/feels/ - Advice & Venting

There are ptsd centered work books to do. Connect with a therapist, join support groups, SPEAK UP AND LET IT ALL OUT, get into cardio

hunt down the man who gave it to you and ruin his fucking life.

You have it better than me. I have far worse PTSD but nobody cares. I was sent to an all-boys correctional school when I was 14 and was raped. They even gave me a buzzcut to look like a male!

>>123581
you sound like you dont care about yourself

i got told i probably have cptsd at the end of my psychological eval tbh

>>131174
Nice picture.

>>121782
i probably have cptsd and dont realize it. I was abused as a child in every way (physical, emotional, sexual). now I have a porn habit I can't break that started as a akid and also look at gore sometimes…
i need help

>>131180
You are loved

>>131181
i actually teared up from your comment. i wish I could believe that, nona.

>>131184
If my words have brought you any comfort, I'm glad. There's no need to believe me you only need to look inside and you'll know. I struggle with my own darkness as well. You aren't alone

>>131180
be gentle with yourself, think about how you would treat a friend going through what you have gone through

>>131174
get on trazodone

>>131188
I am on fluoxetine rn

though trazodone is an off label sleed aid apparently, mite b good

i have cptsd, i personally stay away from medication after many bad experiences with it as a teenager. i don't think medication treats the main issue, which is trauma. medications have short-term and long-term side effects.

i really really really recommend searching on youtube for trauma-informed yoga tutorials. this helped me a lot, it was actually magical. they let me begin to stop blaming myself for what happened. ive cried (in relief!) from them and for 24 hours after yoga i don't have self-hating thoughts about myself. i like to take a warm bath and then follow the yoga tutorial afterwards.

journalling has been a slow and steady aid. i have a problem with waking up late at night feeling awful and like im on a raft in the middle of the ocean and the raft is falling apart. a few hours ago, i journalled after waking up at night and i was able to process some feelings. i think the physical act of writing, versus typing, computes in one's brain more solidly.

i also think it's important to enjoy life. feeling good lets us begin to feel again. i know i really struggled with feeling at all. warm baths are one of those things that let me enjoy life. i also enjoy going to museums, playing my guitar and baking. this part is customizable, depending on what you enjoy!

eating healthy is important. i feel best when i eat three meals a day, with snacks in between. id also mostly stay away from drugs and substances in general. i drink a few times a year and i feel this is more than enough. i don't really like how it makes me feel, and i notice i feel worse mentally afterwards.

having socialization and good times with others is so important too. it teaches you that other people can be safe. i know i really struggle with socializing, and for a long time i was a shut-in. if you can hang out with people, even if they aren't super close, i think it's good. if you don't have friends and are very isolated, you could try something short-term like volunteering at a rummage sale. you'd mostly be around old people but you would have a task and some socialization. i did this recently so that's why im recommending it lol.

hopefully this isn't too much! if anything, just try the youtube yoga!! all you need is a cheap yoga mat and youtube.