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It's not your fault. At all. Getting wasted in what you thought was a safe setting doesn't make you at fault. The same thing happened to me. I was surrounded by friends I had known and trusted for 15 years. It can happen to anyone, under any circumstances. I don't really know what to tell you...

Yes, I do. It's a bummer, but it's just the case. I try not to worry about it too much...

I've only been properly suicidal twice in my life. Both times I went to the emergency room, once just to sit there until it passed; the other to check in. Ideation happens often (though not so much lately :)) sometimes everyday. It got to be so common that I got bored with it.. v0v

I had them use my actual name against me. My first name is Mark, my middle initial is E. So I became Markie to them. And boy did they wear it out. Constantly. That's all they would address me as, because they knew I hated it. Even now it still gets me. But then one time later I acquired the...

Love this thread! :tup: Reading it makes me quite happy, because it's easy to feel alone when you're in a funk. I'm kind of like @KwanYingirl in that I'm sort a hippy deep down in my soul. I don't wear the tie-dies anymore, and had to cut my hair to fit with the dress code at work, but it's...

I've been going back to college for a while, but all my previous classes have been online. I'm now in my first 'on the ground' class, and although I hope for there to be no problems, I worry that there may be some. There's a group project on the horizon and while I certainly hope for the best, I...

I don't know, I've found that people 'in hate with someone' were extremely vulnerable. They were a wide-open nerve, desperate in their loathing for that person. I think those things are very closely related... But I do agree that Apathy is the opposite of Concern..

Well, I can't say for sure, as I don't know him. I know that in my case, my PTSD was a very large factor in my unhappy marriage, and definitely influenced the decision to split ways. I never used it as a straight out excuse (because I didn't know I had it) but I used my Bipolar disorder and DID...

I've been thinking more on this, and I think maybe Love is just it's own thing. It's own emotion. I know that it's very closely related to hate, because in both cases you care very deeply about what happens to a person, but in one case it's because you want the best for them, and in the other...

Actually @Ghostybear73, I think your response was a very good one. No need to delete at all. :) I think a lot if it comes down to boundaries. They work both ways, in setting up and enforcing your own, but also respecting those of others. I know that back when I had NO boundaries, I was a total...

Well, somebody got a little triggered, LOL.. Okay, so now that I shook that off and am feeling more like me again... I'll try and list some accomplishments that I do think count for something. I quit drinking by simply pouring out my rum and never picking up any booze again. According to my...

This is a hard one for me, because I feel like my primary abuser has surpassed me by every standard. He's a good church going man with two beautiful children and a stable marriage and a well paying job, respected by his community and basically the model of middle class success. By contrast I am...

I am struggling to come up with anything, other than cats and fuzzy woodland creatures. How strange.

I have only told personal friends. There is still great stigma about any sort of mental illness, and I just worry that people will treat me differently, or want to know why I have it. Either of those things would likely trigger the crap out of me. I did identify as disabled when HR asked...

@Lucycat I knew I forgot something in that post.. Anyways, since I've become diabetic, I now have to worry about hypoglycemia as well. Just a few weeks ago I was at a flea market and nearly fell out because my blood sugar got too low. Once the regulatory systems go haywire, everything goes...

You should really get some blood work done by a doctor soon. Insulin resistance is not a joking matter. Since I got Type II diabetes I have to watch my blood sugar constantly, and it's a huge pain in the ass. :poop: Don't follow me... But yes, dehydration has a big amount to do with any problem...

I think in your case the lists are probably a good way to go, stick with them, it'll get easier. I don't know if you have access to a computer or smartphone 24/7, but I started using Google Calendar to schedule everything. You can have it do recurring events if you need, and it'll send you a...

Oh yes, absolutely... Dehydration generally just makes -everything- worse, no matter what it is. I myself drink so much fluid a day that I've been accused of breathing water on some occasions! LOL..

No idea. I know I don't text with my psych. v0v

Oh wow, that's not what I intended at all. But I can see how you might feel that way. I'm sorry. It's a really dark and cloudy area... I can't speak for anyone else, but I know in my case that... I simply couldn't keep quiet about it under that circumstance. I was talking with a close friend...

Thanks guys. It means alot to hear people being supportive. :hug:

Yeah, I'm still a long way from ready to go that far. The world is most cruel to victims.

I really dislike the word 'rape'. I'm being brave at fighting through my shame at being a victim, but as a guy it's really really really hard to accept that label. It just hurts. It's more painful than when I had to admit that I was an alcoholic. It's just the label that is so unbearable...

I can agree with this one. At first I thought I would disagree, but then I considered it more. I know that in my case I attracted crappy people almost on purpose, because I felt that; as a former victim myself, it was my place (and responsibility) to aide those in need. I recognize now that it...

Ermm.. Don't really know what to say, except that you should keep in mind that 14 is still very young. Your body will continue to change for probably another decade at least, so you may end up looking quite different than you do now. Also there are ways to tighten excess skin over time. Don't...