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Good work getting hired! I think your answer about your absence was spot-on. The fact is, when people ask questions like that, they are mostly looking for an answer, any answer, and they are not going to analyze it. If you should ever run upon a pushy coworker, giving the same answer 2-3 times...

I am proud of you! I don't see this as a failure at all. You felt--in your won words--invaded and abused, in a personal and inescapable way. The situation was retraumatizing to you, and yes it's an effect of the PTSD, but that doesn't make the retraumatization less potent. You took control and...

The gold post boxes are stunning. What a great way to show the town's pride in their Olympians! Our local athletes are beginning to return home and do interviews, and most of them are already talking about beginning training for the Rio games ASAP. Amazing.

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I read this a few years ago and it was both hilarious and heartbreaking. I found it a very black humor, as opposed to, say, slapstick. Burroughs has obviously found that coping through humor works with his temperament--ie, if you don't laugh, you'll cry. Had I lived his experience, I'd doubt I'd...

UGH, what a tool. I understand better why you are in such a stuck place. I mean, you could look into small business labor laws (that's what covers harassment), but it's almost not worth a fight. Would it help you mentally to commit to this for the duration of the pregnancy and then look for...

Agreed. The silver medalists in particular often look like such a devastated lot on the podium, but their feats are impressive to the rest of us!

Ugh, I can so relate. When my startle response cycles up I am just miserable. It's self-perpetuating, because it's hard to sleep when you're jumpy and lack of sleep makes the jumpiness worse. Guided meditation really helps me, so I try to listen to a meditation for 30 minutes or more each day...

Have you discussed his behavior with HR? If he is not responding to your requests to stop with intrusive questions and comments, that is a good next step. Start documenting what he says so that you have a record of it. I'm sorry he is making working hard for you :mad:

I also get overwhlemed. I can't, for example, schedule more than one or two things to do each day (ie, work and go to the grocery store, or work and go to the doctor--can't manage all three very well). It helps to set my goals, on paper, the night before. Then I check each item off the list as I...

I think a good therapist doesn't express an opinion; their role is not to be an authority on your life--that's YOUR job! A good therapist will help you explore your options and your feelings about each so you can choose what is right for you.

Very smart!

Sometimes I can deal with dissociation by embracing it. Instead of fighting it and trying to get out of it, I try can acknowledge it, see what triggered it, and it sometimes does a natural fade. I think focusing my awareness on it makes me more mindful and not so scared so I came back. For me...

In what way do you feel taken advantage of? Do you feel like you are ready to leave but he is sterring you away from that? Do you feel in control of your therapy?

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Le Clos's dad was hilarious! He was the picture of pride.

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I agree re: trying to get the body scan. I fly out of a major security airport and everybody gets a body scan, unless they request the patdown instead. However, I also know that some airports use patdowns if you set off the metal detector more than once (prior to the scan). I do not think that...

I hope your foot feels better, amethist! I am nervous about donating platelets today; the last time I tried the side effects of the anticoagulant panicked me (I got dissociative) and I quit halfway through. I really want to do it, though, so I am trying again.

I was so excited that Kayla Harrison won gold in judo! She was sexually abused by a coach for years but stayed with the sport. Tremendous. And I adored seeing Kieran Behan of Ireland in gymnastics last week--he also stuck with the sport despite big injuries and obstacles.

Catjudo, thank you! What a great surprise to wake up to! Also, I am fabulously impressed with your word problem solving ability!

Feeling guilty for saying no to my mom about something...resisting the urge to call and take it back and agree to do the thing. I also feel good about going to the gym. And making a delicious dinner: Banana pudding in a graham cracker pie crust with strawberries on top. Delicious!

I have some social anxiety. For example, I bought new glasses last week and hated them, but it took an entire day to psyche myself up to go to the store and ask to exchange them. I was almost willing to live with something I hate on my face for two years instead of just asking for different...

I'm with you, cherryblossom, I've been sucked into the nonstop coverage here in the States. My friend's kid earned team gold (amazing!). The US coverage is short on other nations for gymnastics, but for diving and swimming everyone is getting good coverage.