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she definitely has narcissistic traits. She saw you as a thing to do with as she wished not a human being in your own right. Narcissistic behaviour can come from trauma so she can realistically also have ptsd buts it's not the reason for her manipulation. I feel your need to analyse her...

I'm so so sorry, I didn't read my comment before I pushed send. Auto correct changed my keep to bleach. It has nothing to do with bleaching your teeth but many of us keep quiet or bite our tongues so therefore clench our jaws causing TMJ or the tightening of the jaw muscles. Again I apologise...

I just wanted to touch base about the jaw pain. TMJ for short it's common in people who bleach their jaw as in keeping your mouth shut. I went to a head chiropractor who freed my Jaw. Sorry I haven't even by offered a neurologist it's hard enough in the UK even getting a PTSD diagnosis.

Anything by Shinedown. The lyrics hit hard. In the car, volume up singing my heart out.

@Friday. Thankyou for this insight. I had this chat with my Dr as Sertraline prescribed for my CPTSD actually made me worse and I have differing effects to meds than others. I've only just found out I probably have ADHD waiting list is 3 years ish.

I go to a gentle yoga class with a gentle non touching teacher where we go at our pace and levels. I have found it helpful in becoming aware of my body and sense of self. I have used meditation/ hypnosis apps to calm the noise in my brain and again it's about finding open minded, gentle...

Welcome to the forum. Another self reliant soul here it's my 60th year and healthwise I can't do the things I used to do, working on adrenalin to keep the wage packets coming and generally doing what needed to be done. It's weird to rely on others and I often ha e had to fail myself before my...

Welcome to the forum, you are safe here and among like minds. I am so sorry for all you are going through. Just keep moving forward and don't be afraid to ask advice. We are all in differing stages.

Yes, I have had therapists that have had many tools in their box such as emdr, parks inner child, hypnosis, eft, ect which means they are more rounded and open to different things working for different people rather than just the one size fits all. I'm now awaiting DBT in a group setting for BPD...

Thanks for your insights Roland. I can certainly resonate with much that you said. I have the quiet invisible inner child, and a rebel of a confrontational teenager that pops out on protection mode if I feel threatened and more easy go with the flow. There was a point about 5 years back that the...

Welcome Thursday. It does get easier. The headphone idea is good. When the world is loud and scary and overwhelming I sing or hum. I'm a little less hermit now but I still hate big noisy places like supermarkets. I feel you.

A lot of generalisations in your statements but this one is the one that always boils my p!ss. None of us think it was a gift, a load only we could carry or any other thing people dream up to feel better about us. Yes I'm stronger, yes im resilient, yes I've seen, experienced things you cannot...

I'm so sorry our country let you down. The services should get priority treatment and top notch help. I was only talking the other day about how there are no service hospitals anymore. They were everywhere. My first husband was RAF. 10 years in the system and yet once you hit civvy street...

So sorry to hear this buddy, the UK mental health system is really a sorry state of affairs. Our local wellbeing centre is where all cases are sent first and that's all trainee psychologists for the primary sessions. I only got to a CBT therapist after 4 years of being returned by my GP. I've...

This had me roaring out loud.😂😂😂

The UK system is so frustrating. I live in East Anglia and we have 1 psychiatrist for that area so seeing him isn't possible as the waiting list is up to 8 years. The local county system is a very light touch with courses on self esteem, coping with depression etc and you can do any or all of...

Yes I've been told any help is better than none too. I have two minds on that as a bad therapist can do more damage. I told my last triage that I had been badly triggered during a session and they now give me shallow counselling and are aware that therapy can in itself be a huge trigger. Now I...

Be present with my family (all grown up now) and just enjoy making memories together.

I went to a talking therapist over 25 years ago when I was first aware I was abused.on the third session she tried the Russian doll technique that takes you back to childhood. She opened up a whole can of worms and didn't know how to deal with me. I was a mess for a while, nightmares, no control...

You are asleep but as to whether you can control it is another matter. I don't think it's control I think it's distraction. I have terrifying nightmares I am there again as a very small child in a cold, small, dark place trapped. It took time but I have slowly taught myself to look for the...

Love this thread, the reality is CBT works while you are up and there and riding the wave, but nobody gets the default button. Our default is the abusers voice and however much therapy I have over the years I cannot drown it out. I grew up under that voice, it runs through my views like my own...

I would be asking what your lovely wife does to bring you back. My hubby grabs my hand and says I'm here you're safe, I may be on the floor, in a corner or bottom of the bed but it's just enough to bring me home. You will see this in a lot of my comments, I have a tv in the bedroom( can you...

Hey Dogtired. Another UK resident here struggling under a mental health system that doesn't know how to help amd doesn't have the staff to deal with " heavy" cases. I can't tell you how frustrated I am by the whole system. I'm on mild sedatives that means the nightmares stopped for a whole three...

I struggle to even watch soaps that show DV or abuse of any kind, I pick my horror films to not show violence against women ( doesn't leave much) because I know my limitations, I don't agree with this idea of confronting your fears without support. I get that you want to not be controlled by...

It takes me anywhere from 15 minutes to 4 hours to fall asleep and I may only sleep 2hrs before I'm awake in utter fear. I rarely sleep a full 8 hrs. I'm always exhausted and I rarely sleep without a nightmare or flashback.