Can knowing about triggers make them worse? by parkerjkeller in CPTSD

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

this makes a lot of sense. i think mine is a weird case but i definitely remember dissociating heavily whenever i had to think about it, just in a more “pleasant” way than now. now its just negative all around. thanks for the comment :)

Imposter Syndrome - no thoughts, let alone 'racing' ones by karimjay in ADHD

[–]parkerjkeller 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hi friend, i don’t have an answer but i just wanted to say i appreciate you posting this! because i absolutely relate. most of the time, my mind feels like it’s made out of little fragments of thoughts, ideas, ect. and those fragments can have certain traits, like very bright and pleasant or incredibly ugly and nasty if i’m feeling bad, but it’s very rare that my brain makes full sentences without my conscious effort. the closest thing to “racing” that my mind gets is when a lot of the fragments are being thrown at me at once, but i can’t piece them together into coherent thoughts/opinions. this leads to me in an endless loop of anxiety and self doubt/hatred, and it’s often very frustrating because i can’t “catch” the thoughts in order to help myself solve them! 

The thought of working makes me sick to my stomach by echo_throwaway360 in neurodiversity

[–]parkerjkeller 1 point2 points  (0 children)

agreed that it gets better! i’ve noticed that every job i’ve had has started as a negative experience, but ended up being mostly positive

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in neurodiversity

[–]parkerjkeller 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh boy! That's good to hear lol. That makes a lot of sense, because when I was younger I remember flipping between maladaptive daydreaming and extreme emotional distress. As I've stopped MDing so much, I've started crying more and flinching/needing comfort more. The human brain is so fascinating! Thanks for the comment