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" nobody can eat an elephant all at once, you have to take little bites" - one foot in front of the other, and away we go. - Indian saying "yo, lets go, like ge-i-jo" - toy story? "A-we-weee-we-e, we um um away" - song, lion king 'Every things gonna be alright' - song, Bobby McFarren "But...

Sadly, that it is a choice sometimes.

I wish my Mum and Dad were here to sit with me and hug me.

Seeing God's face Being in an embrace with my child Sitting with my elderly Dad watching TV At my grandmothers old place watching and listening to the sea These places I feel safe, loved, at peace and cared for

Ingid - a type of egg patty with peppers and parsley

Thank you for sharing you story and thoughts. My ex gaslighted me. He said I 'self diagnosed PTSD' and instead had delusional diagnosis. I thought I had been diagnosed delusional disordered. He made out I had multiple personalities. He would drag me into psych offices whenever I raised...

I was gaslighted for 15 years. Yes, I am using the correct term. Psychiatrist called it gaslighting. I have been assessed by 15 psychiatrists and have clinical PTSD. Nothing else. I want to know if others have been gaslighted and how they cope? What belief structures did it cause and how did...

Like clock work, every evening, tears and I am emotionally exhausted. Am I the only one who cries this much? Everday?

Thyme roasted sweet potato with feta.

I'm exhausted. Every emotion is like runninng a marathon and not the good kind of marathon where you feel energised and fulfilled and justified in the exhaustion. It rolls into the next emotion marathon. I just want to curl up and sleep. I feel I am aging faster than I should be. Every part of...

Thank you. I feel better for having read this, and wiser!

I think GPs are generally useless in UK. Its part of the monopoly culture that they don't feel they a) have to do any actual work to get paid b) can just add the red tape to make sure they don't have to do any work. I had a bad experience with my GP too. I don't think they are iver subscribed as...

I see no problem in you having your own bank account and depositing a portion of your own salary into it. He may, if he finds out. But I wish I had worked and put ort if my salary aside. Then I would have had something to leave with or a nice savings pot for the future. Have you read about the...

It was described as agrophobia (fear of leaving the house) but could be just anxiety. Agrophobia is based on anxiety. I can walk the dog to familar places after three to four hours of trying to get out the door, I do it. Before, one foot on the front step and back inside. My dog is my therapy...

What hobbies do you have that you can lose time enjoying? What hobbies would you like to try? why?

This is brave of you. My family didn't know what I was going through. I didn't want to burden them and they could not understand that I was struggling. I reach out a lot to my family. They aren't so chatty and present and that makes me sad. But all you can do is keep reaching out and see...

I'm sorry you are going through this. My experience with an abusive ex is that it is more than selfishness, its a pattern of control, power and he will manipulate and lie to remain in control at all times. My ex doesnt (and didnt) let me do things and he is definately a patriarchal prat. But...

I feel dread, hopeless, anxious on a rotating cycle. And cold.

I walk my old dog everyday. It's a lazy walk. We stop a lot. I gained weight on meds and now my body hurts and is so large that I have lost confidence. And, it makes me tired. I wake three times a night with nighmares. So, I sleep in. I need to change that, but can't keep my eyes open. I was...

This sounds really yummy

I've been 'assessed' by 15 psychiatrists - private and government. 15 years being 'assessed'. 6 months hospitalised and observed. My diagnosis from all of them is PTSD. Is that enough 'assessing' and now they can move onto treating and me healing?

Problem with agrophobia is taking that first step I guess. It can take hours to take that one step. Even to do my jobs, it is taking hpurs before I can start. Its not simple motivation / procrastibation. I'd rather stay on my couch or in bed then walk out that door or do that task. For fear of...

There are VET trained GPs now. Maybe if you look for one of those, they can refer you to a VET therapist? I onow RAF have a team of psychological support now too. You may not be RAF, but if you call them they could refer you to the equivilent support for you and your wife in Army or Navy. Just...

Has anyone had experience with agrophobia? It's a gift my ex gave me with his controlling, domineering, blocking every step forward to make sure I fail. Just wondering about your experiences with agrophobia and if you have an tips to overcome?

Exactly how I feel, define safe? If they were not safe to me, then it isn't paranioa, if its awareness of muliple accidents on the same road, then it isn't paranioa. Maybe confirmation bias, as we are so aware that we look for it and it happens, we confirm it in our mind, then the issue of...