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Yes, this happens to me when I get so distressed I can't take it any more. It's like my brain is trying to escape. Stuff looks or feels weird... I feel like I'm tripping a little bit on my own brain juices. I also get kind of spacey sometimes and feel like I'm not part of this world... sounds...

Oh, I'm so happy that you are having a breakthrough with this @sun seeker ! I would also add to the idea of pre-birth trauma the fact that when your mom was freaking out you were exposed to all of the physical stress responses in her body. Not going to knock the more spiritual aspects, just...

It seems like you're trying to compare traumas - this was worse than that, etc. I know from posts you've given me that we have some similar childhood experiences. Here's the thing about childhood trauma. It doesn't have to seem like a big deal to your adult self. It could be a relatively small...

Thanks guys. I needed a dose of reality. It gets hard to fight the warped reality... especially since as a child I totally bought into it for so long. I fought really hard for a new identity and a new reality and now I'm losing my grip on it. I know I need to get out, and I have been trying...

I have tried many times to gain independence from my parents, but I am currently caught in a catch-22. I have been unable to support myself for any length of time due to my PTSD and accompanying physical ailments. I keep having to return to my parents' house. The problem with this, is that they...

Today I feel... depressed frustrated sad lonely unwanted angry hurt hopeless damaged beyond repair

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@sun seeker has a point. It's different for different people and it depends on what is causing the feeling. But sometimes I have no clue what is causing my feelings, ESPECIALLY that restless/depression/boredom feeling. I could spend hours and hours trying to figure it out and come up empty. And...

I, too, have written a suicide note or two... and they were mostly when I was younger. I also remember being suicidal at an extremely young age. Ten or twelve or so is when I first remember deciding I didn't want to go on living. When I was in high school, I got really into writing my feelings...

@FridayJones I thoroughly agree. The idea that any outside circumstances can heal you is exactly what keeps you from healing. Bad things happen to everyone. Everyone has barriers in their lives. Some people are luckier than others, I admit... but many people have their lives smashed into tiny...

I can't relate to the sibling abuse, but I have totally had the same issue with not having a pre-PTSD me to go back to. I have been a little freaked out going into therapy because I don't know who 'me' is without PTSD. My personality formed around it. When I started treatment, my therapist...

Hey everyone! I am new to this community, so I guess the thing to do is introduce myself. I have had PTSD since I was very young. Some of my earliest memories are triggers for me. Unfortunately I did not have a correct diagnosis until very recently. In high school I was diagnosed with bipolar...

I am so sorry to hear how miserable you are right now! :( I am currently doing exposure therapy. It has made me kind of a jerk to the people around me during certain parts, and it sucks pretty hard sometimes... but my therapist worked extensively with me in the beginning to make sure that I was...