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I second the advice to get a diagnosis. It sounds like you're in therapy already though, so regardless you're on the right track. Is your T experienced with trauma treatment? No matter what the diagnosis obviously it has affected you and its a really good sign that you've been seeking help.

It's unfortunate you don't have an alternate contact method. I know it's really difficult for me sometimes to discuss something like potentially breaking off with a provider, and I find email helpful just so I know all the issues are clearly laid out and can be read over as many times as needed...

There's a whole lot in that post, and realistically a bunch of strangers on the Internet can't give you a lot of help with most of it. Maybe if you can identify a bit more of what help would look like to you people will have a better idea of what to say. Or if you're just going for general...

I think part of the problem with the discussion in broader society is that it's reduced to sound bites and clear psa messages. That's where we're at. Because until we can talk about how it IS more complicated without people victim blaming due to lack of education/awareness that's where we're...

This is part of the problem. You can't really know someone in such a short time, but certainly not with the cyclical ups and downs that come with PTSD. It's a lot less energy to text with someone, at least in my experience. I find it's also easier to function with that sort of distance and it's...

As a PTSD/Agoraphobia person I know I sometimes just view the two as linked. And really in my head the PTSD is the umbrella for everything else that's wrong with me. Certain things will be worse at certain times, but it's not like I'm analysing what part is spiking, just registering that I'm...

I don't see that expressed anywhere in this thread by anyone. Alcohol complicates things. But she also communicated pretty clearly that that wasn't an interaction that she wanted. If a man came on here saying that his female friend got him drunk, manipulated the situation, and took advantage of...

You're entitled to your opinion. A couple things stand out for me: At the very least this indicates that he is. An unconscious person, whether that is due to being asleep, being intoxicated, or being otherwise drugged, cannot consent. This one, even holding off on the other incidents, is pretty...

It seems like you already know what you would like to do, which is much more important than what anyone here would suggest. Local law enforcement will be able to advise you much better than any of us regarding what is possible in your situation. Otherwise, you can cut contact with him. Which...

So I've been trying and failing to reply for days now. I'm going to just heavily rely on you all because there are so many things in this thread that touched me. I almost never talk to anyone explicitly about how often (particularly in my couple of long term situations) I was just gone and...

I don't have much in the way of good suggestions for this. But I do understand how that feels. Before I moved, I was surrounded almost exclusively by people who were only there when it was convenient or when there was something in it for them. I moved my entire apartment into storage nearly by...

I actively avoid photos for many reasons but partly because of this. I know I have some body dismorphia things that go on anyway. But often the visual doesn't match. Not that I know what I think it's supposed to be. Yeah, exactly. I think for me the most common is just not feeling a connection...

Just seconding this. Because yeah, not a can of worms that should be opened. It will not happen, and will throw everything back into turmoil. At least in my experience.

Since we don't know her or you, we can't really know or think anything about the situation. We're also only getting your side of it, and I agree with @Mallaky - that's starting to look more suspect. Ultimately, why does it matter whether she is really in a relationship or not? She has blocked...

I never connected personally with Froggie, but I loved to see her posts and hear her insights. She will be missed and my sincere condolences to all who knew her well. I'm so glad that @KP the nut was able to inform us and that we have this space to honor her memory. Lighting a candle also. May...

For what it's worth, since you mentioned it's hard to know what's going on with him: I know it's really hard for ME to know where I'm at, let along a partner to parse that. I'll forget all the little things that added up to me being upset by evening and then get stuck in a cycle of invalidation...

The finally in that sentence. A year and a half is no time. Especially a year and a half long distance. I basically figure I have to be in a relationship with someone face to face for at least a few years before I really trust them and will let them in. And making a big jump in commitment too...

Really refreshing and good to hear :)/. Unfortunately, I think this is going to be really based on the individual in question and maybe the issue and time of day. I know for myself that sometimes if I'm approached in a way that would normally be fine, but x/y/z happened that day, I'll react in...

Then he may just not be ready to be in one. Difficulty in communication will crop up here and there even once someone has done enough work to manage in a relationship. But if you can't discuss these things that's a sign. And accommodation within reason (being aware of communication style...

I assume, then that you're also aware that PTSD requires trauma. And that the definition thereof is very simple and would very obviously not include social media consumption. I really don't understand what you're doing here. It's a discredit to journalism (what is left of the profession) to...

Sending you prayers and hoping you can claw your way back out of the pit very soon. :hug:s if you take them.

This. And then you don't hear from people because they're busy and you won't pursue that contact as aggressively as is required because even if intellectually you know they're just busy and distracted, emotionally you feel it must be that you're undesirable. Even with people who DO make an...

I air on the safe side and consider anything intentionally destructive physically or emotionally to be my self harm urges surfacing. I'm working hard to avoid cutting. But my eating disorder is mostly self punishment based too. I hit myself when under particular stressors, and in the past I've...

There was an interesting study (If I can figure out how to find it again I'll link) that was about the role of impulsiveness in suicides. They polled people who had made attempts that were near-fatal, since that's as close as you can really get to asking people who have completed suicide, and...

If your professors have been understanding so far, maybe you can talk to them and see if taking an incomplete would be an option. Since you are trying to get help, even if it's late in the game, and it's not working out there might be some room for that. The counseling center might have some...