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I feel like I just read the precise description for a symptom I didn't even know I had...this feels very accurate to my experience. Interactions do feel transactional; if someone does me a favor of their own accord, I'm indebted to them. Definitely comes from family conditioning in my case...

Thanks, Applecore. I actually have two roommates, one of whom also has PTSD, and that's been very helpful. I didn't fully open up to them at first but they are pretty understanding now. Part of what makes my recovery difficult is that I seem to function very well on paper. I do have a...

After contacting more than 100 potential therapists, I finally found one who's available and who feels helpful. She guided me through a child-regression episode last week; it was really intense and she handled it so well, no one has ever done that for me before.

Thank you for your support, everyone. No offense taken to any of the comments, I appreciate you all reading and listening. To be specific, I left my previous forum because of transphobia, it was pretty explicit on there. I can't respond to everyone individually but know that I've read your...

Hi everyone, I'm basilpesto and I'm a 21-year-old non-binary/transmasc person. Similar to a previous poster, I came here from a forum that turned out to be not-so queer-friendly. My father physically abused my brothers and I until I was about 5, then continued to emotionally manipulate us until...