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I went to my first CoDA Meeting today. I think this is something I could attend on a more regular basis. There's an arts & crafts place located just down the street from me a couple blocks I can go to for drop in work shops. Something to do. It's better than just laying in bed all day. A...

I think it all depends. I am a woman and I need to talk about my trauma and face it and I also need to focus on my present and my strengths. But I'm a little different. This is probably true of many with a few exceptions.

My PTSD comes from a work place accident. It also involves motor vehicle insurance because it involves a motor vehicle accident. My case worker has created nothing but barriers towards me receiving all the support I need. And I have spent the last couple of months reaching out for needed...

I guess I was wrong and mislead... Perhaps there was some confusion around the area when I last researched the topic which was a while ago. All the adults I am surrounded by who have children have been under the impression that all forms of spanking had been ruled as child abuse. Either way...

I live in Canada. The Canadian government deems all forms of spanking to be child abuse. I don't have any kids of my own but I do believe that it is better to instruct a kid or teach a kid then to exercise capital punishment. I realize that not every country deems spanking child abuse but I...

That's a huge and significant realization that not many come to see. It's easy to justify or dismiss when there are no marks that are visible but have become significant internal trauma that impacts us just the same. No broken bones, no lasting physical marks but trauma and abuse all the same.

It is very common to not talk about childhood trauma. Men especially have a tendency to not talk about it. Not until life circumstances make it necessary to reach out. Such life experiences like the loss of a significant person, the ending of a marriage, out of control life that came about...

I haven't been able to work since my accident a little over a year ago. I don't have a 9-5 job. I haven't been able to work since my accident a little over a year ago. I have spent the better part of this last year in bed. I am more isolated then I was before the accident. I can confirm...

If they are worth their beans they will understand trauma and PTSD. Trauma may have been in the past but it impacts the present just as much and may even be just as traumatic in the present as it was in the past. Trauma and Recovery is never linear.

I would definitely encourage you to talk to somebody about it. For sure

You might find CPTSD Zoom meetings Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. In my search I have found that most PTSD groups are for first responders but more civilian groups for CPTSD. PTSD and CPTSD has some common symptoms as they are closely related but slightly different. Google search...

I have this experience. It may be not rise to the level of a disassociative disorder but is nonetheless part of our natural fight flight or freeze responses. Certainly should be processed through but maybe you just feel like counsellors aren't addressing it when they might direct your...

I'll say this, I understand what you are going through. I am right there except I am alone in my filth and it's better to be in a position where you are held accountable in part to clean up because, if you are alone then one day you wake up with a mess that is near impossible for you to clean up...

I also found an in person CoDA meeting And possibly a faith based mood disorder support group. It will be a struggle to get to these meetings but worth it. Tomorrow I have a Counselling appointment and then a structured grief support group. Maybe things are about to improve for me

I found a couple Al-Anon groups close to my place that meet in person. This might be a good start.

This is helpful thank you I have been through much trauma actually and have been predisposed towards PTSD. There is also family history of PTSD. I did smoke actually. I quit 2 years ago and no longer have any desire to start up again. I used to drink socially but medication I take negatively...

If I had a mobility scooter I would leave my place more often but there are times, when I have the money there are a couple coffee shops I will go. Basically I go just to say hi to the Baristas. But I had a mental breakdown at one location and so I'm a bit embarrassed to return. The other place...

Everything right now seems to be online but I need human connection not a computer screen though right now a computer screen is better then not having a computer screen. It's just with support groups that meet in person at the very least I am part of a conversation and doing a simple greeting...

I understand you are trying to help me see what is all out there. I have recently been diagnosed with a heart condition called LongQT Syndrome. PTSD negatively impacts this heart condition because of the stress. Basically stress and physical activity presents a risk of me developing a life...

I don't know where people are located but I live in Canada. We have 811 resource for mental health We have 211 resource for all kinds of resources including mental health. 811 referred me to 211 and 211 referred me to a Crisis Line. Crisis line redirected me back to 211. I called 211 and my...

What I need is human connection. I am currently feeling like a ping pong ball being bounced around from place to place to place with no real help. I need to sit with a group of people face to face. I mean, I appreciate the space here but looking at a computer screen does not extend the human...

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I just need a little support and my family is not capable of supporting me. I don't believe they intend to hurt me but they do. Maybe I am not quite explaining myself right here. It's difficult being on the Autistic Spectrum. I often times can't quite communicate as affectively in situations...

Hey, I'm new here too but just wanted to say welcome. I think the trauma dairies isn't for everyone. It can be triggering to read through. Well it was for me. Not saying that's a bad thing or a good thing. It's just good to know that some people might be triggered as it would seem people go...

It's not so much the unsolicited advice but his emotional and mental abuse that comes with it when I tell him his advice is not helpful. It's his control or attempt to control me. It is his codependency that is the issue. It is his verbal assaults against me and his yelling when I tell him it's...