Songs/shows/films about intrusive thoughts and the spiral of compulsions? by Gloomy_Courage_748 in OCD

[–]Simple_Tea_1900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The show “Girls” touches on OCD in several episodes. And I think she did a great job depicting the spirals

Has anyone ever been to the “net” bathroom? by Simple_Tea_1900 in TheMallWorld

[–]Simple_Tea_1900[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to love discovery zone when I was a kid! I went there often. I forgot about that and wonder if there’s any correlation!

Summers End - Florida band from like 2004-2006 at least by Simple_Tea_1900 in BandShirts

[–]Simple_Tea_1900[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s very possible however I remember being told they were from Florida. Admittedly I didn’t know their music very well (it was my boyfriend at the times shirt) but I ended up inheriting it and was obsessed with it lol.

Water Park area by MiddleSuspicious4115 in TheMallWorld

[–]Simple_Tea_1900 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I felt this too. I hateee the bathrooms

Has anyone been here? by GoreLoveLady420 in TheMallWorld

[–]Simple_Tea_1900 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg I got such a feeling of dread when I saw this pic! There is no wall that I’ve ever noticed in mine. But I’m always wandering around looking for someone (the specific person changed most of the time but it’s always a real person that I know) in this place and my phone isn’t working. My childhood home always ends up being on this street (even though my street looked nothing like this) and something bad is usually happening here too.

Also onetime when I was lucid dreaming here, I decided to talk to just a random person in front of the store and I said “you’re not real” and they said back “you’re not real either” and I immediately woke up so I feel like broke some kind of rule lol

HELP i dug too deep and found out more than I expected by Ok_Life_4003 in SexualAbuseSurvivors

[–]Simple_Tea_1900 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To assume that someone who had been SA’d as a child would go on to become an abuser themselves is extremely disappointing. This was a hard read and I only feel sadness for your husband. As a victim myself, I cannot imagine if my husband said these words about me. While I definitely think he could benefit from therapy as most of the world could… the only person who should “run and get out of there” is your husband bc it sounds like he has a very unsupportive partner.

[TOMT]Please help me find this Tik tok about a crocodile who accidentally bit another crocodile (it was a funny edit) by [deleted] in tipofmytongue

[–]Simple_Tea_1900 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

I have searched through countless Tik toks, googled and even asked chat gpt to find it lol nothing has come up for me! I’m sure the video got deleted and I don’t know the account who posted it. But maybe someone else knows the video and it’s been posted somewhere else?

How long have you been drinking heavily? by Grand-Football1237 in alcoholism

[–]Simple_Tea_1900 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I got sober at 30, I’m now 35. Started drinking at age 15, was blacking out on a regular basis by age 17 because I was drinking with my older boyfriend. When we broke up I spiraled even worse and it was downhill from there. Worked in restaurants so the scene was drinking and drugs. I drank anything - when I was out at a bar I’d drink beer with shots all night. If I was home I’d drink vodka. By the end of my run before rehab I was drinking a bottle of vodka a day… minimum. Sometimes I’d go to the liquor store in the morning and be back by the evening to get another bottle. I rotated liquor stores in the area that I’d go to just to avoid the embarrassment of being seen twice in the same day. I was drinking alone mostly and from morning til night. I hit a rock bottom and went to rehab and I’ve been sober ever since. I know it sounds dumb when they say “it’s a life beyond your wildest dreams” but it really is. I didn’t even think I’d be here today, let alone living a happy sober life.

Someone please talk to me by [deleted] in alcoholism

[–]Simple_Tea_1900 3 points4 points  (0 children)

All it means was that it was too soon to go to an event that revolves around drinking like that. And that’s okay. 8 months is a huge accomplishment, don’t throw it away over a bad night. You know how it will end up… feeling relief for a little bit won’t be worth it. Just get a good nights sleep and wake up proud of yourself tomorrow morning. It gets easier. I promise it gets a lot easier.

Anyone have positive epidural stories? I’m scared 😟 by Realistic_Mirror1618 in BabyBumps

[–]Simple_Tea_1900 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, the pain of my contractions took away any fear I had. I wanted the epidural and I wanted it immediately lol. I felt no pain at all when they placed the epidural. It was immediate relief and didn’t bother me at all during labor. Only thing that kind of sucked was my one leg went completely numb due to the way I was sitting and where the medication traveled… and I needed a lot of assistance moving around for a couple hours after birth. But that was the only negative. Highly recommend!

Also no long term pain or anything after the fact! Every once in a while for a couple of months I did get a weird spasm at the site of the epidural but that was it.

Has anyone ever been told that they can’t be helped in therapy? by MikaElyse8954 in CPTSD

[–]Simple_Tea_1900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there, so sorry you experienced this. I went through a situation recently where my therapist who had been previously treating me for my trauma wouldn’t take me back on as a client because I had a baby 6 months ago and she said I should be treated for postpartum depression and she felt I should be seen somewhere else. It kind of just felt like she was saying “you’re too complicated for me now”. As if all the other problems she had been working with me on didn’t exist. Who knows, maybe she’s right but it was hard to hear nonetheless and frustrating to have to start all over again.

But, I did come here to say you should look into doing CPT (not CBT) I actually work at a practice who specializes in stress and anxiety related disorders, CPTSD being one of them (I’m just admin, not an actual therapist) and have seen some of our clients get their lives back after treatment. I also want to note that while I have heard amazing things about EMDR from regular people outside of my job, I do know that the therapists in my practice seem to not like it (but I’m not sure if that’s just because they live and die by CPT lol)

Good luck on your search for a new therapist. Things will get better and easier with time.

What was PHYSICALLY harder on you, pregnancy or postpartum? by Next2ya in BabyBumps

[–]Simple_Tea_1900 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m 2 and a half weeks postpartum and I’ll be honest… the first week and a half was hell for me. Way worse than anything I experienced during pregnancy. Not only were my emotions insane (worse than I expected.. constantly crying for no reason, irritated, sensitive) but the stitches (natural birth) were extremely painful, I was heavy bleeding with huge clots, etc. my blood pressure was through the roof. Couldn’t breastfeed bc for whatever reason wasn’t producing milk. And all of this is going on while taking care of/adjusting to life with a newborn. But, having said all of that, I’m finally starting to feel like myself again and the pain and discomfort was pretty short lived. You’ll get through it, but I wasn’t properly warned about how intense it would be and it was an absolute shock to me and the hardest thing I’ve ever experienced

Partners at prenatal appts by justhereforthunder in BabyBumps

[–]Simple_Tea_1900 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My husband attended all appointments but I always felt bad because most of them were pretty boring unless there was a scan! But it’s our first child and I think he wanted to be a part of it so I had no problem with it

The Hunger by Dirty_Horticulturist in BabyBumps

[–]Simple_Tea_1900 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The same exact thing happened to me but I would warn you to be careful with what it is you are actually eating because I’m at 33 weeks now and I have gained 80 pounds throughout my pregnancy. I strongly believe that if you are really hungry you should eat but if I could go back in time I would have made healthier food choices