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So I just had a total meltdown, outburst etc... Over what could be considered a trivial parenting matter. My almost 3yo is a very sensitive soul. Today at another child's birthday, he had a tiff over a toy which soon led to screams. I'm following an approach that I've very carefully thought...

Hahaha I know right?! I'm the one that got away from itself!

Thanks for this. Unfortunately there is not much in his line of work presently. He's been going for endless interviews when they do arise though the competition is high with the lack of positions I guess. He took something in a different field recently, and when something unfair happened (he's...

True, I agree. And sorry I was being jokingly cheeky! I just don't think I know enough about it yet tbh, still trying to figure it out. But I was thinking more along the lines of hypervigilance itself as a symptom and paranoia being part of that for some, this in itself as a new concept for many...

I've been super busy and my partner just lost his job as well, so with that stress and zilch sleep I haven't had time to get on here. But if no one else wants to initiate it, I will try get to it. Though I wouldn't be the most knowledgeable on the topic so I'm going to go ahead and nominate...

Irish accents vary hugely. But I love the Northern Irish accent. It's similar to the Scottish in ways but softer and more innocent or something.

Mostly I wanted to be able to escape my family. When that eventually happened, I struggled to find my identity. It was hard doing everything alone without any financial support or family to fall back on. But I found solace in horses and during my time working with them I decided I wanted to do...

I'd definitely be interested on hearing more thoughts on this too. I feel the concept of paranoia in itself is riddled with negative connotations. I think hypervigilance at least helps normalise it somewhat and we deserve that much as we're not just paranoid for no reason. Though of course...

Thanks for giving me an even more realistic view on this!! Yes I agree, it's a big enough population. But that also accounts for about a million new emigrants or more in the past couple of decades. So all in all, I still reside in a small locality. You don't have to go far to meet familiar ppl...

Thanks @EveHarrington yes paranoia is something I very much struggle with in many aspects of life. I fear going to therapy and sometimes even just outside in case my abusers find out and come back for me, but I can't let that irrational fear hold me victim forever. It's not about people not...

Wow, I think you've missed the point here.. I want to able to utilise this site as a supportive place that I can feel able to reach out to. But I guess I just wanted to ensure my anonymity in it all. Yes I control postings but sometimes on later reflection, like I said, I worry it was too much...

Just to add I never wear anything potentially exposing as I have scars that I don't wanna draw any attention to...

Thanks @joeylittle. Yes I think I just needed to air my thoughts on this to get a 'reality check the facts' kinda feedback. I know paranoia gets the best of me a lot of the time and I'd like to be able to post more here when I'm really in need of support. I know the reason I don't open up in...

I don't tbh but following. Good question

Thanks guys, glad to know I'm not the only one. I just never know when to trust and feel like I open the lid a bit too much at times. For example, I've shared my profession, kids, specific ages, trauma / family issues etc. It's something I've struggled with in therapy too. Like I either say...

I think you did great to voice your concerns. No point continuing in the pretense that you're okay with whatever. You deserve honesty at least, that's not too much to expect when you're beginning to invest yourself in someone.

Do you ever worry about giving too much detail / info online? Sometimes I'm paranoid that my T could read this and what I write about therapy, or details I've not yet disclosed. Call me paranoid I know but Ireland is a small place and if I give specifics someone could easily do the maths

I wear something I'm comfortable in and that I could walk away easily in if I'm too triggered and feel like I want to leave. I mean, I seldom leave mid session but I could see it happening, panicked and falling on my face in heels or something lol

Welcome to the forums. I think you'll find lots of helpful support on here. Just being able to write it really helps me here as I also struggle to verbalise things in therapy etc.

Well done for getting to this point. I hope you find it gets easier to reach out here when you need to. Hope that I may be able to give you some helpful returns in the future.

Welcome to the forums. Sorry to hear about your experience. Glad you're getting the professional support you need to figure this out. Any questions we're all here when we can be.

Welcome. I think it's a good sign that you're actually beginning to realise the need for support. I'm at the point where I still want to do it alone. I hate if my partner tries to comfort me during a flashback or wants to try talking about things. My T uses an attachment model with multiple...

Yes I'm actually in a similar situation myself and think I brought it up here before. As a result I didn't go into any details with my T and still struggle with that for fear of the repercussions. It's so hard. I actually forgot about it for a while and considered writing some things down for...

@trying2movefwd, you sound pretty functional and like you know your limits. I doubt your psych team would recommend you consider disability if they thought it could work in your disfavour. Do you have a trusting T that you could weigh this up with and find some reassurance to back up your...

I wonder what exactly those statistics are reflecting? PTSD would only be a small percentage of that figure so don't assume it's in anyway relevant to you. For example, my uncle and his partner had their child taken into care the minute he was born. They were in no way functional as parents...