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#81
Recovery Journals / Re: Living As All of Me
Last post by TheBigBlue - February 07, 2026, 06:24:47 PMCongratulations Hannah!
Reading this brought tears to my eyes. Being seen like that - believed, understood, protected, and not argued with - is profound. The way you describe the relief in your body, the quiet, the sense of being held ... it's incredibly moving. Not just the referrals or the medical clarity, but that moment of recognition: "I see you. I know this. This isn't your fault." That kind of attunement can be life-changing, especially after years of misdiagnosis and medical neglect. It makes so much sense that your system could finally rest. 💛
Reading this brought tears to my eyes. Being seen like that - believed, understood, protected, and not argued with - is profound. The way you describe the relief in your body, the quiet, the sense of being held ... it's incredibly moving. Not just the referrals or the medical clarity, but that moment of recognition: "I see you. I know this. This isn't your fault." That kind of attunement can be life-changing, especially after years of misdiagnosis and medical neglect. It makes so much sense that your system could finally rest. 💛
#82
Friends / Re: Sensitivity to any ups and...
Last post by Kizzie - February 07, 2026, 04:48:00 PM
What BB asked. If they do suffer from CPTSD it may be you can navigate this together. #83
Neglect/Abandonment / Re: deprivation
Last post by Kizzie - February 07, 2026, 04:45:16 PMQuotesomeday i may have to drag a guy off a barstool and bring him home w/ me - there are things i can't do myself, after all!
You go girl! I say drag a guy off a barstool and drag him on home
#84
Recovery Journals / Re: Living As All of Me
Last post by sanmagic7 - February 07, 2026, 04:30:58 PMto me, it feels like a miracle to find a doc who 'sees' you, listens, hears, helps. hannah1, i'm so glad for you, honestly. docs who don't listen, ignore, dismiss. just lately i, too, think i've found a doc who will listen, take me seriously, look past the silence and ask questions instead. feels like a miracle, indeed.
here's hoping you get some relief from all you've been made to suffer thru. it's just not right. this is wonderful news!
sending love and a hug filled w/ all the help you've been needing for so long, and meds that help you feel better.
here's hoping you get some relief from all you've been made to suffer thru. it's just not right. this is wonderful news!
sending love and a hug filled w/ all the help you've been needing for so long, and meds that help you feel better.
#85
Friends / Re: Dropping Everyone Like Fli...
Last post by Blueberry - February 07, 2026, 12:43:11 PMThank you so much TBB, I've just read your post (again) now. It's really helping me accept myself.
#86
Friends / Re: Sensitivity to any ups and...
Last post by Blueberry - February 07, 2026, 12:37:04 PMCould your friend have cptsd as well? And be triggered? Just a thought.
#87
Recovery Journals / Re: Living As All of Me
Last post by NarcKiddo - February 07, 2026, 12:23:03 PMI am so happy you found this doctor. You have always deserved proper care and I am glad you have found someone who will listen properly and see properly.
#88
Friends / Re: Sensitivity to any ups and...
Last post by dollyvee - February 07, 2026, 09:46:35 AMAs I have been diving more into the workings of growing up as a narcissistically abused child who was scapegoated and how this actually functions internally, I came across a good video on differentiation and the ability to hold space for others ideas for example. As a child growing up in a NPD household (with people on the unNPD spectrum of different guises), there was no allowed differentiation for it meant them having to tolerate others ideas and not being the "same." I think this shows up for me in the way that I also approach relationships to a degree as there was no healthy model for differentiation. It was either conform and survive, or don't and face annihilation (the experience from a preverbal age).
This is about love relationships specifically, but might also be considered more general as well.
Differentiation 101: How To Stay In Love Without Losing Yourself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1irb8xZXKlE
This is about love relationships specifically, but might also be considered more general as well.
Differentiation 101: How To Stay In Love Without Losing Yourself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1irb8xZXKlE
#89
Recovery Journals / Re: My journey so far
Last post by TheBigBlue - February 07, 2026, 05:25:48 AMWhat powerful milestones - both turning 70 and finding words where there used to be silence. I'm really moved by how you describe this: not forcing yourself, not conquering it, but gently beginning to speak where speaking once felt impossible. Recognizing that the guilt and shame were never yours to carry is huge.
I'm really glad you shared this here. Your words carry a lot of courage and honesty, and the light you're noticing feels very real.
(If that's ok)
I'm really glad you shared this here. Your words carry a lot of courage and honesty, and the light you're noticing feels very real.
(If that's ok)
#90
Recovery Journals / Re: Living As All of Me
Last post by Marcine - February 06, 2026, 11:26:43 PMWow! Great news, so glad to hear it 
You deserve the peacefulness, the understanding, the clarity, the calm, safety, glowing rainbow, the resting, all the good, HannahOne
You deserve the peacefulness, the understanding, the clarity, the calm, safety, glowing rainbow, the resting, all the good, HannahOne