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@EveHarrington Apology accepted, thank you. I must say my message was written very late at night, while very tired, so it was also not representative of how I normally write messages. Apart from that the whole message made no sense in any case. Let's just forget about it ok.

I do not appreciate your post, please refrain from this type of ridicule like tone with me. I know peanut butter was a silly example, still highly frustrating to me, and only a sketch to how much is behind in this country.

Just saw this thread in the weekly email newsletter, great! These two I really like, also combined as in parts in the train wreck :wacky:

Standard of living is quite high, medical system and care is very good, high efficiency, but ohhh so boring, so traditional, so behind, everything so expensive. Peanut butter, wow maybe one store that has one little tiny jar of it. It is noticeable not part of the EU, because it has isolated...

Yes! This is what I always say too!! Just make it twenty years I did in place of your ten years of cognitive BS.

I used to do this in the supermarket, maybe also other social situations and I hated it. I believe it is a biological social human cue when you smile it means that you mean no danger to the other, so you signal you are safe and probably is meant to avoid increase of tension, anxiety when in a...

No never disconnected from my body, probably the only thing I did not disconnect from ;-)

@ShodokanJenn Since you are interested in SE, the person behind SE, Peter Levine has written a book called: Freedom from Pain: Discover Your Body's Power to Overcome Physical Pain Dead Link Removed From Amazon: Maybe this is helpful for you, as they mention it can be used for self-care.

May I carefully introduce the word abusive in this context? This is really not ok.

Would the underlying idea not remain the same then, like not allowing to go off guard, but stay on guard?

Maybe it comes from the evolutionary perspective that when you are alone it is not safe to eat, or to prepare food. It feels as if you are not part of that safe group of tribal members that eat together and are safe together. Alone you have to stay on guard and can not do that while eating.

I had this for months last fall and still have days that I hardly eat. As @sun seeker mentions it is all about survival and storing our energy from that perspective. I recognise this so much. And I like to think what people say when you are having a hard time: they will say that is really...

Could you write it down at home and take with you? Email it? Can you say it out loud at home and record with phone? Are you a crafty person and make a painting/drawing about it? Is there something you really like to do and can focus on and at the same time speak about it? If there is so much...

Very interesting. I agree from own experience. In case of job applications I believe I should never mention two things with regard to CV gap and that is brain surgery and ptsd. If it was knee surgery I would not hesitate to mention it, but brain surgery makes people doubt if everything is really...

LOL :roflmao: old p-doc should retire I see your point in how messed up this is in your situation. With regard to withdrawal of benzo's it depends of course on the dose you are on, but the last time I withdrew I took half a year to withdraw from 4.5 mg Lexotanil per day. The point is that...

Ok good, I am glad for you. It is just that I got a slightly different impression.

Bluntly tell her never ever to do that with you again.

I would rephrase "a therapist" to "this therapist", as it is this specific one that treats you like this. I don't like the feeling I get when reading your post; like you are being judged all the time, and you try to adapt when you shouldn't. What you experience is not the 'normal' or 'standard'...

@Saelben I meant that having to increase the dose of a benzo derivative is rather common. and that the addictive nature by itself is reason not to prescribe it in the first place. Sorry if I was not clear. Once on it, it is no problem here to get refills. @Ocean5 Did you reduce it very very...

Was there a specific reason to cause your agitation, since you mention transference?

Ok, got your point now ;) I don't recognise the paranoia and being on the run. Why would you need to cover up for the past, while none of it was your fault? You are not a bad person, because of your past. Please be gentle and accepting to and of yourself.

First of all I think it is absolutely not stupid to discuss this topic. Second, I think safety is an inside job. What makes us feel safe? To have boundaries, to have ownership of ourselves. This is what you were denied. Maybe this could be a way for you to look at it and work with it. I have...

Yes it is actually quite common as opposed to rare, and often a reason not to prescribe them, at least here in Switzerland of all countries, capital of pharmaceuticals.

Sorry, I think I have not completely interpreted your post correctly. Quite tired. I will read again tomorrow, I think I miss your point now.

Zoloft/Sertralin worked great for me without any side effects. I was on it for a very long time.