What do you avoid at all costs?

[Changing4Best]

I wish I could avoid them, but my bladder is overactive so I can't. Even so, today I took some hand sanitizer and used it with some toilet paper to clean the wet toilet seat at MacDonalds before I sat there.

 

[New]

I'm looking for a PTSD book that can teach me about the reasons behind my thinking and behaviour.

Would...

Yes. My T recommended it to me and it helps some and gives a better understanding of what you are going through. It is what finally made me stop fighting the diagnosis and pretending like I was fine.

 

[Iamsensative]

Me too. That is where my life fell apart.

Another one i forgot...

 

[Deleted member 42783]

My rape happened a few hours north of me. I only travel that way once or twice a year but when I do, I always flip the bird at the exit where I would get off to go to his place.That's if I'm driving. If I'm not, I look away.

Things I avoid, snakes (although I never had a problem with them as a kid). Crown Royal. Working with critical patients. Going into closets. Sitting with my back to the public. Driving alone long distance. Most news and tv shows with trauma. Doctor visits (although I'm a nurse). Homework. Speaking up for myself.

 

[Cannottakethis]

Conflict
Sitting with my back to a door
The town where one of my abusers lives
Cruise ships (raped on one)

 

[ILoveLife]

Certain parts of my city, especially where my abusers live or used to live, bul also places that remind me of when I was crazy.
Intimate relationships most of all..

 

[Chloe_Johns2306]

I avoid emotions at all cost!! Push them away and run from them! The reason is because I still simply have so many emotions that if I didn't avoid them, then I'd be buried by them.

 

[Deleted member 42957]

I avoid
Cashiers.
Driving more than 5 mile radius of my house.
Emotions
Talking about myself/ my life/ my family.
Being less than a metre away from people.
Phone calls
Doctors/ dentist
Newspapers/ tv
Feet
Parties
Honesty

 

[Rani G2]

Vulnerability: Whatever understood under that definition. I fear the feeling of being pushed from one external happening, meaning having no control to another. I want control in many aspects

 

[The Albatross]

Nothing. I don't avoid anything "at any cost".

 

[slytherin]

Most types of confrontation when it involves men. I mean if I'm comfortable around them then that's usually a little different (I still have anxiety about interacting with people anyways though so it doesn't really mean much) but some dude I just met? Wouldn't even think about it.

Walking around by myself at night. For about the same reason.

 

[Gs172003]

Confrontation.

Dr/ hospital appointments.

Busy crowds.

Appointments with authorative figures.

E...

You sound like my husband. Hmm....