#ppd related

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I was thinking of making a masterlist of self help and coping books and whatnot that cater towards people with PPD/severe paranoia… although I would need to find some that aren’t secretly ableist garbage or ‘narc abuse’ promoters haha.

If anyone has any recommendations, please let me know in the replies!

-Mod Clemont

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Hi! Do you know if Ppd can include paranoia involving being afraid of the dark/when your house is too quiet? Like with someone being there or paranormal things?

Yes, it certainly can! I know I struggle with that... I tend to fear the dark/quiet because I’m paranoid something might be there, or i’ll hear something that will set off a paranoid episode.

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my therapist says i'm "too nice" to experience paranoia, like, what?? how??? (like, im nice because i want to be but also because i dont want to give people reason to want to hurt me but still, how does being nice??? mean my feelings aren't valid?) I'm not alone on this right that's ridiculous... also i love your blog and you're awesome :)

 what?? that’s a moronic thing for them to say… that is definitely ridiculous! Just because you’re nice doesn’t mean you don’t have PPD. A lot of people say i’m very sweet myself but that doesn’t make mine, yours, or anyone’s PPD any less valid. In fact it makes you very brave n strong to still be a nice person while having it! Besides, you’re right in that being nice makes it harder for other folks to be hurtful towards you… Honestly, therapists and psychiatrists aren’t always the best at understanding mental illnesses, believe it or not. I had my psychiatrist invalidate my ADHD simply because I did well in school and wasn’t put in any ‘special ed’ classes… lol ok. Didn’t even bother to listen to how or why i did well, or how much i suffered in school. Anyway, don’t believe them when they say things like that, they don’t know your full story and your mind, no matter how much you tell them. And thank you for the compliments ;_;

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I keep seeing the trailer for unsane on youtube ads and it gives me so much anxiety because while I don't physically see people following me I'm constantly paranoid and feel like that is happening so the trailer's super triggering and sometimes I can't skip it!

Oh that really sucks… sorry to hear anon :( I’ve been avoiding ads in general for the past while bc of ads like that… I suggest looking away from the screen and turning the volume all the way down when they come on, and don’t feel shame if you have to do that. Horror movie trailers love to pull cheap and annoying tricks to scare and unsettle its viewers for the shock factor. Remember that it’s not real and nothing the movie + it’s trailer shows you is going to hurt you. 

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But oh my god I have mono and am basically in constant pain and every 5 minutes I freak out because wHAT IF I RUPTURED MY SPLEEN AND THAT IS A LEGITIMATE POSSIBILITY AND I'M GOING TO DIE. Sorry for typing in all caps, and I hope I'm not bothering you.

It’s okay, you’re not bothering me! I’m not sure what mono is, but I believe in you keeping it in check. Just keep yourself as safe and healthy as possible, I know you can make it through this.

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my partner for more than 5 years lied to me about having sex with someone else without my knowledge or consent and now I've lost my only trusted person in this whole world. I don't want to start from scratch but if I don't find one person I can trust idk if I wanna live :(

It’s ok anon, everything will be alright. Sometimes losing the only trusted person you have happens, even when you think it will never happen. I want to let you know that you can find someone you can trust again, even if it might take a while. It’s better to wait for it to happen than to force it, as well. Just stay strong and believe in yourself, I know it’s scary being alone, but you can do it.

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Here’s a little vent I made when I felt bad, I thought someone would be interested

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i bet if i died no one would care, no one would be changed in any way