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I’ve taken a lot of meds over the years. One of the ones I was on for a long time was quetiapine xr (seroquel - the slow release version). The ordinary release just hit me like a tonne of bricks, turned me into a zombie and made me gain weight. But the slow release version gave me some of the...

Personally? I don’t remember 2004 being like that at all. There’s been phases where being very thin has been more in, but it ebbs and flows. And for all the media hype (like the media panic over ‘heroin chic’ in Kate Moss’ heyday), super thin has always been peripheral. It’s never been the...

Fwiw - I can’t think of anyone in my life that’s followed that path (not even close!). I think there’s a lot of depictions of normal that we get influenced by that don’t have a lot of bearing on reality. If you’re grieving the loss of what you wished you had in your life? That makes sense -...

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@ms spock - would it be helpful to have feedback? Or is this more of a vent?

There’s a tonne of overlap between dissociation and depression - emotional numbing/flatness and zoning out, poor concentration, poor memory are features of both. Given you have a history of depression, then I’d apply Occam’s razor - even if these aren’t depressive symptoms you’ve experienced...

This is a ptsd peer support forum. Do you have PTSD?

Totally get this. And if you’ve managed to overcome a truckload of symptoms, this doesn’t diminish the significance of that achievement at all. But not wanting to hear the truth, or initially reacting badly to it, is not a good reason to BS. Even when the truth is shit to hear (maybe...

Concentration is definitely something that I find pretty challenging. During semester, when I’m trying to digest a lot of material (a lot of which isn’t exactly written plainly!), I get pretty obsessive about looking after my cognition. I exercise a lot, I’m really careful about what I’m eating...

Welcome to the forum - glad you found us:) Not stupid - it actually sounds like you’ve had a lot of experiences where being vulnerable wasn’t always met with kindness. So, it would make sense that’s something that now seems confronting. Take it at the speed you’re comfortable with ☺️

I’ve done a lot of uni over the years - what parts of university are you struggling with? For example lectures, study pressure, campus life…?

Welcome to the forum. That’s a lot to be holding onto alone. Definitely think that being able to work through this with a trauma therapist would help if you have access to one.

Welcome to the forum! Definitely not going to tell you not to post - you’re welcome to post. If you’re feeling at all worried about how to use the forum, there’s a bunch of Help pages (scroll down 👇) - the one for New Members may be particularly useful.

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Honestly? Most folks don’t actually understand PTSD either. It’s really not. It’s having been exposed to Criteria A chronically, and having PTSD and specific symptoms in addition to PTSD. Something as complex as a mental illness doesn’t lend itself to a 5 second soundbite. That’s actually...

People give you flak for doing a thing that’s incredibly normal? People are weird! I clean out my message bank regularly. That’s just how some of us function.

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Welcome to the forum. Glad you found us. Hopefully having people around who have been there, are there, makes things a bit easier for you.

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For sure. Triggers are everywhere - when my stress cup is full, the TV really can’t be on unless I’m watching a repeat of something and I know it’s safe. News is out, scrolling anything is out. I’m careful about what books I read (and will sometimes resort to a book I’ve already read)...

It sounds like this has become something that you’re struggling to manage, and that it’s becoming increasingly unsafe. It’s great that you’ve been able to reach out here - that was a courageous thing to do. Our brains can become a bit wired to start seeking out the rush, but there’s ways to...

Welcome to the community @calcifer ☺️ There’s plenty of folks here that will relate to some of your experiences, and how they’re impacting your life now. Well done for cutting contact - total power move! Sorry that you had reason to do that, but it’s awesome that you’re in a place where you...

Welcome to the forum. Sorry you have reason to be here. Dysfunctional levels of dissociation can be a particularly confounding head trip to have to deal with on top of everything else. Not a good experience to have to go through. I get that you’re feeling ashamed, but the fact that you’ve...