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    Rising Up

    Hi Everybody, My wife and kids are out of town this week. I’m at our house alone. This past Saturday, I was feel very lonely. The neglect and abandonment in my story being severely triggered. I got drunk and beat myself up. I beat my ass with a board and did a whole bunch of other humiliating...
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    Childhood Parental Discipline Or Trauma?

    As a child I grew up in a strict conservative Christian home. My parents believed that spanking and beating your children was a necessary and admirable quality in a Godly parent. A few years ago, my father made the offhand remark about our family that it was the kind of place where “it’s ok to...
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    Losing Grip On Life...sometimes

    It feel like I’m losing my grip on life…depending on when you ask me. One minute I feel good, moving forward, making progress. The next a collapsing avalanche of all the issues. Overwhelmed by all the stuff I’m not doing right or not doing enough for. Then back to hope. Things are tough but I’m...
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    Doubting Your Therapist

    Does anyone get angry at their therapist or doubt their ability to handle their issues? I’ve constantly been plagued with the thought of “He can’t handle my sh*t.” I even had a dream about a session where my T had to stop and sent me home. We worked through a lot of those thoughts early on (I’ve...
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    Sufferer Can't Believe I'm Doing This

    Hi, I have been reading this forum for a few weeks, looking up various topics and it has been really helpful to read and see the support that people offer each other. I was diagnosed about a year ago. Since going on medication, the night terrors have stopped (thank God). I don’t really think...
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