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#1
AV - Avoidance / Re: My silent shame...
September 02, 2016, 12:43:15 AM
I can relate to your feelings. I have lost many friends: some shallow, some very deep, because I shared something from my past that they found intolerably painful, or because in a moment of sharing I broke down and behaved like a small child (despite being an adult). I have also lost precious relationships by lashing out at people when I feared abandonment, derision or carelessness from them to me. I grow closer to people until I feel compelled to behave in these ways, then when it is over I feel like myself again, and my life is in ruins.  You are not alone in this. I have had many cycles of better - worse - better. There is always progress, even small, and there is always hope. Don't give up! Recovery is within your reach!  :cheer:
#2
AV - Avoidance / Re: Dissociation and dreams.
September 02, 2016, 12:34:48 AM
Thanks for starting this thread! I have a repeated problem where I will dissociate in response to a dream. Sometimes it is severe. I will then wake up dissociated, or with an EP (emotional personality, Inner Child) activated. Upon waking, I feel confused, paralyzed with confusion, unable to make simple decisions, for example whether to go grocery shopping or respond to e-mails first, which pair of pants to put on. It is debilitating and can take days to wind down. Does anyone else experience this?

Cheers- Illiciaceae
#3
Hi Alice97,

My name is Illiciaceae, I'm new here (I have read the guidelines.) I have a similar experience. After an orgasm I feel simple, calm, and present. It's not the only time that I feel whole and real and connected to my body, and it doesn't always work, but you are not alone in this.  :)