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I start therapy tomorrow and I'm scared. i don't know where to start, if the T leads you or lets you start. I have incidents from almost 25 years ago to 7 years ago. All affected me in different ways, some due to age. Some of them are pretty scary but I really don't want to go anywhere...

I was abused as a kid and exposed to violence and threats of violence. It really messed me up ( why I'm here in the first place:(:cry:) . I have two kids and I love them but I'm relapsing. My problem is , my husband cannot/ refuses to handle the kids more than 20mins-2hrs at a time. He made...

I'm not sure where to put this. I feel like apologizing but I'm also questioning if that's a normal feeling or response but...anyhow... I find myself still interested in playing with toys a 9-10 year old girl would want to own. I mean not just collect to reminisce but actually full on play...

I'm starting trauma therapy Tuesday ( I had a therapist before but he wasn't specialized). Any tips? What should I say? Do I request EMDR, or do they? I'm nervous. TIA

Not sure if this goes here or not but I've been noticing a strange occurrence. There is a whole part of my life that is missing. The good stuff, bad stuff. All of it. Except for a few things I've retrieved through therapy. I can't really remember my childhood pre-trauma. Every time I try (...

This is to match the other suicide thread. To help deal with our self-abuse. I'll start: I won't hurt myself because it only hurts me, not my abuser. I have enough scars and I don't need anymore.

I'm trying to find a better way to deal with my anger. Though I never hurt anyone, nor would I, sometimes I feel like it's killing me. That's why I started drinking. I wanted to be completely numb and not care. I wanted my mind to stop. Does anyone have any tips or positive ways to deal with...

I finally wrote it all down and exorcised a demon inside me. I feel so much better. I feel alive.

I had a bad incident about a year ago. My boyfriend was breaking up with me ( totally respectfully , none of this is his fault). I lost it I started calling him my abuser's name saying 'why don't you just f***ing hit me, we know you like doing it.' Then I took his hand and put it to my throat...

About a year ago., I tried to commit suicide. I was overwhelmed and angry. i drank way to much and tried to cut myself. Luckily, it didn't work. Then I decided to call the ambulance. I was terrified. I was undiagnosed at the time and I had no idea what was going on.

I have an issue with food. I'll go days without eating and when I do eat, it's not much. I'm scared. I was wondering if this is common. My therapist thinks this a substitute for my drinking. That I'm grabbing for control in my life.

I've been having violent nightmares the past few nights and I'm scared. I wake up in the middle of the night, whimpering and scared. I don't know what to do. I hate feeling helpless or waking up in a sweat. In the dreams my family is being attacked and I'm being taunted and threatened. Help!

We all have many ways of coping and i'm just curious to hear others. I like to go to church, target shoot, sing to name a few.

I was diagnosed with PTSD on 1/10. I developed symptoms about 15 years ago but they got worse due to me witnessing the near death of my best friend. That same frend tries to be supportive but he does not undersand. He knows my background. Any links to recommend for him to read. he says he...