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PTSD or not those things would be hurtful, and they’re all things that folk can do to someone who doesn’t have PTSD. You have every right to be angry, hurt and upset because people have been rude, dishonest and disrespectful. I suppose you at least know how these people are now and can pull...

Your current therapist is right, any therapist begging you not to leave, pursuing contact out of session and offering individual sessions when she knows your already in individual therapy is crossing significant boundaries. Just because it feels good doesn’t mean it’s good for you. Your inner...

Really? I’m so glad you’re able to assess the impact of PTSD on my life based on my views on this thread. That you don’t think I speak from experience, seriously? My PTSD arises from long term childhood neglect, emotional abuse, physical abuse, domestic abuse, rape and sexual exploitation. I...

I would ask the supervisor for their complaints process, which she should offer you anyway as part of the new data protection rules are about making it easier to complain when there are data breaches.

When you say crying causes you pain, what do you mean? Is it that the act of crying causes you physical pain or that crying makes your feelings more real or something else entirely? I ask because crying when you’re sad is a very normal reaction, it’s the way our bodies are built and there’s...

Yes, the complaint is in relation to the data breach, you received someone else’s data in error so you have every right to complain because it undermines your faith that your own data is safely held - which was the whole point of the gdpr review.

It doesn’t matter that there was no medical information as such, data protection rules were tightened massively last month and this would be considered a breach of data protection. I’d complain to them and go the Information Commissioners Office, it’s ridiculous that they aren’t all over it!

You have my sympathy, I hide more than anyone would guess - sometimes physically in bed with my cat and sometimes psychologically in social media/online stuff. Exposure is a real challenge and yes I think shame can massively inhibit every area of our lives if we let it. For me that means...

Different strokes for different folks I think, some will find her work really helpful. My T and I were talking about empathy for self today, the idea that I can offer nurture and understanding to my younger self (instead of the shame and blame I tend to heap on her). I need to find a way out of...

You’ve answered your own question to be honest. You left the relationship but he’s physically everywhere you go, your life group leader was very wrong to raise the subject for discussion in a group you both attend, you’ve got a heavy work load, and a heavy study schedule, the people around you...

What the hell? What a ridiculous interview question - I’m not surprised you were tearful, it immediately takes you to the worst point in your life and while they couldn’t possibly know it was rape, they knew it wouldn’t be good. I too would be happy to never work for them. I would also write to...

For me financial struggles are a huge issue, so I’d usually do anything to avoid putting myself under financial stress. And £250 is a lot for therapy given that’s not a weekly session. By comparison I can see mine weekly for £140/month so it would take me longer to get to the “I can’t afford...

I don’t hate her at all, I know her work and some of it has been helpful. You clearly didn’t read where I said her work is fine for common or garden shameful feelings, but that trauma is different (ie exactly the same thing you said). But. Any time anyone mentions feeling shameful, someone will...

Have you been seeing her for long? I didn’t think CPT because it didn’t sound like it from your description. CPT is usually a short term therapy with written homework etc... in any event, you need to talk to her about how upset you’ve been after the last session. Recovery isn’t dependent on you...

Given you went to see her about depression, does she have the skills and knowledge to work with CSA? I ask because it’s pretty unusual to ask for that level of detail and to keep coming back to it. I’m assuming you mean you’re doing CBT? Unless it’s trauna informed CBT I wouldn’t expect her to...

If she’s been away, cane back for a couple of sessions andvis about to go off again it’s reasonable you’d find it hard to connect with her - I always find the first session back a bit distant and if she’s going again so quickly you may not be in the place for anything deeper. I’d echo the...

You do know that when talking about prevalence of circumcision in males under the age of 17 only three European countries have a lower prevalence than the U.K. (3.8%) - Spain at 1.8% and Denmark and Finland at 1.6%. All other European countries who publish records have a higher prevalence...

No, but given you’re talking about probably the most sensitive part of their anatomy and people who have extensive medical knowledge and resources, I trust there wasn’t another viable alternative. If you, with your own extensive medical training, know differently I’ll bow to that.

@somerandomguy Thats your reading into what I’ve said, different doesn’t mean less than, or non-existant, it means different. In the same way as having your penis fully removed would be a different trauma to having part of it removed. In the same way as having it done by a medic in sterile...

Where have I said you don’t get to feel pain and traumatisation?

Given two of the three men concerned were senior medics who have had a strong hand in their own care, I’d respectfully disagree.

Ok, thanks, I was starting to worry that I wasn’t writing what I thought I was. I think the very superficial comparisons are there to be made, however the cultural and societal drivers behind FGM are vastly different- and bare no reflation to @Anarchy’s essay. Not understanding the differences...

It may or may not, but the question was whether cyberbulling could cause PTSD, and using the existing diagnostic criteria, no it couldn’t, unless there was a clear and credible threat to life. I’m not arguing the limits of the DSM, and I’m not saying that bullying in all its forms isn’t...

Are you talking to me? Please show me where I’ve said any of that? I didn’t start the comparison - in fact I’m saying there’s no comparison to be made.

Therein lies the issue, it’s a hugely triggering topic for some folk - if you’re able to come back when you’re less triggered you’ll maybe see that I’m not trying to minimise male experience, saying they are two vastly different acts doesn’t minimise one or the other.