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What are they like? Im considering talking to my doctor about trying them. Before I do, I just wondered what kinds of side effects others have had when taking them? Did they help much? Most of my worries are rational and justified the moment. I just need a way to cope with them. I also...

What motivates rapists? Do you think they all intend to cause pain and suffering of their victim? Or do some just want sex so badly that they take it without consent?

I am looking for someone to talk to who has been through a custody disagreement where there has been domestic violence. I really just want someone to talk to, who understands and has been right through the process. This is a complex and sensitive issue so I would really like it if we could...

Im not much of a writer but its 4am and I have stuff on my mind.. You are... the nausea that lingers for months stripping the meat from aching bones. My tired eyes blackened. Sleepless. You are a terror and pain, screaming from unsuspecting lungs. A nightmare. Cold sweat. death rattle...

I had a flashback recently and ever since have felt raw and vulnerable. I feel alienated from my friends and family. Part of me wants to reach out for some kind of comfort / support but I don't know how or where to find anything like that. It really seems like there is nothing anyone could...

Has anyone else seen it? What did you think. I really enjoyed it.

I have identified a pattern in myself. I dropped out school during final exams and never went back. I start a project, devote all of my attention to it. Almost get good at it, then one day I'm either overwhelmed or bored and avoid it for the rest of my life. I start a new job or course and...

Does anyone else struggle with eye contact? I find it really daunting and often find myself looking away and down to avoid looking at someone in the eyes. It bothers me because I think it can look deceptive and that is not what I intend. Has anyone been able to overcome it and what techniques...

Leaving an abusive relationship is difficult for many people. Sometimes people reach out for help and often receive responses like "you need to leave" or "if you don't leave the abuse will get worse and you may die". These kinds of comments are well meaning, but are they always helpful...

I often feel agitated. During these times I'm extremely sensitive to noise and touch. Even from my children or partner. Things that would not normally bother me become irritating or even drive to the point of being enraged. So far my only healthy coping strategy is to curl up in bed with a...

Does your mind constantly race and require stimulation all the Time? I can't just do one thing at a time. When reading I'll switch between 3 - 4 articles at the same time. Simple tasks like doing the dishes are so boring I have to play a documentary in the background. When having a...

For the past few weeks I've been feeling ok and managing all of my responsibilities better than I have done in a long time. Then today at around lunchtime suddenly came crashing down. No idea why but I'm feeling completely overwhelmed and struggling to focus enough to write this down. My partner...

I love growing my own food. Growing up I had no experience with gardening at all but it has always been something that I felt drawn to. I started out growing things in pots but for many years everything would quickly, shrivel and die : / Eventually I start to research the plants I wanted to...

I have a close friend from childhood. We have been in contact every day for the past 20 years. She has never told me so, but I am fairly certain she was sexually abused as a child. There have been times when she has reacted very strongly to what I interpret to be triggers. When confronted...

I'm continuously working on improving my life. A few years ago my ex damaged part of my face hitting me with an object. What upset me the most was afterwards when he was "sorry" he laughed and said "at least now I know that no one else will ever want you". At the time I believed him. I have...

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I have recently decided to work on some things in my life. The first was becoming more present. I feel I've been 'away' for a long time. I want to be a strong sense if security for my children and to be able to watch them grow up. I feel as if I've missed so much. I had no idea how to 'wake...

My therapist told me that acts of sexual violence stem from within the person and perpetrators don't usually respond well to treatment. Ive also heard the same said for pedophiles. Do you think this is true? Does this mean they can not change?

This is just something I have observed about myself and wondered if others did the same.

I have never really told my partner about the abuse. He knows I was in a physically abusive relationship but not to what extent. He doesn't know that I have been sexually abused as well. We have been together for a few years now and I know he thinks there is something 'wrong' with me. I try to...

I am starting to think I may have a dissociation disorder. I will be seeking professional advice about this but for the mean time I have a few questions that hopefully someone here can help me with. For years I have been dissociating excessively, some days I think I am 'gone' more than I am...

I just realised how incredibly lonely I am. I have friends, family and children at home. There are people in my life surrounding me all the time but at the end of the day they live in a different world. I feel like I am looking out of a glass window at the world. I've always felt this way for as...

For years now I've fantasized about selling everything we own, putting the kids in the car and driving up the coast until we find somewhere nice to live. A place where nobody knows our past, where we can start again from scratch without burden or fear. I want to leave to escape my ex husband...

Self talk is more powerful than you think. I used to say similar things to myself too. But since stopping I do have more self esteem. My Grandma always says "Be kind to yourself". Its simple and effective.

For a few years now I've been waking up screaming and running outside in the middle of the night. It stopped for while and has begun to return again. I've always had long, vivid nightmares but these are different. They only last a few seconds. I usually think there is someone in the house. Most...