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Thank you very much Mundz, I really needed that :)

Lately I've been struggling, more so than usual. I've been feeling very scared, angry and powerless about situations from the past. I keep getting these vivid memories of previous trauma, from my abusive relationship, from my family, and from the violence and abuse I received growing up black in...

I agree. I think that overall people underestimate female abusers. Women aren't seen as threats so when someone says that they have been assaulted or abused by a woman, it is seen as less severe. When you hear about a female teacher (not professor) having sex with a student people just think...

The OP never said all men were rapists, or even hinted at such a thing.

Thank you so much for your viewpoints! I'm worried that if I go to the head manager and talk to him that the one I'm reporting will just make me sound crazy. I had something like this happen the last place I worked too, but it wasn't as bad, he just touched me alot and followed me around. I...

I got a new job early last month and I love it. Correction, "loved" it. It paid more, had more to do with my interests, and came with much better perks than my last job. My head manager says that he wants us all to feel happy and comfortable at work, but I can't. The manager above me makes me...

I went to the doctor like you recommended, I'm having x-rays and an ultrasound done this week, and I have to book my physio appointments since my knee hasn't responded well to living like before the car hit.

I feel much better about it now, I reported it to the RCMP and they have been looking into it. Thank you :)

Thank you, I have bruises on my thigh and chin where I was hit, but otherwise I don't seem to have any major injuries.

His morning when I went for a run I was hit by a car. It was between my 7th and 8th km, I was at an intersection and when the sign switched for me to go I continued running. A car in the lane closest to me kept stopping, then going, then stopping, then going. Until finally they settled on going...

This is a great idea! I have found that I sleep better now, I never wake up fully rested but it's much better than before. I run between 5 to 10km a day, I find that if I'm both physically and mentally tired, I have an easier time falling asleep than had it been just one or the other. Three...

I don't know about you guys, but I keep a very small circle. Most people bother me to an unnerving degree now. If I have to explain equal rights, consent, or any other basic human decency to you, you're immediately crossed out and lumped together with the worst people in history. But even with...

100% med free as well, my therapist refused to let me take any because of the side effects :)

PTSD has cost me, that excited feeling you get when someone you want touches you, being comfortable in large groups of people you just met, any relationships attached to my ex, being able to handle stress in a casual manner, having an average startle reaction, being able to enter a relationship...

Hello, I found that at moments when most students felt stressed I would feel extremely panicked and anxious, in the end I would feel numb and would barely study at all. My solution was to study a little bit every day, so that I wouldn't feel as panicked as exams and projects came up. That way...

I understand how you feel, I used to pardon my ex's behaviour based on an abusive childhood and the foster care system. but then I realized that people go through horrible things all the time, but not all of them become abusive. And anyone, regardless of where they came from is accountable for...

Beautiful words, I couldn't agree more :)

How do you know if you're ready to start dating again? And if so, how do you bring up your past? I imagine it would have to come up at some point, especially if your ptsd symptoms are either severe or noticeable.

I don't really know where to begin, but here it is. I was raised by my mother and father, it was the typical immigrant up raising; perfection was the standard. My sisters and I grew up knowing what falling below the standard meant, it meant we'd be slapped, whipped, and degraded until we broke...