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I always feel like I'm about to fall off the edge of something high up. It bothers me every single day of my life, this constant feeling. I brought it up to my therapist, but she said it could be my chair...but I have this feeling no matter what chair I sit it. I don't have it when I'm in the...

I was raped at the age of six by my stepfather. My mother protected him and remained married to him. She hid him from the police and said her initial complaint was a lie. She hid him until they found out the charges were dropped. Meanwhile, my brother and I had to go through the foster care...

I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend for 4 years. When we first got together, I was not on antidepressant medication. Shortly into our relationship, I was prescribed cetalopram. It caused me to gain 30+ pounds. I did not like this so I tried to lose weight. Nothing I did helped, so I...

Or am I just a bad person? I go to dinner with my boyfriend and his friends. One of his friends likes to pick on me, but it was always verbal. That night he flicked my hair. I got angry but didn't show it because I wanted to have a good night. Then he sneaks up and touches my shoulder from...

My depression took a dive last week. I am always tired. Even when I'm not tired, I'm tired. I envy people who get sick because all that is expected of them is to rest, eat and watch TV. If that is what heaven is like, I hope I get there one day. My constant tiredness, not wanting to do anything...

Been in a long term healthy relationship for more than 3 years now. Had some progress with celexa and some antihistamine medication to treat depression and panic attacks. I take birth control. I got my job and health insurance back. I'm just fat. I didn't realize I held myself at such a low...

Just quit a restaurant job because I couldn't take it anymore. Every day was like being punched by customers and coworkers. There was unfair favoritism, profane name-calling, gaslighting, hostility, lack of support from coworkers or management. I would feel dread, adrenaline rush through my body...

Does anyone else experience this? My bed is my safe place, where I eat my meals, study, hang-out, all day long and then sleep all night long. I leave my bed to do necessary things, but always return. My boyfriend, on the other hand, can get up, go into the living room, and only goes to the bed...

I got fired from my job for medical marijuana while I was attending college for that job. I changed my major to something completely different and decided to work at a restaurant in the evenings while I attend school during the day. My job is hell on earth. I hate it. Not only do I have to...

I was raped by my stepfather at the age of six years old, then groomed and molested by him until I was 26 years old, at which point, I got away from him. My therapist mentioned that he might have had narcissistic personality disorder based on my descriptions of his behavior and treatment towards...

In July of this year, I was fired from my job for taking medical marijuana for my panic attacks from ptsd. I absolutely loved my job and I worked for the agency for two years, planned to work for another 30 with the same agency but they fired me. Since then, I lost my health insurance, making...

I have not had a trigger in a long time. But I was exhausted yesterday and my boyfriend wanted to wrestle. Usually wrestling isn't a big deal. I do get scared sometimes, I'm afraid he's going to pin me down and not let me move and I get claustrophobic. Past context, my stepdad used to pin me...

Background: my mother found out my stepfather raped and was molesting me when I was six years old. She initially reported him to the police then recanted her story. He was released from jail with an ankle monitor. She helped him break the ankle monitor and hid him from the law for years until...

Hello..I'm starting a trauma diary for exposure therapy and to also tell about my experiences since I have a hard time sharing in person to others. My experiences include rape and molestation of a child (me). I don't have a point system, my trauma spans years of chronic abuse. The short version...

I have a relationship question but do not wish to create a whole new thread when I already have this one. It sort of relates to abandonment so I'm going to go ahead and ask. As many of you know my boyfriend and I have been having difficulties. I haven't spoken to him all week. We got into a...

I've been trying to work with my doctor but she is increasingly harder to see. I've gone a month without seeing her because they were closed for good friday, I couldn't see her before that because the receptionist messed up the schedule. They just called to cancel my appointment this Friday...

I want to vent but have no one to vent to in person. If this is not allowed please delete. I have been working on shrinking my inner and outer critic, inner being the critic of myself and outer being the critic of others. This critic was created by my mother's abuse. Shrinking my critic...