Physical & Emotional Abuse Support Group
Abuse is a general term for the treatment of someone that causes some kind of harm (to the abused person, to the abusers themselves, or to someone else) that is unlawful or wrongful. No one deserves abuse, period. Abuse can be emotional, physical, or sexual.
HOW ABOUT ALL THE ILLNESSES WE INCUR FROM TOLERATING THE ABUSE? IF WE TELL THE DR, THEY WANT NO PART OF US BUT TO SEND US TO A SHRINK...WHO IN THIS SITUATION CAN GO AND SIT IN THERAPY LIKE AVERAGE PERSON?
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
I'm not sure what all illnesses you are talking about, but I know that I have a compromised immune system (not part of the abuse) which leads to a lot of infections, but I have had serious bouts of things that looked like heart and stomach problems that turned out to be panic attacks and serious muscle spasms in my neck and shoulders that often limited the use of my arms.
In these cases, seeing the shrink was the right thing to do, because the medication I am on for PTSD symptoms have all but eliminated the panic attacks and muscle spasms. Going to a pdoc will start out with testing (written - multiple choice type) and an interview to help determine a diagnosis, which will be key in determining if and what medication you would be on. Therapy may or may not be required, but is usually a good thing for abuse survivors. The nature of abuse is that we bury so much and it can surface at very strange times, often at times when we are not equipped to deal with them.