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I’m new here!

Hi, my name is Amber Nicoletti.

#MightyTogether #Anxiety #MajorDepressiveDisorder -treatment resistant #SubstanceUseDisorders #ADHD #PTSD #AvoidantPersonalityDisorder #harassmentsurvivor
I experienced a traumatic event involving a stalker 9 months ago which included 8 more months of being monitored by the stalker at least every other day with evidence left behind just to make sure I stayed scared. I was stalked by someone I had briefly dated and worked with. During this time,I have been diagnosed with PTSD. Now that my life is starting to get back to a functioning level including sleeping, leaving the house, interacting with other humans, and starting a new job, I am basically getting a crash course on how to manage my symptoms as they pop up which is usually at the most inconvenient time. This is totally new for me and really scary. With my new job I will be getting medical insurance within the next month so I can actually get the therapy that I need But until then I'm just winging it.
No specific questions just sharing and hoping to get some kind words of encouragement or advice from the community. I feel so alone in the world. I figured this might be a good place to interact with other people that can empathize or have gone through something similar. Thank you

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I'm new here!

. I am a clinical psychology student and a mental health writer based in Saudi Arabia.I write about what it feels like to study the human mind while living inside one that doesn’t always cooperate. I have generalized anxiety disorder, depression, and avoidant personality disorder — and I also spend my days learning about them in lecture halls.There is something uniquely disorienting about reading the clinical definition of your own suffering as a bullet point in a textbook. That intersection — between the student and the patient, the knowledge and the lived experience — is where my writing lives.I write because for a long time I suffered quietly. Because nobody around me had words for what I was going through. Because I want anyone who reads my work to feel less alone in their own silent battles.I believe the most honest thing a psychology student can do is admit that knowing the answer doesn’t mean you can always reach it — and write about that honestly.
#MightyTogether #Depression #Anxiety

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Acceptance #AvoidantPersonalityDisorder

Coming to terms with this. The struggle is hard. Relationships are most difficult for me. Getting help but feeling bad about myself currently. Family avoidance big time and sometimes with my own care. Hoping for clarity and learning new ways of coping without running or anxiety.

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Weekly glimmers and gratitude

I had more pictures to choose from this week for my #photodiary
I've been more focused on capturing those little moments of gratitude and glimmer:
- A message from my dad from Shiba saying thank you for dog-sitting me. With a picture of her enjoying life in the tall grass
- A verse that really spoke to me
- My mom's airfryer that I've used A LOT while house sitting at their place
- Freshly baked cold-risen buns. They smelled so good
- Rainbow on a cupboard in the kitchen
- Study time
- My books and journals
- View through some trees to the sky
- Cold drink on a warm day. At one of my favorite spots in my parents' house; at the top of the stairs to the garden.
Thank you for letting me share and helping me focus on the good and the beautiful in my life.
#MightyTogether
#Support
#MentalHealth
#Trauma
#QuietBDP
#AvoidantPersonalityDisorder
#Depression
#Anxiety
#Burnout
#Healing
#HighlysensitivePerson

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We made it! Wanna share a win?

It's Friday, some would even say Fri-yay.
Which means we've made it another week.
And however you got through;
You got through.
And that's the most important win of all.
Do you want to take a moment and reflect on another win from your week?
It can be anything that was a win to you.
You're more than welcome to share with us in the comments to spread good vibes and inspire others.
I'll get us started with the sharing.
And I wish you the best possible weekend you can have.
#fridaycheer
#weeklywin
#MightyTogether
#Support
#MentalHealth
#Trauma
#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder
#AvoidantPersonalityDisorder
#Depression
#Anxiety
#Burnout
#Healing
#HighlysensitivePerson
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Glimmer Thursday

It's glimmer time!
So I invite you want to take a moment and reflect on a glimmer from your week?
It can be anything that was a glimmer to you in your every day life and under your circumstances.
You're more than welcome to share with us in the comments to spread glimmers and inspire others.
I'll get us started with the sharing.
#Glimmerthursday
#MightyTogether
#Support
#MentalHealth
#Trauma
#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder
#AvoidantPersonalityDisorder
#Depression
#Anxiety
#Burnout
#Healing
#HighlysensitivePerson
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Weekly glimmers and gratitude

A bit late today due to technical difficulties.
But here's my #photodiary
I had a hard time finding enough photos this week.
Since I am struggling a lot due to the summer vacation.
But I did capture:
- My mom's dog, Shiba, enjoying the cooler grass
- New nails, summer edition
- Saturday candy and a movie
- My youngest that always tucks his teddies under the duvet when he gets up
- A new sticker book (love stickers)
- A glass of coke with lots of ice cubes
- Time on the garden stairs with a glass of chardonnay
- A delicious breakfast and great coffee
- Shiba snoring and living the good dog life.
Thank you for letting me share and helping me to see the good in my life.
#MightyTogether
#Support
#MentalHealth
#Trauma
#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder
#AvoidantPersonalityDisorder
#Depression
#Anxiety
#Burnout
#Healing
#HighlysensitivePerson

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Warmth and peace for donation

Hello everyone

It’s with a shattered heart that I share this: my beloved husband has passed away. He was the gentlest soul I’ve ever known, and watching him fade day by day was a pain no words can fully capture. We did all we could to keep him comfortable at home, surrounded by love, prayers, and quiet moments that now feel like treasures. Now, in the stillness he’s left behind, I’m left with the medical equipment that helped him through his final days—items that gave him dignity, peace, and comfort when everything else felt uncertain.

I would be deeply grateful to pass these on to anyone who might need them. They were well cared for and still have so much to give. Available items include: a foldable power wheelchair, hospital bed, portable oxygen concentrator, bedside commode, blood pressure monitor, CPAP machine, walker with seat, suction machine, nebulizer, feeding pump, recliner lift chair, overbed table, pulse oximeter, and an adult shower chair. If any of these can ease someone else’s burden, please don’t hesitate to reach out. It would mean the world to me to know they’re bringing comfort once more.
#AvoidantPersonalityDisorder

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Grati-tuesday

Do you want to take a moment and reflect on something you're grateful for?
It can be anything or anyone that sparks thankfulness in you.
You're more than welcome to share with us in the comments to spread gratitude and inspire others.
I'll get us started with the sharing.
#gratituesday
#MightyTogether
#Support
#MentalHealth
#Trauma
#BorderlinePersonalityDisorderr
#AvoidantPersonalityDisorder
#Depression
#Anxiety
#Burnout
#Healing
#HighlysensitivePerson
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