- Joined
- Mar 22, 2019
Context: Was regularly beaten black and blue by my dad up until I was 3 years old.
Now it's 27 years later and I still let flashbacks and subconscious crap prevent me from basically just doing about anything. I self-censor myself at every corner only to realise minutes afterwards that I'm an idiot and should've acted differently.
Guess I'm developmentally retarded.
Y'all got any tips?
I'm growing more and more tired of tip-toeing around anything that could involve either social interaction or physical conflict.
(And yes, I know it "might be PTSD", but I don't want sympathy, and unless it gives context to what helped you, I'm not really interested in long stories. I'm looking for advice to kickstart getting past the state of irrational fear and walking on imaginary eggshells).
Now it's 27 years later and I still let flashbacks and subconscious crap prevent me from basically just doing about anything. I self-censor myself at every corner only to realise minutes afterwards that I'm an idiot and should've acted differently.
Guess I'm developmentally retarded.
Y'all got any tips?
I'm growing more and more tired of tip-toeing around anything that could involve either social interaction or physical conflict.
(And yes, I know it "might be PTSD", but I don't want sympathy, and unless it gives context to what helped you, I'm not really interested in long stories. I'm looking for advice to kickstart getting past the state of irrational fear and walking on imaginary eggshells).