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Default Mar 10, 2019 at 06:46 PM
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I am so hurt. I keep ruminating about my abusers. Their faces, the things they said and did. I want to know why abusers abuse and why humans are capable of so much evil! I didn't deserve it!

I want to escape my body right now.

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I'm sorry you are struggling...I tend to do this too. What helps me is to shift the focus to celebrating the fact that this person is no longer involved in my life on a day-to-day basis (even if I have to bump into this person occasionally).

I hope this helps a bit...if not, then just hugs for now.
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I am so triggered right now

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Default Mar 10, 2019 at 09:32 PM
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I'm so sorry. I understand not being able to get the abusers out of your mind. It eats at your soul. I'll always wonder why and will never get any answers. It hurts and you deserve some peace.

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I am so hurt. I keep ruminating about my abusers. Their faces, the things they said and did. I want to know why abusers abuse and why humans are capable of so much evil! I didn't deserve it!

I want to escape my body right now.

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Default Mar 10, 2019 at 11:43 PM
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I have had a horrible day of flashbacks and intrusive memories. I cannot shut it off!

Thanks for the kind messages it helps alot.

Suicide has been on my mind all day again.

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((((((HD)))))), I am sorry you are having such a bad day today. I know what it's like to experience these bad days myself. It's so important that you practice self care and be patient with yourself because these triggers "will" pass. Also, always remember that these suicidal thoughts and impulses can simply come in as a trigger but they also DO PASS. What it means is that you feel that you can't seem to control how vulnerable you feel. It's important to remember that these episodes do pass. I know they are extremely inconvenient, that's how I feel about them too. But all that is important is that you do whatever you can to help you feel safest until this episode passes.

Do you have anything you can take to help you calm down? I know for myself that if I am having too many days like this if I take a clonopin it really helps.
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Do you have anything you can take to help you calm down? I know for myself that if I am having too many days like this if I take a clonopin it really helps.
Thanks for the kind message of support.

I live in Canada and purchased legal marijuana. I find it helps take the edge off and I have used it several times in the past month. I use it as a last resort.

I am really wanting to get an animal. Teddy bears are lovely creatures and have saved my life these past few years, but I want something that I can bond with and take with me outside. Teddy bears cannot be carried outside unfortunately.

Yesterday was a horrible day. I was constantly bombarded with trauma memories and flashbacks.

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Default Mar 12, 2019 at 07:39 PM
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I know what those bad days are like, have battled through them myself.

Is there something going on in your life in the now that is triggering these bad days?
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Default Mar 16, 2019 at 03:03 PM
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Sorry to hear about your day. Stay strong and I send you good thoughts. We all go through bad thoughts when triggered but we should stay strong so we don’t give any more power to our abuser.
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Hi all,

Thank you so much for the kind, uplifting replies.

I am having a difficult time. I did a medical withdrawal from university and now I'm really struggling with loneliness, among other things. My heart aches. My teddy bears say hi and I feel little. Really little - so little I don't want to engage with the world anymore.

Everyday I am reminded of my abusers and what they did. It shatters my heart and I want to die sometimes. So much energy just to stay alive and survive. I want to live. To have a girlfriend and be happy and comfortable.

My teddy bears send warm snuggly cuddles.

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You are NOT:
Lazy, crazy, stupid, awful, terrible, horrible, bad, unworthy, unloveable, worthless, hopeless, evil, loveless,unsympathetic, useless or insignificant.
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You have gifts- and you are willing to share those gifts which means you are kind.

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Thank you so much for the kind, uplifting replies.

I am having a difficult time. I did a medical withdrawal from university and now I'm really struggling with loneliness, among other things. My heart aches. My teddy bears say hi and I feel little. Really little - so little I don't want to engage with the world anymore.

Everyday I am reminded of my abusers and what they did. It shatters my heart and I want to die sometimes. So much energy just to stay alive and survive. I want to live. To have a girlfriend and be happy and comfortable.

My teddy bears send warm snuggly cuddles.

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Thanks for the kind message of support.

I live in Canada and purchased legal marijuana. I find it helps take the edge off and I have used it several times in the past month. I use it as a last resort.

I am really wanting to get an animal. Teddy bears are lovely creatures and have saved my life these past few years, but I want something that I can bond with and take with me outside. Teddy bears cannot be carried outside unfortunately.

Yesterday was a horrible day. I was constantly bombarded with trauma memories and flashbacks.

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I'm sorry to hear you are struggling. I hope you get your pet soon.
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I am so hurt. I keep ruminating about my abusers. Their faces, the things they said and did. I want to know why abusers abuse and why humans are capable of so much evil! I didn't deserve it!

I want to escape my body right now.

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I completely understand how you feel! I do this all the time! I'm sorry that you are struggling right now! Have you thought about looking for some positive quotes to recite? Do some ground technique?
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Default Mar 27, 2019 at 02:52 AM
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I hate that victims have to deal with these periods of not being able to get the abuse and there face out of our minds. I feel they have won, we will forever have days or periods like this and nobody deserves it. I often feel guilty for still having a hard time with something that happened so long ago, I realized that no matter how much therapy we have the fact that it is a part of our past will never disappear and the mind is so complicated we never know what or when we will have episodes 😞 hang in there you are not alone.

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I completely understand how you feel! I do this all the time! I'm sorry that you are struggling right now! Have you thought about looking for some positive quotes to recite? Do some ground technique?
Thanks for sharing this.

I have a quote on my wall right now that I am using to turn my negative energy during flashbacks and triggers into something positive. It is something I heard on a distress line call.

The quote is, "Be your own hero."

I no longer want to look to fellow humans for the support I need. Instead, I look to myself and realize that I can help others and provide for others what has never been given to me. It helps to channel the negative energy into something, and so - every attempt I make to expose and or advocate for change in the healthcare system (because that is where my trauma happened), I feel a little bit better. It is also good to help others - even if only to inform others of potential hazards in therapy.

As all of us with trauma will understand - placing faith in our fellow humans can be recipe for disaster. While we can and sometimes DO find a hero who can help aid us in our recovery - it can also lead to further abuse. We make ourselves vulnerable when we desperately seek out relationships with others who can prove us wrong; that humans CAN be trusted... Subconsciously we can become entangled in similar relationship dynamics, through repetition compulsions, which unfortunately can lead us into further abusive relationships and ultimately, lead us further into the rabbit hole of isolation and hatred for humanity.

I have tried so hard to stop looking for this savior, but I haven't given up entirely on humans. I think there are good people out here who will not exploit us when we make ourselves vulnerable. That is what we need to heal. our trauma is interpersonal in nature and the argument is - the only way to heal it is in an interpersonal relationship...

I wish more of us found it.

My therapist said something the other day that I have really harnessed. She said, "everyday, ask yourself if you are living the life you want to live." When she said this I laughed - because of course I am not! I don't think many of us could! But since she said this, I have really pushed myself out of my comfort zone, taken baby steps with the intention of improving my life. She also touched on the topic of, "Post-Traumatic Growth." Something I have harnessed in the past, which led me to pursue the career I am currently in school for.

Going uphill is so hard - hoping and praying that each and every one of us gets free from our trauma and is able to move forward without the burden of the past.

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