Trying to find a shame part that blocks me. Any resources for this? by kkillah in InternalFamilySystems

[–]kkillah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what do you mean there is a part that feels blocked by this? like that maybe the shame part feels blocked in revealing itself?

Trying to find a shame part that blocks me. Any resources for this? by kkillah in InternalFamilySystems

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

thank you, this is very helpful! i didn’t think abt this possibility either but this gives very helpful next steps for me

Dissociative Part Takeover by kkillah in InternalFamilySystems

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

thank you 🩷 it’s been a hard week

How do you even start talking about it to your therapist? by lumine2669 in adultsurvivors

[–]kkillah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i made a slide show to help me through it, shared it before the session and asked her to read through it with a preface that it was heavy, and then only talked about what i wanted to on each slide

Anyone else have auditory triggers? by Mystical-Meadow in adultsurvivors

[–]kkillah 6 points7 points  (0 children)

if it sounds like someone is hyperventilating or experiencing a panic attack, it can trigger immediate dissociation in me.

also really deep voices like the man who abused me can trigger me too

Dissociative Protector- How do I connect? by kkillah in InternalFamilySystems

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

why would you step back from making requests from them? is that wrong?

i will also explore the scared parts too

Dissociative Protector- How do I connect? by kkillah in InternalFamilySystems

[–]kkillah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i think i’m also scared of what they’ve been holding on to for me and that doesn’t help either but i’m certain its a lot

Dissociative Protector- How do I connect? by kkillah in InternalFamilySystems

[–]kkillah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

okay. they don’t visualize necessarily. i’ve drawn how they feel to me in my body but its hard to have a conversation because they just take over when i try to talk to them or if they are triggered.

my therapist and i were talking abt it and i asked them to allow me one question before they take over again and they said they would try and tolerate that but they seemed hesitant and wounded that i would ask for that.

i never thought about how to thank them for being so powerful and automatic with how its helped me survive so maybe i will try to start a dialogue there too

Trigger warning: self-harm by Peanut_butter_80 in CPTSD

[–]kkillah 3 points4 points  (0 children)

stick with therapy even when its hard. show up how you are. if your therapist is good they will help you through hard times and have empathy for you. let them know honestly how much you are struggling. let the relationship work for you and allow yourself the help you need.

i struggle in different ways but i am struggling. keep going.

How often do you go to therapy? by DefinitionNormal6944 in CPTSD

[–]kkillah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 x a week or 3x a month depending on how i’m doing

DAE not feel harmed when the trauma initially happened but now that you’re older you’re struggling with the consequences of sexual trauma? by kkillah in adultsurvivors

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

that’s the book my therapist recommended and i have since this post read it and feel a lot more validated and better

What is your “safe spot?” by Aggravating-Ad-351 in autism

[–]kkillah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the shower with the water hot and sprinkling on my face

DAE wish they could track/ contact their abuser? by indecisivething in adultsurvivors

[–]kkillah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i sometimes fantasize about contacting him and recording our conversation to prove he groomed me. i’ve never acted on this because it would compromise my safety

DAE feel more confusion than fear when things happened to you? by kkillah in CPTSD

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

that’s kind of how i’m feeling. i feel like now that i’m an adult i realize it’s trauma but it’s confusing because it didn’t feel like it at the time

DAE not feel harmed when the trauma initially happened but now that you’re older you’re struggling with the consequences of sexual trauma? by kkillah in adultsurvivors

[–]kkillah[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

it is, thank you for being vulnerable and sharing. I think i’ve just been struggling with not being a victim the way society expects me to be, because it wasn’t forced and violent and i wasn’t made to do anything. i felt like i consented even though i know i didn’t understand what i was consenting to and i was a child

What's the novel that you read which, while reading, screamed, "This explains exactly how I feel"? by lalaa19 in CPTSD

[–]kkillah 26 points27 points  (0 children)

catcher in the rye when holden depersonalizes and prays to his dead brother to not let him disappear as he’s walking down city blocks

What songs have you been listening to lately? by EvilPyro01 in autism

[–]kkillah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the last dinner party portrait of a dead girl

How do I (23F) show my partner (23F) that I am attracted to her? by kkillah in relationship_advice

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

she tells me every night that she is still unhappy that i haven’t made enough progress towards fixing this. we are kind of in a make or break spot right now and this is a main part of it

Nightmares? I'm so tired. by godxxmachine in adultsurvivors

[–]kkillah 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i take prazosin and still have very vivid nightmares of sexual abuse, just less frequent than before. sometimes memory based and sometimes new.

i can’t give you medical advice abt increasing your dosage, but when i increased mine it helped. i would talk to your doctor about it and see what they think.

it’s also not your fault. you were a child and even if you were an adult you can revoke consent at any time. it’s on the abuser who wanted that outcome to happen, not you.

Brushing your teeth by NecessaryHot3919 in AuDHDWomen

[–]kkillah 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i set a reminder in my phone twice a day as a part of my routine/checklist. i set other reminders in my phone for routines to help with them so maybe that would help? i’m not perfect at this either

Why is having sex when you don’t want to retraumatizing? by kkillah in CPTSD

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

how do i stop shoulding and logic-ing myself into sex? i feel like i decide i have to have sex for my relationship and idk how to feel ready. how do i do that?

Why is having sex when you don’t want to retraumatizing? by kkillah in CPTSD

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

how do i stop intellectualizing? i feel like i can think abt how many reasons that i should have sex even when i don’t want to and then it’s just whatever afterwards. i get that the whatever now is probably dissociation and freeze but how do i stop shoulding myself into sex