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Welcome 💛 I have no advice as I'm also new to the site, but I hope you find what you're looking for here

Feeling happy sometimes. Managing being triggered, not being so emotionally reactive.

I had a few meltdowns over the last 2 weeks, but it had been so long since I had had one. They really scare me. I usually feel intense shame following one. Always nice to know I'm not alone in this struggle. Sending lots of warm thoughts your way

I dont know if recommending medication is allowed, but if it is, I would suggest looking into Phenergan. It's an antihistamine that has a drowsy affect. It helps me to sleep much deeper and I have less nightmares. Its available over the counter and doesn't have any dependency/withdrawal issues...

A normal part of child development is the egocentric stage, where children think (in overly simplified terms) that they cause what is happening around them. They have not learned yet that people have willpower or that there are complicated dynamics at play that influence people's behaviour. They...

Sometimes I can't figure out why I'm having certain reactions to things either. It can be frustrating. By just being curious and open to your experience, you're putting yourself in the best place to figure it out. Hope it went okay, Christmas is an odd time of year that brings up many different...

Welcome 🌞 I'm also new, my therapist had recommended support meetings but I'd be crippled with anxiety. Online is much less pressure! I hope you find what you're looking for here. It's nice to be among others who understand.

My partner asked me to stop watching Dance Mom's in his house because it's so toxic it puts him in a bad mood. I was like 🧐 what do you mean? This is perfectly normal behaviour no? We did also have a truancy officer knock on our door, one year I was absent from school like 80 days. I thought...

Crispy/pretzel mnms (my kryptonite)

How exciting! Well done for putting yourself out there, that can be tough to do. I hope you enjoy it.

Tired (hungover), frustrated by some of my friendships. Hopeful for this new year, and glad to have stumbled across this community

Thrilled I could offer some useful insight. I struggle with sitting with negative emotions too, it's an automatic reaction to move away from them. Best of luck 💛

I think everyone is different and will need unique things to feel heard and validated. What seems to work for me, is my partner acknowledging a feeling ('it makes sense to me, that situation is so unfair, you must be so frustrated'). My feelings were always invalidated, so someone telling me I...

I hear you. Christmas can be such an isolating time of year. We're sold the perfect Christmas fantasy through movies and the media, but the reality is having to spend extra time facing your families dysfunction. Sending you lots of warm thoughts, I hope that we can all form connections with...

Thank you, I hope so too! It's a rollercoaster of a journey, that's for sure.

Yes! I knit and love painting by numbers. I've done cross stitching, diamond painting, painting with acrylics and next up to try is weaving and air dry clay sculpting/paintings. As a child I used to make furniture for my barbies from cardboard and kitchen paper. It's sad to look back on now, as...

Hey guys, I'm 30, have been in therapy for 18 months due to childhood abuse/neglect. It's been a really lonely and gruelling few years. I struggle with feeling no sense of community or belonging in my life. I don't have many close friends and don't have much family. Hoping to fill that need in...