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I am going through this and I just let myself feel them. Because I'm not sure what they are I don't want to feel like I'm judging myself by saying I'm sad when that's not what I'm feeling. I think I'm sensitive to premature labels of feelings and see this as not listening to myself or letting...
yes but also on this point no need to force anything. I have found progress can be made when I don't have expectations about how able (or even not able) I should be on a given day or at a given time.
Try not to focus too much on the weight that's been put on and more on what is driving the eating. Also maybe try and do substitute foods that are filling like potatoes or celery. I also understand if it doesn't always go because I have this problem as well.
Hopefully that will taper off with time if related to the cannabis use. I'm not a doctor but from what I understand cannabis has a relatively long half life and can stay in your system for I believe up to a month and then that's not taking into account your sensitivity to cannabis.
No need to feel shame. It's hard to change these habits which have been with us for so long. I find for myself I just like the feeling of satiety that comes with food and that's why I eat. It's also just distracting and the sugar is a plus for the serotonin boost.
I sometimes feel like I sleep but I'm not really sleeping as much as it seems, almost as if I was in a coma because I should be more rested from the amount of sleep I'm getting. I have been having more dreams recently and some nightmares. They're not great to deal with but it also tells me I...
I am by myself but I think that for me it's just about trying to become present when I do wake up. I like to feel the blanket or something like that and feel its texture to being myself into the present. This affirms that what I was experiencing was not real and that I am now safe.
Sometimes when I'm overwhelmed I get sleepy. I think it can be helpful to change activities to something engaging but not very energy intensive to distract oneself without sleeping.