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- Hi -- haven't posted in quite a while but eager for some feedback now. I'm divorced from a guy with various personality disorders, narcissism figuring in prominently. I'm sure I have PTSD from it, and that stems back to my Dad's rage at any...
- Well I did the stone-setting ceremony for my Mom (traditionally a year or so after the death.) Just small, and it was exactly what I wanted to do for her and needed to do for me. It was a ritual to affirm my moving on from my siblings' abandonment...
- Hi -- haven't posted in a while. For a fast recap, Mom passed away early in 2014 and since then my brother and sister have essentially triangulated against me, shirking all responsibilities and projecting a boatload of blame. Several years ago...
- Hi -- haven't posted in a while. I'm considering joining an AL-ANON group and I'm wondering how your experiences have been.Is AL-ANON equally relevant for drug addiction as well as alcohol? Is it necessary/recommended to start with a beginners'...
- Hi -- I'm planning a business trip to New York City and it's likely that my rather short return flight home will be on 9/11. It brings up a bit of anxiety to be sure, but it's not a trigger of any personal harm I've experienced. I haven't had that...
- Hi -- am wondering if there are others here whose PTSD has evolved into a lot of rumination, or if a tendency towards obsessive thought preceded the trauma.A tender topic to bring up, at the risk of excessive attention to ruminating itself. So I...
- Hi -- I'm new to this group. Have just been thru an intense ordeal with the death of my Mom and the mind-bending acting out of my siblings. Have always had sensitive skin and intense allergies -- which I know can be aggravated by stress. Have had...
- Hi -- I'm struck by a comment in another thread, about a parent's responsibility to his/her kids as opposed to taking on an addict's recovery path as their own.Does addiction include a sort of regression? Dependence on a substance to escape, plus...
- Reading thru some posts here and looking back on my family situation, I'm beginning to wonder if the high drama of cover-ups, excuses and lies, projection, exploiting others, rationalizing, in general living on the edge, expecting crisis,...
- Hi -- I haven't posted on here in a while. I'm divorced as of about 5 years ago, I now own the house my X and I lived in, and I'm funding some repairs in preparation to sell it in about a year. Am considering getting a roommate -- just looking for...
- Hi again -- I'm feeling strengthened by the posts here, by the courage and the sense of community. Thanks for the examples of maintaining truth in the midst of campaigns to confuse and manipulate. You're helping me to be ready to respond "I simply...
- Hi, I'm newly back on the boards here and new to this group, thankful to have found you. I'm the eldest of 3 adult siblings, we lost our dad in '04 and our Mom just over a year ago. My brother as of 4 years ago is a widower, losing both his stepson...
- Hi -- I'm new to this group and for this topic of discussion I looked for a general group for enviromental and food allergies both. I suffer from both, chronically with environmental and with anaphylaxis to food allergies. I'm wondering if there's...
- Hi -- I'm new to this group. In mid-February I lost my Mom. My Dad passed away in '04. I have two younger siblings and we all live in the same city. They have.decided, for whatever reasons, to exclude themselves from me and not help out at all...
- Hi all -- my Mom passed away about 6 weeks ago. (Dad died in '04.) I'm the oldest of 3 siblings and by default I ended up in the main, almost the sole caretaker then the patient advocate. I adored my Mom and we were very close. My brother was...