Complex Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

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𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝓒𝓸𝔃𝔂 𝓒𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝓒𝓪𝓯𝓮!

Feel free to chat daily about whatever is on your mind (that follows the rules of this website) AND/OR answer mental health check-in questions below (you can choose whether you prefer to answer daily or weekly -- as the questions will be rather...repetitious.)

The more "fun questions" are under the section of 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒔.

█▓▒­░⡷⠂𝓜𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓪𝓵 𝓗𝓮𝓪𝓵𝓽𝓱 𝓒𝓱𝓮𝓬𝓴 𝓲𝓷⠐⢾░▒▓█

༘ ೀ⋆｡˚𓍢ִ໋☕️✧˚ ༘ ⋆
☼𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤-𝐈𝐧☼
˚ ༘ ೀ⋆｡˚𓍢ִ໋☕️✧˚ ༘ ⋆

1. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 1-10 (1 = 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 10 = 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠)?
2. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲?
3. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲?
4. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫?
5. 𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞?

☕︎᭡.ೃ࿔*:･☕︎᭡.ೃ࿔*:･
𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤-𝐈𝐧
☕︎᭡.ೃ࿔*:･☕︎᭡.ೃ࿔*:･

1) 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧?
2) 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥(𝐬) 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤?
3) 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 & 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤?
4) 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫?
5) 𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞?

█▓▒­░⡷⠂𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓻𝓪𝓹𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓟𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓹𝓽𝓼⠐⢾░▒▓█

₊⊹☕🎧‎♡‧₊˚₊⊹☕🎧‎♡
𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐬
₊⊹☕🎧‎♡‧₊˚₊⊹☕🎧‎♡

1. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 "𝗰𝗼𝘇𝘆"? (𝙚𝙭. 𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚, 𝙜𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠, 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣, 𝙚𝙩𝙘.)
2. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆?
3. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝘃𝗲𝘀?
4. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗹?
5. 𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲?
6. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼?
7. 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁?
8. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁?
9. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?
10. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲?

The check-ins and question prompts are only suggestions, no need to do them if you don't feel like it. You can even pick and choose whichever questions you want.

I made this space/post to connect with others and offer support (if wanted), or a place to vent.
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I have a challenging relationship with productivity, as I have for most of my life. Although I’m more aware now and gentler and more compassionate with my expectations, it still feels like an uphill battle to truly understand that my worth isn’t tied to how much I produce. Cognitively, I know this—but my nervous system still relies on doing to feel adequate.

I often feel the need to show or prove to others that I’m worthy of time, attention, and affection. When I’m not doing well, I find myself unconsciously doing even more than usual, trying to bridge the disconnect I sometimes feel.

Can anyone relate? What’s your relationship with productivity? How does it impact you and your expectations of yourself?

📒 I’d love to hear your insights and experiences.

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I'm numb.Did I understand the level of animosity? UHM,NO.I do not hate people like he says I do.I walk away from those who aren't nice to me.After chance after chance and opportunity. I come from major mean girl types and I can not be around it and I did spend years, calling them out. I miss the supportive ones, they, never took issue, with any of traits.I am who I always have been.I never understood why someone would toss someone aside for their sexual history, preference and ideology.it is a tiny fraction of your being.If I judged others, based on that,who they were with, what that person did, liked and enjoyed, I'd be called much worse. Seriously? That, is weird, to me. Funny thing is, I have questioned how did those two end up happening but not who has he slept with? About anyone in my life.If you do, that's is weird
That to me in extremely strange behavior, to want to know.Why not ask yourself instead.
Disect your own body, desires and hangups, instead ofhangup, Get your own spice, in your own life.Mines Taken..Read a spicy novel, take that picture, Live a little.

Thats some stalking, Dahmer, level shift, to name off past relationships.Collecting and displaying someone's life as if, it is disposable,soiled or, defective, it is sad and they, need to find simple values, integrity and character.
Yes, simplicity for my complexities.I restart my life, quarterly 😆 🤣 due to, others, review and systems in place.I will be able to contribute more financial when the emotional support is consistent and I will rebuild my faith in him.He will not die of guilt, remorse or alone.I want him to enjoy his life, feel pride in us again and find his voice to lead his house.We did have plans and friends, together but he has a separate group.He needs to acknowledge his role, still but I will not ruin him, ever.He has been my world, my everything,even when he has no clue what to do.

I'm numb.Did I understand the level of animosity? UHM,NO.I do not hate people like he says I do.I walk away from those who aren't nice to me.After chance after chance and opportunity. I come from major mean girl types and I can not be around it and I did spend years, calling them out. I miss the supportive ones, they, never took issue, with any of traits.I am who I always have been.I never understood why someone would toss someone aside for their sexual history, preference and ideology.it is a tiny fraction of your being.If I judged others, based on that,who they were with, what that person did, liked and enjoyed, I'd be called much worse. Seriously? That, is weird, to me. Funny thing is, I have questioned how did those two end up happening but not who has he slept with? About anyone in my life.If you do, that's is weird
That to me in extremely strange behavior, to want to know.Why not ask yourself instead.
Disect your own body, desires and hangups, instead ofhangup, Get your own spice, in your own life.Mines Taken..Read a spicy novel, take that picture, Live a little.

Thats some stalking, Dahmer, level shift, to name off past relationships.Collecting and displaying someone's life as if, it is disposable,soiled or, defective, it is sad and they, need to find simple values, integrity and character.
Yes, simplicity for my complexities.I restart my life, quarterly 😆 🤣 due to, others, review and systems in place.I will be able to contribute more financial when the emotional support is consistent and I will rebuild my faith in him.He will not die of guilt, remorse or alone.I want him to enjoy his life, feel pride in us again and find his voice to lead his house.We did have plans and friends, together but he has a separate group.He needs to acknowledge his role, still but I will not ruin him, ever.He has been my world, my everything,even when he has no clue what to do.