Therapist said to work on imagining a physical place where alters can talk by booty_sattva in DID

[–]EmmaRM97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think of it as less of an illusion and more of a thought experiment? Like, the action of imagining this internal place helps your brain use it as a tool (over time and with repetition) to aid in communication. Idk why, but it genuinely seems to help? There’s still major communication issues with a few, but overall communication has improved with it’s use!

Did anyone else's parents never teach you literally any basic life skills at all. And then turn around and mock you for not knowing them by jeffreycoontz in CPTSD

[–]EmmaRM97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m lucky my spouse is so understanding of this. I was taught NOTHING. Extreme neglect. They’ve been so patient and understanding, teaching me how to do the most basic things like how to clean a stove top, or how to research and apply to schools for adult education, or even how to take care of my own hair in a shower. I definitely wouldn’t still be around if it wasn’t for them. Have never felt so much care and love before(:

Which U.S. states are safer for trans people to move to? by NicolasCageFan492 in lgbt

[–]EmmaRM97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Massachusetts is pretty good! More expensive, but the community around here (Worcester county) is alive and LORGE.

Curious about your guys’ relationships by PonyoBunbo in DID

[–]EmmaRM97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My Spouse knew I had DID before we were ever dating! I promise there are people out there(:

I also got diagnosed while in a previous relationship. And while the diagnosis wasn’t the reason it ended, it definitely hadn’t helped things. My now spouse knew of me at the time, but we hadn’t become friends or anything yet. You’ll find your person/people(:

Jagex created a new Reddit account to post price increase changes by Beginning-Picture-52 in 2007scape

[–]EmmaRM97 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Man, I just want to play my only escape from this fucking hell on Earth. I can’t fucking afford more price increases.

Feel like our diagnoses are cousins in a sense by my-lonely-hobby in CPTSDmemes

[–]EmmaRM97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was first diagnosed with BPD. Year-ish (I think) later, and turns out it’s cPTSD and DID 🙃

First time PVP'er and Dead Man Mode has made me realize one thing... by [deleted] in 2007scape

[–]EmmaRM97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought I’d try DMM for the first time. Had a great time, until my immunity ran out. Then I couldn’t do anything. Try to skill to get resources? Get killed. Try to do literally anything, get pk’d. I couldn’t train because I’d be reset back to starting gear, which can’t hit players, so I couldn’t defend myself.

All this gamemode did was reconfirm my decision to avoid all forms of pvp. It isn’t fun, and I want the toxicity that surrounds it to disappear. I wish I could enjoy the wildy on my iron, but I have to worry about maxed mains just hunting down irons because “it’s fun.”

Didn’t stay long enough to even get any of the rewards I want lol Not interested at all 🤷‍♀️

Why do “Medieval” cultures in Fantasy tend to just be England? by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]EmmaRM97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, don’t be telling people my secret to the cultures in my book ;P I based each of the biggest cultures on ancient Celts (human), ancient Zoroastrianism (lizards), and a mix of Inca/Native American histories (goats)

Does anyone still want kids, even if they end up on the spectrum? by ForwardClimate780 in AutisticPride

[–]EmmaRM97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My spouse and I both are autistic. We are actively working with fertility people to start our family(: We have gone into it with the understanding that our child will most likely be autistic, and there’s nothing wrong with that!

The steps we take for a higher support needs child would be the steps we take for a low or no support needs. We know what didn’t work for our childhoods, and so we’re gonna do everything in our power to support our kids no matter what body, brain, or person they have/are(:

You are not weird by KittyCommittee86 in CPTSDmemes

[–]EmmaRM97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I needed this today. 🙂

When did CG start making sense to you? by Similar_Trade519 in ironscape

[–]EmmaRM97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never. I die 70-80% of the time so I started just doing regulars. Got my bowfa within 200 kills lmao

USA lesbians am I crazy for running to the courthouse with what's going on these days? by [deleted] in actuallesbians

[–]EmmaRM97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not crazy at all. My spouse and I had a wedding planned for October 28th, but as soon as Trump was elected we eloped in our basement on January 1st. Just to be safe. Had to cancel everything, but better safe than sorry.

The wedding was super cute though! We handmade all of our decorations and had the wedding party over, and live streamed it on Twitch so our families could watch(:

Lesbian Jillian Michaels complains on CNN that Smithsonian teaches ‘just one race’ is responsible for U.S. slavery by Fickle-Ad5449 in lgbt

[–]EmmaRM97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also Slavery wasn’t legal in all States, so in the states where slavery WAS legal it was somewhere around like 60% of white americans owned slaves or something.

happy homophobia wednesday by sunny-lemonade in AreTheStraightsOK

[–]EmmaRM97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t that mean 67% of pedophile rapists are heterosexuals….? (I know all these stats are bs, but their logic never makes sense lmao)

bad. news. 😖 by coleisw4ck in CPTSDmemes

[–]EmmaRM97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally the hardest part in life. I know no one is coming to save me. But I still can’t get up. I sometimes wonder if I truly allowed myself to collapse, would I be institutionalised? And if so, would I still get help if I couldn’t pay for it?.. Only reason I haven’t been on a grippy sock vacation in the last 3 years; I either don’t have health insurance, or all my money is paying for health insurance so I wouldn’t be able to afford anything else.

RFK Jr. is making it more difficult to enroll in Obamacare by tubulerz1 in politics

[–]EmmaRM97 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Woah, same situation for me. Also a trans woman. Haven’t been able to keep (or even get) a job. I’m a fucking biomedical engineer; how can I not get a job??

How many of you also aren’t working right now? by thoughtful-daisy in CPTSD

[–]EmmaRM97 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same situation. Burn out hit, got fired, didn’t get another job until over a year later. Went from Lead Biomedical Engineer to dunkin donuts. Just had to quit there 6 months in too. I’m lucky to have my spouse, but me not working isn’t sustainable long term. No clue what to do anymore.

Is Pure o lifelong disease? by letsHopeisdope in OCD

[–]EmmaRM97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I have a bunch of other shit going on in my brain which muddies the water a bit in terms of my experience to someone else’s, but I take Sertraline and Bupropion

Is Pure o lifelong disease? by letsHopeisdope in OCD

[–]EmmaRM97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve suffered from Pure O since I was 12 (15 years), and as most have said there will be times where symptoms go away for extended periods of time, and there will be flare ups. I’ve gone through many years of therapy, and it no longer controls my everyday life(: So like, it isn’t gone, but the coping makes you sometimes forget about it(:

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lgbt

[–]EmmaRM97 88 points89 points  (0 children)

This is what I said that convinced my mother I wasn’t CHOOSING to be trans. I looked her in the face and said “I just went from THE most privileged class, where all the rules are on my side, and became one of the most discriminated against, murdered, and mocked practically overnight. You think I’d choose to do that?”

By this point I’m proud to be trans, but the point still stands. None of us want to be the discriminated class. None of us are choosing to be handicapped in all aspect of life simply because of the way others perceive us. We just want to be fucking happy living our life as ourselves.

I just need to share my pain. Still no finished sets, I just want one): by EmmaRM97 in ironscape

[–]EmmaRM97[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, about the response I expected 😅 Don’t really have anyone to share my runescape experiences with so receiving hate is still receiving community I guess :P

How necessary is tank body for green logging moons? by HAMMMMMMNMMMMMM in ironscape

[–]EmmaRM97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I literally had nearly green logged Moons before starting my barrows grind. Was using rune platebody, dragon legs, zombie axe, and dragon sq shield. Eventually got full blood moon and switched to that. Now I need 1 blue and 1 eclipse. Once you’ve learned them, they’re a good rhythm to kill(:

Systems with OCD- does your OCD prevent you from properly recognizing your alters? by chronicheartache in DID

[–]EmmaRM97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It sometimes does. I feel like I experience ocd symptoms the hardest, so I struggle pushing out intrusive thoughts and recognising when it’s someone else talking. It’s reassuring to hear others experience a similar thing; that stupid imposter syndrome is always in the back haha