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Is there a teacher who will be going that you can trust? My feeling is that over two weeks, you will find yourself having one or more of these experiences that you feel uncomfortable about. The trick will be to have realistic expectations, and to avoid going into a spiral of negative thinking...

You don't need his permission.

If he's not in therapy, then things are not going to get better over the long term. His reasons for abusing you are pretty much irrelevant - your first obligation is to protect yourself. You are being abused, and you do not currently have any good reason to believe that things will improve...

Now that you can understand what happened more clearly, perhaps have a phone conversation about waiting somewhere nearby where it's quieter, if this happens again.

I've had similar stuff, and about a year with my T (pretty recently) where I was very disagreeable in dealing with him. Hindsight tells me that I was working through my difficulties dealing with authority figures, and needing to experiment my way towards expressing unhappiness with things that...

@Friday I can see how that would happen, and I think the 'emotional motion sickness' metaphor makes a lot of sense. Your DC vs Marvel point is well made too. @Ronin I haven't read the comics, so we may not be talking about the same portrayals. I find Legion in the TV show really relateable.

Ask your GP for a referral to a psychiatrist who specializes in trauma. Medicare does a pretty limited run for a psychologist, but psychiatry is provided by a doctor. My psychiatrist charges $320 for a 45 minute session. I get $185 or so back from Medicare, until I hit the Medicare Safety...

I think it's possible. A. Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence in one (or more) of the following ways: 2) Witnessing, in person, the event(s) as it occurred to others, The story in the news article is of a firefighter who watched his girlfriend bleeding...

Has anyone else been watching Legion? I feel like it's 'emotionally true' - that the various characters go through emotional experiences and show feelings that look like someone going through therapy, even though the superpowers and whatnot are very clearly unreal. That whole business of...

So, you're talking to your therapist about this, right?

The non-suicidal self injury guidelines might be useful: Mental Health First Aid Guidelines | Mental Health First Aid I don't know the crisis phone numbers in your area, but they'll be able to help you assess the level of threat in the situation and activate relevant resources. If you get...

That's a reasonable fear. I'd suggest reading though some of the 'introductions' posts, or some of the advice to sufferers. The main trick is to avoid giving orders, and to be honest about your own interests and feelings. Perhaps "One of the things that I'm finding stressful is that I don't...

Dissociation takes many forms, even within one person. I have a wide variety of symptoms, and being unable to remember is sometimes one of them. Your description seems consistent with dissociative amnesia - if you need detail or certainty, then your therapist is the one to ask.

Don't forget to check out the 'Accomplishments' subforum. Rock bottom for me was being unemployed and unemployable. My wife kicked me out, and I was living in a terrible flat, with drug dealers hanging around the entrance. Today, I have financial security, a great relationship with Wife 2.0...

Make sure you talk to your therapist about this. I can survive being out of action, because my situation is very good. When my situation wasn't so good, we took things a lot slower. And it reassures me when I try to reassure you. I tell you the things I need to hear.

You'd be right :) My biggest fear is of my own mind.

I think that's overstating things. A relationship is a two-way street. Nobody can keep a relationship alive if the other person doesn't want to. Communication skills from both sides make a difference. Having something positive in your life besides the relationship helps with the relationship...

If you're going to do it, try to have a good excuse. DON'T: "I haven't heard from you, I'm worried, please talk to me?" CONSIDER INSTEAD: "Such-and-such movie/band/whatever is happening on Friday night. I'm buying a ticket, do you want one?" And if you don't get an answer, or do get a 'no'...

That seems pretty likely from over here - certainly, 'better and worse all at the same time' is something that I routinely experience as a sufferer, never more so than with the people I love the most. Is she in therapy? That's rather important. Triggers can be weakened and/or defused through...

Sounds like you really are in a bad way. What does your therapist say?

There's stuff that took me years before I trusted my T enough to show it to him. I was glad that I did it, but it does take time. And there is no magic T who is good for absolutely everybody - sometimes, it just doesn't work.

It's really hard to say. If your friend was posting for themselves and describing things in detail, then it's dangerous to play 'internet doctor'. With less information than that, it would be irresponsible to try to answer your question. It could be a psychological thing - PTSD is a...

Yep, that's where I've been for most of the last year. Now, I'm experiencing a lot of pain. The downside of experiencing all that pain is that I'm not able to do as much at the moment. The upside is that I don't feel forced to do things that I regret before, during, and after I do them. I'm...

It doesn't get easier. But the people in the relationship can become more skilful, and stronger. Which means that it seems easier. You're allowed to leave. You don't have to have a better reason than "I didn't want to stay." In fact, I don't think there is a better reason. Leaving aside the...

@Sandstone , I think that's an important point you made. Knowledge does change us. And, as people with DID, there's a lot of instability. And yet, part of the way that I changed was that I started to recognize that I hadn't changed. I've changed the way I present myself, and I've hidden...