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Please Introduce Yourself Here / Re: Brand new here - hello again (I just posted in the OOTF forum)!
October 16, 2016, 05:59:47 AM #2
Please Introduce Yourself Here / Re: Hello, I'm new . . .
October 15, 2016, 08:21:54 PM
Hi alliematt,
Just want to welcome you, too, and I'm glad I helped you find this forum. We're about the same age (happy birthday, by the way!), and I understand the feeling of being ashamed of being needy. I thought that I would have gotten over all of this by now! But reading more about CPTSD - I looked up Pete Walker last night and read his paper on how to deal with emotional flashbacks - has given me more compassion for myself already. These flashbacks may be part of me for the rest of my life, but I can manage them, and even reduce them over time.
You sound like you have a lot of challenges going on. I relate. Hang in there, and I look forward to continuing on this journey of recovery with you and others.
Just want to welcome you, too, and I'm glad I helped you find this forum. We're about the same age (happy birthday, by the way!), and I understand the feeling of being ashamed of being needy. I thought that I would have gotten over all of this by now! But reading more about CPTSD - I looked up Pete Walker last night and read his paper on how to deal with emotional flashbacks - has given me more compassion for myself already. These flashbacks may be part of me for the rest of my life, but I can manage them, and even reduce them over time.
You sound like you have a lot of challenges going on. I relate. Hang in there, and I look forward to continuing on this journey of recovery with you and others.
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Please Introduce Yourself Here / Re: Brand new here - hello again (I just posted in the OOTF forum)!
October 15, 2016, 08:04:41 PM
Thank you for your welcome!
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Please Introduce Yourself Here / Brand new here - hello again (I just posted in the OOTF forum)!
October 15, 2016, 06:41:45 AM
But I think this forum is more what I need.
I'm not dealing directly with a person with PD anymore, though my daughter has suffered as a result of her dad's PD. She has some of the same kinds of behaviors that he did, as well as having been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Her symptoms sound like complex PTSD to me.
I'm certain I have this condition, too, as a result of childhood abuse and the abusive relationship with my daughter's dad. I've done a fair amount of work on myself, 12 step program for family and friends of alcoholics, therapy, etc. I find myself barely holding on, emotionally, recently because I have been feeling so alone. I'm glad to be here and hope to find some solutions. I'm currently in the process of rebuilding my life after a long physical illness, and my emotional (CPTSD-related) challenges are coming to the fore as I try to move forward. I'm grateful for this forum and hope I find what I'm looking for here. Thank you for your kind attention.
I'm not dealing directly with a person with PD anymore, though my daughter has suffered as a result of her dad's PD. She has some of the same kinds of behaviors that he did, as well as having been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Her symptoms sound like complex PTSD to me.
I'm certain I have this condition, too, as a result of childhood abuse and the abusive relationship with my daughter's dad. I've done a fair amount of work on myself, 12 step program for family and friends of alcoholics, therapy, etc. I find myself barely holding on, emotionally, recently because I have been feeling so alone. I'm glad to be here and hope to find some solutions. I'm currently in the process of rebuilding my life after a long physical illness, and my emotional (CPTSD-related) challenges are coming to the fore as I try to move forward. I'm grateful for this forum and hope I find what I'm looking for here. Thank you for your kind attention.
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