The symptoms of PTSD you most often hear about are flashbacks, nightmares, and triggers. When I started having symptoms I hadn’t read about, it was disorienting. Did I have psychosis? …
My 5 weirdest PTSD symptoms (the ones they don’t tell you about) Read More »
Last year I was admitted to a residential crisis center. I’d been struggling for a while but in the weeks previous, I’d started suffering with suicidal ideation and knew I …
A technique that changed my life: nightmare rescripting Read More »
I was baptised a Catholic as a baby. I took my Holy Communion at 10 and started reading bible passages at Mass. I became an altar server at 11 and …
I used to be a devout Catholic. That changed when I was blamed for my abuse. Read More »
One time, I missed my train home from work. I’d seen a man in an army uniform get on board, so naturally I had a panic attack on the platform …
Trigger warning: graphic extreme sexual violence I didn’t know what sex was supposed to feel like. James* had taught me that it hurt. But I wasn’t prepared for the pain …
Age 14: The road I was raped on, and the damage that was done Read More »
Rape Crisis Helpline: 0808 802 9999 (12-2.30 & 7-9.30) – rapecrisis.org.uk – live chat helpline Rape Crisis offers support and counselling all over the country. Their website has details for …
Anger. Denial. Acceptance. Love. You don’t know what to expect when you are telling someone for the first time. I’ve had all of these reactions and more. I’ve told a …
6 responses to expect when you tell people you’ve been raped Read More »
Trigger warning: graphic sexual violence. Killing me on the floor of the living room in my childhood home would have been way too risky. He knew he wasn’t going to …
Age 14: The first time I thought I was going to die Read More »
When we first met Kiki, she was hiding behind a sofa and was refusing to come out. We didn’t even see her until she was stuffed in a box and …
Trigger warning: graphic injury. I’ve typed and deleted the first sentence for 20 minutes. The 2 starting options to this post were as follows: 1. In January I hemorrhaged in …
Why do survivors have to hide what happened to them? Read More »
