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I overeat to be unattractive to men. My abusers taught me that being a slim, attractive girl meant I was only good for one thing. The fat makes me feel safe. But the fat also makes me feel sad, for I know there's a healthy woman inside of me who wants to be outdoors and exercise and look and...

This is my advise to you and from someone who wasted too much of her life and health to ED: do whatever you can to learn new ways of coping and stop behaviours. It is not easy but it can be done and you can do it. You can do this whilst dealing with your trauma and the EFT. Thank you for your...

I've been on Effexor XR 150 mg for two years. I developed neck pain since I started taking it, but thought it was from whiplash issues from past accidents. My pdoc upped the dosage a couple of months ago to 225mg (I was going through a bad time). My neck pain became searing, and I went to the...

It can get better. It really, really can. Stay plugged into this Forum. It is very helpful and saves from isolation. You are not alone. I will pray for you.

Oh! Thank you everyone for your replies to Ambivalent, and to you, Ambivalent, for starting this thread. I'm working where the office manager has "run off" five people on our staff in the four years he has been here. He "twists reality" and told the bosses they did things and said things they...

I believe I was gullible because I was in a constant state of dissociation to protect myself from the danger lurking behind me constantly when I was at home. By not being "present" because I was on alert to protect myself from harm, life lessons and skills did not click for me. It wasn't until I...

I've been dealing with my PTSD for 25 years and have overcome so much. My life today has no major problems now, thank God. Just little ups and downs of a normal day. I am so thankful for this. However, I have gained 30 lbs. in the past 2 months since taking Abilify. I was already overweight...

My experience with meds is that the additional chemicals (meds) balance out the imbalance and make life more manageable. They slow my thinking down so that I can think rationally and respond appropriately, rather than exploding. Just remember...meds are not the only answer to healing from PTSD...

WTG Greg! You inspire me. It never crossed my mind I could get off of meds. I'll have to speak to my psychiatrist about that. Been on them 25 years.

Anni, I relate so well to this. My "overflow" when I get upset is feeling ashamed and then doing self-harm- Not really dangerous things, but things like biting my nails to the quick until they hurt, or stuffing myself with food until I'm miserable. And it does take days to recover from a...

I guess instead of looking back at what I can no longer do, I should make an inventory of what I can do. When I find I can do something productive, the problem is I can't sustain the mental strength to continue it. Then I get depressed, which only makes it worse. This is thought-provoking...

Congratulations! What an accomplishment!

Vivian, I was 43 when I went on disability, but I should have gone on it sooner. I worked some small part-time jobs between leaving my engineering career and getting on disability. But I should have left engineering sooner than I did. I just couldn't believe that I couldn't do that type of work...

I'm curious about brain spotting. Never heard of it. What is it? <Fixed quote - CB>

Daisygirl, I can relate so well, ie, on a good day I think I can manage a full-time job like engineering, which is what I used to do. Then on a bad day, I can hardly do the part-time work I do, and that's if I show up. Ever since I lost my engineering job, I have no confidence in myself...

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I can relate to what everyone is saying, but my problem isn't alcohol, it's food/bingeing. I'm okay until around 5 p.m. when I start fixing supper, then I binge while I'm cooking and by the time supper is ready to eat, I'm sick to my stomach. Then I hate myself. This is a self-destructive...

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I feel satisfied. I overcame a problem that was making me feel depressed, and I am happy about that.

When faced with uncertainty and it feels like someone else has control of my life, my anxiety definitely gets unmanageable. Eventually, I realize I need to take control of my life. I ask myself, "What do I need to do to take care of myself right now?" I examine the situation to see where I can...

I've been on disability for 10 years. I'm able to work part-time at my church which is low stress for the most part. . At the slightest hint of stress I start dissociating and have to take some time off to calm down. Fortunately, my employer knows my background and tries to be helpful regarding...

I had my first repressed memory appear 20 years ago. Out of control dissociation, flashbacks of sexual abuse by my dad and his cult and depression plagued me. After 3 hospitalizations, psychiatric care (read meds), and good therapy I feel like I'm on the "other side" of that darkness. Now I...

My therapist suggested "squeeze your buns!" whenever I would dissociate, along with planting my feet flat on the floor. Could be done unnoticed; worked most of the time.

I feel like crying and don't know why.