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Hi. Due to the fact that you don’t think you are able to stay awake, I’m wondering if it could be medical and not mental health/ptsd/depression or boredom related, particularly the sentence “I hope to stay awake until bedtime now. I doubt I will be able to manage it though.” brought that bit of...

I thought I'd check in with whoever is following this (if anyone is)... I'm still in a great deal of distress. I think I'm trying to think now of distraction techniques and coping techniques. I was thinking I'd maybe write a list of reasons for living-does that sound sensible? I'm finding that...

Okay this is just ummm.... my traumatized brain right now can't really write or think very well so it MIGHT go over the whole place, bear with me here. I'm in a depression spiral again. It's been a month since a family tragedy and it's thanksgiving today and I'm honestly feeling like I have...

I have been distracting myself; at work; the problem is when I'm finished everything I have to do and I've cleaned everything. It's like "Welp, time to think about how you should be at the funeral tomorrow..." I think it's the fact that it comes in waves, that's what's making it difficult right...

Thanks shimmerz.

Thanks; I also just remembered the PTSD cup explanation. It's here somewhere. :banghead:

We had something happen in my family and someone died. I had an interview (three interviews in the next week) and in typical Jen fashion decided to go to the interview instead of the funeral in another province. I didn't think I could handle the grief of the family. I kind of wanted it to be on...

Thanks @anthony for the clarification.

Can I have a little clarification about this: So a flashback is dissociation? It's not a flashback anymore? Or like, can we still call them flashbacks in the forums when explaining? Like if a member titled a thread "I had a flashback today"? It's a little confusing for me. Sorry.

I do not think that you overreacted. I think you gave him something to think about. He probably thought it was a clever name.... it's really a fine line between being offensive and being a marketing tactic/clever name. I don't think you were wrong; you told him you were offended by it, brought...

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I think it would depend mainly on if it were intentional or not. That question did cross my mind too; but I determined that mine isn't intentional; it's just a habit. But otherwise it might be considered a form of self harm maybe.

Chased my puppy around the room (walked while he ran and looked backwards and barked at me to continue.) he wanted to play. I wanted a hug. By the end, we both achieved what we had wanted.

So, something I've begun to notice that happens when my anxiety is acting up is that it manifests itself through me biting my lip. (One corner inside anyway.) then it starts to hurt, and then I can't stop. It's a nervous habit, kind of like nail biting, only lip biting for me only happens in...

Not everyone can be a supporter to someone with mental health issues. If you can't handle it, the nicest thing to do would be to leave instead of stringing him along. It sounds as if you know what you want to do; you just like the uncertainty and want some support continuing like this. It's not...

It's dissociation. Everyone dissociates to SOME degree. Have you ever daydreamed? That's a very very very mild form. It's normal for people with trauma. He probably encountered a trigger on the way back home; if you're worried I would ask a psychiatrist about coping strategies/ grounding...

Dude, where's my car? ( for all the people saying they're coming here tomorrow)

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Holy crap. You're right. Thanks. I get it now.

Exactly. And people are pretty understanding about "family priorities."

Tell them you wish you could come; but you have to see your daughter's/son/nieces school play. They can't raise an eyebrow at family things.