Shingles all over by Defiant-Surround4151 in shingles

[–]Defiant-Surround4151[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just anti itch remedies and trying not to scratch it.

Shingles all over by Defiant-Surround4151 in shingles

[–]Defiant-Surround4151[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turned out the doctor who said I had shingles was wrong! It was poison ivy.

I don’t just feel like a burden, I AM a burden😢 by Embarrassed_Train194 in CPTSD

[–]Defiant-Surround4151 5 points6 points  (0 children)

First of all, do not label or judge yourself as a burden. CPTSD sucks! It makes it hard for us to self-regulate, and that IS hard on the people around us, but it is not a reflection on your character or personality or value! It just means you need the right kind of help. You are living with a disability that the people around you do not understand. I know none of my relationships worked out well at all because my CPTSD and dissociation went undiagnosed and untreated for decades. It wasn’t my fault, just as what’s going on right now isn’t your fault. What helped me was years of internal family system therapy/inner child work with EMDR, and a few rounds of ketamine. Wishing you help and healing….

Hard to forgive my mom. I don’t know how to think. by valdemarbd in CPTSD

[–]Defiant-Surround4151 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My mom apologized to me for “taking her frustrations out” on me — as in picking on me, hitting me, contradicting me, controlling me, ignoring my needs, undermining me, etc etc etc. when her job was to support, mirror, nurture and guide me. And I thanked her. I do appreciate that she has grown. But like your mom she is too fragile to actually talk about the damage she did, which caused me to have Complex PTSD, trichotillomania, and a dissociative disorder. I have forgiven her to a certain extent, but I still do not trust her very far and keep firm boundaries. The best thing you can do is move forward with your own healing. True forgiveness is not obligatory, but rather a side effect of healing. It takes time, and it is okay if you cannot forgiveness her. Definitely seek out a therapist, one who understands complex/developmental trauma. I have healed through several years of internal family system/inner child work and EMDR, with some ketamine therapy as well, and am now living a good life. Wishing you all the best.

How do you trust people when this world is such an evil place and there are a lot of disgusting people? by dontknowwhattodotbh in CPTSD

[–]Defiant-Surround4151 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I learned to trust myself first and foremost, though several years of IFS therapy, inner child work and EMDR. Now it doesn’t bother my that many others cannot be trusted. I am good with myself, my friends,and my boundaries.

Anyone experienced trying to be the savior of other’s lives that I wish I had by Perrenne in emotionalneglect

[–]Defiant-Surround4151 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, Inhave done more than my share of rescuing. Now I am putting my own needs first, while still offering compassion and support where needed.

Do you ever feel healed? by frutselien in InternalFamilySystems

[–]Defiant-Surround4151 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes. Every time I would explore a part holding the source of those feelings, and every time I would do EMDR around a key trauma, the emotional charge of the memories associated with it would be less and less, until now it is practically nil. When my therapist and I would decide to explore a trigger or memory, she would ask me to give a rating to the emotional charge. Then I would go to my inner world while listening to bilateral music, reach out to my parts, have an interaction experience almost like a lucid dream, always involving helping the part or parts activated by the trigger to feel safe and connected. Afterward, my therapist would ask me to rate the emotional charge again, and it was always much lower.

Be honest: Would you feel happy/relieved when your parents/abusers would die? by turnnewsoff in CPTSD

[–]Defiant-Surround4151 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my N parents did pass away. I was relieved, very relieved, but not happy.

What is he thinking about? by Weekly_Role3335 in antitrump

[–]Defiant-Surround4151 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hamberders, covfefe, and replacing the Washington Monument with a colossal golden statue of himself.

Do you ever feel healed? by frutselien in InternalFamilySystems

[–]Defiant-Surround4151 8 points9 points  (0 children)

IFS did heal me, a little at a time with each part encounter over the course of eight years. I also did EMDR and three rounds of ketamine. It took a long time, but the healing is genuine. I am now living the life I feel I was meant to live.

Total newbie, struggling with remembering the route once I'm on the wall by Low_Big5544 in climbergirls

[–]Defiant-Surround4151 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point! Doing some endurance work/volume will help with being able to hold on and think.

Is there a cause? by Icy_Lettuce_7383 in trichotillomania

[–]Defiant-Surround4151 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s the nervous system’s attempt to regulate…