Welcome to DS! I hope you find it helpful. We are here to listen and offer support. Can you elaborate and let us know more about what's going on?
I've been on here for quite a while and have found it helpful.

Welcome to DS. There are a lot of caring people here. I have been here over 10 yrs. We will do our best to help and support you.

Bethelbee,
My daughter was hospitalized last week for the flu. She's out now and doing better. But being in the hospital triggered my anxieties and depression. I was raped when I was 17 and have been through therapy, so overall I consider myself well. But every now and then, stress will trigger me and put me in a place where I just feel pain. I think the last time I was severely triggered was my separation and divorce. Fortunately, I had a marriage counselor help me through that period. I'm thinking this new relapse is minor and temporary and I just need to have a safe place to share the pain I'm experiencing.

Welcome back!

If you're looking for a "safe place" please be careful on the Internet. Not in specific reference to this site. With dailystrength, I've only had a few technical problems. But on other sites in the past, I've been literally brought to tears by cyberbullies, unfairly banned, catfished, disrespected, and the list goes on. Ironically, you can probably do a better job of making me feel better, than I can for you.

Glad your daughter is doing better and that she is now home. Hope your relapse is just a minor setback. My brother abused me when I was 7 and it was repressed for decades. My last therapist really helped me through it when it reared its head a few years ago. I was hospitalized a few times and after the last stay and thanks to my therapist, I actually got an apology from my brother, something very rare in this situation.
Hope you're able to get through this latest setback with little difficulty. Sending hugs and support!!

Bethelbee,
I'm so sorry. There was a woman in my support group 20 years ago who was abused by her brother and he denied everything. With everything you've been through, thank you for asking about me. I can only imagine his apology was bittersweet and confusing though. My rapist apologized and it's always been a difficult piece to process. Many hugs for you also!

Hello,
Welcome to the forum.
I’m so sorry to hear that you have struggled so much in the past. I hope you can find this forum helpful. Please keep us posted. Continue to share and I hope you will get the support you need.

I’m glad your daughter is doing better now. Praying for you for peace and comfort. Take care.

I was surprisingly very accepting of my brother's apology. It was really heartfelt. Never would have expected it from the brother that treated me like crap a good part of my life and who was always arrogant. Apparently it had been bothering him for a while.My therapist told me that info after he talked to him. What prompted him was a phone call from my therapist telling him how much hurt and pain I was in and what a high suicide risk I was at the time. You and I are rarities in that our abusers have apologized. That is really rare!!
Hope you get to feeling better!! Hugs!!

Eli_mom and Bethelbee,

Thank you for your prayer and thank you for sharing. I'm feeling much better today than yesterday. I didn't have as much stressful interactions today. I just need to get through one more work day and then I'll have the weekend to rest and recover.

Hope you get the rest you need this weekend! You deserve it!