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  1. K

    What do you think about the phrase 'trauma doesn't define you"?

    I could say this about this statement. I had trauma recovery therapy domestic violence treatment help understanding family systems theory . I had help with spiritual trauma recovery. These concepts help me grasp with reality. I will never see things or people the way I did before 2014..I got to...
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    How Would You Categorize This?

    I know I have ptsd. I have had irrational fears. I would not characterize mine as psychotic or dissociative but rather irrational. People in my past some who have passed away traunatized me emotionally or were just down right threatening. Those experiences are in my brain and nervous system...
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    How Would You Categorize This?

    I have a similar issue. My fear begins to increase in the evening and on in to the night. One explanation I have is circadian rhythms and my brain and nervous system processing the darkness. You are not crazy or over exaggerating. Processing fear takes time.
  4. K

    Political Venting

    Agree. Opinions beliefs are not facts. I am afraid. Of people. Not the kind of fear I am immobilized by but I will not argue. It is easier to engage in talk about how the person is have you had a good day etc. We have been blinded by our ego our ' right to be right" even if it means...
  5. K

    Problem today

    Thank you. Replying late more specifically. I know about covert narcissitic abuse. Self sabotage. I had trauma recovery domestic violence treatment. My first deceased husband had online underage porn addiction. I was dumb holding his hand through his last breath
  6. K

    Other Unsafe people

    Also. I live in NM Hanta virus here in 4 corners region 1993. These people good little people pleaser are going to clean up this man's rv. He has cognitive issues from a TBI substance abuse etc. I use a neilmed sinus rinse several times daily so I am constantly reducing my respiratory viral...
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    Other Unsafe people

    Here is an update. The sister of the woman who lived in our rv park that was assaulted - she lives in our rv park too with her fiance. The man who assaulted her sister lives in anawayb rv that fit for human to live in. He lives in dire poverty has a dog who is neglected abused. Now the sister...
  8. K

    Other Unsafe people

    Thank you all. I am managing my own stress.
  9. K

    Other Unsafe people

    Would appreciate any comments on something I have seen in myself. I was educated into traits of safe and unsafe people as part of my domestic violence treatment trauma recovery. I have tried to interact be kind to people that was a mistake. Yesterday a former resident of our rv park drove here...
  10. K

    Dyskinesia…?

    Contact your doctor. I was successfully tapered off under medical supervision. In 2017 from clonazepam. No problems. I have a seizure risk. No seizure activity during taper. Took 8 months. One of the better decisions I made. I take now for seizure prophylaxis lamotrigine ER 100 mg daily. I have...
  11. K

    Political Venting

    God help us all. We are being taught the lesson of facism again because we failed to learn the first time.
  12. K

    Political Venting

    I do not know how the US is ok with SNAP cuts medicaid cuts etc. This is immoral. The money is being transfered to the wealthy. Financing a war with this going on. Trump releasing UFO files. Distraction. Red herring. He and others are constantly saying look at the what's it in the air to...
  13. K

    Problem today

    I wanted that for us years ago. We have been married almost 6 years ago. He got angry said I was the problem..also he agreed to care for our neighbors pets while out of town. We have 2 dogs so it makes 5 animals. I agreed to help this pm Could not unlock door. Also trying to support my brother...
  14. K

    Problem today

    Thank you. I have tried to discuss it. He feels he is being attacked. He has some doomsday beliefs. I don't although things are not good. He has warned people for years He saw what is happening before it did. They kind of thinking and talking to people can cause a lot of fear. It did for me...
  15. K

    Problem today

    We have a neighbor female 40 who is struggling- financially emotionally with past history of trauma abuse. My husband feels he needs to inform this woman how bad things are getting. He wants her to be safe. OK. No. There is nothing inappropriate here. I see many traits of an unsafe person here...
  16. K

    Military Facing Fear

    Thank you Riley. I needed that
  17. K

    I was nasty today and I need help

    Like your comment about forgiveness. I got to that point with my first deceased husband. Am close with my father. He is 89. His life is closing. Not there with my mom. She died in November 2021. Myself? Continual work in progress
  18. K

    I was nasty today and I need help

    I would add this and I must apologize because it is blunt..I was the scapegoat child in my family..No.ome in hindsight site had to be fair to me respect any boundaries etc..People had the right to be emotionally abusive blame me for all my issues raise me in church where I was taught all kinds...
  19. K

    I was nasty today and I need help

    I so much appreciated these posts. My former female friend who cut me off. OK.i have a fairly new post menopausal diagnosis and this Saturday I will attend a virtual support group with other women with this diagnosis. Hopefully we can all just be real authentic supportive.
  20. K

    Military Facing Fear

    Well. Today was the first day of early voting in the primary in my state. I voted. Here is why this is meaningful to me. My husband a veteran a good man is a believer in doomsday etc..Much fear in me re emerged from being with him. He has many cognitive distortions..This has been tough for me...
  21. K

    Never giving up, can anyone relate?

    Thank you. So true. I had a similar Agree. 100%. I need a rest from toxic people and situations. Again. I am working on that. Thank you for your reply. The word NO works.
  22. K

    Never giving up, can anyone relate?

    I had a similar issue with a female fried. I am married live in a rural area. We talked but to much time devoted to politics. With her she talked about things she had no control over. With me I discussed social security and things about that I was changing. Plus she gossioed about others. I...
  23. K

    Never giving up, can anyone relate?

    I watch Tim Fletcher too. Also Teri Cole. They have both been very helpful for me ..
  24. K

    Never giving up, can anyone relate?

    I get that. I still struggle with this at times tol so I have to look at me then and determine what I am afraid of. Usually in my case it is related to this. My catastrophic illness resulted in cardiopulmonary aresst. I was coded. I got so sick partly from trying to help my first deceased...
  25. K

    Never giving up, can anyone relate?

    I am a codependent. People pleaser. Wore myself out. May 2014 seriously ill. On a vent. Went into.csrdiopulmomsry arrest. Ssying no having boundaries making rest health nutrition a priority is very important. Realizing I don't control everything and non intereferencd' not intervening in someone...
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