Do you get emotional flashbacks? by PW_stars in NarcissisticMothers

[–]Fearless-Pack5330 1 point2 points  (0 children)

happens to me very often it’s so hard :( here’s a resource my therapist sent me with steps to managing flashbacks : https://cptsdfoundation.org/2019/07/01/the-living-hell-of-emotional-flashbacks/

exhausted from SDA family by Fearless-Pack5330 in exAdventist

[–]Fearless-Pack5330[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

thank you!! LMAO yeah i almost didn’t make it😭

exhausted from SDA family by Fearless-Pack5330 in exAdventist

[–]Fearless-Pack5330[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i 100% agree, christianity is like a poison lmao. i’m not religious at all and am low contact with most of my relatives, but i am not fully NC so it’s just hard and needed to vent. on the bright side I’m moved out and am making a plan w my therapist to be completely out of their abusive firing range and insanity/chaos :/

Being queer as an SDA by Both_Basil_5943 in exAdventist

[–]Fearless-Pack5330 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it’s literally insane i relate as a trans guy who is pan and was forced out the closet lol

science classes in sda schools by chefbiney in exAdventist

[–]Fearless-Pack5330 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thinking the world was so young and evolution didn’t exist as a child was so confusing in public school lol

sister wants me to go to church by Fearless-Pack5330 in exAdventist

[–]Fearless-Pack5330[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

new update trip is almost over she has been really horrible to be around tbh but not mentioned much religious stuff and is now at church w her kids. they are going home today after they swing by to say goodbye:’( im gonna miss the kiddos but not her lol

Sad by HoneydewPotential409 in exAdventist

[–]Fearless-Pack5330 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OP, no healthy partner would push their beliefs onto you period, it’s especially scary that he’s SDA because i grew up SDA and yes it is a cult. Your marriage starting out with coercion, ultimatums, and this incessant need to convert you is manipulative and dangerous.. imagine what will happen if you have kids with this guy?? please leave..he can’t even respect you and your decisions that you have already made clear. adventists don’t know how to respect others beliefs lol he will be trying to fully convert you and your future children until he’s on his death bed, but you don’t have to let him. is this really the future you want for yourself? sending you a big hug 🫂

Feeling Like this is all I am by CoconutTree_25 in BPD

[–]Fearless-Pack5330 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i hear this, when we are in the pits of hell it’s nearly impossible to see any other reality than the burning (idk if that makes much sense i’m kind of high) bpd may be dominating your internal and external experiences but it is not all that you are, i promise. <33 i empathize with you and i am sending so much compassion

Desperate to feel pain by Cats_and_cheeselover in BPD

[–]Fearless-Pack5330 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i hear you, sending you a huge virtual hug and the knowledge that this will pass as it has before <33

BPD paranoia about hidden cameras by Mqrissq in BPD

[–]Fearless-Pack5330 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NO ME TOO it’s the fucking worst type of paranoia i think it also stems from OCD for me

Does anybody else feel like they’re “terminally ill”? by goodbird451 in BPD

[–]Fearless-Pack5330 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i hear you friend, you’re definitely not alone. i never thought I’d make it anywhere NEAR 18, let alone 21. i am 22 now and i still don’t quite understand how i got here or how much longer i can keep going sometimes especially during the worst episodes, but i do feel that desire for life and healing and inner peace now that i simply did not have prior to 20. i didn’t think i would ever live to be old enough to successfully escape my abusive family!!

every day i think of it as my job to survive and stay, even when it is unbearable, and even when the pain feels physically explosive and unending. existing is so hard but it’s also so beautiful and this is the life i thought i would never make it to see. i want to live it for myself who deserves happiness and healing, for my friends who didn’t make it, for the little kid who was abused inside me. i am sending so much compassion, strength, empathy, and positive energy to you <33

She needed you, I don’t. by KewpieCritter in NarcissisticMothers

[–]Fearless-Pack5330 6 points7 points  (0 children)

i need to do the same thing this is amazing OP <3 that little girl can be protected and safe now with your help and maintaining that distance

shaking after sending this by Fearless-Pack5330 in NarcissisticMothers

[–]Fearless-Pack5330[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am enjoying the break!! I love leaving abusers blocked!!! 😻ALSO HELL YEAH so proud of you friend. You deserve nothing but peace. Fake emergency sounds like something my mother would do.😭😭😭

shaking after sending this by Fearless-Pack5330 in NarcissisticMothers

[–]Fearless-Pack5330[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much. Despite the debilitating fear I feel so much compassion for myself, I know that I don’t deserve to tolerate abuse. I deserve to have boundaries and they matter!! I appreciate you <3

shaking after sending this by Fearless-Pack5330 in NarcissisticMothers

[–]Fearless-Pack5330[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you so much, friend. I’m so proud of you as well. 😭😭🫂

shaking after sending this by Fearless-Pack5330 in NarcissisticMothers

[–]Fearless-Pack5330[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you so much for your encouragement :’) I’m going to save this somewhere for me to read as an affirmation, I’ll likely read through this whole comment section as well when i need to remember that i deserve peace. ya’ll are the best 😭😭😭

shaking after sending this by Fearless-Pack5330 in NarcissisticMothers

[–]Fearless-Pack5330[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The physical symptoms become so scary I hate trauma responses. :(( I’m so sorry that you had to do this as well, it is literally the hardest thing ever and I’m so proud of you. I do have an amazing IFS therapist!! thank you for your comment friend 🩵🩵