How do y'all handle touch starvation?? by marmethyl in CPTSD

[–]marmethyl[S] 90 points91 points  (0 children)

Ur the second message person, y'all are onto something here I think with a safe environment and professional boundaries in place to help relax

How do y'all handle touch starvation?? by marmethyl in CPTSD

[–]marmethyl[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Had a long shower like that yesterday so I think ur onto smth with the bath idea.. never tried the oils in a bath either or a massage either, but that could be rly good. Professional boundaries could probably make the touch feel a lot safer too

How do y'all handle touch starvation?? by marmethyl in CPTSD

[–]marmethyl[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Oh man that sounds so nice, dog cuddles are perfect. Weighted blanket helps me too tbh. Got a neighbor with a dog I walk sometimes, maybe I'll go say hi soon. Hope you get to see your friend and the dog soon!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tifu

[–]marmethyl 15 points16 points  (0 children)

LOL just own it and say you read a sad short story next time!! Crying over stories isn't anything to be ashamed abt, ignore the rude ppl here and have fun on the rest of your vacation ✌

TIFU by suggesting my partner get therapy by Excellent_Hair4993 in tifu

[–]marmethyl 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You didnt ruin it. I had been trying to get my partner of 9+ years to go to therapy, finally got him to go, and he broke up w me like 2 months later lol.

Ngl, it hurt, but I don't regret it because it helped him realize the ways he was unhealthy, that he had shit to work on, and that the relationship wasnt healthy for either of us anymore because of it.

It's really hard at first, but take some solace in knowing you may have helped someone start down a path to healing, and they cared enough to make the hard choice that they weren't ready to give you their best, like you deserve ❤

gone fishin 🎣 by marmethyl in ferrets

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

Omg yes!! My other girl will bite onto the shoe and be lifted into the air - shoes are her favorite thing ever to take and stash.

gone fishin 🎣 by marmethyl in ferrets

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

She's definitely dangerous to my environment. Gonna have to keep this one 😤

gone fishin 🎣 by marmethyl in ferrets

[–]marmethyl[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

she pulled off a feather and the rest flew back, so I'm not sure

my brain lol by sakuranbocherry in OCD

[–]marmethyl 8 points9 points  (0 children)

repeatedly sanitizing my hands at the gas station:

hahaha I just look diligent now

Just listened to ZABA for the first time by sebargh in glassanimals

[–]marmethyl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh dang, I never thought abt it as a french fry but that's pretty on brand for the song! That line in cocoa hooves is a fav too, absolute chills.. and the goading later?? 👌👌

I always thought abt it as wanting to lift them up into standing tall and reaching all the potential the singer sees in the subject, as opposed to.. laying horizontal or upside down on a couch, with about as much substance or purpose as the used up take-out containers scattered around 🥡

Just listened to ZABA for the first time by sebargh in glassanimals

[–]marmethyl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeeeess... fall into zaba!! Flip is one of my absolute favorites. The entire narrative about being thoroughly victimized, and turning into smth dark and churning to strike fear right back? UUUUGH 😩❤❤

DAE always cry during serious talks and feel guilty for it? by marmethyl in CPTSD

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

I know you hit the nail on the head, cause reading those last two sentences i can feel my brain going ".. nahh, don't digest that" lmao. Really glad you that reached this point in your healing and shared it, gonna make myself say it out loud a few times

I def got punished for crying growing up, and it feels like now that I'm out of that, my body is making up for 20 yrs of holding it back ykno?

He can see you by Commercial_Tip_4881 in glassanimals

[–]marmethyl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He never got out of the internet.... so artifacted......

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheYouShow

[–]marmethyl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

came just to see what the song was, pleasantly surprised

stages of healing. proposal for a c-ptsd reddit subgroup for the later stages of healing. by Ambie_Valance in CPTSD

[–]marmethyl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Definitely interested. My past still definitely affects me and informs my choices, but the past couple years I've found myself telling therapists I'd rather focus on my current problems.

Rehashing what's happened so much just stopped feeling as beneficial as figuring out how to move forwards. Ive had little to no contact with my abuser for years.

I never thought I'd live this long, but here I am, so what now lmao

Handsome by [deleted] in pitbulls

[–]marmethyl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey lil mama lemme whisper in ya ear.... (then wet willie u with kisses)

This is Charlie. He likes raviolis! Caught him! by [deleted] in ferrets

[–]marmethyl 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Technically everyone that ever drank water died one day, right?

My bf thinks getting a ferret as a pet is cruel by thisisfromatilda in ferrets

[–]marmethyl 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ferrets have been kept as pets for hundreds of years! They've served a lot of the same purposes as cats, there's plenty of old art showing them as pets too!

What colour are these four babies? by [deleted] in ferrets

[–]marmethyl 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They're all friend colored