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"bows head" Awwww. Thank you, Whitney. safenow

(((( Jaret )))), (((( Ms. Spock )))), and to all else who needs one. Very gentle. Sorry i'm so late getting here. safenow

Hi Lala, Welcome to the PTSD Forum. I am so sorry you are having to go through this. I know how difficult it can be to try to move past our past. I'm glad to hear you have a good therapist. I hope they are a "trauma" therapist. They can give you a lot of good ways to cope. As for being like...

Hi Johnny, Welcome to the PTSD Forum. I'm truly sorry you are not loved either. I know how bad that sucks. I hope you will learn it is not a permanent condition. Once you can accept who you are, then it won't really matter what others think of you. I know that sounds trite, but it's a...

Do you keep a journal and keep it out so everyone in your system can write it in? It might surprise you once you all start communicating in writing. You can address each other and leave requests and suggestions. Don't be surprised at some of the responses in that journal. You can also request...

In larger cities, that has been the case for several years now. Thank goodness. It is also required of fireman/women, nurses/doctors, ambulance drivers, paramedics, etc. It is about time people realized what humans need to be able to cope in this life. Ya know what I mean? safenow

If I may, I'd like to share a funny thing in my life. One of my alters is also OCD. Bless her heart. I actually used to like it when she came out for the most part. My house was always neat as a pin. LOL. I enjoy having a clean house, but only when it is clean enough to be healthy, yet dirty...

Excellent testimony, just me here. I'm glad to hear you are doing better. Good advice as well. safenow

My dear Junebug, Listen to your auntie safenow for a minute. I want you to sit down here next to me and if you think I'm being cruel, tell me so. "hands Junebug a box of tissues". You are not a bad person. You will probably make a fine mother when you find the right man to marry. Don't settle...

Hi Radise, you sweet thing you. I am so sorry your uncle is the way he is. I used to have an uncle who tripped my triggers every time his name was mentioned, let alone how bad it got when I was anywhere near him, or heard he wanted to see me. Sigh. I am also sorry your grandmother said what...

A very important reason to see a good therapist who can help with that. One of mine (Sylvia) used to be the kind who would try to kill us from time to time. I"m lucky in that she didn't show up very often. But now, she has learned to not do that. In fact, she has blended in with me and I can...

Gentle hugs, Leah. I used to attend a live support group for incest survivors as well. I had to stop because I found no peace listening to others. I found it healthier to strive to forget and move on. When I have to face or listen to the same traumas discussed in detail it triggers me too much...

https://www.ptsdforum.org/c/threads/how-it-all-began.30110/page-37#post-563698 It is normal for someone with DID/MPD to have the alters show up before you ever see a doc. SO don't panic. It will be all right, I promise. And you are very correct in the fact that it is a product from the abuse...

Hi, Welcome to the PTSD Forum. Girl. I know exactly what you are talking about. We tend to revert back to our own early years. I do recommend you seek out a good therapist and ask for help with anger management. It sure helped me. I was tortured constantly as a small child, and it took me...

I hear ya. My goodness, it really sucks, doesn't it? When I first got ill this last time, I had to make the adjustment of living on next to nothing and knowing I'd never work again. It was so dang hard. I got physically much worse, because with my medical condition stress brings on...

"Holding sides from rolling around on floor laughing." Sounds like you have a good team thing working on your finances. I wish I had that kind of help. Sigh. Yesterday, I spoke to someone about possibly getting some help on my financial situation this month, and he said they would help me get...

I hope the birth goes well, and child and mother are okay. safenow

You said it much better than I could have. Frankly, I think he is just being a typical male in that regard. I doubt that PTSD had anything to do with it. You have him a tad spoiled. Which is not a bad thing, just an irritating thing. Frankly, I don't think you have too many linens. safenow

Hi Phoenioxrising, Not sure if you knew this or not, but I have had MPD/DID for most of my life. With Schizophrenia it is a chemical imbalance of the brain, whereas MPD/DID is not. It is pockets of memory from early trauma that never left. When those personalities first came about, they were...

One thing you need to be aware of it this: Just because a person has PTSD is no reason to be a jerk. I have found it depends upon how you word things. You know? For example: "I am setting boundaries for you. If you piss me off and break them, I'm gone!" vs "Honey, I learned today that when we...

Laurie71, I want you to stop for a minute. Go open a window and sit down next to it. Now, Take a deep breath into your lungs, then hold it for the slow count of 3. Then, push it out through your mouth until it is all out. Not fast, but do that several times. It will help calm you. If you need...

Ask them to set up some boundaries with you. And you also set some boundaries with them. Let them know you care, but you have to stay safe (mentally as well as physically) from them and for yourself. just my .02 cents safenow

I miss what I've never had.

Thanks for the chuckle. I needed that. Come join me, and we can do a taster table. Sounds good, don't you think? safenow

Woe is me. I went away this morning and now there are so many posts here it was shocking. Then I saw what you were saying dms, and was shocked even more. Slow down. Take a breath. Since you obviously aren't doing all that well today, perhaps you need to just not read what is being said in this...