, then escalated to cutting again ... hopefully I can resist...

*hugs * I thought I replied but it's been lost in cyberspace :s Well done for showing such strength & courage - it wouldn't have been easy. I truly admire you a lot :)

Ahhh thanx Tif, I appreciate it a lot :) I too have tried 101 coping strategies. I had to stop the rubber band one as I was causing bruises on my wrist from doing it repeatedly. *sigh* Also tried ice, but them I used that to numb the pain so I could self harm deeper... oops... At one point I...

*huggles * It sounds very complicated :( I am very lucky with my therapist :) This is the 1st ever relationship I've been in & still early stages. I hope it'll be worth it, it's easier just to walk away..

*huggles * I know you're right. Let's hope I can refind some impulse control ... Just phoned to make appt with Dr, he's on holiday! :( Gutting! Hate seeing Drs I don't know, they never take me seriously :(

I used to self harm A LOT. My whole body is covered in scars. I've been researching recently how to get rid of them but none of the solutions are plausible due to the extent of the damage I've done. Anyway, after a rubbish day yest, my guinea pig died - she was less than a year old!! :'(...

I'm on quetiapine (seroquel) & mitazipine (remeron) both have a sedative effect, as long as I take them an hour before sleep they knock me out. I have used temazepam and diazepam (valium) to help me sleep when flashbacks are at their worst... Diazepam is also very good for calming my body down...

Yep, another fellow twitcher here ;) I twitch during the day too, but it's worst at night. It hurts like hell and makes sleep impossible without the help of drugs with a sedative effect. I've mentioned it to my GP a lot but he's very dismissive. ..

Thanks for sharing :) I'm glad you had a positive. He knows I've got mental health problems and calls me a 'fragile little lamb' but doesn't know why...

I have serious touch issues, but if I can see her & know it's happening, then it's different.

Thanks :) I like the idea of titrating... I don't have to tell him everything...

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*huggles * It's shocking how health professionals are so judgmental. I've got a diagnosis of BPD alongside CPTSD. The treatment I've received because of this label is horrific. I'm an attention seeker, manipulative etc etc.

*hugs * Sorry you've had such rubbish care. I too am anemic, and iron tablets make me ill - Grrrrrrr! I've asked GP several times for neurology referral, even T says I need one as she feels my issues aren't solely psychological, but to no avail.. I'm going to mention it all when I next see...

Thanks for the heads up. I've only ever had mild whiplash though, and that was after this 1st started so sadly not the cause... I just want to know, in black and white what it is. I shouldn't have to put up with it but I don't have much choice as no one will take it seriously...

:) Thankyou. I'm told he'll be supportive, but it means nothing. I'm still very ashamed and hold a lot of guilt - it was my fault (although I don't believe this as much as I used to...) I know I need to tell him, and it'll be good to have some joint sessions - he'll understand me more...

Thankyou so much :) That was very helpful ;) The only people I've ever told are health professionals (when asked out right), and family (when I was in A&E, very drunk and having self harmed so I was totally out of it - and provoked! ) I trust him - he was there for me last year whilst I was...

I know avoidance all too well *hugs* I'm hoping it'll get easier for me too with practise & perseverance. I'm also thinking by using tapping rather thaneye movement may help - I didn't like the sensation of moving eyes much, makes it feel like the room's moving, which only encourages me to...

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Sorry, I'm having a bit of a posting frenzy after not being on in a while - joystl of symptoms leaving me bed bound... Although I've only been with my partner a couple of months, we've been close friends much longer and he stuck by me when I was at my illest last year. I am experiencing a...