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I'm kind of interested in whether my flashbacks are pretty standard for people with PTSD, so looking to get other people's experiences. I have very few actual memories of the sexual abuse I experienced, and I'm not sure if the fact that I don't have many *memories* per se means that my...

Hi. Sorry, I might be doing this in the wrong order as I've already posted in other sections... but I figured an introduction might be good. Didn't notice that this part of the forum existed until now. I'm in my early 20s, and have had long-term struggles with mental health problems. I had my...

For a long time I tried to get my body back from my abuser by hurting it - cutting it, burning it, starving it, taking pieces of it away, trying to desexualise myself and make myself unrecognisable from the person that I used to be. It didn't work. I hurt myself for 9 years and it didn't work...

This is my first post here so I hope it's OK. I get kind of edgy about posting in case someone recognises me but it's probably relevant to say that I'm a 20something, been seeing my current therapist for about a year. I was sexually abused when I was a young child (under the age of 7). My...