This might be of interest to only those struggling with a reading and writing disability, like myself. My thoughts on this topic aren’t easy to explain though I’ll try. Recently I noticed when reading my old cursive hand-written notes that my cursive writing was much easier to read than printed...
Because my recent EMG testing diagnosed chronic nerve root disfunction at L5-S1, I’m wondering if this might be related to my many years of unexplainable cardiovascular abnormalities, bradycardia and incomplete heart-block — tests found no cause. I’ve had no back injuries and very little back...
During my 50s I was suffering from fibromyalgia and brain fog after my mother, father and sister unexpectedly died within a very short time. This was too much to bear. I wasn't sleeping well nor had I any other close family ties. Functioning from day to day became difficult. Then there was my...
After months of isolation with little more than art and music to fill the void -- I'm now wondering why I unintentionally and repeatedly perform a seemingly meaningless mental exercise of drawing imaginary diagonal lines across my bedroom walls. Boredom perhaps. Yet I've been doing this simple...
Perhaps, some PTSD suffers can relate. My sexual feelings never did have anything to do with my boyfriend's physical presence. The 'here and now experience' just felt too unsafe. This I always tried to hide.
However when I was alone, after age 24, I could feel somewhat sexually aroused or at...
I was diagnosed with 'PTSD -- suspected victim of sexual abuse' after my brain surgery in 2018. From about age 4 to age 35, I had experienced non-contact sexual abuse by my father. By age 24, both my T and I thought I had resolved my sexual abuse issues.
By age 28 I was falling back into...