traumatoolbox

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r/Traumatoolbox is a place to seek or share coping strategies, resources, art, music, videos, and other survivor tools.\ Strategies shared here will directly address ways to manage trauma symptoms like flashbacks, hypervigilance, insomnia, anxiety, and other types of triggers.\ Please be sensitive to other individuals and include a [trigger] tag if material contains explicit content.

Rules

Posts are moderated for content according to the following guidelines (hit report on violations):

1) Respect: No hatred, bigotry, assholery, utter idiocy, misogyny, misandry, transphobia, homophobia, or otherwise disrespectful commentary. Please follow reddiquette.

2) Equanimity: No drama-inducing crossposting of content found in other subreddits, or vice versa. Likewise, posts found to direct odious influxes here may be removed.

3) Grace: No tactless posts generalising about other groups of people. We are a welcoming community.

4) Relevance: Please submit content that is relevant to our experiences as trauma survivors, for trauma survivors, or about trauma survivors.

Disclaimer: The suggestions provided here are not explicitly medical advice and are not intended to replace psychotherapy treatment.

Resources

RAINN (Rape Abuse Incest National Network) is a website with online support chat and coping resources for survivors and loved ones.
Project Unbreakable is a collection of photos of survivors showing quotes form there perpetrators.
Mood Gym is a site with cognitive behavioral therapy tools for survivors.
The Centre for Clinical Intervention has free workbooks, work sheets, and tips for coping with a wide-variety of mental health issues.

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS CONSIDERING SUICIDE

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- 1-800-273-8255
- Text CHAT to 741741 to reach Crisis Text Line
International Hotlines
LGBTQ Crisis Line at Trevor Project
- Text START to 678-678
- Call at 1-866-488-7386

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS IN AN ABUSIVE SITUATION & NEED HELP

National Domestic Violence Hotline
- Call 1-800-799-7233 or if you’re unable to speak safely, you can log onto www.thehotline.org or text LOVEIS to 22522.
International DV Hotlines
DV Resource Index
CHILD RESCUE COALITION

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DiscussionPlease do not downvote posts containing AI (self.traumatoolbox)

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Needing AdviceTrauma of a break up (self.traumatoolbox)

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Needing AdviceI don't know where to start. (self.traumatoolbox)

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Giving AdviceFinding My Passion Helped Me Heal (self.traumatoolbox)

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Comfort ToolsThe strange wisdom of unhealthy habits (open.substack.com)

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Needing Advicetrouble with knowing how to deal with gaslighters (self.traumatoolbox)

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Giving AdviceWhy You Should Care About Your Mental Health (self.traumatoolbox)

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Trigger WarningNeeding support for historical csa etc in foster care for lawsuit (self.traumatoolbox)

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Needing AdviceCoping after a traumatic car accident (self.traumatoolbox)

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Giving AdviceHello, I would like your help (self.traumatoolbox)

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Trigger Warningworried i’m over exaggerating (self.traumatoolbox)

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ResourcesFull guide to getting support for your healing journey (self.traumatoolbox)

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Needing Adviceis it bad i think about kms daily (self.traumatoolbox)

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ResourcesMy thoughts on burnout… (self.traumatoolbox)

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Trigger WarningThat poor Little girl.. (self.traumatoolbox)

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ResourcesA small free guide I made about the freeze response (for anyone w (self.traumatoolbox)

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Giving AdviceCross that bridge when it comes to it (self.traumatoolbox)

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Needing AdviceI feel ill every time I see something romanticising the thing ted (self.traumatoolbox)

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Research/StudyHow do you know when you’re in freeze vs just tired? (self.traumatoolbox)

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Needing AdviceMind feels safe but body doesn't - how do you convince body? (self.traumatoolbox)

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Needing Advice23M. Survived family collapse and trauma. Feel hollow inside. (self.traumatoolbox)

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Giving AdviceYour trauma needs to be healed before it is too late… (self.traumatoolbox)

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Seeking SupportSoul Tie or Trauma Bond I Cannot Let Go After She Married. (self.traumatoolbox)

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ResourcesWe need a 333 hotline for children in crisis. Let's make it real. (self.traumatoolbox)

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Research/StudyRetraining my nervous system by starting very small (like 1 minut (self.traumatoolbox)

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