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That sounds really good... May as well make it a Friday checkin since that starts tomorrow right?! :D Well, okay, so Fri, Ill do my weigh in and check in with how much weight I want to lose, then go from there. I've been traveling a lot lately, and will be for the next couple of months, so...

That is really inspirational @gizmo ... I'm not quite there, but I think my mindset is on the path to where you are, and I hope to be there too myself one day.

The way I look at it is this... if I had not gone though childhood abuse and the sexual assaults, it would have been something else. I am thankful that I have not been in a physically abusive relationship, but had I not endured physical abuse as a child, I may not have been able to avoid the...

Do you know why she is afraid to go to therapy? Did she have a bad experience with it before? I went into therapy about 15 years ago, and after going through 3 therapists in 2 months, I was done. But then after I hit rock bottom, I ended up going back into therapy again 2 years ago...and this...

I think this is a great idea! I too am unhappy with where my weight is at, and would like to try and get my eating under control as well as start exercising. I'm about 30lbs overweight, and about 50-60 lbs over what I was only 5 years ago, when I (think I) felt and looked great. I'm in the...

I really appreciate that @FridayJones ... I do have a habit of choosing for guys, not in the way of being controlling (though I have a friend who says I am passive-aggressive and controlling in a way) but in that if someone is kind to me, I either assume they want to use me for something, or I...

Super cool feature...thank you Anthony!

I'm so thankful your partner was there to take care of you, and that you are still with us! Fear really is a witch, and I agree with shimmerz as far as focusing on that and what led you to making your attempt. Is there another hospital or clinic maybe that you can go to for the tests and...

I'm back home, and well.. thankful that I was out of town cause after this thread, was kind of feeling like I didn't deserve to be in a relationship, but..didn't want to tell him over the phone and was waiting til I was back. Long story short, he said he wants to get to know me and decide for...

Thanks so much everyone for your replies! I actually worked myself into a frenzy while at work today. I'm going out of town tomorrow for a week, and knew that I would think myself to death if I left without telling him, so I went to see him to get it over with, and I'm glad I did... I told him...

Nope..I'm all about the plaid!! If you ever see a girl decked out in plaid like she's trying to bring it back into style (if it ever was to begin with?), say hi...it's probably me hehe!

Oh, and another thing...he did date a girl who had a lot of issues, and he had to Baker Act her after she made an attempt on her life. He said he could never go through something like that again, because she really scared him and he can't live day to day with someone, knowing they are capable...

So, I've been seeing this guy for about a month and a half, we met online and talked for about a month before that. Things have gotten very close between us, which makes me both happy and terrified. He has said he feels like I'm holding back and not expressing myself, but a lot of that is...

When I lived in Cali, I totally had a dream catcher hanging above my bed. I can't even lie LoL!!!

Oh @Meadowsweet, you are not alone in feeling that way, I promise you. Even with all I know, when I am stressed out and anxious, I feel like I have a very valid reason for feeling that way. In the moment, I have a hard time even separating what is real and what is just my body reacting to an...

Ohh, I want to update... just in case it seemed like things were about to hit a downward spiral and get hairy... @jmni messaged me, and awesome things happened :) I will leave that at that, but I'm really thankful we were able to take a breather and then be able to talk things through...

Ohhh the grass is not always greener on the other side... I would not trade my trauma for anyone elses... I'd trade it for no trauma at all! lol Actually though I wouldn't hand this over to someone else...I wish no one else had to go through this...on one hand it's good to know I'm not...

Ooh, by busy work, I meant stuff that keeps my brain busy, like when I'm writing code ..my mind is completely focused on just that. It's an escape for me, to not think of random things (consciously anyway) because I need to pay full attention to what I'm working on. It's not foul-proof though...

Im sorry, I didn't mean to come off as argumentative...that wasn't my intention.

@jmni , I think it's a matter of, not what you say but how you say it. Like, I can definitely see where you are trying to come through as encouraging and to say the family doesn't seem all that weird, with to move forward into life. I totally agree that while we cant choose our family, we can...

I can feel where you are coming from... Though my family is not mean towards me, they just don't understand... and me saying I have PTSD will just add to their complete confusion. My family is the sort where if anything bad is happening, pretend you don't see it. Which is how a lot of the...

Well, the thing to keep in mind is that PTSD does not affect all of us the same way... I do think there are varying degrees, ranging from mild as you put it, to more severe... In that there are some people who have PTSD but are still able to function, be in relationships, go to work etc...

That's something I really like about this community @saph85 , really kind and genuine...even when there's a disagreement... and tough love, laying things out straight, doesn't equate to meanness. I've come to feel this as a super safe, supportive place to be :) Really am glad that you were...

I actually have an alarm on my phone set to go off at 8am, 9am and noon. When I set those alarms, I had a really good reason for it, to remind me to do something. It's been almost a year now....and though my alarm goes off at 8am, 9am and noon every single day, I have absolutely no idea why...

When you go to pour yourself a glass of wine...uncork the bottle, take out your wine glass, fill it with almond milk, put the wine bottle in the fridge, the milk on the wine shelf... and its not until the next day when you find the full wine bottle..in the fridge and the white stuff in your wine...