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Sufferer Trying to live.

I always struggle with introductions. I'm a BIPOC person in their late 20s. I'm married to a lovely person. I'm neurodivergent, and very awkward.

I'm here because I'm tired. I don't have many close relationships, and I don't want to overburden the ones I do have.

Like many of you, I am not a stranger to abuse. I have spent much of my life fawning and dissociating. On paper, I'm pretty successful. I finished grad school, have several licenses, married an awesome person, etc., etc. But in the end I feel like a forgotten little kid in a world that would rather have me gone. I've been in and out of therapy for years and have recently started again. Even now, I remember being told that I'm throwing pity parties and too sensitive by my abuser(s). It's stupid, but it's actually very scary sharing these thoughts with the void. I have been toying with the idea of checking myself into the hospital.

I don't know why I struggle with friendships. I don't know why I'm so repulsive. I don't know why the antidepressants never work. I don't know why nothing works. So I'm here.
 
Welcome to the forum - glad you found us:)

It's stupid, but it's actually very scary sharing these thoughts with the void
Not stupid - it actually sounds like you’ve had a lot of experiences where being vulnerable wasn’t always met with kindness. So, it would make sense that’s something that now seems confronting.

Take it at the speed you’re comfortable with ☺️
 

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