Skip to main content Skip to bottom nav
Stormandshelter
2 26,874 M Aiming High 7
PathStep 6 Compassion hearts1,106 Forum posts321 Forum upvotes446 Current upvotes446 Age GroupAdult Last activeAugust, 2026 Member sinceMarch 16, 2020
Bio

I don't think I'm ever getting out of this...

Recent forum posts
Stormandshelter profile picture
Am I misdisgnosed?
Autism Support / by Stormandshelter
Last post
 February 19th
...See more Hello everyone! So, I have been depressed for a long time. Lately, I have been trying to recover. In 2024, I took therapy for 11 months. The hospital diagnosed me with depression, gad, ocd and ptsd. Whenever I have talked to people here, I realised there's something else that I am missing out on. A lot of people told me here that I could be on the spectrum. In childhood and in adulthood, I have always struggled to socialise. Almost like i have learnt to cope with it but it doesn't come naturally to me. I go through sensory overload and I know I have had these issues as a child. My symptoms were mild but they did affect me throughout my life in different ways. Now, I am not in therapy but I want to know if it could be true that I'm on the spectrum? I don't want to diagnose myself but everything I thought I had actually turned out to be true in therapy but I ended it abruptly. I was wondering if you could help me know if it's possible as a lot of symptoms overlap with OCD? Throughout my life, I have had freeze responses and unfortunately, that led me to situations I couldn't cope from...or couldn't fight. People took advantage of it :))  Any response would be appreciated. 
Stormandshelter profile picture
Let's learn Biology
Reading & Writing / by Stormandshelter
Last post
 August 10th, 2025
...See more Hi everyone! So, I recently got back to 7 cups again with an idea for myself. I'm a postgraduate in Zoology and lately I've been feeling too out of touch with my subject. Of course, it happened due to my mental health issues and staying at home for too long.  So, here I invite everyone to share your biology knowledge with me. Anything scientific. Anything related to plants or animals. I'd love to read and know more. Please keep the language simple to understand as these days I'm struggling to learn.  Thank you!! 
Stormandshelter profile picture
Help needed
Self-Harm Recovery / by Stormandshelter
Last post
 February 4th, 2025
...See more I need urgent help. If any listener is online and available here then kindly reach out.
Stormandshelter profile picture
Professional peychologists
Depression Support / by Stormandshelter
Last post
 October 19th, 2024
...See more Hey everyone. I any of you is a professional psychologist (not in course) but been in it for years and have enough experience then can we connect? I'm already in therapy but I feel I need extra help from someone who's not a student anymore. This year in January I went to therapy and later on was diagnosed with moderate to severe depression, OCD, GAD and PTSD. It's been 10 months and even though therapy has inproved a lot of things, I'm still struggling. I think I really need to talk to someone who has enough experience. I can't afford online therapy tbh as I'm not earning rh. So, I'd be grateful if you'd be a listener for me. I talk very less in therapy and that has been a struggle. I can type more but I couldn't write my thoughts and show them. So, I couldn't disclose anything extreme as such. Um I don't know how to describe it better but I'm struggling every day and I have motivated myself for too long. I do it even today but I'm exhausing and draining myself each day...and now I really need a different kind of help. Thank you.
Stormandshelter profile picture
I'm tired
OCD & Related Behaviors / by Stormandshelter
Last post
 October 1st, 2024
...See more I'm tired of my thoughts. Sometimes all I seek is reassure that I'm not a bad person for being hurt.. Sad when I think of it.
Stormandshelter profile picture
Letter to a friend.
Journals & Diaries / by Stormandshelter
Last post
 October 2nd, 2024
...See more Hi friend,  It's been a long time since we had a heart to heart conversation. Sometimes, mental health issues can make you feel like you're a bad person. There are times when I forget to check-in before venting or don't listen when I should. You may not know this but I feel more hurt by my own actions than you do. I always feel like reaching out, asking how you've been, know about your life but somehow survival is a difficult task and I get trapped in my own thoughts like a caged bird. Some days I wish I could tell you how much I love and respect you. If only I could tell you I just try to protect you from me. From the versions of me I dislike. I know you'd never hate me if I tell you but I'm afraid of becoming one of those people who have hurt me in the past. I don't want to be them. I don't want to ghost you but I don't want you to know how broken I'm on the inside and for how long I've been here. How much of myself I've given, to be in a place where I've nothing left for myself. You've already been through so much and I'm scared of being just another person who hurts you. Perhaps, you'd never know how much I love you and what you mean to me. I'd never be able show it the way I feel it but I'm hoping that my love reaches you in the all the beautiful ways. I hope you find people who love you and that way I'd think that love includes some of my love, too. I hope you get the best of everything. I wish the beautiful sunshine fills your life with hopes and I'd think I'm there with you, somewhere, in those rays of light. When you hear the songs of a little bird in the morning, I wish the songs include the songs I had written for you but never showed you. I don't know if you'd ever get to know this love is from me or not, but I wish to be forgotten too. That sounds a little pessimistic but.. you know. Fill this up yourself hehe.  I hope you remain my best friend in my next birth too<3  Please take care of yourself. You matter more than you know. And I can't stop crying when I think of you and your kindness. Thank you for helping me remain alive. Love, Bye. 🦋
Stormandshelter profile picture
Anxious-avoidant attachment style
Trauma Support / by Stormandshelter
Last post
 April 13th, 2025
...See more Recently, my therapist told me that I'm developing an anxious - avoidant attachment style. I think I've known it for a long time now.. but I'm still feeling very sad about it. Anyone else? How do you deal with it? It's so difficult when you absolutely love people but you've been treated so bad that you just can't seem to accept love because you never feel you deserve it..and if you get repeatedly treated the same way..how do you trust people? I don't want to be this person. I would not like to have this kind of attachment style. Well, easier said than done I guess 😅 I'm finding it difficult to process it without feeling guilty.
Search more from @Stormandshelter
Talk to an expert therapist
Hello! My name is Melissa and I am a licensed psychologist, providing mental...
Talk to Melissa Now
Badges & Awards
34 total badges
Hand Shake Linked Quintet Super Active Chief Chat Honest Voice Confident Voice Power Voice Strong Start Milestone Journeying Strong Reconnect Walking Together First Post Reaching out Helping out Appreciated Voice Contributor Community Collaborator First Compassion Helpful heart Kindness personified Loving Soul Bundled 7 Day Streak 14 Day Streak Togetherness Strong Bond II Teammate Group Friend Forum Friend Meaghan's Heart Strong Bond I
Report an issue