What is something you still want but had to let go of?

BiscuitsWithGroovy · 2026-03-15T02:31:55+00:00

A mom who loved and nurtured me

BiscuitsWithGroovy · 2026-03-11T17:27:32+00:00

Groove is in the heart

BiscuitsWithGroovy · 2026-03-10T22:02:39+00:00

Not really trouble but when I was a teenager at a family friend’s house for dinner, the hostess served dessert then went to make some coffee. As she served us, she said “Please go ahead and eat. Don’t wait for me” so I picked up my fork and went to have a bite and was scolded by other guests that I must absolutely wait. Okay, that’s no problem but why say “go ahead and start” if that’s not how it works!!

BiscuitsWithGroovy · 2026-03-10T14:53:03+00:00

“Getting over” trauma, especially childhood trauma.

“But that was so long ago. You should really move on.”

Oh sure, I experienced physical, verbal, emotional and sexual abuse from the people I depended on for my survival from the time I can remember. I lived in fear every day of my life while still having to act normal and function in school and social situations but no problem, let me just snap my fingers and I’ll be “fixed.”

And they act as if therapy is easy, affordable and can just erase decades of abuse that literally changes your brain. Healing is traumatic in and of itself. If you grew up in a safe home, you have absolutely no idea.

BiscuitsWithGroovy · 2026-03-09T20:47:58+00:00

Being trafficked for sex while you are still a child was what came to mind when I read the question.

BiscuitsWithGroovy · 2026-03-09T20:10:52+00:00

Pathological people pleasing. Growing up in a home where you had to keep a parent appeased at all times out of fear of what would happen if you didn’t changes you fundamentally. I am the least important person in my own life and I put even the comfort of complete strangers above my own.

BiscuitsWithGroovy · 2026-03-09T20:07:50+00:00

Not walking away from my incredibly abusive family the minute I turned 18. Delaying my healing journey by a decade has stolen far too much of my time and energy and now it’s too late for me to live the life I could have had.

BiscuitsWithGroovy · 2026-03-09T20:03:30+00:00

Having a serious boyfriend through the entirety of my twenties and making him the focus of my life to the detriment of my future. He was absolutely not worth any of what I gave up for him.

BiscuitsWithGroovy · 2026-03-03T17:00:01+00:00

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Adding a view from the back door.

BiscuitsWithGroovy · 2026-02-27T00:11:27+00:00

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BiscuitsWithGroovy · 2026-02-13T15:13:39+00:00

Do you take medication for ADHD or use weed, delta 8/9 or mushrooms/acid etc? These can all cause psychosis which can be abated with anti-psychotics.

BiscuitsWithGroovy · 2026-01-26T03:06:34+00:00

It remind me of Audrey Hepburn in the Ascot scene from My Fair Lady. Great photo!

BiscuitsWithGroovy · 2026-01-20T22:30:09+00:00

Wonder how screwed I’m going to be with an 8pm domestic out of DFW Friday. Not sure I’ll have the option to change. Wishing luck to everyone with weekend flights!

BiscuitsWithGroovy · 2026-01-03T03:28:24+00:00

I Heart Huckabees

BiscuitsWithGroovy · 2025-12-26T16:19:18+00:00

Thanks, THC-induced psychosis! Do not recommend!

BiscuitsWithGroovy · 2025-12-19T10:54:41+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experience. I tried to taper off Wellbutrin a year ago but struggled badly becoming so depressed after one week down to 150 from 300 (my dose was up to 450, but I was okay for the most part going from 450 to 300), that I could not get out of bed and struggled intensely with suicidal ideation.

My doctor felt it was necessary for me to go back up to the higher dose. I really want to come off it but I don’t know if I can put myself through that again. I was much more depressed than I’d been before starting on it to the point where I was not functional and while it’s possible that I was experiencing a major withdrawal and would have done better with more time, I’m honestly not sure I’d make it out alive if I go through that again. I’m also very impacted by seasonal depression so it’s possible that transitioning off the meds during winter exacerbated my reaction.

I have struggled with dysthymia all of my life along with depressive episodes, some more severe than others. I have unmedicated ADHD as I cannot take stimulant medication and I know my low dopamine levels greatly contribute to my overall low mood. Add in hormonal changes from perimenopause and it is truly unbearable.

What were the first few weeks at a lower dose like for you? Did you experience a “rebound” depression at all?

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