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I am Pauley's emotional support puppy and service marshmallow.

And when I say that I'm being quite serious. Before Pauley moved in with me she was living with girl she thought was her friend. This person emotionally abused Pauley. And when she left, Pauley was a broken vessel.

She lost so much weight. When I finally got her home I could assess how severe it was and I cried cuz when I lived with her I made sure we had food. Well she was skin and bones and sharp angles. She was 6'2" and 110lbs.

I made sure she ate healthy meals and she showed interest in learning how to cook so I taught her a few easy recipes. Unfortunately I got too sick to stand in the kitchen so it became necessary for her to cook our meals. I finally got a bar stool so I can sit in the kitchen. We work together now. I got her hooked on delicious veggies.

She gained weight and finally looked like a healthy kitten. But I knew emotionally, there was a thing I needed to do. I bought her a really pretty purple skirt and top and she wears it when we go to fancy events.

We very rarely raise our voices at each other. We talk through our troubles and pain like adults.

I am still working on helping rehab my kitten but she's come a long way. I'm very proud of her.

Our 2 year anniversary is on August 21st.
#Relationships #MentalHealth

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Hi, my name is PEEPplezer1313. I'm here because the more I learn about my BPD the better I feel about managing it. I only found out about this disorder 2yrs ago when a toxic relationship with a narcissist favorite person had me so confused hurt desperate to understand his behavior and his silent treatment hot cold etc...I ended up also learning about myself that my thinking and actions fell in line with BPD .I have been misdiagnosed most my life as bipolar depression but that was only one small piece of the puzzle that makes up my mental health ....Its not a magic potion but it feels less hopeless now that I can identify it I can research and try things to feel more in control of my emotions ....I been too emotional my life .Some people can hide their sadness their joy etc but not me everyone says I wear heart on sleeve, I over give over do get too attached fall too hard n fast and one extreme to the other . I always knew I felt things deeper and more so then most people. I cant handle witnessing a child or animal being hurt mistreated cux I feel their pain as if its happening ti me prompting me to cry or yell fight off their attacker save them .....the memory of what I saw happen will continue to replay in my head ....im hyper vigilant like I feel responsible fir making sure everyone else is OK safe warm fed happy.....I do so much for people I love and I never get that treatment back from s guy I attract bad mean guys with no feelings or heart thst lie trick and manipulate. Im empath s Pisces and anxious attachment style I attract narcissist and avoidant attachment styles or emotionally unavailable men .....the opposite of what I need ..I realize now thst im drawn to dysfunctional men because it feels like home...my dad my brothers my family , we fall fir familiarity and the only things familiar to me from my childhood and up are not very good things .....But how do we train ourselves to become comfortable around the type of person we know we deserve and need ? I freak out when a guy compliments me because im not used to hearing it, dont believe it and feels suspicious like a trick being played on me.....on the other hand If the compliment is genuine it feels good and id like to welcome more positive talk from a man if I wasn't so socially awkward and shy quiet.

#MightyTogether #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Depression #BipolarDisorder #Anxiety #Fibromyalgia #Migraine #PTSD #ADHD #OCD

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Hi, my name is hereweare2026. I'm here because I’ve been here before. Someone in my life, found pleasure in invading my privacy to teach me a life lesson, that imploded on itself, being done out of malice and harm. A lesson I did need though I taught to myself over years. I had spent four years in therapy, using the Mighty app as a way to process and express, in written format. I had suffered a tbi and writing, is great repair in multiple areas of the brain.my diary entries were made public to my estranged family members and read, shared and mocked. And then used to try to manipulate and discredit me. And I shared a couple entries, I had written. I was unaware of the implications and damage it would catapult. My intentions were not to cause problems and I am aware, now,that I was being too open about my experiences, no one understood. But that was the point, to be transparent and real.My family had excluded me by choice, my entire life as a means to maybe,humble me, but excluding me, was to hurt me. I was not a thought or afterthought and I, do remind them of that, by just, showing up, it is a true reflection, of the act itself. I am, their, trauma.The neglect, guilt and shame. I thought removing myself would have given space only to find out the plotting and scapegoating never ceased. I am no longer fostering relationships with one sided arguments, insults, characterzations and stories made to humiliate and shame others. Privacy was taken in the guise of care. Consent wasn’t given and that has implications to trust. Any type of privacy. I will not tolerate that type of treatment from anyone in my life, even my Son... I didn’t raise him to be this careless and ineffective in accountability in accepting his role when wrong, when he’s blatantly wrong and what he’s done, for THEM, WITH THEM, was WRONG. He has shown me more of a man’s humility than the, grown adults that were in charge. Not once, did anyone in the extended family reach out to me directly out of concern or to communicate. This is why I kept outsiders out. And yes, my family, from birth were outsiders, who hurt me, to me and mine. I will continue to tell my truths to help my life move forward. It is not my intention to tell other’s story and I do not make it a practice to give narratives to others lives and experiences.Gossip and harassment is a learned, sickening behavior and now I see all for who they were, for years. If you do not like someone, for who they are, all their good and bad qualities, leave them alone. Don’t speak of their life, past experiences, relationships or future. Shut it and live your life OR learn How, to be their extra support system. Learn HOW to advocate for them.. How do You, make someone else shine? Do you criticize or encourage? Do you belittle behind their back or are you genuinely trying to be caring? It is easy to complain about others lives when you never have to face the things you’ve said about them! I think about this, a lot because I’ve watched them squirm when I’ve walked in a room. I watch when I’m forthcoming and they project. I see their discomfort, when I’m forced into facing instead of denial. All the things I’ve been accused of, completely different from my past experiences and perspective. Taking it from their perspective? With my reality and what I felt, saw and heard. I still cannot excuse it at all, any of it. My reaction was wrong.My anger and how I expressed it, was wrong. I did not deserve what was done.

#MightyTogether

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Navigating and Accepting a “Push/Pull” Dynamic— My Story #Relationships #Anxiety

I'll start by asking for ya'll to go easy on me. I fought this fear for so long, and it's been a very difficult and jagged pill to swallow... I'm a female in her 30's and he's a male in his 30's. What started as a FWB thing, turned into a something much more that that. I'll spare you the lengthy details, but we've been seeing each other for over a year-- but we became serious around early spring this year ('26). Everything was great. Our communication, patience and understanding of each others perspective blossomed. We both worked to listen and support and comfort each other (this was a huge turning point from prior "ons".) It really felt like we were on a good path for the most part.

In the "good" three months did have to actively fight against accusations that I was cheating on him. It was devastating to me. I was accused more than once because he thought he heard moaning/humping in the background of our phone calls. To make a long story short, I reassured him time and time again; eventually the accusations stopped. Time went by and I continued to meet his family and go to dinner with them. But he came over one night and he dropped a bomb-- said we need to take it slow (everything had been on the up and up, for a few weeks). He pulled away (sex phased out, not very responsive via text, etc)-- this lasted for about two weeks (I was confused but didn't challenge it). We had made plans to meet up for the first time in a couple weeks, and little did I know, he had planned to break up with me. I took it in stride and was understanding.

He said it felt like he could feel himself slipping into "old patterns" and not being "intentional" and just "going with the flow" and keeping me at "arms length". I was supportive, and expected that to be it. But he continued to reach out, and I unfortunately responded. We met up a few weeks later to say goodbye so he "could work on himself and be the best version of himself for me"-- I know, some red flags were pinging. But I want so bad for that to be true.

Fast forward to Aug 1st (couple weeks ago and a little over just ONE week to "work" on himself) and he tells me he wants me back, and goes onto explain that he's moving away within the year. He then asks me if I would uproot my life, and follow him there. (He also asked to get intimate again, and I explained that I wasn't ready yet to enter that part of intimacy with him after the back and forth that's been between us recently; his demeanor changed (almost "pouty")-- red flag, I know.

Moving on: Then the next couple days were ok and "normal".... until he wakes me up early morning (6AM) and confesses that he has come to terms with the fact that he is a serial cheater. That it is something about himself that he is disgusted with, and doesn't know how to stop it (he says he has not done anything while we've been together). I cry, lose all ability to think, form words, concentrate. Again, another rug ripped out from under me-- especially at a time where I am so vulnerable. I felt lifeless. I was a shell of myself all day... and for days after that.

I know well enough this is a major push-pull dynamic, and it's so painful to love someone in this cycle. I know that there is nothing I could every do to change this. And in my heart, I know how this is going to end...however painful it will be. Please, if anyone out there reads this and has been in this... drop a word of encouragement for me. I am scared, lost and shattered.

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Coming to terms with the “push-pull” dynamic I’ve been in for over a year. #Relationships #Love #MentalHealth #AskMe

I'll start by asking for ya'll to go easy on me. I fought this fear for so long, and it's been a very difficult and jagged pill to swallow... I'm a female in her 30's and he's a male in his 30's. What started as a FWB thing, turned into a something much more that that. I'll spare you the lengthy details, but we've been seeing each other for over a year-- but we became serious around early spring this year ('26). Everything was great. Our communication, patience and understanding of each others perspective blossomed. We both worked to listen and support and comfort each other (this was a huge turning point from prior "ons".) It really felt like we were on a good path for the most part.

In the "good" three months did have to actively fight against accusations that I was cheating on him. It was devastating to me. I was accused more than once because he thought he heard moaning/humping in the background of our phone calls. To make a long story short, I reassured him time and time again; eventually the accusations stopped. Time went by and I continued to meet his family and go to dinner with them. But he came over one night and he dropped a bomb-- said we need to take it slow (everything had been on the up and up, for a few weeks). He pulled away (sex phased out, not very responsive via text, etc)-- this lasted for about two weeks (I was confused but didn't challenge it). We had made plans to meet up for the first time in a couple weeks, and little did I know, he had planned to break up with me. I took it in stride and was understanding.

He said it felt like he could feel himself slipping into "old patterns" and not being "intentional" and just "going with the flow" and keeping me at "arms length". I was supportive, and expected that to be it. But he continued to reach out, and I unfortunately responded. We met up a few weeks later to say goodbye so he "could work on himself and be the best version of himself for me"-- I know, some red flags were pinging. But I want so bad for that to be true.

Fast forward to Aug 1st (couple weeks ago and a little over just ONE week to "work" on himself) and he tells me he wants me back, and goes onto explain that he's moving away within the year. He then asks me if I would uproot my life, and follow him there. (He also asked to get intimate again, and I explained that I wasn't ready yet to enter that part of intimacy with him after the back and forth that's been between us recently; his demeanor changed (almost "pouty")-- red flag, I know.

Moving on: Then the next couple days were ok and "normal".... until he wakes me up early morning (6AM) and confesses that he has come to terms with the fact that he is a serial cheater. That it is something about himself that he is disgusted with, and doesn't know how to stop it (he says he has not done anything while we've been together). I cry, lose all ability to think, form words, concentrate. Again, another rug ripped out from under me-- especially at a time where I am so vulnerable. I felt lifeless. I was a shell of myself all day... and for days after that.

I know well enough this is a major push-pull dynamic, and it's so painful to love someone in this cycle. I know that there is nothing I could every do to change this. And in my heart, I know how this is going to end...however painful it will be. Please, if anyone out there reads this and has been in this... drop a word of encouragement for me. I am scared, lost and shattered

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Metathesiophobia

Metathesiophobia is the persistent, abnormal, and intense fear of change. People with this phobia feel extreme anxiety about altering their daily habits, moving to a new place, or facing unknown future events. It goes past normal worry and can stop a person from growing or living a happy life.
Signs and Symptoms:
•Fast heart beat or shaking when thinking about change
•Upset stomach or feeling dizzy
•Staying in bad jobs or bad relationships to keep things the same
•Strong panic when a routine is disrupted
•Refusing to make plans or start new projects
Common Causes:
Bad past events tied to sudden life shifts
•A deep need to be in control of everything
•General anxiety disorders or past trauma
•Hard time dealing with the unknown future
Ways to Cope:
•Write down thoughts in a journal to spot fears
•Take tiny steps toward very small goals
•Talk to a mental health professional for therapy
•Practice deep breathing or meditation to calm down
Phobias can lose their intensity if we slowly expose ourselves to them in healthy ways. We can do this!

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How do you prepare to see a new doctor, specialist, therapist, or other health care professional?

Seeing someone new for your health or treatment can bring up a mix of emotions—hope, anticipation, relief, anxiety, just to name a few. That's completely normal, especially if it took time, energy, and effort to find a health care professional who may help bring more clarity to your health journey.

Finding someone who could be a good fit doesn't end with booking the first appointment. Just like building any important relationship, preparing ahead of time can help you feel more confident and make the most of your visit.

How do you prepare for a first appointment? How do you bring up the topics that are most important to you? What supplies, notes, or medical records do you bring? Do you invite a trusted family member or friend to come with you? What helps you feel safe, supported, and comfortable during the appointment?

Feel free to share your experiences and tips in the comments below! 👩‍⚕️

#MightyMinute #CheckInWithMe #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #Disability #RareDisease #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Autism #Parenting #PTSD #ADHD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #EatingDisorders #Depression #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie

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