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I’ve always been scared of this but my anxiety is heightened now and I know a couple 2nd degree relatives who have it. I just wanna know how common it is to get it. :(

I’m looking for support and advice. This past month has been a whirlwind first with my job , being very stressful and I have been having to look for another job because they redeployed us into jobs I’m pretty sure I’ll hate. I am getting so stressed with it. On top of that my friend got me into...

My grandpa is on his last leg and I’m pretty sure he is not gonna be able to survive. He’s 93 years old. I’ve told my best friend I don’t like him (i don’t like him but he’s my grandpa and I still respect him as my grandpa) so maybe she thinks since I didn’t like him much that it’s not a big...

My dad died suddenly at age 56 from a heart attack: he went into the icu and died five days later. I was 14 and only saw him twice in the icu. I was so traumatized from that while experience. I’m 28 now and my grandpa is now in the icu for something very similar. And he’s not expected to make...

This is really depressing me . To the point where I have asked myself is everything worth it. In this f*cking society we are tasked with having a status , a good job and good education and good money. You’re successful if you have this plus a family. A wife husband and kids. I feel like in...

I have been okay. On medications and doing therapy. Working away full time remote. Has been nice , even though I have not been paid the way I want to be paid (16 Hr for my job title isn’t great) I’m content. My company is having a merger and I didn’t think twice about it until I noticed one of...

So I’ve done some soul searching this past weekend because the topic of dating has become a topic in our family Now. I realized I have daddy issues and I know that. He was there but not there at the same time, money problems, irresponsible, not good to my mom. and his death at 14 years old just...

I dont really understand this. Maybe because it’s me getting older and my tastes are changing but I’ve noticed that rock music really triggers me. I get very depressed if I listen to rock music especially if it’s hard metal/ death metal. If the lyrics are not so happy which most rock I feel...

Born and raised in the USA, parents and grandparents immigrated in 70s and then moved back and forth from here to India before permanently settling in 1990s. Theres no easy solution to this but its been a problem for most of my life like w/ a lot of south Asians and I imagine Asians in general...

So I’ve recently opened a Pandora’s box of issues surrounding dating and the trauma behind it for me (dating in my family has always been a major issue and I’ve had my fair share of trauma from men and exes) It’s brought up a lot of different themes in life to connect it to. but when I’m in...

I’ve never dreamt of being raped. I’ve dreamt of having sex with men willingly, having sex with my ex (ewwww) and kissing men. I’ve even dreamt of being in a jail cell (I’ve never been involved in any illegal activity) But for the first time I’ve dreamt last night that I was being brutally...

I am soooo f*cking tired of this, like I am so so so so done. I am 28 years old and I wasn’t blessed with good teeth or hygiene I guess. I had braces and I was dumb and never took care of the hygiene part ( brushing and flossing is key to not get decalcifation on your teeth that can lead to...

My dad died when I was 14 from a major MI. It affected me deeply, I started getting anxiety. Idk if I had it before but his death reallt made it so noticeable. Being so close to death and seeing death especially with my dad made me so traumatized to even think about my own death and possibility...

So I’m back guys! I have been feeling great and my last EMDR session was a couple months back. It took me a while to get over the SI. I was embarrassed to have it and I was so scared when I told my therapist about it and of course we stopped EMDR treatment. But for me I really realized EMDR...

So I’m on lexapro and have been for a long time. It works fine. No complaints. Just weight gain but what can ya do. I asked my pcp for a prescription for Xanax because dentists scare me. I haven’t used Xanax since last year before a dentist appointment and I took half of .25mg. I’m just...

So I understand my therapists focus is EMDR and I know she loves EMDR. I agreed to do that and work up to it, so we did a couple sessions about like 9-10 of them, just talking therapy, resourcing . Etc. I did the EMDR and it was too much for me, so much so I had SI thoughts. She’s trained in SI...

So I don’t wanna throw a pity party for me. I know life does suck it can be unfair it can be a bitch. I know I shouldn’t compare my life to my friends or anyone really. I’m me, I’m myself. Life is messy and ugly. Life can be beautiful. But I’m really starting to resent my best friend. I don’t...

Well I’ve been with this therapist for over 6 months (longer than with any other therapist) I really like her. But she’s only been practicing for 2 years under clinical supervision. Idk if that even matters but she … we did EMDR. Now I feel like a Guinea pig. She said she’s done about 4-5 people...

Idk if we’re technically even out of a pandemic but it still feels like that in Georgia we have gotten over the pandemic. I feel likeduring the pandemic I was fine because I was laid off (that was a stressor) but I was living at home. On medication. And got to exercise everyday outside in the...

So I have had anxiety in some way or form ever since I was a kid . I just figured that out. From hair eating to OCD thoughts. It didn’t get bad until after my dad died and then after my first job I had real panic attacks. My grandpa is a neurotic person. My mom turned into a neurotic person...

has anyone ever felt like they have everything? They should be grateful? But still not happy? It really makes me sad.

I did two sessions of EMDR therapy and though it wasn’t the worst feeling it definitely feels bad. I don’t feel like myself after my last session, being on lexapro doesn’t help. I was on 15mg for about 6 months and was feeling like a zombie almost numb but it helped with staying sane at work and...

I’m starting EMDR and my target was when my ex told me there’s better looking girls out there than me. We started with that but my thoughts became really strange. He cheated on me so it’s really complicated I figure. I’ve even traumatized my whole life and the relationship made it worse. I...