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Hi Tacit, That's the best news I've heard for a while and can't tell you how happy I am for you! I too came onto this site for success stories of hope and recovery and unfortunately found only several. I guess everyone is at a different place in their recovery journey and I understand that...

It's true Mee, we need to have faith and hope the be able to feel that the world is safe enough to thrive in. I'm sorry that you didn't receive restitution for the wrongs that happened and hope that you get to make lemonade one day too

I agree that what works for one person may not for another. I personally believe in Post Traumatic Growth, both because of the evidence and also my own personal experience of recovery from trauma. I was diagnosed with PTSD in 2007 as a result of multiple and complex traumas and defintely...

Hey BLS...so sorry to hear about your accident, it sounds like it was horrible and our minds can get into a bit of a loop when we are remembering traumatic incidents. I also remember years ago seeing the doctor for ECGs for heart palpitations and them finding nothing (mine was interpersonal...

@barefoot For me, therapy is where I did the hard work and my therapist created a safe place to play out and talk about the stuff that had held me back for so long. If you have that too, then what would it be like talking to her about the power imbalance and how it makes you feel. I think we...

@barefoot that would be really frustrating when you're ready to talk about something and it doesn't happen. You've probably already tried this by starting the session with the most important thing to discuss. I often found that I needed to be clear with what was important to me in a...

I started recovery in April 2007 and decided to do it med free. Lots of therapy but also found a great naturopath who kept me topped up with herbal tonic and a combination of Kava and Remotiv (St Johns Wort). Also found magnesium and complex Vit B to be helpful too. Naturopath was working on...

Great thread!! I'm definitely grateful for my healing and recovery, especially when there are still so many professionals stating that PTSD is permanent and incurable. There is always hope. I'm grateful for my kind, gentle and loving partner (first healthy relationship ever!); having good...

Hi @DogwoodTree...that's a good point about the connectedness between shame and self compassion. I think that shame is also connected to self blame and it's hard to feel love for ourself whilst also feeling responsible for what happened, even if the logical part of our brains knows that this is...

Hi Saraemerald...just saw this thread and thought I'd shoot through a response as your post resonated with me. I am 9 years into recovery and decided from day 1 that I wanted to heal holistically. It's probably not the easiest route but for me it was the the one that made the most sense. I...

Hi Barefoot...I'm sorry that happened in your session and yeah, it can feel so invalidating to be ready to unload and then not feel heard. Keep trying, if you can, to tell your story about the shameful stuff as I've found that the secrecy and withholding is what keeps shame alive. I'm sure you...

Shame is something I think that is intricately linked with PTSD. I think that shame stopped me telling my story and was the barrier to seeking help for so long. It's interesting, because shame doesn't come from what we actually think of ourselves, it's the story or narrative that has been...