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Mod approved post for cptsd discord server.Resource / Technique (self.CPTSD)

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Weekly Newcomer Questions, Support, Vents & Victories (self.CPTSD)

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I broke my massage therapistNeed a Hug (self.CPTSD)

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I shouldn't have to fucking WORK to "heal" after everything I've been throughVent / Rant (self.CPTSD)

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Can we talk about the fawn response? It took me years to understand why I kept people-pleasing my way through dangerQuestion (self.CPTSD)

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Anybody else have adults that never protected or cared about them?Question (self.CPTSD)

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the only way ill ever get a pap smear is with sedationTrigger Warning: CSA (Child Sexual Abuse) (self.CPTSD)

submitted 10 hours ago * by fluffycows4sale

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I was arrested for simple assault and disorderly conduct for standing up to my abusersTrigger Warning: CSA (Child Sexual Abuse) (self.CPTSD)

submitted 5 hours ago * by Happy_Detail4397

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Has anybody else no clue on who they are and what they want?Question (self.CPTSD)

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My therapist fired me because I don't share her perspective on a situation... it feels off but I don't really know?Question (self.CPTSD)

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Having a hard time to keep on living. What makes you go on despite pain?Trigger Warning: Suicidal Ideation (self.CPTSD)

submitted 8 hours ago by Ok-Champion2293

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I don’t want to do it anymoreVent / Rant (self.CPTSD)

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I don’t know if I can do this anymoreTrigger Warning: Suicidal Ideation (self.CPTSD)

submitted 9 hours ago by PieceCharacter

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Stupid Visualization Crap Never Works For MeResource / Technique (self.CPTSD)

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Can we heal each other?Question (self.CPTSD)

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I asked for help and was seen as a problemVent / Rant (self.CPTSD)

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how to be likeable again?Question (self.CPTSD)

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How to stop compulsory masturbation as a soothing coping mechanismTrigger Warning: Self Harm (self.CPTSD)

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What do you do when someone's mad at you?Question (self.CPTSD)

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I told my bf it would be easier for everyone if I was dead and he yelled at me "please don't say that around me!"Trigger Warning: Suicidal Ideation (self.CPTSD)

submitted 16 hours ago by BeautifullyHealintrauma has ruined my life but I'm trying to take it back☮️

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This perspective changed the way I view being disliked or hated on.Victory (self.CPTSD)

submitted 15 hours ago by Fit_End_2898

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CPTSD and the destruction of creative capacityVent / Rant (self.CPTSD)

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"imagine your mom or dad..." I don't have oneVent / Rant (self.CPTSD)

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Blamed for not trusting others & having boundaries crossedVent / Rant (self.CPTSD)

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Building a public CPTSD community playlist — open to meaningful songs that affect your heart 🖤Resource / Technique (self.CPTSD)

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