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I'm feeling pretty isolated and left alone since the end of the last therapy session. The dark season is adding extra challange.
Does anyone living with C-PTSD have long-term professional support?
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I'm feeling pretty isolated and left alone since the end of the last therapy session. The dark season is adding extra challange.
Does anyone living with C-PTSD have long-term professional support?
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Trying this app out #regret #Anxiety #Trauma #CPTSD
I'm trying this app out instead of going back to my local mental health urgent care clinic. I (male) have deep regrets and self-hatred for not talking to a girl I liked because I was caught up in self-pity due to a traumatic past. I have tried to give myself closure by writing to her, where I did not receive a response. Now, I need to try to build a life for myself, but I may get panic attacks when thinking about how things could have been different. Lately, I have been having trouble eating due to the anxiety, and it feels like I need someone there for me so that I am not alone all of the time. I don't know if I can be consistently functional because I just try to dull the pain with things like bed rotting. I am trying to cope, but every little memory is painful.
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Trying this app out #regret #Anxiety #Trauma #CPTSD
I'm trying this app out instead of going back to my local mental health urgent care clinic. I (male) have deep regrets and self-hatred for not talking to a girl I liked because I was caught up in self-pity due to a traumatic past. I have tried to give myself closure by writing to her, where I did not receive a response. Now, I need to try to build a life for myself, but I may get panic attacks when thinking about how things could have been different. Lately, I have been having trouble eating due to the anxiety, and it feels like I need someone there for me so that I am not alone all of the time. I don't know if I can be consistently functional because I just try to dull the pain with things like bed rotting. I am trying to cope, but every little memory is painful.
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What's something you wish you knew at the beginning of your recovery or self-care journey?
If you'd told me in 2016, when I first started my recovery, that I would be where I am today, I wouldn't have believed it. My life has changed drastically from what I imagined it would be. How I view myself, my understanding of my childhood trauma, my sense of purpose and worth, and the tough moments I've made it through are nothing short of spectacular to me. I couldn't have imagined this version of myself if I tried. I wish I had been kinder to myself at the beginning, and that I'd known about more resources, but without the process of finding the communities I have, I wouldn't be who I am, so I'm grateful regardless.
What's something you wish you knew?
#BipolarDepression #BipolarDisorder #PTSD #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #Schizophrenia #ADHD #Parenting #ChronicIllness #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Anxiety #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Depression #MentalHealth #Selfcare #EatingDisorders #CheckInWithMe
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How My Silence Became My Power
"I’ve regained my mind and my voice, and along with it, my silence and my choice."
How My Silence Became My Power
#DissociativeIdentityDisorder #TraumaRecovery #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #Abuse #Trauma #Recovery #MentalHealth #PTSD
How My Silence Became My Power
I speak (or not speak) on my own terms. I choose what to say to whom. I choose what I share, and I don’t have to say anything I’m uncomfortable revealing.
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My mother’s purse
It’s become a vessel to store my thoughts, prayers and poems. Some are to her but all are for her. My mother wasn’t easy by any means. She was sharp and shrewd. A stoic in nature and seemingly cold - although I knew it was her armor. I’d give anything to hold her hands and look into her eyes one more time. #Loss #Grief #PTSD #CPTSD #ADD #ADHD #BipolarDisorder
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My mother’s purse
It’s become a vessel to store my thoughts, prayers and poems. Some are to her but all are for her. My mother wasn’t easy by any means. She was sharp and shrewd. A stoic in nature and seemingly cold - although I knew it was her armor. I’d give anything to hold her hands and look into her eyes one more time. #Loss #Grief #PTSD #CPTSD #ADD #ADHD #BipolarDisorder
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TRUE or FALSE: I've experienced stigma living with a mental health condition.
Stigma is the negative or unfair beliefs and associations a society or group attaches to something. It can grow out of a lack of knowledge or awareness, and it can show up as discrimination, labeling, or unfair treatment.
Awareness of what it's like to live with a mental health condition has grown, but many people still feel the effects of stigma. Being Mighty and advocating for mental health is how we crush stigma for good! Let's keep speaking up together! 💪🗣️
I've been pretty open about my mental health for years, but before my diagnosis, I was often told to "get it together" because my mood (what I now recognize as symptoms) was affecting other people, or that I didn't have depression and shouldn't "speak that on myself" because it would be a bad thing. Internalized stigma also kept me from realizing I needed help in the first place. Now I share my story in my community often, because I want others to know it's OK to ask for help when they need to.
Have you experienced stigma? Answer "true" or "false" below! If you're up to it, share how stigma has affected you and how you've overcome.
You are definitely not alone!
#BipolarDepression #BipolarDisorder #PTSD #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #Schizophrenia #ADHD #Parenting #ChronicIllness #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Anxiety #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Depression #MentalHealth #Selfcare #EatingDisorders #CheckInWithMe
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Sharing our list of books, articles, studies, websites: resources for complex trauma and dissociation, Dissociative Identity Disorder, diagnostics, development, and differentials.
This compilation is non-exhaustive and presented in good faith and sans endorsement or commentary. Periodically updated and/or reorganized, so keep checking back!
#DissociativeIdentityDisorder #Trauma #DissociationDisorders #dissociativedisorders #dissociativeamnesia #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #PTSD #Recovery
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Books, articles, studies, and websites: Trauma and Development. Diagnostics and Differentials. Dissociation and Psychosis. Treatment and Therapy. CPTSD and DID.
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