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In a simpler answer to your questions, Am I happy around him? Sometimes yes, sometimes it's simple and fun and sweet, sometimes the world feels terrifying and being at home with him makes me feel safe and happy (as strange as that sounds). It's complicated, but when I'm reliving something and I...

Ok, um.. Where to start. I agree with you that we all deserve to be living our own lives, with access to our real potential for happiness and fulfillment! Fully agree with you there. I'm not sure I've represented myself well with the snippets I've given you (although I agree that what I focus on...

(Sorry to reply so late- I have had to work hehe) Thanks so much for each of those responses- you all have really valid points and I'm here so that I can get that outside perspective I've been missing. I fully appreciate how ludicrous it might seem to have put myself in this position- I do think...

Hi all :) I'm still new to this so please excuse me if it's a bit too much detail. My work situation at the moment is complicated- I have qualifications in a different field but am currently working with my husband in close quarters (and under high pressure) alongside our boss. I am a sufferer...

Here in most parts of Aus we have Counsellors (a therapist) but they don't all need to have a psych degree, the quality of the courses they have to take varies- so the quality of the therapy does too. There's clinical psychologists who are usually more expensive, usually have more expertise but...

Very well said Justmehere, I agree in so many ways. Please remember that things always change and get better too, you will gain more control over your circumstances ~*

Can you drown out the thoughts until you can get just a little more sleep? I personally find massive attack something that pulls my mind away. Sleep deprivation + nightmares + severe anxiety is very tough. Just a thought, but something in your ears, a sound to practice focussing on long enough...

It's healthy to feel scared and angry and down when unfortunate or terrible things happen or keep happening. It's natural to have a limit to how much we can take too. Our body tries to protect us in a variety of ways, some of which make it really hard to continue on in our world each day. I...

I have always wondered why it is called POST traumatic stress, when the brain has changed and the trauma to the brain, the traumatic stress remains after the incident/s are over. The brain has a unique ability to react to thoughts about a sensation or event in almost the same way it reacts to...

I feel like this a lot too Flashlight. I wasn't sexually assaulted exactly, it has been long term domestic violence and am constantly bumping up against my own triggers. I am still with him and this can happen quite rapidly rather than a week or so at a time. Living with hyper vigilance is...

Ahh I see what you're saying now. What do you mean when you say you were fixed? You felt better? Sounds like you've got a range of physical and emotional things going on, seeing a therapist and reaching out to people in a safe place like this are definitely good ideas :) It doesn't always...

I truly wish you the very best of luck, and hope that these are benign cysts. I don't know how efficient your medical system is there but just perhaps there might be comfort you can take from the fact that they haven't called to get you in urgently this last week? Wishing you calm and peace...

I also agree that seeing your doctor about your medications is a must. It sounds like you're on the way to getting those things resolved, and it also sounds like you've had a run of really stressful things to deal with lately on top of it all. Sounds like you are looking forward to getting some...

Thank you Tanish :) you're right, I will focus on that. I'm acutely aware of how hard it can be to understand how being victimized has damaged me without making being a victim consume my perception of my identity. I just watched an inspiring Ted talk along these lines by Debra Jarvis. I think...

That bubble idea makes a lot of sense hey :) I get the feeling I'm being watched a lot while home any hours (I had a peeper as a youngster + we have some pretty aggressive thieves living across the road at the moment) so that kind of imagery might really help, thanks! Our burglar-proofing has...

Thanks for replying Seagreen, Otakujome and Kefira :) Meditation is a fantastic suggestion Seagreen! I am working on being able to do it properly first, as quieting my mind completely has always been a huge struggle but it's capable of helping enormously, so I won't give up trying! Sounds...

Thanks so much Rising Sun, KP and Change! It feels really good just to tell my story and have you reply :) Rising Sun, thank you for seeing my inner strength, I'm so glad you recognize that in yourself as well! My love for the complexity of life almost always pulls me back from the brink of...

Hi there, It's currently 4.36am and I can't sleep. I have a long history of sleep problems (from early childhood) but in the last 10 years (and since experiencing a wide variety of ongoing domestic violence and other abuses) they have really escalated. I have a wide variety of identifiable...

Hi to all :) I'm hoping to make contact with this community in the hopes of learning more about myself and how to better deal with the severe ongoing effects of my traumas. My understanding of the plasticity of the brain and my ability to seek support and professional help are constant source...