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Overwhelmed with negativity

In my mind, I'm feeling the typical overwhelm from post trauma. I'm just having a hard time today... Having to see their faces in my mind and 'hearing' their...

In my mind, I'm feeling the typical overwhelm from post trauma. I'm just having ...

Youshallnotpass84

•24 days ago

Ptsd is the best... at wrecking a nervous system

I've grown up quite a bit, and learned ways of coping with anxiety. My behavior is better, which prevents problems down the road. But the anxiety is still...

I've grown up quite a bit, and learned ways of coping with anxiety. My behavior ...

•25 days ago

Need some good thoughts sent my way! Please?

Hello everyone - I hope you're all doing well today. Even if no one replies, I appreciate the space to write some things. Sometimes writing helps lift a...

Hello everyone - I hope you're all doing well today. Even if no one replies, I a...

•26 days ago

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A Not So Happy Ending

This was a project that I had worked on that was based on something that I had experienced years ago. It was a nightmare that I had. It felt so real and I can...

This was a project that I had worked on that was based on something that I had ...

•26 days ago

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Upcoming ADAA Free Live Webinar -- Bouncing Back from Job Loss and/or Insecurity: Overcoming Anxiety and Rebuilding Your Future

Join us on Thursday, April 10, for a free and timely live webinar with Arash Javanbakht, MD, and Karen Cassiday, PhD, ACT, on how best to navigate job loss or...

Join us on Thursday, April 10, for a free and timely live webinar with Arash Jav...

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struggling.....

I'm struggling with the unknown, like through therapy (been seeing a psychiatrist for a year and will begin EMDR in a week through a different therapist) If I...

I'm struggling with the unknown, like through therapy (been seeing a psychiatris...

•29 days ago

Tired of being Tired

So much has happened these past several years. I have been living in survival mode. My husband is bipolar and that alone was hard and scary when he went off...

So much has happened these past several years. I have been living in survival mo...

•1 month ago

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Quote of the day

" To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering" ~ Friedrich Nietzche

" To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering" ~ F...

•1 month ago

Worn out

I'm worn out with worry, guilt , paranoia and an all pervading negativity which repels people from me and fuels abusive behavior towards me.It's bad enough...

I'm worn out with worry, guilt , paranoia and an all pervading negativity which ...

•1 month ago

Terrified of seeking medical care

I want so badly to be taken care of and I have a body same as anyone else - I want to benefit from the medical developments of the society we live in that aims...

I want so badly to be taken care of and I have a body same as anyone else - I wa...

•1 month ago

Do you ever feel like your body is scared to sleep?

The other night I was so tired and sleep-deprived as usual, then as soon as I fiiiiinally had just about fallen asleep, I suddenly woke up with a jolt, flooded...

The other night I was so tired and sleep-deprived as usual, then as soon as I fi...

•1 month ago

Family, pregnancy is a real trigger for me

First, I come from a long background of trauma. Enmeshment, dysfunction, alcoholic parent, every type of abuse possible. Rejection, bullying, self hate,...

First, I come from a long background of trauma. Enmeshment, dysfunction, alco...

•1 month ago

In-person support group

For over 13 years, I have been recovering from severe trauma. I have gotten professional counseling and EMDR treatment. However, I feel a need for an...

For over 13 years, I have been recovering from severe trauma. I have gotten pro...

•1 month ago

Hi I am trying to work through PTSD

Hi I'm trying to manage PTSD.

Hi I'm trying to manage PTSD.

•1 month ago

Really not feeling well

I don't know what I am doing. I'm tired of the drama. I'm cold, irritable, and tired. I drank 2 times this week and ruined my sobriety of over 4 months. Why do...

I don't know what I am doing. I'm tired of the drama. I'm cold, irritable, and t...

•1 month ago

HELLO

I am a survivor, a recovering alcoholic/addict. I lived through three very abusive and violent relationships. I am just so lost, I am in need of others who...

I am a survivor, a recovering alcoholic/addict. I lived through three very abusi...

•1 month ago

HELLO

I am a survivor, a recovering alcoholic/addict. I lived through three very abusive and violent relationships. I am just so lost, I am in need of others who...

I am a survivor, a recovering alcoholic/addict. I lived through three very abusi...

•1 month ago

Does anyone else get randomly anxious in some social situations?

I’ve noticed that I experience a massive, overwhelming amount of fear and anxiety with some people in some situations (such as in my relationships with bosses,...

I’ve noticed that I experience a massive, overwhelming amount of fear and anxiet...

•1 month ago

Too long too much

There's not much to say. I am tired of feeling it, dreaming it, living it. So long now. A very sick man came to my family home. He rapped my mother and cut...

There's not much to say. I am tired of feeling it, dreaming it, living it. So lo...

•1 month ago

Celebrating Women's History Month

As part of Women's History Month, ADAA's Women Mental Health SIG presents a series of blogs and videos showcasing women trailblazers in the mental health...

As part of Women's History Month, ADAA's Women Mental Health SIG presents a seri...

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Persecution and abuse: cycling through feeling helpless

Sometimes I just feel so helpless even though in many ways I have so much going in my life, I have found ways to live my life that I’m proud of, and I am a...

Sometimes I just feel so helpless even though in many ways I have so much going ...

•1 month ago

A light at the end of the tunnel!

I've been a part of this group for almost a month now, and when I joined I was feeling extremely down, not knowing what to do, fueled with anger, depression,...

I've been a part of this group for almost a month now, and when I joined I was f...

•1 month ago

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wanting to be happy

I cannot forgive myself for feeling sad and not acting accordingly. At times lashing out because I'm scared. Lost most of my friends as a result

I cannot forgive myself for feeling sad and not acting accordingly. At times las...

•2 months ago

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God help me

I wake up every morning feeling psych awful. Depressed , scared , old and pray ro god for release. I live in an area close to alot of places where i...

I wake up every morning feeling psych awful. Depressed , scared , old and pray ...

•2 months ago

Feeling edgy

I keep on feeling like I've done something and I'm about to get shouted at. It's during moments of silence. I ought to feel at ease during those moments....

I keep on feeling like I've done something and I'm about to get shouted at. It's...

Youshallnotpass84

•2 months ago

Obsessed with abusers

Unfortunately, I'm still obsessed with some of my abusers. I stop and wonder if they are proud of everything they've done. I'm the one who has to deal with...

Unfortunately, I'm still obsessed with some of my abusers. I stop and wonder if ...

Youshallnotpass84

•2 months ago

Register for ADAA's Free, Ask the Author Q&A on March 11!

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Not sure who I am

I just don't know how to be the person I'm meant to be. I ask myself,'Who was I before the trauma?' I get a vague response such as 'you liked watching...

I just don't know how to be the person I'm meant to be. I ask myself,'Who was I ...

Youshallnotpass84

•2 months ago

Vietnam

I left Vietnam back in 1971 and returned home to find everything different , No family or friends waiting to see me arrive home. Everyone seemed to dislike...

I left Vietnam back in 1971 and returned home to find everything different , No ...

•2 months ago

Vietnam 1971

I left Vietnam in 1971 and returned home to find everything different, No family or friends waiting to see me arrive home. Everyone seemed to dislike that I...

I left Vietnam in 1971 and returned home to find everything different, No family...

•2 months ago

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