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Sounds like addictive/escapist behavior to me. When I get OCD, I hyper-focus on something. I put all my focus on that, but that's usually my way of escaping other things. I can relate to spending hours researching news stuff though, but it was always avoidant behavior. Sporting events and...

Yeah, maybe this is also part of what adds to the inclination to judge... with an atmosphere so divisive, lack of discussion, judgement gets easier... To be honest, I also strike myself as an unstable nutcase, but I was already there prior to the whole outburst :P I hope there can be some...

Maybe we can exchange? I could use some composure in my life. I'll give you some of my bravery in return for some composure :P

stroopwafels. They're cookies. I eat them when I absolutely don't feel like cooking. 😝

Hey gals, guys, forum people. Don't want to make this a political discussion. I just feel so incredibly frustrated. I have a tendency to isolate and I do so by negatively judging others. In the past three-four years there's been a LOT of ammunition out there for someone like me. Wars and...

Kind of agree with Weemie. He listened to you explain cptsd and didn't say anything. Do you think he'll say something later (when he's digested it?). It's kind of important to be able to listen to each other. Specially if you were explaining about cptsd. Resentment can have many roots, could...

Similar day here except the thought is: today (and most days) I just can't master (+ don't want to master) human interactions

😁 Sounds good Friday, I have most of those covered, so I feel a bit more at ease! I'll probably try the waiver, that's 90 days.

I like your post @Weemie . I think actually admitting that we've never broken through our boundaries / comfort zone / whatever, is a way of being brave. And I can relate to the 'comfort zone' being rage or anger. I've had glimpses of bravery throughout life. Skydiving was a moment of being...

Roseanne, for the 100th time. I seem to always watch the same exact shows. Boring, I know. 😉

Don't force yourself into reading anything. When I was a teen, my dad had Nietzsche in the bookcase, and I happened to be a major nerd with nothing else to do, so I read it. But in more recent years, I tried to read Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and for the life of me I can't get further than page 2...

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Hi old friends & forum folks, For the last four years I've been doing well - made lots of changes in my life. I'm able to live a more or less normal life. One of the things that has been helpful in my mental progress is hiking. I've hiked some 2500 miles since 2019. I would really, really...

This has happened. The physical harassment so far consists of them physically being present where-ever they go. If they hire an apartment, they will be nearby in a car. If they pitch a tent somewhere, they will be camping around there too. As far as actual threats, I don't know. So far they...

I understand Weemie, It is a case of this person being chased across national boundaries and intimidated by behaviors such as tracking devices on their vehicle, installing virtual cards, and publishing their status and location. They have also planted drugs and broken in to their personal...

Hi guys, girls, etc. I need some advice on a real life, sticky situation. It does not concern me. But I am concerned about the person who is being targeted. The police are already involved but have not been of much help. I'm looking for expert advice from someone who is savy about criminal...

Thanks for replying you all, I'm going to take a better look soon. I'm exhausted today. @Weemie is completely right: I do have OCD, never really had proper treatment for it though. When I went to have the OCD examined they said "well, you don't compulsively polish doorknobs, so you're fine"...

The weird thing is, I know my likes and dislikes, and my character is pretty well defined. But I can't seem to internalize my likes, my values, etc. I can't seem to believe that they really belong to me. For example I have had a couple of major accomplishments in my life, and I cannot feel proud...

hi @mods, I wasn't sure where I could fit this one. Hi there dear forum dwellers. I’m still around, as it turns out I was hesitant to leave the forum. And now I know why: I still have some "minor" things to comb through. My question of the day is this. Is there any way you can get (back) in...

You have no idea the kind of stubborn person I am, haha. I will not embrace my self-pity. But I get why you guys see it that way and would advocate for embracing it or accepting it, or some thing like that. But sometimes (and this isn´t easy for people with PTSD) you have to make a clean cut...

Thanks Friday, I misinterpreted. That´s quite helpful! It never occurred to me to see the "child" version of me as powerful. But they DID overcome all of that trauma. You´ve basically put everything in a total opposite perspective, thank you!! Somerandomguy, I do appreciate you guys, and the...

Ok guys, I sort of expected this, that´s why I said that self-pity in my case is NOT the same thing as empathy. Empathy and compassion build one up. Understanding builds one up. Wallowing in misery, for the sake of wallowing in misery, gets me from a state where I am sort-of-okay, to a state...

Hi Forum dwellers, I need some advice. First there is something I have to get out of the way. Namely, that feeling empathy for yourself is good. Understanding and patience are good. Compassion is good. But that´s not what this is. There are specific days were I feel so extremely sorry for...

I would love to be sent good thoughts or to be prayed for, dealing with some incredibly negative energy that I would like to shake off...

I feel shitty... melancholic. Breakthroughs also means that you have to sacrifice some things you used to cling to: value judgements, a fake sense of security... Sometimes we do not really want to change at all... we want to cling to that which makes us feel comfortable... in a sense...