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I just had a nervous breakdown and feel lost and confused. I still feel like I have so much frustration still left inside me. I am so fed up with my life. I feel terrified because I can't fix things or change things. I know the things that are wrong with my life, I can feel it everyday...

Yes, I completely agree with this! I've made some progress in this area, yet I'm still working on things. An inability to connect with people and social isolation was a huge part of the problem. I was already too "different" of a person from others, or at least thought I was. I was too...

This is what gets me. I think I am aware. I mean, I am aware that my symptoms are triggered by being around him. Yet these symptoms still won't go away as long as I have to see him or hear his voice. What else is there that I can do?

Yes, I feel like I should be more gentle, but I'm so desperate. I find it hard to function. I've been trying to focus on goals, but I'm not a peace enough to be able to focus. So I end up focusing on trying to fix all the things wrong with me.

Yes, I did read it years ago, when the symptoms were at their worst. But I was so disconnected from myself that I didnt make the connection with the stories. Having a bad memory probably didn't help. How do I escape being "good" in the wrong way? How do I know when I'm being too "good"? How...

Wow, I have a similar thing with the poor memory. For the same reason, I felt I had difficulty connecting my symptoms with my physical interactions with him. I had lots of amnesia since meeting him, but I don't know if it was because of him. It was horrible to look back on it and...

Yes, I've thought that as well. I keep going back and forth in my thinking, really, never sure of myself. But if it was easy to leave and just go somewhere I would leave right away. But where do I go? I have no family, no relatives, and I cant imagine a happy life, no matter where I go...

I noticed many years ago that some of my symptoms would flare up when I had sexual encounters with someone I wasn't attracted to and had no desire for. I kept trying to brush off the connection between the symptoms and the physical exposure. (I did make some goodism excuses in the beginning)...

Does anyone here know about depersonalization and how it relates to TMS? I would describe depersonalization as a state in which your senses are dulled, including your ability to feel feelings. (If you want more information, here is the Wikipedia description of depersonalization, and here is a...

I don't know why, but I have trouble doing that. I internalize the things other people try to tell me about myself. Maybe it's because I have a lack of identity and low self-confidence? I can't explain it. I'd love to just be able to say to myself, "They're wrong. I'll love myself anyway...

I know we're supposed to stand up to the bully in our heads, but what are we supposed to do about other people who bully or emotionally abuse us? Examples: People who accuse you of or imply that you are lazy, selfish, whiny or spoiled or who push you to work harder when you're out of...

I had anxiety as a child and OCPD type tendencies (not OCD). I think I remember reading in one of Sarno's books that he'd had patients develop physical pain as symptom substitution for anxiety or depression meaning that once they're anxiety or depression went away, they would start having pain...