Hi everyone, I've been diagnosed with PTSD (several traumas accured during my childhood) and also have been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. So obviously is it hard to trust my own perception, but I hope this confusion also applies to other people with PTSD. I cannot believe my memory that the things that happened, really did happen to me. I cannot comprehend that it could have been that bad. I feel like a liar to myself and my therapist. As if I wanted just attention and am trying to convince myself to justify that. I don't think want the attention though, I feel ashamed. By the way, I ..read more

I'm on a waiting list for therapy and don't know what to expect. What type of experience have you had? submitted by /u/dirtysmurf88 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I don't know if this is allowed here but I was diagnosed with Folculitis (inflammation of the hair follicles) and my hair has always been fine and straight but having this condition constantly makes me self conscious because I constantly feel like my hair feels greasy and more thin then it used to be but stress could also make me feel that way submitted by /u/AvalynnX05 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hello there! I've got about a month left to go, but time seems to pass slower by the day. If anyone has any tips on how to make time seem to go by quickly, it would be most appreciated. Thanks. submitted by /u/Background_Scar6179 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

TW: Mentions of abuse + SA, addiction, suicide I’m somebody with severe PTSD stemming from an abusive relationship and sexual assault from that person and an institutional onal coverup of it. It’s been 4 years, 2 suicide attempts, 1 hospital visit that had the therapist there telling me she’d seen combat vets with less severe cases than mine. I can’t get over it. Countless NA meetings, 1 relapse, about to be 2. Can’t go to meetings now. Hopefully this one takes me under. “You can’t abuse SSRIs.” Fuck you. I can and I did. You don’t know what it’s like to live in my head. Went to a sports bar ..read more

I am a young woman in a relationship with another woman, and I went to stay with her family for a few months. They are a naked household, and they have no boundaries with eachother (despite gender, age etc). I felt like I had to fight for my privacy and when I said I was uncomfortable none of them even understood why I would be uncomfortable. I then tried to pretend everything was fine. Rationally I know nothing bad happened, but a few weeks after I left I began to constantly have obsessive thoughts about what happened, get triggered by little things that happen to remind me of nudity (even t ..read more

I’m sorry for the long post but I really need to vent. So I few up in care, at age 5 I was taken into a foster family because my mother was emotionally, physically and mentally abusive. She still denies it (I had to have all my teeth taken out at 6 because I wasn’t taught how to brush them. And the dentist said it looks like they have hardly been brushed since I’ve had my baby teeth) I went to school absolutely dirty, I smelt, I had bruising. There was one time I was pushed down stairs. I had to make my own food from the age 4. It was fucked. And that’s just part of the physical abuse. My mot ..read more

I was having a crisis earlier. I told 988 specifically, multiple times that I did not want the cops called - that specifically where I live the cops do KILL trans people like me. I didn’t say I was planning on killing myself, just that I was thinking about it and wanted help finding resources. They still forwarded my number to the cops. I’m hoping they don’t show up in person to check on me. Absolutely fucking terrified right now. I have a therapist, but she thinks kink positive means positive about abusive kink. I don’t have family. I don’t have help. submitted by /u/AppropriateTax4062 [vis ..read more

i crave touch so badly but the last person who hugged me while i was willing was my abuser. my parents have hugged me since then but they have both historically been abusive to me and it kind of makes my skin crawl to let them touch me. i want to be held, hugged, and loved, but whenever I actually get touched (even as little as someone putting their hand on my shoulder) it feels disgusting, like it’s left an imprint i need to wash off. in the same vein, i have a weird relationship with my libido. i identify as asexual aromantic, so I guess you could say since being assaulted I’ve come to see ..read more

(In the literal sense) It was my comfort game and I went to play as an adult and I just had the worst flashback I’ve had. Just wondering if anyone has similar experiences with trauma leaking into someone’s memories. I don’t post much on here but I just feel awful about it. submitted by /u/ChillCub [visit reddit] [comments ..read more