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I went away for the weekend with my husband and we were on our way to a nice restaurant for dinner. Then I got a text from my mother wishing me a happy birthday and seeking to have a relationship with me. I was shocked. And then I was saddened and stressed. This person was physically and...

I have suffered a lot in my life and struggled through an abusive childhood, depression and PTSD. Today and the past few weeks as well as large portions of the past two years have been amazing- I've been able to experience joy and peace in my life, something I never thought possible. There...

I grew up in poverty- food stamps, governments commodities and free lunches at school. My mother also had multiple psych disorders and one of them was being very obsessive when it came to food. If I wanted cereal or crackers for example, she counted them out to equal 1 serving or 2 servings...

I used to binge drink as a way to cope but drink way less these days. Anyway I have been wondering if even moderate drinking contributes to my depression. Of course the only way to really find out is to try however I am not so sure that 1-2 drinks a day/ a few times a week has a significant...

I'm at the point where I feel like I am going to lose it. I have had significant stress lately-being subjected to road rage from another driver a few weeks ago, multiple ongoing arguments with my husband, a sibling who has been in the psych hospital multiple times recently, anniversary of a...

I've had a pretty awful month, including receiving a facebook request from a childhood bully. At first I was very shocked and then I felt powerful because I could just deny her if I wanted to. Even better, she has a public job and so if I reminded her what she had done to me and she takes...

I had another awful fight with my husband. Every few months he gets very mad during an argument, says the way I am treating him is a global way I treat him and says I need to change or he is done. We have arguments maybe weekly but things are good in between. Last night it was about him...

I was doing a lot better a few months ago and asked my boss for training in another department. I was all excited because I really never had a lot of energy to take on new things before and was eager to feel more engaged in life. Of course when the training started, I wasn't in as good of...

I am having a hard time coping with complaints and criticisms from my husband. He's been building anger and resentment for years and starting this year has been a lot more vocal. A lot of the things he is unhappy about are things that directly have to do with the PTSD and depression like not...

My PTSD is much less severe at this point in my life and I am looking back at the past and to some extent the present and realizing that my mental state contributed to the types of friends I had and have. I feel like I got taken advantage of to some degree and mostly I formed friendships with...

I am getting really frustrated with feeling like the long term abuse I suffered as a child permanently changed my brain. I feel like no matter what I do, the negative things I learned from my parents come back to haunt me. I have tried many types of therapy and am still in therapy today, it...

I have had PTSD and depression for decades and have used medication, therapy and yoga for most of that time until last year. I grew very frustrated with feeling like the misery that was my life was always going to be barely manageable and so I started trying alternative treatments. I got some...

My suicidal thoughts, anxiety and overwhelming sense of doom have come back with a vengeance in this past week. I've had some difficulties, the worst being major conflict with my husband that has resolved some at this point. I've also being feeling rejected by friends and invalidated over...

I know I should be happier than I am. I rarely cope negatively anymore, I used to cut, escape into cybersex or drink and now I can get through my day in a fairly healthy way but honestly, I'm bored and getting kinda depressed about it. I'm actually working through one of my last negative...

I have a lot of dental problems related to having bulimia as a teenager and I have a cavity to get filled soon. I'm very nervous for a lot of reasons. My dentist is very nice and all but is a man, my trauma was caused by a man and I also had a bad experience with a male doctor as a child. I...

I'm having a hard time coping with how I acted after I was triggered a few days ago. My husband and I had an argument, ugly things were said, mostly by me, I yelled, acted crazy and cried. I usually am able to control myself more, take breaks, handle my anger etc but I had been triggered by...

I had a very abusive childhood and struggled a lot in my 34 years. I have depression and PTSD and coped with numerous compulsive behaviors, turning off my feelings and falling apart emotionally when I couldn't deal . I have been going to therapy for many, many years and can finally say in the...

I was sexually abused as a child and have what feels like body memories from the abuse. Many years ago, I felt like I had to pee all the time, no cause was found even after multiple tests and seeing a specialist. They put me on a medication and after a year I stopped taking it due to side...

I have a long term therapist but decided to take a break from her to go to a therapist who does EMDR. I felt like I had improved a lot and sort of plateaued, I still have intrusive memories and feel somewhat disconnected from others and wanted to try a different technique. I am really...

In a lot of ways my life is great now, I have a good job, I'm financially blessed, have a supportive husband and look like I am doing well from the outside. On the inside I feel like hell sometimes. I grew up in poverty with a mother who hoarded and had a diagnosed personality disorder...