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Oh they have no idea because they're a very watered down version of Protestant It's even funnier to me when they have regular Halloween trunk decorations. Isn't the whole point to have a non scary, safe, family friendly alternative? Lol but whatever. They really annoy me. I will say trunk or...

Yes, but as in the stress cup analogy, isn't there the added rage container added by military training? Do you think combat PTSD veterans have any nuances specific to them outside of cPTSD? I had a friend that was raised in South America as a missionary kid and she told me about the wars there...

This is pretty much what I think. Yes, there's a lot of different nuances there, but a therapist that specializes in PTSD is able to treat and understand those nuances. But the nuances aren't so great that they require a separate diagnosis in my opinion. Calling it cPTSD annoys me because it's...

I'm in the United States and I adore Halloween. I use scary and dark things to help validate the fear and terror I feel on a regular basis. The real monsters are people. But I get flack from my church community for loving and celebrating Halloween because they think it's Satan's day and think...

I saw the post that I assume you're referring to and I want to say that was an understandable confusion. The post had H as a name and a capital N several times that it totally looked like another person. I agree with the poster that suggested you do some CBT therapy centered on those beliefs you...

I definitely wasn't here in 2009, I was a kid at the time. But I'm very happy to hear things have gotten better. This forum is an amazing resource!

I'm so sorry at the loss of your relationship. I'm sure this was devastating for you. My husband has ADHD and I have cPTSD. We've learned so much and gotten so far in managing the disconnects that happen. Sometimes I don't feel like he's there but guess what? I check out too. Funny, both ADHD...

It's such a journey man

Very disgusting and wrong. Idk how people can think this kind of behavior is okay. I do want to mention it's normal to identify with your dad. But you aren't your dad, you're breaking the cycle. It's a heck of a thing to grapple with. I'm doing EMDR and it really works.

But without cults, what reality TV would I watch?

Update: still puzzled why it was weird to my therapist that I felt bad after EMDR. But we had a session today and she is fully trained and qualified for treating PTSD with EMDR. She just didn't know that I disassociate a lot. In part because she's yet to read my psychological evaluation. But...

Based on this information: Hypoarousal vs. Hyperarousal | How to Identify Nervous System States I would describe my post-emdr existence as hypoaroused. I was shut down. I was calm. My body didn't feel like mine, and at times I didn't feel safe in my body. But I was not panicking or restless or...

No worries it makes sense. I was very thorough in filling out her intake forms, I sent her my psychological evaluation, and we discussed my trauma history in depth. Yet, she seemed surprised that I had disassociation. I forwarded my psychological evaluation document to her again because she...

I'm puzzled too. I'm doing too ask if her client base actually has PTSD (and if so, is it "like mine" chronic childhood preverbal abuse. Of course I have freeze and disassociative tendencies). Or did she forget I had PTSD? I'm concerned she would use EMDR for people that don't have PTSD in...

How to manage disassociation? When therapists tell me to focus on senses etc it just seems like it's missing the whole of it. Disassociation and freeze is so automatic for me, I don't think chewing gum will stop me from doing it. So idk. I just don't see myself not doing it.

Eleven years old is still a child. You were dealing with things no one should have to deal with and you didn't know how to deal with them. You say you knew better, but I don't think you fully knew. Other people were exposing you to things you weren't ready for and that blurs the lines between...

I'm in the same boat and just made a post about it

I had my first EMDR session last week. Towards the end, I got overwhelmed and shut down. I was crying and nonverbal. But then the following days I was not myself, I felt like my body wasn't mine, had somatic flashbacks, and wasn't comfortable having sex until 3 or 4 days later (my trauma I'm...

I'm lucky enough to have found a therapist that specializes in EMDR and DID. Although I don't have DID, I felt that her experience with it would lend to what I deal with. I looked briefly what osdd was, since I wasn't familiar with it.

Writing like this is so cathartic, I'm glad you were able to express all of that and I'm deeply sorry for what happened to you.

What happened? I can't recognize if this is something I've experienced based on your limited description.

I wish doctors were more holistic and less locked into specialities. The whole body works together. Sorry you had a bad experience, I hope you can find better doctors.

I remember being a little kid and trying to explain disassociation symptoms to my mom. I asked her why she said she had never felt that way. Dance and exercise have helped me ground myself and be more connected to my body. But yes I often used to wish I didn't have a body.

Welcome! This forum is an awesome place for support.

Oddly, I can use sign language when I'm in freeze mode. I think I'm just gonna force my husband to learn sign language. He knows a little, but I had to use the cards and sign language last night and it was empowering and successful.