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Discussions of the Trauma Sub-Community Announcement Thread
by audienta
Last post
 Tuesday
...See more Hello everyone, In this thread, the discussions of the trauma sub-community will be announced by the hosts 24 hours in advance. After a session has happened, I'll remove the post so that the thread stays nice and clean. If you want to be tagged for future discussions, please comment or pm me and I'll add you to the list. You can find the schedule of the discussions here (clickable) [https://www.7cups.com/forum/TraumaticExperiencesCommunity_60/DissociationRelatedDisorders_2335/ScheduleDiscussionsaboutDissociativeDisorders_302437/]. If you need to convert the time into your time zone, click here (clickable) [https://rarelycharlie.github.io/7cupstime]. Please let me know if you have any questions! Take care, audienta (lastly updated: 6/13/2023)
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Trauma Support Automated Taglist
by CaringBrit
Last post
 July 7th
...See more This thread controls an auto-updating taglist. To see the current list, go to Trauma Support Community [https://rarelycharlie.github.io/taglist?23eb3b680028ac32c998125af8d8f262]. <<<< checkin posters refer to this click then copy for taglist its instant updated To add yourself to this taglist, press the Post to Thread button above and write the exact words Please add me. To remove yourself from this taglist, press the Post to Thread button above and write the exact words, Please remove me. highlighting keywords as these are needed no forms to fill in just type to this thread . dont need to copy the colouring though just the keywords highlight is so they stand out is all. New taglist as of August 9th 2024 by audienta @0Some0where0I0BELONG0 @13irth @adaptableLake3534 @adequatelyInadequate @adventurousAcres9344 @adventurousBranch3786 @AffyAvo @AguaNector6700 @allYou @Amelia2324 @amiableBunny4016 @AshFox2007 @AstronomySkies @audienta @Avaray @BeautifulCreation999 @BeenAKiwi @bela12345 @BillyJoeBobb @blueScarf9326 @bouncyBreeze44 @BraveAdventurer @BrokenDreamsPalace @BrokenMedic @bubblegumPuppy68 @bumblebee2307 @Bunnylovesyou @CalmRosebud @CaptainTrev @carefulKitten1131 @CaringBrit @charmingSky5972 @Chrissy911666 @Claireolomi @clare7199 @Colorfulcatsofhope @communicativePond1728 @communicativeYard2325 @conicha @CoolBeans29 @coolvibes @Crakyz @creativeStrings1531 @crimsonLime6525 @crxxtvfl0w @cueball @cyanPlatypus6370 @DaniAleah156 @Dannc7c @DarkGalaxy55555 @daydreammemories @Deadtiredperson175 @delicatepunk @depressedsatellite1452 @diligentDime8651 @DinaElwy @domesticEmerald50s @Eitas @emotional232023 @emotionalTalker2260 @emylly @FallenAngel0128 @Feathersfall @FigureskatingEquestrian @Fireskye13 @Fleggles @fluien @forcefulFriend4768 @Gagaintheroom @gentleLand5245 @Ghxstie @goldenSpruce1512 @Grandmaof10 @Greenchoice1 @gregariousBeing5071 @Grits1910 @helpfulLion92 @hillsideblues @honestpanda81 @HonestWarrior6624 @HopeNChayil @HumanPersonThingy @Iamwhoiamwhoami @IceCream4IceCream @iloveyouxx @IndigoWhisper @InfinityandBeyond23 @inventiveOrange1313 @Itisbailey @jcqlinshots @Journey144 @jovialButterfly6752 @jr50 @Judy7 @jupitermatilde @JustSmilingThruHell @Kekesea11 @Kickiree @Kimmkimm @kindTurtle3738 @kittydragon771 @Kunoichi91Warrior @LightofWorld @LillithHolly @Lilly28 @lilmissjaded @lionsaether @littleHuman9247 @littleOtter1342 @LordFireStorm71 @lovehummingbirdsCindy @LovelyForever6990 @LovelyOrangeJuice @LoveMyMoonflowers @lowkeyem1001 @Lubo123 @Luchelle @lyricalAngel70 @Marigold357 @maya6548 @mcooper7583 @Meenagirl @Mellietronx @mish3l @MistyMagic @mkaitx @Mooglethefluffy @MunchieTaters @MVObserver @mytwistedsoul @navyMango2804 @neatBlueberry3608 @neonDog3649 @neonOwl3442 @NevaehRose @Nolanhm @NoneTheWiser @nonethewiser @notmyselftoday @Novelwriter @npos25 @oceancruiser48 @Oceanwaves16 @OffDutySeraph @OneErased @OneWithSugar @ottersngiggles @parkey @Parvlakin @PatienceImpatiens @pencilmarks @Petrichor2000 @Philowl @Pidgeymon @PinkestOctopus @politeBunny7572 @practicalIdeal2007 @purpleWheel873 @QuietLotus @rainbow3140 @Randomperson453 @RansviewTheWizard @raspberry563 @ReallyRuth @Rebekahwriter13 @Redhawk6547 @Redirecting @redmark @reliablePeach8464 @Rosa9570 @SafeSpace1776 @SapphireSoul @SarahAlaina15 @scarletPear1945 @selfdisciplinedTiger5523 @sensitiveShade5337 @ShapeshiftSystem @shellofashell @shiningDay80 @Silverviolets @sincereThinker3571 @sleepingd0gg0 @SmileSravani @SnippyHam @sofiamartino18 @SoftForestHSP77 @SoulSupporter102 @StarlightSystemDID @stickercollection @Storyhymns1234 @straightforwardSkies7721 @sugarcookies7 @Summer899 @SynSavory @Taylorz27 @tealOak8933 @teenytinyturtle @The0Vetoed0System @TheAutumnWitch @TheFisherKing @ThisIsLogan @ThreadbareThinker @Tinywhisper11 @TransparentPuzzle @turquoiseHemlock900 @Turtlegrrrl8 @u1146 @underapinetree @Understandingempath @UndomesticGoddess @unique73 @uniqueDaisy @veeceebee @Verysadperson101 @Vivikun9 @WarriorHeartsSystem @weepingwillow5489 @WelcomeToChat @wontwakewontsleep @WorkingitThrough2 @Worrior22Warrior @Writersworld @WriteToHeal42 @xandia @xmoonsie16x0
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Schedule: Discussions of the Trauma Sub-Community
by audienta
Last post
 February 8th
...See more Hello everyone, The Trauma Sub-Community Discussion Team currently hosts one discussion per week: * Tuesday, 11 AM ET: DID/OSDD-1 Safety and Stabilization Group (adults), hosted by mytwistedsoul The discussions will be announced the day before they happen by the host who will lead the chat in this thread [https://www.7cups.com/forum/TraumaticExperiencesCommunity_60/DissociationRelatedDisorders_2335/DiscussionsonDissociativeDisordersAnnouncementPosts_303372/]. If you want to be tagged for them, please leave a comment below. And if you need to convert the time into your time zone, click here [https://rarelycharlie.github.io/7cupstime]. The discussions take place in the trauma support room [https://www.7cups.com/chat/?c=k2tqdHaUk5qdlLBpiYbDlQ%21%21]. To access this room, you need to have either the Chief Chat or the First Post plus the Compassion Hero badge. You can find more information on that here. [https://www.7cups.com/forum/GroupSupport_168/CommunityManagersOffice_2008/NewCriteriaUpdatesGroupChatsEasierToAccessNow_280544/] The trauma support room is only open on Weekends and during the discussions. In addition to the above, there are Listener Learning Discussions on Dissociative Disorders. You can find the schedules here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/listenerjourney/ListenerLearningDiscussions_1896/]. ------------------------- Trauma support room (info here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/GroupSupport_168/CommunityManagersOffice_2008/NewCriteriaUpdatesGroupChatsEasierToAccessNow_280544/]). Take care, audienta (last updated: 28/04/2026)
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A Little AMA
by GnomedBinary
Last post
 June 29th
...See more So it turns out I have a little, some of you may have met her during a previous DID support chat. She's very new to Cups and the community so I've decided to open this AMA to allow people to get to know her. For privacy, her real name will never be shared by either of us - please only address her as "H". She will always call me "J" if referring to me in responses. Please keep questions simple and easy to understand.
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healing and change in how talk
by stormieandpaws
Last post
 June 27th
...See more this month not long ago my therapist  brought up this and well i see her point but also am scared she said at this stage of my healing journey  i need to focus  on being a full person not fulling we and using i  for me this scary not sure why as for last few months i been the one out typing yes other within will talk in my head when i am out and give input but they not fully out much any more so she said i need to see how far i healed and think more of self being   identity  of body self more then seeing self as pieces and using we and us  she stated is making me stay stuck in that way of thinking yes the other in system  still there but not as active as was for most my life so she think i need to break the habit  of saying we and us use i and me i not sure why this even scary to me but it is right now  not sure if any other system here has  dealt with this and could help  even maybe help me understand why  this so scary for me it seem stupid that it scary to me in my thinking but the emotion is there 
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Reflecting and reaching out
by WriteToHeal42
Last post
 April 26th
...See more Today I feel... What do I feel? A little numbed out I guess. I was reading people's posts about childhood emotional neglect, feeling heartbroken for them, also sad and relieved that I wasn't alone in such experiences. I kept feeling a little less alone in it, which felt good for a time, but I was relating with people's stories on a screen, not connecting with the people themselves. It's that disconnect that leaves me with a pain that's hard to explain. I thought I'd reflect here on 7cups about it, and reach out to the people who I think would understand most. There's also that tension between wanting to reach out and wanting to stay safe. Remembering now that the people who were supposed to be safe actually hurt us deeper than the people we were warned about. @LifeIsMyCanvas and @mytwistedsoul I'm tagging you because I think you might get it.
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Dissociative identity Disorder
by iblamehailey
Last post
 March 31st
...See more Is there anyone that can sorta help/ give me an explanation on how to... I'm not sure how to put this. But I have DID and I was wondering if there was anyone at all that can give me tips on how to go about my life. My DID started after a trauma in 2016. I felt like I needed protection so that's where my alters had come in. I haven't been getting much help/ many solutions because of the bots on here. Can someone plz help?
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Angry static clearing
by ConstellationSystem
Last post
 March 27th
...See more TW for DV, psychological abuse/gaslighting, cancer ------------------------- I deleted this by accident that upsets me! I hate losing thoughts when I try to speak it is so upsetting! I’ll try to get them out again, we have been having a lot going on and we want to write because if we dont it goes away and might never come out or gets forgotten or ignored. And we need to just talk we’re not ok There’s too much so I’ll just pick two for now the first is because of posting and reading in “things people with DID want you to know”. Eventhough we enjoyed that it wasn’t just scary to share because of dissociative discomfort or stigma or fear of not being understood or causing misinformation by accident etc etc etc   It was because we were with an ex for 15 years from early teens to our late twenties who, 2/3rds in found out about our DID and ontop of already using our trauma to abuse us for s*x and mental bs, decided SHE suddenly had DID too! Wowee!!! That sure was great for our sanity!! Too much to mention!! Too much stuff!! But it was most of all our “partner” roleplaying our disorder while using our trauma for attention and thrills while telling us we aren’t allowed to be sick but also can’t get better. We were never sad enough apparently because if we were balling then we were being “honest with emotions.” We had to act like a therapist to a person pretending to have DID and trauma she did not have while never being acknowledged beyond abuse about our actual DID and trauma. !! Unless she felt like outing us in public. Or on livestreams. I can’t even tell anyone. No one knows really.  It made my side of the system unable to trust our thoughts and feelings and perceptions!! I was afraid of consciousness! I broke into three pieces and so did my counterpart, I won’t name him I love him so much and I won’t let alone hurt him. But he went thru so much ***!! No one knows! No one ever will know not to mention the rest of the system!! Not to mention the fact that I LITERALLT COULD NOT REGISTER ABUSE AS ABUSE. I could only run parallel to any other alter, like their thoughts slipped by me!! I can’t explain it!!! No one was real!! Nothing was real!! I wanted to die so bad!!! I was triggered so freaking bad no one has any idea! No one but others in here, specially my counterpart. He understands everything. He suffered watching me suffer💔 he suffered until he couldn’t anymore and broke and one piece of him felt like he had to destroy me to keep me safe. It’s not his fault I love him so much it’s not his fault at all i I hate her so much she’s such a bad person, I’d say I hope you’re proud but SHE IS proud!! Her fake *** alter wears a loteral crown on her cringey *** vtuber streams. God I hate you Enjoy Your fake *** social currency piggybacking off of the destruction of children you literal freak I’m so *** angry I can’t even talk about the cancer efforts today. I will tomorrow since we’re working on that tomorrow  nothing matters but the good people we know and my system im allowed to be angry and my anger will not decide my wellbeing either  no one is allowed to tell me how to exist!! Only my counterpart is allowed to and he guides me he isn’t a controlling *** unlike YOU
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Weekly Creative Prompt - DID Safety and Stabilisation Group
by LifeIsMyCanvas
Last post
 March 13th
...See more Hi all, Thanks to everyone who has joined us in the Safety & Stabilisation chats recently. A lot of you shard that you regulate yourselves with hobbies and that you would appreicate some creative prompts. In honour of World DID day I thought this 1st Creative prompt could be about something we appreciate about our parts/inner family. It could be that they helped us survive, a trait you enjoy or anything else you like. Feel free to write, draw, paint or craft something. I'd love it if you share below what you have made. If you don't want to make something feel free to share a post anyway. I'll tag in those on the usual list for this first post so you can all find us. Let us know in group if you don't want to join in for future weeks. Stay safe till I see you again 💜 @WorkingitThrough2 @AnnaSilverberg @Barltik2065 @Gilbird @WharfRat @emotionalMaple9419 @WriteToHeal42 @kala @LifeIsMyCanvas @GeorgieUK @emotionalTalker2260 @cyanPlatypus6370 @Elephi @Akeri @daydreammemories @spongbobishappy @christyparks420 @DCcat1989 @Demuregirl @Justwantfriendsplease @SweetBeeHoney @brightSea85 @coolvibes @celestialvoid @Orihara @Justlikethat808 @tidyPomegranate4148 @cucumber103 @StrawberryShaken @freeman @stormieandpaws @loftalex07 @myredroses @TealPhotog @virtualSolace44 @azureCoconut2121 @Blueberryrabbit @brightMap2472 @aurastorm @BeautifulSunUp @eternalHero77 @generousSpruce197 @goldenFriend9441 @HopeAura @Shivanikaleidoscopentities @determinedLemon6453 @StrawberryCoyote @AbdelAAS @energeticPal5 @crimsonPapaya7218 @JerseyGirl553050
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Chronic dissociation
by Allania
Last post
 February 27th
...See more Hi, would someone know how to cope with chronic dissociation? Almost all my life I'm in this weird fog. I feel disconnected from my body every day. There were situations where I didn't dissociate, but these situations are rare. I suffer from osdd/did (in our country they don't differentiate between these two) and i so don't want to face the inner experience. I'm afraid of what i might find. I don't remember big chunks of my life so I'm afraid i find some new trauma. I already found out what happened to me in my early years of life, and i was devastated. Little alter revealed it to me. It was horrifying. I don't ever want to experience something like that again. Shortly after this reveal of trauma i TW attempted suicide. I was miserable. I was experiencing flashbacks multiple times a day. So i don't want to ever feel like that.  I know i have to face it. But is there some gentle way?  Thank you for your attention 💗
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Understanding the types of Dissociation
by LifeIsMyCanvas
Last post
 February 10th
...See more This post will explain the diagnostic crieteria for different types of dissociation, how dissociation feels for those experiencing it and why it happens from a survival perspective. Disclaimer: Please remember I am 1 system and the way you experience it may be different. I would love it if you would share your experiences too. The simplest way to explain Dissociation is a disconnect from the present moment. It is a survival technique that is part of the freeze response to danger. When we cannot get away or fight, our mind is taken offline. Brain resources for things like digestion, reproduction & memory processing are redirected so that our body can focus on keeping alive. Dissociation is a normal response to stress Everyone in the population experiences dissociation but some of us who have been through trauma will experience ‘more’ dissociation. The most common is when our mind switches to autopilot or daydreaming. Imagine you are driving home. You remember getting into the car and then you are home but you don’t remember details of the journey. This is a mild form of dissociation where the sense of time passing and memory is lost. Another common form is daydreaming. You are ‘on another planet’, ‘miles away’ thinking about something far more relevant to you at that moment than the mundane or the boring lecture, class or watching the clock at work avoiding the report you have to submit later. When dissociation becomes our first response to stress, it can cause us to develop a dissociative disorder. Depersonalisation Depersonalisation is when you experience a disconnect from yourself. This can be physical or emotional. - A physical disconnect can feel like you are without a body or are floating over yourself watching down. This happens because the brain temporarily loses track of where your body is positioned in the world. Our brain disconnects from the body when it is experiencing trauma, allowing other survival functions of the brain to take over. It can be difficult to live with, we often burn ourselves cooking, bump into things or fall over. Functionally it can feel like we are drunk, stumbling around and not really in control. - An emotional disconnect feels like we have stepped back inside and are witnessing ourselves in the third person. We might observe our emotions but not connect with them. It can make it more difficult to know what emotions or boundaries belong to us or other people. Derealisation Derealisation is a disconnect from our surroundings. It may feel as if the world is too real or not real at all. You might see objects changing in shape, size, colour or changes in other sensory perceptions. Subjective distortion of the world is common in derealisation. - If the world feels too real, objects may be brighter or more vivid than usual. You might see objects seeming to be unusually clearer or larger. Sounds may seem louder, time can feel like it is moving faster than it is and other sensory perceptions may be heightened.The world becomes so intense that it feels totally frightening. - Alternatively it may feel not real like a dampening down of sensations or feel as if people around us aren’t real. This can be experienced as being in a dream state, a fog or as if a glass wall/veil separates us from our surroundings. The world seems lifeless, colorless, or artificial. Objects may appear blurry, flat or smaller than they are. Sounds can feel softer or absent and time might feel like it is moving slowly. The first time we experienced this was after our diagnosis. I felt like I was walking around in a bubble, everything was without colour and I didn’t feel like a real person. Dissociative Amnesia Dissociative Amnesia can take many forms. Psychologists usually break this down into 4 categories. - Localised amnesia is when all details of an event or period are missing in your conscious memory. This may happen during stressful periods or events in your life, or in DID/OSDD when other parts come out and have control of the body without the consciousness of other parts. - Selective amnesia is where some details of an event or period are missing. As before this can be to ‘hold’ certain distressing information or where parts are holding certain aspects of events. Sometimes this can result in parts thinking they remember something that happened, but being confused about conflicting information that another part holds. For us we had parts that were aware of ‘good’ mummy and those that only remember ‘bad’ mummy. - Systematised amnesia occurs where there is a category of memory missing, or all information about a specific person. In DID/OSDD a part or parts might hold all memories of a person or for example all sexual abuse encounters. You may have a part that comes out to deal with all sexual activity to save the other parts of you from feeling distress. Another example might be where you cannot recall someone significant. This could be forgetting about a family member who has passed away and cannot recall what they looked like, or who they were. - Continuous amnesia is where new events occur but are perpetually forgotten. Dissociative Fugue Dissociative Fugue is an extreme state of dissociative amnesia where people lose some or all memories of their past, and can disappear from their usual environments. A dissociative fugue may last from hours to months. During the fugue, people may appear and act normal or appear only mildly confused. When the fugue ends, people suddenly find themselves in a new situation with no memory of how they came to be there or what they have been doing. At this point, many people feel ashamed or upset that they cannot remember what happened. Some people are frightened. If they are confused, they may come to the attention of medical or legal authorities. After the fugue ends, many people remember their past identity and life up to when the fugue began. However, for others, remembering takes longer and occurs more gradually. Some people never remember parts of their past. A very few people remember nothing or almost nothing about their past for the rest of their life. I experience Fugue state when I am extremely stressed. I often find myself wandering around the local park freezing cold and lost about 4 hours. It is different from switching for me, I’m ‘not myself’ but I’m not another part either. My memory is gone and it takes someone prompting me with small details to ‘bring me back’ and regain my memory. Identity Alteration/Switching Identity Alteration/Switching is a form of dissociation where the brain has developed more than one personality state. The brain can shift or switch between these states depending on internal or external triggers. Parts can range from fragments who hold emotion/sensory or part of a memory to fully developed parts with names, ages, backstories and life experiences. References: https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-gb/professional/psychiatric-disorders/dissociative-disorders/depersonalization-derealization-disorder [https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-gb/professional/psychiatric-disorders/dissociative-disorders/depersonalization-derealization-disorder] https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-gb/professional/psychiatric-disorders/dissociative-disorders/dissociative-amnesia [https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-gb/professional/psychiatric-disorders/dissociative-disorders/dissociative-amnesia] https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-gb/home/mental-health-disorders/dissociative-disorders/dissociative-fugue [https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-gb/home/mental-health-disorders/dissociative-disorders/dissociative-fugue] https://did-research.org/comorbid/dd/osdd_udd/did_osd [https://did-research.org/comorbid/dd/osdd_udd/did_osdd]
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New to the group
by TheMadHatter3825
Last post
 January 2nd
...See more I’ve had OSDD 1-B for several years now but had DID since I was a kid. My system is integrated and cooperative, starting therapy again soon. Just thought it would be good to let people know there’s always a way forward. Sometimes you have to fall pretty far to find your way back up. Also I’ll add that it somehow feels even stranger the more normal things get.
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DID/OSDD discussion thread
by Kyoshi
Last post
 December 2nd, 2025
...See more Hello everyone, Because I won't be hosting the open chat on DID/OSDD anymore for a while but still wanted to be in contact with the community I will make a discussion post. Here we can meet up on a scheduled time or just whenever we feel like and still talk about the topic like we did during the open chat :) There is also a safe space to talk about this topic in my pm's ❤️ @Lilibuth12 @mytwistedsoul
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Questions about trauma response
by WriteToHeal42
Last post
 November 4th, 2025
...See more Hey @mytwistedsoul, and @LifeIsMyCanvas, I had a question for you and anyone else who has knowledge of dissociation (I've also texted my therapist too, though she doesn't have much formal training in Dissociative Disorders) I went to a grocery store with a friend, and had to leave them to use the store's restroom. I was dissociated to begin with, and then in the restroom I started to lose strength in my muscles, going weak and almost limp. It felt between freeze and faint/flop responses. It was hard to pick up grocery bags and stuff and only started getting better when I got home. Have any of you experienced this? I know I have before somewhere, but can't remember the details clearly. Any thoughts are appreciated. Hope you're doing well!
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Question
by tinkeringfixer210
Last post
 October 21st, 2025
...See more If anyone knows what it feels like because of trauma you feel like your own life emotions isn’t yours on the inside internally feels as if you’re not the one who’s genuinely driving your body you’re sharing it with another person you’re goin through all of the motions feelings along with it you ca feel it’s not you you’re living in someone else reality it’s not you your feelings don’t belong to you how you feel so depressive isn’t you you’re not inside of your own body “ idk if anyone can say that that’s DID “ I’ve felt this way for so long like I feel I share a body with someone else I’m seeing everything through their own eyes

Trauma Support

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Welcome to Trauma Support! We aim to provide a safe, empowering, inclusive, supportive and proactive community for trauma survivors to have the opportunity to begin healing from our experiences, in a non-judgmental environment. We also want to help spread awareness about trauma and its impact on individuals' lives while validating the members of this community, reducing the isolation many people feel. Therefore, trauma survivors as well as loved ones of them or people who want to learn about trauma are welcome here. 

What are the different forum topics for Trauma Support?

Bluelight, Medical & Veterans Trauma Support: Support for those who experience or witness trauma at work

Check-Ins & Prompts:  Regular check-ins and prompts, created by our leadership team

Child & Domestic Abuse: For people who have experienced child abuse, domestic abuse or even both

Coping with Attachment Difficulties: Help and support for people with attachment difficulties

Creativity Corner: A creative space for poetry, art, and healing and recovery quotes

Dissociation & Related Disorders: A place to discuss your struggles with dissociation and how it relates to your trauma

Introductions & Welcomes: Are you new to the Trauma Community? Share a little about yourself!

Journaling Stories: This area is for sharing your story or creating a diary

PTSD & Complex Trauma: Share stories and seek support for PTSD and complex PTSD

Resources: Share and seek resources here

Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse: A place for those affected by sexual assault and sexual abuse

Trauma through Bullying: A place to seek support around the issue of suffering traumatic experiences as a result of bullying

Trauma through War: This section is there for people who have been impacted by war

Traumatic Loss: For survivors of traumatic loss of any kind

How can I help?

You can help us by simply responding to threads and sharing your story (if you're comfortable to). 

Alternatively, you may wish to join us as a Forum Leader. Check out this thread for more information.

In addition to that, you can take part in discussions or become a host for them.

Finally, you could also have a look at the posts of our trauma support sub-community writing team or even join it. 

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Taglist: Do you want to stay up to date with our community? Then join our taglist to be notified for important posts.

Discussions: Here you can find out when the next discussion takes place.

Trauma Support Room Access: Find out how you can access the trauma support room here. The room is open during the discussions and on Sundays.

Masterpost: Within this thread, you can find a number of educative and supportive posts that our writing team has written.

Leadership Team: In this thread, you can get to know our leadership team.

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Are there any sub-community specific guidelines that we need to adhere to? 

- Yes, all sub-community specific guidelines can be found below and should be followed in addition to the general forum guidelines.

How can I give feedback or ideas to the leadership team?

- You can either pm audienta directly, use this form to contact the forum leaders, or this form for general feedback about the trauma support sub-community.

Help... I still have a question! 

You can ask your questions in this thread and someone will respond to you as soon as possible.

Community Guidelines

These are the Trauma Support Sub-Community Guidelines, which have been drawn up in addition to the 7 Cups main guidelines and are specific for the Trauma Support community:

  • Uphold and comply with the 7 Cups main guidelines
  • Respect everyone, members and listeners alike
  • Do not discourage/be unsupportive/blame/judge one another for their past
  • No graphic, in depth descriptions or pictures which could be triggering for others - in forums, chat and support session
  • Please always add a trigger warning if you believe your thread could be potentially triggering/harmful and/or contains one of the topics on this list. Also, please add a short topic description to the trigger warning (e.g. "Trigger Warning: Domestic Abuse) and if you're in a group support chat, wait a moment to see if everyone is comfortable with the topic. If not, agree on a time span during which the person who's not comfortable with the topic leaves the chat. Once they come back after this time span, change the topic.
  • Cursing not permitted and must be asterisked. (It is fine to vent and to express appropriate anger, but as curse words have often been used during abusive and traumatic experiences, we ask members and listeners to asterisk abusive/curse words to avoid triggering and upsetting members where possible and to maintain a respectful environment and to encourage positive and healthy expression of anger.)
  • Forums postings made by listeners and members should be transparent, made in English and should not be blocked out using colouring to disguise content of wording/messages sent between members/listeners, to maintain the safety of all users of the trauma sub community and to ensure all rules are being complied with.
  • Everyone is unique and their experiences are individual to them. Everyone’s experiences and how they think and feel about these are valid. Everyone reacts to traumatic experiences differently. This will be respected and appreciated without judgement.
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