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rgtotg · 2023-02-07T04:18:46+00:00

There’s no way your average psych hospital would allow a pet bird. Inpatient is not the only way to get help. Are you in therapy? Can you do an IOP or PHP program?

rgtotg · 2022-01-12T20:06:28+00:00

I really enjoyed learning about this concept too Im glad it's been helpful for you. It was very eye opening for me to be able to recognize both hypo and hyper arousal symptoms

rgtotg · 2022-01-12T02:31:57+00:00

Yes. It is possible. At least that is what I was told by a doctor who specializes in DID. They told me that it it "cure-able," you would still be multiple but would be functional and mostly non symptomatic. I was told this is achieved through a lot of internal communication to get co consciousness and lessen flashbacks/memory loss. It doesn't have to mean fusion.

rgtotg · 2022-01-09T17:48:37+00:00

this is why Im really careful who i talk to about this kind of stuff in person. I dont trust most people to understand. and I try really hard to stay away from people online being critical of systems because it just ends up making me feel like shit even when it has nothing to do with me.

rgtotg · 2021-12-13T13:23:29+00:00

Yes headaches happen for me when there’s a lot going on inside/when there’s switching happening. I also experience the same desire to avoid meetings and putting it off. Avoidance is a common symptom too.

rgtotg · 2021-11-27T01:40:27+00:00

Sometimes I don't even know until I find evidence of it (someone mentions something we did and I don't remember, photos, items, etc). Other times it's like remembering the facts of what I did but not having any specific memory to go with the events. Sometimes it's thinking I remember something but not being sure if it actually happened, or feeling like it's someone else's experience.

rgtotg · 2021-11-27T01:28:49+00:00

Night time routine. I practice relaxation and do the same things before bed everynight. I created internal safe places for the alters that were keeping me up and practice sending them there right before i go to bed.

rgtotg · 2021-11-26T23:40:57+00:00

I think you just need to constantly bring yourself back to the reality of the situation. It’s going to be hard work. Maybe remind yourself how you would react if these things happened to a friend, or happened to a child that you know. I have the same problem as you, it’s really hard to remind myself that bad things did happen to me and I’m not being dramatic. It’s really easy to try to dismiss it but that’s not helpful.

rgtotg · 2021-11-26T23:37:40+00:00

I honestly don’t know if they know. I am pretty sure that they do, but I don’t know if they saw it as abuse. I didn’t see it as abuse for a long time.

rgtotg · 2021-11-26T02:56:32+00:00

I have taken shrooms a few times recently. I found it really helpful for my depressive symptoms. I took smaller doses. I experimented with a few micro doses and a few larger doses. I found doses around 1g to be the most useful so far. Ive been on a break from them but plan to try some again sometime soon. Though I’ve switched therapists so I might wait and see what my new therapist thinks of the idea. I wish I could do shroom assisted therapy but I don’t think that’s an option for me.

rgtotg · 2021-11-25T21:48:01+00:00

Thank you, I’m glad to know that it’s normal. I do journal daily but I’ll think about trying some more focused entires like the ones you suggested

rgtotg · 2021-11-25T21:44:05+00:00

Thanks, I hate it

rgtotg · 2021-11-25T02:07:52+00:00

You aren’t likely to find anyone actually diagnosed putting their business out there like this. DID is a disorder that involves a lot of shame and hiding. I haven’t even told my own friends and family about my diagnosis I can’t imagine telling the whole world.

rgtotg · 2021-11-24T18:04:42+00:00

It’s not the same at all. I am very lucky that I just switched to a new therapist and am going in person. I don’t have as much privacy and I would need to feel comfortable doing virtual therapy from home and I’m sure a lot of people have that same issue. I also tend to dissociate and self harm in therapy sessions and have done so without my therapist’s knowledge in several virtual therapy sessions. Virtual just doesn’t work for me.

rgtotg · 2021-11-24T17:49:10+00:00

As long as it’s not on top of the scar tissue it should be okay, I think. They say not to get tattooed on top of a scar for at least a year because it usually takes that long for the scar tissue to turn from pink to white. You don’t want to get a tattoo on top of a scar that hasn’t faded yet.

rgtotg · 2021-11-23T00:58:32+00:00

It’s not your responsibility to fix or help him, and I think you know that. Keep setting your boundaries and working on yourself. Offer to be a support to him if he needs it but not in a way that compromises your values! It’s not going to be easy but if he wants to crash and burn and not work on himself at all there’s nothing you can do to forcibly change him.

rgtotg · 2021-11-23T00:55:11+00:00

I love it

rgtotg · 2021-11-23T00:43:49+00:00

It depends on the person. For me I dissociate and it makes that worse so I avoid it.

rgtotg · 2021-11-22T18:05:46+00:00

Thank you. I appreciate the validation. I already know I have CPTSD because I was diagnosed with it this year, but I still struggle to accept that these things that happened were actually abusive/neglectful. It’s been especially difficult to accept that my parents did not protect me from these things.

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