I had a therapist dump me over this. I went straight to a different therapist saying “I can’t talk and I want to get better” so when I can’t talk we talk about the fact that I can’t talk and we peel it back layer by layer. I’ve been with her for 2 years now. I have another therapist that I do...
Any good therapist is not there to judge you. They are not thinking what you think they’re thinking. They’re taking what you’re saying and processing it through what they know about disorders and behavior.
Talk about the sex stuff. It’s humiliating but you gotta get it out. It’s poison if you...
I think most of my side effects were gone by 2-3 weeks but it may have been a little longer. Not a doctor but I would recommend waiting it out at least 4 weeks. I’ve been on effexor almost two years now and it’s literally the best thing that’s ever happened to me. I hope you’re able to find an...
Omfg same here! It was such a well done movie. I wish I could've appreciated it fully. I had to bail after that creepy scene with Beverly's dad and the tampons. Maybe one day when I am less emotionally reactive I can watch it all the way through and enjoy it for what it is.
That is the first thing I talked about with current T. We worked through those difficult emotions before anything else really. That also told her what would be triggers for me in therapy - things she could avoid doing that would help my overall therapeutic experience.
ELI5 - how come I can post copyrighted content on other sites I visit (Facebook, Reddit, etc) but not here? Not being a smartass! Seriously just wondering.
Copying and pasting my self care list that I keep at the ready.
Grounding
Watch anything funny. Try very hard to laugh.
Deep breathing
ASMR
Shower/wash your face
Get a haircut
Tattoo journal
Get cozy (pajamas, movie, comfort food, cats)
Nature
Journal
Call Allie
Suicide hotline chat
Mental...
I'm not entirely sure when my PTSD started exactly. I know I became chronically depressed after my first CSA encounter when I was 9 and I started self harming at 10 but I don't remember my panic attacks and flashbacks happening until I was a teenager, when my dad started abusing me. Side...
RUN! That's so wrong. I too am genderfluid and sometimes lean ftm. I expressed to my therapist that I might be gay/gender disphoric because of my past sexual abuse so she works with me on differentiating between those feelings. We work on the trauma separate from the gender dysphoria and...
I've been thinking lately about the difference between people who develop PTSD after trauma and those who don't. I just finished Elizabeth Smart's book. She describes every day in captivity longing for her warm family. She recovered quite seamlessly. Never went to therapy. Just decided not to...
Triggers can leave a sufferer withdrawn for a bit. Sometimes it's just a day but for me it usually tops out at about a week. Just be supportive and patient. I'm glad she has you, an understanding partner in her life.
Depends how much energy I have. On super depressive days i cuddle my cats while i listen to podcasts. Sometimes I listen to guided meditations on YouTube.
When I have more energy I volunteer at my local animal shelter. Those dogs help me so much more than I help them. I love being in nature...
It's very very common for bpd and PTSD to coexist, especially complex PTSD. At one point I read an article with actual statistics. When I was younger I had a lot of bpd symptoms but not so much anymore. It's hard to say if that means I actually had it or if the symptoms were just a result of my...
I was actually talking to my therapist about this topic this week. She said she sees mild cutting as better than a drinking binge. I was talking to someone else on this site who said that SH is merely surviving and ultimately we all want more than just survival. someone up top mentioned how it...
I feel you. I was there a couple months ago. I finally was able to move past it but my therapist was VERY patient and reassuring. She regularly told me to move at my own pace. Most of the time when I'm telling her something humiliating I say it very fast so we can focus on the effects and...
@Links I think you might be feeling invalidated right now but please use this as an excellent opportunity to self-regulate and observe your emotions. Your reaction is VERY in line with PTSD and everyone here gets what you're feeling. Part of recovery is finding ways to process your emotions so...
I wouldn't be too freaked out. Sounds like it is just a security camera which would probably be there for his protection. I highly doubt there is sound recording just video. He definitely should've mentioned it and you two should talk about future communication. If they're installing cameras I'm...
I see my therapist weekly and I find that helps with my anxiety. You could try it and if it doesn't help then go back to bi-weekly.
Oh yeah I'm not doing emdr. I just get anxiety about therapy.
Thinking that your thoughts or talking about abuse causes bad things to happen is called magical thinking. It's a major symptom of OCD but it's also very common in PTSD sufferers. A lot of us were conditioned to think we hold some sort of evil power when really we've been under someone else's...
That's very common. Have you told your therapist about this? I'm getting the impression you understand these thoughts are irrational and that is seriously half the battle. It feels impossible right now but you're on the right track and you can definitely overcome those feelings. It's actually a...