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I’m feeling helpless and don’t know where to turn. It’s so bad I can’t sleep or eat. Does it ever get better?

I’m feeling helpless and don’t know where to turn. It’s so bad I can’t sleep or eat. Does it ever get better?

I’m feeling helpless and don’t know where to turn. It’s so bad I can’t sleep or ...

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•2 months ago

Loneliness and deaths

I have no one to talk with. I live with my husband but since his stroke in 2017 but he really can't speak well and has severe tinnitus. He spends his days on...

I have no one to talk with. I live with my husband but since his stroke in 2017 ...

•2 months ago

ADAA Blog: Understanding Emotional Avoidance and Learning to Tolerate Uncomfortable Feelings

Fear, grief, shame, embarrassment, and other uncomfortable emotions are not pleasant. From time to time it is quite normal to avoid a situation, person, place,...

Fear, grief, shame, embarrassment, and other uncomfortable emotions are not plea...

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Hello All

I'm Jocelyn, going through a lot right now after being robbed by my child's father over the holidays and after getting the house back right and peaceful, my...

I'm Jocelyn, going through a lot right now after being robbed by my child's fat...

•2 months ago

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Retraumatization

Can anyone explain this to me? Can it cause a lack of identity, loss of self? Make you feel like something is wrong? Intrusive thoughts?

Can anyone explain this to me? Can it cause a lack of identity, loss of self? M...

•2 months ago

antisocial musings

Sometimes I get so frustrated with the state of the "healthcare system" in the US, I consider going out and committing a crime- not because I want to or...

Sometimes I get so frustrated with the state of the "healthcare system" in the U...

•2 months ago

My Story

Hello, I’m from Quebec, so my first language is French. My mother was addicted to drugs, and my dad is a serial rapist and pedophile. I’ve always had...

Hello, I’m from Quebec, so my first language is French. My mother was addicted...

•2 months ago

New Diagnosis

I learned I had PTSD since I was a child. My husband helps me cope. We had to give our cat Holly happy pills because she was affected too.

I learned I had PTSD since I was a child. My husband helps me cope. We had to gi...

•2 months ago

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Sad Vent

I'm sorry to sound like downer. I'm very depressed as I am most mornings. I can't think straight anymore either because of the meds or my disorder or both....

I'm sorry to sound like downer. I'm very depressed as I am most mornings. I c...

•2 months ago

This is my story!

Hi everyone! I just wanted to share my story to see if anyone has experienced something similar. My therapist has suggested that I reach out to a support group...

Hi everyone! I just wanted to share my story to see if anyone has experienced so...

•2 months ago

I'm not doing well-Mom's Cats

At night they cry at the door and claw at it then jump at the handle until it opens. I prefer to sleep with the door closed. They do things that startle me all...

At night they cry at the door and claw at it then jump at the handle until it op...

•2 months ago

I'm right where I'm supposed to be

When I finally finished filling out what I could of my profile I felt like I was right where I was supposed to be at the right time. I had been diagnosed with...

When I finally finished filling out what I could of my profile I felt like I was...

•2 months ago

Personal Story from ADAA's Community - The Invisible Struggle: A Journey Through Anorexia and Self-Worth

By Ashita Dadlani "What is anorexia? Anorexia is often labeled as an eating disorder, a need to control weight, or a mental battle. In my experience,...

By Ashita Dadlani "What is anorexia? Anorexia is often labeled as an eating di...

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desperate for help

Can someone please offer some advice? I need to get my life back. I feel utterly hopeless. I live in the Dallas/Ft.Worth area of Texas. I need immediate help...

Can someone please offer some advice? I need to get my life back. I feel utterly...

•2 months ago

Poem for life...

Island BY: Langston Hughes Wave of sorrow, Do not drown me now: I see the island Still ahead somehow. I see the island And its sands are fair:...

Island BY: Langston Hughes Wave of sorrow, Do not drown me now: I see the ...

•2 months ago

Free, Live ADAA Webinar on February 20!

Resolutions in Ruins! When: Thursday, February 20 @ 12 pm ET It's February, and if you are like many people, your New Year's Resolution may be...

Resolutions in Ruins! When: Thursday, February 20 @ 12 pm ET It's February, an...

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loss of friend to suicide

I've been friends with this person on reddit for a while now and was helping them through some depression, which is kind of what I use Reddit for. Then I got...

I've been friends with this person on reddit for a while now and was helping the...

•2 months ago

Any help or advice

Hello everyone. I am looking for any advice on how to deal with ptsd in adulthood from abuse as a child. I am really struggling to know what to do

Hello everyone. I am looking for any advice on how to deal with ptsd in adulthoo...

•2 months ago

Don't know where to turn...

I have struggled with mental illness my whole life. When I moved to Texas from another state, I lost my insurance, had to stop all my medications ( including...

I have struggled with mental illness my whole life. When I moved to Texas from a...

•2 months ago

ADAA Blog: Dating Anxiety?

Most of us have some anxiety when meeting someone new. But when it comes to dating, the stakes seem extra high — especially for folks with social anxiety. If...

Most of us have some anxiety when meeting someone new. But when it comes to dati...

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Here goes nothing...

I am a woman currently stuck in the state of Texas ( originally from NYS ) with no friends, no family, no income, no health insurance... I was diagnosed with...

I am a woman currently stuck in the state of Texas ( originally from NYS ) with...

•2 months ago

Introducing myself

I'm Drew, I live in Texas on my small ranch. I like the outdoors and everything that goes with it. Veteran looking for a support group of folks with similar...

I'm Drew, I live in Texas on my small ranch. I like the outdoors and everything...

•2 months ago

Need more support

Is it okay to ask for more support

Is it okay to ask for more support

•3 months ago

Check out ADAA's Free Webinars for February!

RECORDED WEBINAR: Ask The Author Q & A: The Anxiety Busting Workbook for Kids: Fun CBT Activities to Squash Your Fears and Worries If your...

RECORDED WEBINAR: Ask The Author Q & A: The Anxiety Busting Workbook for Kids:...

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IFS UNBLENDING

I started this last week, it went well… I think. However it made me feel like asking myself “do I have another personality in my head or what?” Has anyone ever...

I started this last week, it went well… I think. However it made me feel like as...

•3 months ago

New to group

Hey I’m Chris. I have been really depressed and lonely lately just wanted to try talking to someone who won’t judge me or think I’m crazy. Want to give up so...

Hey I’m Chris. I have been really depressed and lonely lately just wanted to try...

•3 months ago

help with daily struggles

Hello, I was in a work related accident in 2018 and was electrocuted. I had bad physical injuries and a TBI. I suffer from PTSD. I am here looking for help and...

Hello, I was in a work related accident in 2018 and was electrocuted. I had bad ...

•3 months ago

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