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I live in the Washington DC area and struggled to find a program to suit. I wound up traveling to Chicago to an all women's residential treatment program called Timberline Knolls. It Was Hard, but it was very beneficial in stabilizing me and getting me rolling with some DBT skills. Wishing...

I have also gotten some relief with prazosin

I chew mine and tear skin off and it hurts! I also rip my cuticles and sometimes chew nails past the quick which also hurts. I have been windering lately if this is self harmor just nervous behavior? I suppose that would depend on lots of factors.

When you can't figure out what to do with the crumbs in the kitchen. And who put them there in the first place? Everything is picked up but you can't figure out what to do about the crumbs.

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I have broken two teeth and chronic mouth pain. I am going to try the massaging. Guards dont work

Thank you! I am proud to say I am in the process of cooking myself some roasted pepper soup. Just for me.

Ouch. Guilt and low self esteem go together I think. I sometimes accidentally look in the mirror and inevitably find myself uttering something like "God I look awful" out loud. Recently I have been trying to knock that crap off. That s$!7 needs to stop. Have compassion for yourself and...

I too split immediately after high school graduation and later put myself through college. I attempted over and over to find a way to have a relationship with them but never was successful. Now that I have decompensated and "broken" I find that I no longer want to fix it. It makes me very...

Hi. Oh yes family here is very supportive. I ask for permission because of the distorted guilt inside me, not because they aren't supportive. I would like to say "I am going up to shower now" instead of "Is it okay if I go take a quick shower?" I was raised to think that I was a selfish...

I would like some feedback on how guilt impacts recovery. Since my diagnosis last year and my hospitalization I've been attending therapy and DBT group. There is always advice on ensuring that I take the time for adequate self care. I'm just starting to realize that taking the time for self...

@Seeking Prozac has been around for a long time because it helps many people. Remember that it builds up slowly so you may not know how it is going until you've been taking it for a month or more. Just keep a little journal and try. You are brave to ask for help, and you are on the right...

You need to take any medication slowly as we all react differently. I found that SSRI's and Prozac in particular turned me into a dancing peanut. (Picture Snoopy and the gang). Yes, I was "up" from my depression but I also couldn't sleep and became manic. Work with your doctor and take any...

@J'qel my older sibling was removed from my life when I was 5. I was later told never to speak of him again because my Mom said "It is like stabbing me in the stomach with a knife". Gee, Mom. It sort of has me upset too, eh? I have no idea what happened to my brother. I turned out to be...

My head shoulders and stomach will involuntarily raise back and my legs will reach towards my head as if I am being bent backwards. It doesn't tickle so I don't understand why. First I don't know how to quote passages so apologies for cutting and pasting the above. I can't be touched on my...

I feel this also, though my sadness is very mixed in with feelings of guilt for distancing myself. It is very complicated. You aren't alone.

Hey I started hitting myself in the head ovrr and over when I got so angry I couldn't think. I was balled up on the floor in a corner wanting to knock myself out. I think I was mad because the bread I wanted for a sandwich was sold out and my husband brought home a different kind. He got...

For the original poster - I am working with an experienced and Very careful therapist who got her training at the trauma unit at Sheppard Pratt. She makes heavy use of DBT principles. It was a harrowing road finding her, and she took time ensuring I felt safe and could use coping skills before...

From my teenage years until my diagnosis last year at age 48 I am very well known for dumping relationships. I lost a marriage to a really nice guy, who let me completely trample him. I do not know in the slightest anymore what I was running from, but boy did I run. It plays out something...

This is such any uncanny description of my mind that I think it belongs in the "you know you have PTSD when.." thread. So well put!

I had no idea perfectionism was a symptom of PTSD. I'm Crazy with the perfectionism. I can paint you a copy of a photograph and you will think you are looking at the photograph. No one can clean as well as me. No one can fix things right. I use intense intense amounts of energy producing...

Thank you. I do have DBT and distress tolerance skills but this was much more intense than I usually get and I really needed a hand. I did a live chat with the suicide line and it was enough to get me settled down some but I lost a nice Sunday to PTSD today, and that sucks. I am still very...

Try asking them "Why do you ask?" If they ask a question that is too personal.