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Amystikyanna
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PathStep 53 Compassion hearts7 Forum posts12 Forum upvotes7 Current upvotes7 Age GroupAdult Last activeJune, 2019 Member sinceSeptember 19, 2016
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Triggered by Election
Trauma Support / by Amystikyanna
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 November 12th, 2016
...See more Anyone else (in the US) having a hard time dealing with this election? One of our candidates is a big trigger for me. Every time I see him on tv or hear him on the radio, I have flashbacks of being raped. I also get nauseous, shaky, and feel way too hot and too cold at the same time. The fact that he and his VP have both supported legislature that could have me imprisoned for miscarrying my rapist's child is positively terrifying. My family is voting for this man, and they refuse to acknowledge that talking about him is a trigger. I was doing well, but lately I feel sick pretty much all the time. Anyone have any tips on balancing mental health with actually being informed? This next week is going to be rough.
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Trauma Support / by Amystikyanna
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 September 25th, 2016
...See more I want to start off by saying that I'm really glad I found this app. I've had terrible experiences with the counselors and therapists in my area and am getting so tired of fighting alone. I've actually had PTSD since I was in elementary school, thanks to my abusive biological father, but I was high-functioning to the point that I didn't realize that that's what I had. I had anxiety attacks frequently enough to indicate an anxiety disorder of some kind, but I didn't even realize that was abnormal until my psych teacher pointed it out to me. Fast forward to the junior year of college. One of my closest friends lost his job, and subsequently his home, due to the business shutting down. I was officially living in the dorms, but still worked back home, so I was there every weekend. My parents (mom and stepdad) agreed to let him move in with us until he found a place. I made excuses for his abuse at first, blaming depression and stress. After a few months, it got to the point where he was beating me every time I tried to sleep and raping me repeatedly. My parents accused me of overreacting when I tried to get him out of our house, so the abuse continued at this level for 6 months. I had also gotten him a job working with me at a fast food place. We often worked opposite shifts, but when we did work together, I still went in a few hours before he did. This gave him a chance to sleep, so he could stay up all night and make sure that I didn't.
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