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OK, so I've talked to nearly 20 therapists and met a handful of them. I detailed them my life story, and they were basically, "uhuh, ok." Most of them said they couldn't help, and the other ones who offered to take me on as a client basically ignored everything I told them. Now that I'm...

Hello everyone, I just entered therapy again, and I want to make sure this is a safe experience for me. I have a long history of abuse and victimization, and I seriously don't want to live through that again. My therapist seems pretty cool, but I also don't trust my perceptions really. My bar...

Hey everyone, After having several bad experiences, I finally decided to try seeing a therapist again today. Unfortunately, after calling nearly all the trauma therapists in the NYC area, either none of them have any openings, or they charge at least $300 per session, no sliding scale. So it...

Hello everyone, I'm reflecting on my life and I'm realizing that I'll probably never experience love or kindness in my lifetime. Frankly, I have no idea what it even is, and in my 30s, I really have no interest in discovering it. I couldn't find it even if I tried in all honesty. Do you know...

Hello everyone, I'm slowly working to get myself into therapy right now, and I feel pretty pathetic about it all. I was abused as a kid and I feel like I'm some kind-of f*cked up freak/loser because I have all of these crazy problems from it. I've spent so long with these issues that I...

Hello everyone, I'm acknowledging now that I have PTSD and seeing a trauma specialist could really help me. I'm worried about it, though, because: * I currently have no support network. No family, no friends, nada. I'm 100% alone in the world completely isolated from all human contact * I...

Good morning everyone, My question of the day is: can I have a normal life? As in, is it possible for me to recover to the point where I can actually have relationships and don't live with this horrible condition? I've had PTSD since I was 16 years old and I'm in my early 30s. The majority of...

Hello everyone, I was recently diagnosed with PTSD. I first experienced it when I was 16 and it was bad: I thought I was losing my mind, I couldn't leave my bedroom for a month, couldn't sleep, etc. But I quashed it down and went on with my life, as is our culture. Which of course just made it...

Hello everyone, I was recently diagnosed with PTSD, and I'm starting on this uhhh ... interesting journey. I figure I should probably seek out some support. I've been trying to deal with this on my own using bibliotherapy, but my bootstrapping and will-to-power is nothing compared to the...