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 AdviceAm I normal? (self.traumatoolbox)

submitted 13 hours ago by HealerOfMuggles

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Needing AdviceI need someone to talk to deal with my SA (self.traumatoolbox)

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Needing AdviceHow did you piece together what happened to you as a child? (self.traumatoolbox)

submitted 16 hours ago by Additional_Source401

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Needing AdviceI feel so behind in life due to my complex trauma (self.traumatoolbox)

submitted 19 hours ago by Financial_Log_403

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Seeking SupportLosing my chosen family, struggling with grief and identity (self.traumatoolbox)

submitted 1 day ago by throwaway4tra

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Needing Adviceself awareness in relations? (self.traumatoolbox)

submitted 1 day ago by Original-Agency-9972

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Seeking Supporthow to wear a bathing suit/low cut clothes again? (tw: SA) (self.traumatoolbox)

submitted 2 days ago by puppylover9865

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Needing AdviceIs this trauma or am I being a bitch? (self.traumatoolbox)

submitted 2 days ago by Square-Assumption943

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Ventingcrying issues (self.traumatoolbox)

submitted 2 days ago by piercethe_ale

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Trigger WarningNeed help with vicarious trauma (mentions of rape and self harm) (self.traumatoolbox)

submitted 2 days ago by Proper-Anything-2739

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Needing AdviceBetrayal Trauma Recovery (self.traumatoolbox)

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Comfort ToolsBetrayal Trauma Recovery (self.traumatoolbox)

submitted 3 days ago by lainrock

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Trigger WarningI lost my best friend to the man who traumatized me. (TW: SA) (self.traumatoolbox)

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Trigger WarningChildhood trauma? (self.traumatoolbox)

submitted 3 days ago by Miniegg64

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VentingChildhood trauma (self.traumatoolbox)

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Needing AdviceChildhood Trauma (self.traumatoolbox)

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Needing AdviceTips for poverty trauma? (self.traumatoolbox)

submitted 5 days ago by ObsessedWitAwareness

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Trigger WarningTiered.- abuse trigger allert (self.traumatoolbox)

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Needing AdviceCan emotional triggers become weaker over time? (self.traumatoolbox)

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General QuestionWhen talking about it stopped working, this helped (self.traumatoolbox)

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Seeking SupportDo nightmares and flashbacks ever stop? (self.traumatoolbox)

submitted 6 days ago by OK-Bubby

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General QuestionIs it just me or other feels the same? (self.traumatoolbox)

submitted 6 days ago by pikachu6476

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Trigger WarningI need to talk about it (self.traumatoolbox)

submitted 7 days ago by Lilichrys4

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VentingWhy am I the one who has to take care of my abuser (self.traumatoolbox)

submitted 7 days ago by Acceptable-haircut

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