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Okay peeps, I am very grateful for your wonderful replies and responses on my other thread. I want to discuss with you something that has been brewing in my head for a long time. And maybe some solutions. I am an aspie and I was basically born a scientist. Even before I was trained as one, I was...

I would like to ask you good folks a question. do you think one's symptoms could be attenuated by adopting habit of unstructured, zero goal directed activity for certain periods of time? I ask this because for me, constantly having goal-directed activity I believe it's very toxic and causes...

I am in a 12-step program for a process addiction and I am working on the 4th step, which is an inventory of resentments. I am 47, well educated, a good person, hard-working and I have literally failed at everything in life. I have had two marriages that were abusive, and they basically ended...

I am not a heavy user of cannabis , but I was a consistent one. A week ago I had some personal revelations that led me to stop cannabis for personal Improvement and development. I am incredibly blessed to live in a beautiful city in South America. As I was observing myself over the past few...

I have some severe complex trauma due to abuse in childhood as well as in adulthood. I am also on the mild autism spectrum. I have also struggled with long bouts of and psychotic breaks, possibly due to a schizoaffective issue. Surprise, surprise! have recently discovered that I have...

This is what I have lost in the last 7 years. 1. Career as a scientist 2. 2 marriages 3. stable home (10 moves in 9 years) 4. 2 cats to being eaten by wildlife outside my home, 1 to other circumstances 5. My FOO 6. Two businesses 7. Endless string of toxic "friends" 8. My mom and grandmother...

I am sure a lot of us are heavy coffee drinkers/ caffeine consumers. Because I have so many food allergies, I found out that the 5-7 cup habit was destroying my thyroid...so I had to disengage from yet another attachment. Within 3 weeks, life long thyroid issues disappeared. Yes, the physical...

Hey guys, I want to let you know how much I appreciate this forum. Thank you! This is a mechanical, logistical issue that I find bizarre. I need your input, please. Went to this bitchin' Halloween party. The first in my life. My friend, who is a gifted PTSD therapist who worked at San Quintin...

I have recently been through a ridiculous situation with a huge pile of Epic Bags of Dicks (EBoD) people who tried ruining my life (fat chance!). It is not like the jacked up like threatening incidences I have had in the past, but it was expensive and traumatic. I really watched myself during...

Hey amigos! I wanted to once again thank you for all of your love and wisdom. I am working my butt off healing, and I wanted to share some interesting insights I have gained during this process. 1. I now like myself and I protect my assets. Like a lot of people here, I hated myself, and this is...

I read post after post about how a lot of people here think that they are a pain in the ass to others, and are ashamed of their symptomology....which are normal human reactions to adverse conditions. I used to be ashamed. I am also an Aspie (high level autism spectrum), typical geek, so this is...

I would really like ya'lls very wise thoughts on this. For a couple years now, I have been in aggressive recovery from severe trauma. I have taken a no BS policy when it comes to boundaries, realizing what stuff is my own (and what is not), and really caring and reparenting myself. The deep...

Hello amigos, I am coming to a realization early this morning, and I need your help. I have spent a huge amount of time at Drs. offices and hospitals taking care of family since I was 20. It is very triggering, as it always seems I get stuck holding the bag, and making the hard decisions and...

Hey guys, I want to let you know how much I appreciate yall. It has been so wonderful being part of a great community. I never shared my story here. Needless to say, it has been traumatic, with tremendous loss, abuse, and betrayal. I have studied and worked for about 2 years via therapists...

I will be leaving the US permanently is about 2 months. Overall, I find the climate here very toxic as far as progressing in meaningful recovery. I have a nice small internet based manufacturing business (that part is outsourced), yet I have had issues accessing decent medical care for most of...

I realized just how different I think from others not that I have constructed a new personality. My brother is doing a smear campaign (yawn) because he does not like me staying with his wife's mother down here in Ecuador. Mind you, I was invited. She is an empath, and is here because her kids...

I know I have posted in this forum before regarding my really confused state about this. I am starting to get clarity about what specific things are bothering me. You guys really provide valuable feedback, so I would like some more. I am not afraid at all to talk to guys, or to touch them, or...

I am currently in South America visiting retired family who was also suffering greatly living in the US. I live in an awesome part of the US, but I think staying there is destroying my health and not allowing me to recover from trauma. First, I have discovered the food in the US, and I am...

I am dating, and I live in a oil patch (oil industry), so thankfully there's lots to choose from. I have been severely traumatized by romantic relationships in the past. It appears like there are a lot of dysfunctional men. Whether its something like issues with anger, taking responsibility of...

This is really bothering me and I hope some of you have insight. I have been developing some well constructed personal boundaries, and my relationships are dropping like flies. Like many of you, I grew up and spent much of my adult life around people who have troubles with processing empathy...

First, I want to thank you guys for all of the great insights. I have a lot of disorganized aspects that I am trying to fix with single minded focus. I live in a very inexpensive used RV home that I have made beautiful, structurally sound, and safe. I surround myself with my art and beautiful...