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I have a history with CPTSD that goes back to when I was a baby. I am working on this with a therapist, and with my reborns, it's been very helpful to have them. But recently, I was triggered, and right now, I can't really be around them, which makes me sad, but I also know it's good to take a break. So that I don't make the situation worse for me, emotionally. Has anyone else needed to take a break even if it isn't for something as intense as my situation?

I can't even enjoy changing their clothes, hugging them, and some of the time I can't even watch the youtube channels that have reborns that I like.

I'm very fair-skinned, so I've had freckles on my body for a long time. But it seems that I've had a complete burst over the past few years, and now I'm getting freckles in places that have never been in the sun directly. I'm not sitting out, trying to get tan or anything like that. And yet, these freckles are just appearing.

I wrote about and posted a facebook link which i guess is not allowed. But i really thought this was worth it, so i tried and found it on YouTube. Hope it works. Hope u like it.

I wish we could find communities by states/cities, not just by a convention. But this is a great segment. Hope it's ok to post and goes through.

I was on Facebook and in my feed, I found a whole segment from a television news network talking about the reborn community and it's really interesting and safe, and it's great to watch. I'm so happy it was broadcast and I hope that the link works.

Hi everyone,

I live in an apartment so I do not have a lot of space to stack boxes. I was wondering what the rule was, and if it would be okay, to put my reborns in something like a gym bag or another bag, you might think that's appropriate.

Of course, I would keep it in a room that's away from direct sunlight. And as well ventilated as possible with my other reborns. I've just found that the bags I'm used to using are either too expensive or hard to get. So I was going to get a children's duffel or gym bag that I can get online, and I was wondering if that's okay AND IF SO then what I should also do to help protect the reborn inside it. My goal would be to zip up the reborn. Is that a good idea?

At 1 point I have seen you guys mention silica powder packets to put in with the reborns when they're stored. Is that something you would suggest as well?

Wow, ohh, my god so much was done in that last episode (final episode of the series). I totally understand why they had to do that.And how hard the writers tried to do this last episode and the characters justice.

But I feel like I have just been slapped in the face about a hundred times. I already know i'm gonna have to rewatch that episode many times.

As a metaphor, we know that there is some major splicing done to that film reel, correct?

I feel like during this last episode, there was a ton of splicing, but it almost felt like they had to, but at the same time, it made the narrative more confusing.

There was so much jumping back and forth and trying to fix stories and tie them up into little bows.

One thing that really confused me was when we get to see Evelyn as an old woman in that black fancy wheelchair, watching the footage on a screen in front of her in that room, in her home. When was that? That was in the past obviously right? But we've never seen an old Evelyn before, correct?

Please don't tell me to rewatch a whole season because I don't remember this.It's because we see so many characters in so many eras.So please be kind.I know most of you will be.

And then when Alice is talking to her, and she has this moment of seeing Evelyn as a teenager, at the same time, it makes me think that either the writers are doing a mind game with us to kind of connect the two characters together (young and old) or less likely, she had the same conversation twice....

I found that a lot of the people witnessing other people coming out of the pond, also, added complexity that was just a bit overwhelming and hard to follow. And it almost makes me think we have to draw a map and write it down, which may be what they had to do in terms of storyboards, or something.

I mean, I literally feel like I have whiplash. Obviously metaphorically.

I totally understand they were completely out of time and they were trying to fix storylines that they would have liked to flesh out potentially the following season.If they could have had one.

So what do you think, in the end? Did you feel like the splicing was all over the place? Do you think they did a good job? What do you think they could have done differently? And are you going to rewatch it many times like I will as well?

But I do have to say, finally, Delilah gets to see Colton, I mean, we've been waiting for that...

Every now and then my memories come back and are stronger, and just last week I got triggered by one of the people who traumatized me over my childhood.And also, by when my parent as well, and unfortunately, it caused my system to go into fight or flight.And a huge disruption happened over the last couple of days to my whole system. I couldn't eat as well. My stomach was really badly digesting everything. And i've been anxious like crazy. And I've been super in touch with my anger, but I feel like the anger is taking over. And I feel like the anger isn't helping and is maybe making it worse.I do have a therapist. I do write poems, but I feel like if I write about the anger and it's not constructive it might make it worse.

So I don't know how you all deal with your anger. Towards the people who have caused you, your different types of trauma. How have you dealt with it? Because obviously we're angry at these people, but ok, it's in the past. And I just don't know how to dispel the anger. I don't want to carry this anger over and over again. It causes me health problems, like I said. And it takes up my energy and my time. And my life quality is not as good. So what are you doing?Honestly, I was never taught how to express my anger and it caused a lot of problems for me. I was even discouraged to express my anger.Because supposedly it wouldn't help. Everybody just never modeled how to deal with anger and like I said, i'm in therapy, so i'm working on it.But I wanna know how you guys do it.Thank you.

Hey, everyone, this is a "kobi" sculpt that my friend found on sale. I just had to "adopt" him. (I like to think about it that way.) These clothes are brand new. Enjoy the little things!! His dinosaur is named Dinah (and unintentionally NY knicks colors). Our home. I see his face and he makes me smile. Hope to spread the

I went with my husband to a country that we've never been to. And we had help with planning, spending and activities; in the end, though, I really only enjoyed the hotels and some of the visiting groups- nothing that required strenuous activity. And there was a lot of that.

This place was recommended many times for honeymooners. (Tropical). It's known for adventure activities, which is not something I usually partake in: Ziplining! Hikes with intense climbing! Hikes at night to see animals and bugs. (Eeek!) But he wanted to do it.

There were activities we both liked and the

food/vistas/hotels were unusual. This was 11 years ago.

So looking back, I realize that I didn't really enjoy that trip. And wouldn't want to go back. :(

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I hate the ups and downs as i wait for my med to bring me out of my depression. Gloom hovers more often, sometimes coming in for no reason that I know of... i tried to watch a drama that i thought would help get some of that heavy weight out of me. Not one tear. I do write poetry- but too much of that makes it harder.

We literally lowered my med a significant amount 3 or 4 days ago.

I know it was significant because the next day, I could actually feel a bit of a difference. (Symptoms). But now it goes back-and-forth, and I understand that it has to do with chemicals in our brain. And of course, the way we think about things. And what we do, but sometimes I just feel like i'm being held down, and i'm only at the beginning of this.And I just have to wait, and it sucks.

Any advice? Thoughts?

I may have found one, but I wanted to know if the face (which would be in silicone) would be hard to keep clean? In this group, I always hear about powder on silicone. Stuff sticking on silicone.

I want to be able to hold and snuggle, a cuddle baby, will that being nearly impossible was a silicone (face) cuddle baby? I don't want to have to worry about her face.

A few months ago I bought tickets for a show that is happening right now. Fri, 8:15pm. I didn't think through all of the contingencies and potential problems, because I was so excited by the opportunity to see my favorite comic in person.

I only started to follow him in the last six months or so and I really like his style. So tickets are for tonight. And the show started forty five minutes ago. Two nights ago, I decided to do research on the theater and where exactly the theater is located and all that kind of stuff.

The answers I found were horrible considering the degree of my agorophobia. The theater holds 1500 people. Omg!!! I haven't been in a theater since before covid. COVID messed me up. It pretty much made me an agorphobic person..

Then, I found out where it was located.How difficult I knew it was going to be to get there, especially since I don't take public transportation. And the details just added more to my disappointment and frustration. To say I was bummed two nights ago is an understatement. My husband was going to go with me, but that doesn't mean that the huge cloud of agorphobia was gonna magically disappear.

I've been working on and doing quite well. But I am nowhere near able to go into a theater. Especially that size. And then there were all the extra rules that go with being in a theater and I realized that I could no longer look forward to going, because I had to cancel. I had to cancel my own plans for a fun night on friday.

I know i'm making progress and I know being angry at myself isn't rational. It doesn't make the feelings go away. Will I ever be able to go to a theater this big ever again? I'd have to say hopefully.

But right now, i'm just really, really sad.

I did come to the conclusion earlier that by not forcing myself, I was taking care of myself. And that made me feel better. For a little while.

But now i'm not feeling quite great.So I wanted to share with you all. Luckily, it's just an entertainer, not someone I know personally or anything, but it doesn't matter.I was looking forward to it so much.

Luckily, it didn't cost a lot.But I was looking forward to it.So much. And I hate how long it takes and how much work I have to put into all of this because I would not have been able to function.

It would have destroyed me in terms of panic attacks and all of that. Just the thought of it was giving me panic attacks and making me sick.

So I guess I'm writing this here because it's happening. Right now in the theater. And I'm thinking about what I'm missing, but also the fact that this phobia is just, it makes me feel like I'm in a prison sometimes.

And I just wanted to share with you guys because I feel like you guys get it. I'm not saying we're all at the same place in our ability or disability to go where we want to go.

But I feel like I'm just at least "virtually" in a room with people who get it. The people I talk to about it? I think they try very hard. And they can see, especially my husband, he sees how it upsets me. So he gets that it's a big deal.

So what do you do when you feel down, because you weren't able to do something you wanted to do?

Or can you relate? Any thoughts?