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I'm really sorry to hear of your struggles, @blackemerald1 - and I hope you can get a chance to catch your breath and rest, before you go into the next round. Sending lots of support.

Agree with this. @ptsdflo - how many of the exercises are triggering for you? If it's just one, it's probably possible to discuss it in-session. If more than one, you may need to ask her to carve out a little time to make sure you've got a chance to discuss.

If you are currently being abused in any way, she'd be legally obligated to report that. And, in some countries, even if the trauma event was in the past - if someone committed a crime against you, and that was what caused your trauma? She might be obligated by law to report that, too. I...

Hi @PawPrintHeart - welcome to the forum. I've added some paragraph breaks to your post, to make it easier to read. If you have any questions about how the forum works, please feel free to reach out to staff by posting in Contact Us. Otherwise, just reading around is a great way to get...

You've written about your dissociative symptoms on the site - I'm wondering whether there's anything about the situation with your husband that might be relating somehow to your trauma event(s)? With PTSD, it's always a good idea to try and identify the roots of our most intense reactions...

Welcome to the forum, @JSustaining. This is the sort of question that you'd be better off asking by starting a new thread. If you're not sure where it'd best belong, you can always post a new thread in the General sub-forum, and staff will move the post to a more appropriate location if...

It's not unusual to feel this way in online communities. Something that was helpful for me, when I first joined? Was practicing how I was here to support myself, and practicing shifting my thoughts whenever I started feeling like I needed someone to tell me that what I was posting was good, or...

Congratulations, @whiteraven - that's a great milestone, and I know you've been struggling. I'm really glad you shared your news, and 99% is spectacular! Well done :)

I've shifted your thread into Dysregulation, @Killashandra - as I think it's closer to what you're describing. It sounds like you are experiencing an uncontrollable urge to engage in forms of self-sabotage. I'm curious about your own thoughts on the connection to childhood. But also, I think...

I'm sorry that happened to you. Arousal doesn't mean pleasurable or even enjoyable. I don't think anyone on this thread is talking about enjoyment or pleasure. Physical arousal and orgasm can happen while also being raped and afraid for your own survival. I do understand why you'd be upset...

I think it's in everyone's best interests to lock this thread, now.

Honestly, it's not that unusual to do this. I think people do it for many different reasons, and I'm not even sure it's always unhealthy. BUT - if you find you feel compelled to look up that stuff, or that you can't stop doing it even when you want to stop? That's when it's shifted into...

I think a new reaction (what sounds like a more intense one) following direct exposure to your abuser makes sense. It's likely you were under more stress - assuming you don't see your abuser regularly?

Is there something you'd like feedback on, or something you're wondering about similar experiences other members have had? Who are the people that turned out to be different from how you first thought of them?

What's the therapist's modality, and what goals have you set with them? There are definitely scenarios where the therapist would approach the session more like it had a lesson plan...it really just depends on what you and they agreed on at the outset. But if sounds like you don't like them, so...

CPTSD is recognized in the ICD-11. Your therapist might find this piece on the distinctions between PTSD and CPTSD in the ICD-11 useful.